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Series like Goosebumps (1995) Finished Goosebumps and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Goosebumps, and what it does not.
What did you love about Goosebumps? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Kid friendly horror Overcoming fears Facing fears Childhood imaginatioin Anthology series Childhood trauma Supernatural horror Growing up Your best matches Ranked against what Goosebumps is actually about, not its genre labels.
59% Reverina match Top pick 2010 · Series · Drama · Family
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Why it matches Also about overcoming fears and self-discovery Told the same way, anthology and epistolary More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Tales from the Crypt 1989
Also anthology series and supernatural horror at heart Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Shares its playful and angry register
Builds as slowly What's different Not really anthology series or supernatural horror Not built around growing up or facing fears Where it streams Hoopla Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Goosebumps.
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1994 · Series · Animation · Comedy
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Why it matches Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Also about self-discovery Shares its playful register Builds as slowly What's different Not really anthology series or supernatural horror Not built around growing up or facing fears Much less frightening Darkness Fairly light
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The closest in pace and structure when ranked against Goosebumps.
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1990 · Series · Drama · Mystery
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Why it matches Also about childhood trauma Also supernatural horror at heart Shares its playful and angry register Builds as slowly What's different Not about self-discovery or overcoming fears Not really anthology series or kid friendly horror More violent Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Goosebumps.
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Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Shares its playful and cathartic register Rugrats 1991
Built around the same growing up Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Spider-Man 1967
Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Also about self-discovery The Venture Bros. 2004
Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Shares its playful and cathartic register Supernatural 2005
Told the same way, epistolary Shares its playful and angry register Ghosts 2021
Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Told the same way, epistolary Mr. Pickles 2014
Also supernatural horror at heart Told the same way, anthology Doraemon 1979
Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Shares its playful register 
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