History YMMV / Goosebumps2015

-->'''Champ:''' Hey, we should go together.
-->'''Zach:''' ...Together?
-->'''Champ:''' Oh, not like "together" together. Dance together or anything.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Most, if not all, of the ''Goosebumps'' monsters look quite fantastical in this film, from the creepy-looking prosthetic effects used for Murder the Clown and the Bog Monster, the costumes used for the Pumpkinheads and the Haunted Mask, and the CGI creations of the Abominable Snowman and the Werewolf; but special mention goes to Slappy the Dummy. Instead of using CGI to create the dummy, the movie makes full use of an actual puppet to bring him to life. Usually, operating a ventriloquist's dummy would involve simply moving his mouth and keeping him in frame, but Slappy's puppeteers, Avery Lee Jones and Jake [=McKinnon=], have him move in subtle enough ways that he seems like a fully-fledged villain rather than a simple puppet.
* WTHCastingAgency: Of all people to portray R.L. Stine, it's...''Creator/JackBlack''. However, Black manages to make the film character's take of R.L. ''work'' by balancing rather dramatic scenes with hilarious moments.

** There's a case to be made that Hannah would have been better served as the protagonist, rather than in the supporting role she ended up with. In particular, her TomatoInTheMirror moment could have had a lot more punch if the story had been told from her perspective (as was the case in ''The Ghost Next Door''), although she makes it clear that unlike in the book, she's aware that she's a ghost.

* IKnewIt: Anyone familiar with the ''Goosebumps'' books probably saw TheReveal about Hannah coming a mile away, given that [[spoiler: she shares her name with the protagonist of ''The Ghost Next Door''.]]

* IKnewIt: Anyone familiar with the Goosebumps books probably saw TheReveal about Hannah coming a mile away, given that [[spoiler: she shares her name with the protagonist of ''The Ghost Next Door''.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: The movie was frequently compared to Jumanji, a few years later Jack Black would star in a Jumanji film

* BrokenBase: The premise is either a great way to examine Goosebumps in a meta sense, or it's robbing us of the anthology film that was originally announced.

** There's a case to be made that Hannah would have been better served as the protagonist, rather than in the supporting role she ended up with. In particular, her TomatoInTheMirror moment could have had a lot more punch if the story had been told from her perspective (as was the case in ''The Ghost Next Door'').

* IKnewIt: Anyone familiar with the Goosebumps probably saw TheReveal about Hannah coming a mile away, given that [[spoiler: she shares her name with the protagonist of ''The Ghost Next Door''.]]

* AdaptationDisplacement: Usually averted. It's made pretty clear throughout the movie that these are the monsters from the books, not the television series. Most notably, the Werewolf of Fever Swamp is harmed by silver, which was established in the television episode of his story as a myth started by werewolves themselves to discourage the poor from hunting them. But there are some monsters taken from lesser known books such as some of the ''Literature/GiveYourselfGoosebumps'' books [[note]][[KillerRobot The Annihilator]] [[MyLittlePanzer 3000]], [[MadScientist Dr. Shock]], and [[BewareOfViciousDog FiFi]] are a couple of examples[[/note]], which some viewers may now know more from the film than the books they come from.

* ItWasHisSled: It isn't that shocking to know that Hannah is actually the main character of ''The Ghost Next Door'' if you already picked up the subtle clues about her.

** Popular and memorable antagonists, such as Monster Blood or the Haunted Mask, are either delegated to easily missed cameos, or are not featured at all.

** Featuring a remix of the theme song and incorporating dozens of book titles into the lyrics, some fans might think it actually represents the books better than the movie.