Goosebumps Series Cancelled on Disney+
Yes, the Goosebumps series on Disney+ has been cancelled. That’s the one based on R.L. Stine’s classic books, with its spooky suburban neighborhoods and monsters that have just as much attitude as the kids. It’s weird how much these cancellations still sting, even when you’re technically an adult—I know I’m not the only one who remembers swapping battered Goosebumps paperbacks at school.
Many Twitter users shared posts about the cancellation of the Goosebumps series on Disney+.
So why did Disney+ pull the plug? In short, streaming is a wild beast and nobody knows which way it’ll jump next. There wasn’t a dramatic scandal—no “Slappy goes rogue” headlines or cast drama. Instead, it was more of a quiet fade-out, apparently tied up in a mixture of viewing numbers and that slippery concept: “strategic direction.” That last part always cracks me up—sounds like an old pirate map leading nowhere.
Last fall, I watched the new series premiere curled up on the couch with my 9-year-old cousin. Halfway through, she jokingly accused me of being “way too jumpy for a grown-up” and, well, no lies detected. Honestly, the show recaptured just enough of that '90s energy I remembered.
Could you see this coming? Maybe the writing was on the wall. Disney+ has been axing shows here and there—always bruising, never quite expected. Goosebumps Season 1 actually did okay, got decent reviews, but the world of streaming is crowded now. If your numbers aren’t Stranger Things–level, it’s hard to stay afloat. The series, like so many, has been swept up in the mess of streaming consolidation and shifting priorities.
It all feels a little unfinished, doesn’t it? Like getting to page 80 of a Goosebumps book and the rest being blank. For the diehards: here’s hoping the series pops up somewhere else, maybe a streamer with more patience for monsters and weird suburban mysteries. If nothing else, we’ll always have those dog-eared paperbacks with scary covers that seemed to follow you around the house.
