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Goosebumps SlappyWorld

book series R. L. Stine

Manuscripts, fine bindings, an engraving plate and preserved performance ephemera
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ60752267 ↗
Source-derived summary

Goosebumps SlappyWorld is a series of Goosebumps books by author R. L. Stine.

Description

The series was launched for the 25th anniversary of the Goosebumps franchise and features Slappy the Dummy as the narrator and/or primary antagonist of each book.

R. L. Stine signed a new contract with Scholastic to write an additional six Goosebumps books in 2018.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Goosebumps SlappyWorld” as book series R. L. Stine. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Goosebumps, SlappyWorld and book.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2018—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Goosebumps, SlappyWorld and book providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Goosebumps SlappyWorld”, the useful work is to connect “book series R. L. Stine” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q60752267. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2018.

Critical limits

Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.

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  • Identifying works and editions
  • Tracing reception history
  • Finding collection records
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The original object or edition, catalogue raisonné, performance record, rights file and holding institution.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Goosebumps SlappyWorld”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Goosebumps SlappyWorld primary sources, Goosebumps SlappyWorld archive and Goosebumps research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Goosebumps SlappyWorld”?
  2. Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
  3. How did later circulation or interpretation alter the work’s reception?
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This entry incorporates text from “Goosebumps SlappyWorld” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.