Good News [1] for fans of "Goosebumps", Scholastic, hoping that another generation of readers ages 8 to 12 is ready for R. L. Stine’s stories, is releasing the first of 12 books in a new series called “Goosebumps HorrorLand.” The author and his publisher must know the odds are against lightning striking twice.

Then again, Mr. Stine said, he often receives requests for new “Goosebumps” books.