Hall of Fame

Everybody knows Goosebumps can be absurd, but ⁠— every now and then ⁠— a plot element will come along that manages to be astoundingly weird. Troy infrequently bestows a "Hall of Fame" qualifier to story elements that are completely outlandish.

Hall of Fame Cliffhangers

• A Shocker on Shock Street, Ch 3/4:

  Erin's dad has some bad news for Erin, some very bad news... Except not really, he was only joking!

• I Live in Your Basement!, Ch. 21/22:

  "It wasn't a dream."
  "And then I woke up."

• How to Kill a Monster, Ch. 6/7:

  Something's happened to Clark, all that's left of him in his room is his rumpled clothes!-- Oh, actually, I guess he just changed clothes and left his room.

• Don't Go to Sleep!, Ch. 5/6:

  Matt tries to tell the high school principal that he's only twelve, to which she replies "Yes, I know" ....
  
  "Yes, I know you read a lot of science fiction."

• Be Afraid - Be Very Afraid!, 2/3:

  Kyle freaks out because something is horribly wrong. Only... gotcha! That's it, he just says "Gotcha!"

Hall of Fame Questionable Parenting

• Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns:

  Shane and Shana Martin Twins, and also friends of Drew and Walker. They have curly blonde hair and a bit of a weight problem, so Drew's father refers to them as being "roly-poly."

• Goosebumps Live on Stage: Screams in the Night:

  So, the real Dr. Barton sold his son out to be eaten and the rest of his family to be incubators for alien lizards?

Hall of Fame: Worst Twist Ending In Goosebumps History

• Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns:

  Yes, even worse than the one where they all turned out to be dogs.
  
  Walker and Drew scream in fear as the pumpkin creatures hold pumpkins over their heads. And then they begin to laugh. Shana and Shane laugh too, their pumpkin heads morphing back into their human heads. The four of them finally got Lee and Tabby back for their prank. Of course, as Drew explains, it's easy when your best friends are from outer space. Shane and Shana explain that they weren't supposed to use their special alien powers around humans but they were just so desperate to get revenge! The alien twins thank their brethren for aiding in scaring two twelve year olds and the other pumpkin-headed creatures float into the sky. Drew mentions that the best part of all is that since the twins are aliens, they don't eat candy. The twins give their trick-or-treat sacks to Walker and Drew. It then dawns on Drew that she's never seen the alien twins eat and asks what they eat. One of the twins assures Drew that she's too bony and has nothing to worry about, their race likes their humans with a little meat on their bones.
  
  It's like two of the worst endings ever for the price of one of the worst endings ever.