There are so many movies that come out these days that are nothing more than repetitive and uninspiring renditions of features we’ve already seen before.

For most of the 1990s R. L. Stine had the market for scary children’s literature. The current cultural preoccupation with the 1990s and the Halloween season make this a perfect time to revisit the Goosebumps book series and all of the characters it birthed. What better way to do this than a fun big-budget film? Goosebumps begins with a family …