Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Slappy returns in this perfectly timed sequel

"...Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween knows what its target demographic wants..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Goosebumps

The ever-popular YA novels spring to life with Jack Black

"...scaremeister R.L. Stine literally leap off the page in Goosebumps, a monster mish-mash too lazy and cynical to actually..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Goosebumps Rising

Enduring Books in the SF Realm

"...out on the living room couch. Either way the goosebumps rise unabated...."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Don't Leave Home

A strange trip to the Emerald Isle

"...Forgo the warning of the title and enjoy the goosebumps...."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

"Hubble 3D"

This breathtaking IMAX documentary follows NASA's May 2009 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

"...IMAX screen. It's impossible not to break out in goosebumps as the telescope's newest tweaks: The Wide Field Camera..."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Abandoned

Creepy Eastern European atmospherics encase this horror film, which nevertheless suffers from an anemic script.

"...with enough genuinely creepy Eastern European atmospherics to raise goosebumps but suffers mightily from an anemic storyline that almost..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Water

Despite a dream cast, this Hollywood remake of a Japanese horror classic is all wet.

"...New York City today. Moments that raised legions of goosebumps in Nakata’s original are here cast out onto the..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kung Fu Panda 4

The titular Dragon Warrior searches for his replacement

"...Darren Lemke (who put words into Black’s mouth for Goosebumps) makes them good friends and doting fathers, at points..."

March 8, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

ACL AggreGAYtion, Part I

It's heavy, man, like forreal heavy, for sure.

"...tug my sleeve, whispers, 'Trudy, look.' I said, 'Yeah, goosebumps. You definitely got goosebumps. You really like the play..."

Oct. 6, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Shortcut

Mangled Italian creature feature should be even shorter

"...Goosebumps – apart from a couple of short, sharp shocks..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

James Hand’s Gone to Heaven at Age 67

Life wrote his songs, he just tried to remember the words

"...I’m singing and if it’s going right, it puts goosebumps on me,” he told the Chronicle’s Christopher Gray in..."

June 8, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

ACL Live Review: Travis Scott

Astroworld’s roller coaster ride races through Zilker

"...rasp brought the crowd to a moshing frenzy. During “Goosebumps,” the rapper brought a high school kid onstage to..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

Whitney

Another glimpse behind the curtain at the late musical legend

"...with a multi-octave range. The first experience usually raises goosebumps. Just ask her mother Cissy Houston, the church-choir directress..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

John Carter

Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.

"...disbelief in suspended animation and once or twice with goosebumps dotting my arms. And that's enough for me...."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Nightmare

A new documentary on IFC examines seminal horror films of the Sixties and Seventies and persuasively argues that the images and ideology of these groundbreaking films were influenced by the mood of the times.

"...generation of kids now who grew up reading these Goosebumps books, quietly devouring this material to the point where..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...when I'm singing and it's going right, it puts goosebumps on me...."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Little Voice

"...come alive in these scenes is the stuff of goosebumps; it's a star turn in every respect. Unfortunately, the..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Review: Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera

One Ounce Opera’s micro-opera showcase invigorates

"...out over several measures. Each reverberating augmentation lands, eliciting goosebumps at the strength of the singers. Its accessible size..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Les Misérables Is Definitely Not Miserable

Touring production rewards fans while offering new twists

"...high tenor ode, and Cartell’s clear tones gave me goosebumps. Every big number in the second act did the..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Arts Post by Cat McCarrey

Theatre Review: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

ZACH creates a tapestry of Sixties poppy fun in this jukebox musical

"...voice. These singers delivered that in spades, giving me goosebumps with the power of their song...."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Sexy Empowerment, Terror Tuesday, Book Adaptations, and More Weekday Recos

Local event suggestions for the arts inclined

"...frightening transformations by the all-women investigative crew give better goosebumps on the page or onscreen? One thing’s for ding-dang..."

July 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Public Hits the Big Screen With Special Screening and Mixer

Cable access institution celebrates its 50th anniversary

"...livestreamed from producers’ homes. Gray said, “It gives me goosebumps to be part of something like this.”..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival to Honor Ed Wood Writers

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski to receive Bill Wittliff Award

"...children's movies like Agent Cody Banks, Problem Child, and Goosebumps. And speaking of horror properties, they have a Stephen..."

May 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nagavalli's East-and-West Fusing LP Reaches Beyond

The divine feminine of Numinosum

"...Numinosum raises goosebumps from Nagavalli's first quaver on opener "Algiri Nandini," set..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Mystery of the Mysterines

Why did I fly 1,500 miles to see Liverpool’s sixth best act?

"...with blood-red lipstick, the singer summons a growl raising goosebumps, hair, ardor. Last Wednesday, at the NYC debut of..."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fantastic Fest: When a Bingo Hall Becomes Bingo Hell

Granny get yer gun

"...they're unlikely heroes, which nurtures a playfulness reminiscent of Goosebumps. Talking about Bingo Hell's slime and gooey gore brings..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

On the Move All Her Life, UK Songwriter Jade Bird Finds Her Speed in Austin

"Austin feels quite grounded and down-to-earth, which just sort of mimics the English mentality"

"...and I say that completely heartfelt. I still get goosebumps." [inset-1-right]..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Fifth Grade Concerns

"...experiences are very helpful. Also I have been getting goosebumps about the application. I had a dream that everyone..."

March 19, 2021 Postmarks

How Did a Weeks-Old Justice Advocacy Group Catch the Ear of Police?

Longtime criminal justice advocates wonder why Austin police are so keen to work with the nascent JUST America

"...to meet or help the group. "Dude I have goosebumps about this all coming together," Dear writes at one..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

ACL Fest Spoilers

As ACL’s second weekend dawns, here are the most unforgettable moments from week one

"...the crowd, and took Scott's mic to absolutely murder "Goosebumps." Thanks to Scott's copiously Auto-Tuned mix, the kid made..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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