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Moons of madness alternate ending4/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Now it was Annie’s turn, who managed to get an unholy three. Nadine proposed someone left a window open in the upstairs hall and the wind made the creaking sound. All Jonathan could hear was the sound of his heart beating in his chest. Maybe not so lucky, because as soon as Jonathan landed on YOU HEAR CREAKING FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIRS, everyone heard the actual stairs begin to creak!Īll four kids sat in silence, waiting for the other foot to drop. Jonathan rolled first and got a lucky seven. ![]() ![]() Go around the board trying to find the hidden ghost.Noah and Annie teased their older brother for being scared of the storm when he started to explain the rules of Haunted House. Jonathan knew there were thirty-nine because the last time he had to babysit they played “Let’s Count The Windows” Game. While Jonathan swished around the dice in the little cup that came with the board game, wind rattled all thirty-nine windows in the house. Now Jonathan’s been saddled with the three things he hated most: lightning, thunder, and babysitting. As soon as he began setting up the gameboard, a heavy lightning storm lit up the night sky. Jonathan just wanted SOMETHING to break up the monotony of having to babysit his little twin siblings.Īt least his best friend Nadine got to hang out and watch the little’uns with him. Jonathan insisted Haunted House was a much better game, because it’s the kind of game that has ghosts AND it’s different every time you play. Jonathan wants them to play Haunted House again? Noah and Annie couldn’t believe it either, and begged Jonathan to let them play something else like Parcheesi, or Strip Poker, or Strip Parcheesi. At long last, Jonathan had found something to spice up the evening and pulled it out in the open for everyone to see. It was a dull and boring night as Jonathan groped around in the darkness, trying to find something exciting to play with. Try to see if you can spot the exact moment the story deviates from its original version.Ĭorinna, if you’re out there please know your contribution to the Goosebumps mythos will not be forgotten. This would’ve been lost to the ages (or at least taken a while for the Goosebumps fandom to discover) if I hadn’t stumbled upon this post.Ĭorinna Ortiz’s entry was selected as the winning ending, and despite that it wasn’t included in the published format (since “The Haunted House Game” was already released), it seems this might’ve inspired the direction the TV episode’s adaption went in. The winning entry was selected and published in the Summer ’96 issue. Totally Kids Magazine), held a contest where kids could send in their own alternate ending to this story. However, there’s a new wrinkle to add to the story. It told the story of a group of children passing the time by playing a board game called “Haunted House.” “The Haunted House Game” was part of Even More Tales To Give You Goosebumps, the third collection of Goosebumps short stories. This’ll be a first, recapping a story I already recapped. Summary: Two children and the children that they are babysitting play a strange board game. Title: Goosebumps – The Haunted House Game, a.k.a. ![]()
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