Goosebumps HorrorLand -- Meet the Horrors!

It's Monday! This means another inside look at Goosebumps HorrorLand!

It's no easy task to keep HorrorLand open and running — that's why the green-skinned workers called Horrors are busy collecting tickets, operating rides, and more. The Goosebumps HorrorLand Video Game  will be available soon, but until then here's a look at the creatures that staff the park and keep things running smoothly . . . well, sort of. 

Goosebumps HorrorLand has been in development for the past year and I've gotten to know the Horrors pretty well (although I'm not sure I would call them my friends). The Horrors — with their green skin, big hands, and long tails — are generally lazy and put forth only enough effort to keep their jobs. They have a wry sense of humor and don't care about the safety of the park's visitors. At first blush, they appear to be people in costumes, but sometimes it seems they really are monsters.

After looking at some Goosebumps book covers, reading R. L. Stine's descriptions of the Horrors, and drawing inspiration from movie monsters, Scholastic Interactive set out to bring the Horrors to life for the video game.

Making of the Horrors

Using 3D drawing programs and Photoshop, the team crafted the Horrors of HorrorLand over the course of two weeks, paying very close attention to details. Ambiguity plays an important part in the game, and this was key to implement in the design of the Horrors, who were purposefully designed to keep players wondering whether they were truly monsters or just workers in costume. On one hand, it looks as though the Horrors are wearing costumes that don't fit well and are too tight. However, it also looks as though it could just be layers of monster skin. After the basic look of the Horror was finalized, the team went about creating the various themed Horrors that staff the park and worked on animating them.

As mentioned in last week's blog entry, the boss of the group is a magician Horror named Horrifico. I think the name says it all; he's a pretty scary guy with his glowing eyes, bad temper and skullhead cane.

Horrifico

In addition to Horrifico, there are a bunch of other Horrors working — well, they are supposed to be working — throughout the park. Check out this glamor shot of the Pirate, Cleopatra, Worker, and Vampire Horrors. You never see the Horrors together in the game, so it was really cool when the game developers sent this over to us! I think I just got an idea for my Halloween costume . . . Hmm . . .

Strike a pose!

The Pirate Horror is definitely my favorite! You can find him in Fever Swamp. In the initial concepts for the Pirate Horror, it was up for debate whether or not the Horror should have a missing leg. Ultimately, thinking that a missing leg would be just too horrifying, the team decided that the Pirate Horror would have a peg leg but his real leg would be tucked up behind him!

Pirate Horror — Initial Concepts

Final Pirate Horror                   Pirate Horror — Side View

Visit the official game site and scroll through the "Meet the Horrors" section to see the cast of Horrors that made the final cut! Which Horror do you like the best?

Also, make sure to come back next Monday to find out cool stuff about the five different HorrorLand park areas. And, because I'm looking out for you Splotters, you'll also be able to download an EXCLUSIVE (that's right, you can't get this anywhere else!) map of HorrorLand!

— Robin, Scholastic Interactive Staffer

Using 3D drawing programs and Photoshop, the team crafted the Horrors of HorrorLand over the course of two weeks, paying very close attention to details. Ambiguity plays an important part in the game, and this was key to implement in the design of the Horrors, who were purposefully designed to keep players wondering whether they were truly monsters or just workers in costume. On one hand, it looks as though the Horrors are wearing costumes that don't fit well and are too tight. However, it also looks as though it could just be layers of monster skin. After the basic look of the Horror was finalized, the team went about creating the various themed Horrors that staff the park and worked on animating them.

As mentioned in last week's blog entry, the boss of the group is a magician Horror named Horrifico. I think the name says it all; he's a pretty scary guy with his glowing eyes, bad temper and skullhead cane.

Horrifico

In addition to Horrifico, there are a bunch of other Horrors working — well, they are supposed to be working — throughout the park. Check out this glamor shot of the Pirate, Cleopatra, Worker, and Vampire Horrors. You never see the Horrors together in the game, so it was really cool when the game developers sent this over to us! I think I just got an idea for my Halloween costume . . . Hmm . . .

Strike a pose!

The Pirate Horror is definitely my favorite! You can find him in Fever Swamp. In the initial concepts for the Pirate Horror, it was up for debate whether or not the Horror should have a missing leg. Ultimately, thinking that a missing leg would be just too horrifying, the team decided that the Pirate Horror would have a peg leg but his real leg would be tucked up behind him!

Pirate Horror — Initial Concepts

Final Pirate Horror                   Pirate Horror — Side View

Visit the official game site and scroll through the "Meet the Horrors" section to see the cast of Horrors that made the final cut! Which Horror do you like the best?

Also, make sure to come back next Monday to find out cool stuff about the five different HorrorLand park areas. And, because I'm looking out for you Splotters, you'll also be able to download an EXCLUSIVE (that's right, you can't get this anywhere else!) map of HorrorLand!

— Robin, Scholastic Interactive Staffer

Comments

[Comment #1]

this stuff isn't horror in my opinion if you could see what me and almost my twin (we don't look alike we just have everything in common literally EVERYTHING)!!!

[Comment #2]

It's a little scary but i don't watch it that much.

jerebear[i'm new]

[Comment #3]

me and my friends stared a horrorland club.we all love horrorland

[Comment #4]

I LOVE THE GAME

[Comment #5]

me and my friend are frekes for Horrorland. I own the game myself, but i'm not done yet. my favorite horror has to be thew vampire horrors, but i can't stand Vampier Village. scare my up, Horrorland fans!

[Comment #6]

I like that game!

[Comment #7]

i flamminnnnnn love goossbumpssss mannn
its not scaryyy i love it
its hectikk cuzzz!!! all the waayyy
i love horro mi 2nd name is horor :)
yeahh

i lovee the gamess
and the movies AND the bookss
yeaaa

wooohoooooo

im dieinnn to find thaa games
any1 knoww whrr to get eemmm???
in AUSTRALIA????

[Comment #8]

i loveeeeeee the book 1day at hororLAND its cool:)
and originaL
;)
anddd i ;love thaa headlesss ghost!!! its coool :P andb i love night of the living dummy

[Comment #9]

I really like horros

[Comment #10]

i love these books so much
that every edition when comes ito the stores i'm the first to get it

[Comment #11]

I love goosebumps HorrorLand and have written another story based on that story.

[Comment #12]

I love my pets

[Comment #13]

HorrorLand HAS to be the best part of Goosebumps, because the rides are PART of the fear, where in the other Goosebumps, you have to WAIT for the climax of the book. That's why I like HorrorLand so much!

[Comment #14]

Wow.... Looks amazing... but I kind of like the books better. Great game still!

[Comment #15]

ok guys i still love goosebumbs and horror land but the game stinks every game rating thing i know rated it a 2

[Comment #16]

codfan12, You need to really try hard in the game for it to be fun. That's what makes it challenging.

[Comment #17]

1-4-7-3-4!

I love horrors for life!