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Goosebumps: The Vanishing is the second season based on the books written by R. L. Stine. Fans of the first season were under the impression that the second season, titled Goosebumps: The Vanishing, would answer season 1's cliffhanger ending. However, fans were disappointed that the season 1 ending remained unresolved.
When asked about the lack of an answer to season 1's conclusion, Rob Letterman, the executive producer, justified the divisive creative decision. He pointed out that even the Goosebumps novels usually were standalone books that did not link to each other, unlike other series of novels like The Lord of the Rings trilogy. So, according to him, Goosebumps: The Vanishing not addressing the events of season one is accurate to the books.
What happened in the season 1 finale?
In the Goosebumps finale, it is revealed that the main antagonist of the series, Kanduu, was an injured soldier in an 1879 war. However, his injuries miraculously disappear in a cave with some mysterious carvings and healing capabilities. Sometime later, he meets a puppet maker and makes a deal with the latter to deliver puppets.
A year later, Kanduu turns some humans into puppets and delivers them to Mahar, unnerving the latter and making him regret it. The mysterious and dangerous Kanduu just wants one thing in return: a perfect dummy. To rectify his mistake, Mahar districts Kanduu with his wish, only to trap him inside it. Then, the episode shifts to the present day and manages to turn the entire Port Lawrence into dummies.
However, Margot manages to turn Kanduu into a human with the help of a spell in Kanduu's book. Suddenly, the damned souls of the humans that Kanduu killed come from hell to drag him with them. But before heading to hell, he aims his gun at Margot and pulls a trigger. However, Isaiah steps in to save her by taking the infected bullet. He is taken to the hospital, and his condition is told to be critical.
Previously, in the episode, Isaiah had proposed to Margot, to which now she says yes, and as that happens, his heart stops beating. However, she revives the dead Isaiah by using Kanduu's book. However, his revival is not known to all, including Nathan. He goes to the hospital washroom in a grief-stricken state to wash his face.
There, Nathan realizes that Kanduu possesses him as he sees the mirror reflection and sees the latter's smiling face. Thus, ending the first season of Goosebumps. Fans saw this ending to the season and thought that the makers would continue the story in the second season, which ended up being Goosebumps: The Vanishing.
What is Goosebumps: The Vanishing about?
People who streamed the entirety of Goosebumps: The Vanishing on January 10, 2025, realized that the latest season is unrelated to what came before. Instead, they realized this season was adapted from Stay Out of the Basement, published in 1992. Executive producer Rob Letterman discussed the decision to leave season 1's cliffhanger unresolved in an interview. He said:
"It took us a while to grow into the idea. And the way we thought about it is Goosebumps is an anthology series by nature. So each book is its own thing. And they don’t end tied up in a perfect little bow. They actually all end with a door opening with a twist or whatever. So it just felt natural to the canon of Goosebumps. It allowed us to explore a whole new set of books, where we could start fresh, explore different genres, and be scared again."
He added:
"We joke about this, but there’s some truth to it: How often and how many years can a character experience horror without it just becoming totally jaded by the next monster? Like if an abominable snowman showed up on Season 3 with the same set of characters, not the same reaction. So I think, for all those reasons, it just felt like a natural thing to do."
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Are you fine that the events of the first season do not affect Goosebumps: The Vanishing? Or are you disappointed? If you haven't made up your mind, you can catch the two seasons on both Disney+ and Hulu.
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