The Vanished Return (Goosebumps: The Vanishing Novel)

Kate Howard

Feb 2025 · Scholastic Audio · Narrated by Frankie Corzo

About this audiobook

Discover what happens in the new season of the hit Disney Plus and Hulu series in this official Goosebumps YA novel! Includes an exclusive ending only available in this book!

Thirty years ago, four teenagers disappeared while exploring an abandoned military bunker. Their story become a local legend in Gravesend, and when Devin and Cece come to visit their dad for the summer, they’re dared to go inside. But something strange happens to Devin when he enters the old fort....

Soon, things in Gravesend are changing. In order to stop the effects from spreading, Devin, Cece, and their friends have to figure out what happened to the group of kids who vanished. If they don’t hurry, they’ll become the bunker’s next victims.

This official YA novel tells the story of the hit series Goosebumps: The Vanishing -- plus additional scenes and information not seen on the show!

About the author

Kate Howard has written many funny novelizations, activity books, and early readers for kids, including the New York Times bestselling LEGO Movie novelization, and several Captain Underpants TV and movie tie-in books. Fun fact: Kate Howard is the pseudonym for award-winning and bestselling author Erin Soderberg Downing, who -- in addition to writing novelizations -- has also written many original novels and several fun chapter book series, including The Great Peach Experiment series, the Puppy Pirates series, Just Keep Walking, and Controlled Burn (more info at erinsoderberg.com). She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, three kids, and two naughty dogs.