Hello Halloween #1

by R.L. Stine, Various (Illustrator), Carola Borelli (Illustrator)

Trick-or-treat yourself to a fresh batch of nightmares.

Dare you turn the page? The hit anthology series returns with another chilling installment of bone-rattling horror! Terrifying new tales arrive just in time to haunt your seasonal reading list!

Featuring top tier talent and a can’t-miss, brand-new Graveyard Club story from horror master R.L. Stine (Goosebumps) and artist Carola Borelli (Spider-Woman)!

Genres: Comics

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 22, 2025

About the author

Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.

Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.

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Reviews

[Machiavelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, quick anthology of Halloween-themed shorts. Nothing groundbreaking, but each story has charm and solid art. It’s light, simple horror — more “spooky popcorn read” than true scares — and that’s perfectly fine for what it is. Easy, festive, and a nice October palate cleanser.

[The Void Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hello Halloween #1
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)

A spirited collection of spooky tales perfect for easing into the Halloween mood. The stories are imaginative and well-paced, with just enough eerie charm to keep younger readers hooked. While I appreciated the creativity and seasonal flair, the tone and themes felt geared more toward a younger generation.

This debut issue features horror legend R.L. Stine (Goosebumps) alongside Carola Borelli, Robert Hack, Megan Hutchison, Shawn Patrick Boyd, and Elijah Henry. Their combined talents deliver a mix of creepy fun and visual flair, with cover art by Frazer Irving, Drew Rausch, Jeremy Bastian, Jenny Frison, and Mattia De Iulis.

Happy Halloween 🎃

[Elizabeth (Miss Eliza) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just like their Christmas issue this worked well, unlike the series as a whole. Perhaps they should just do holidays?

[Shiv (The Horrorlander) · Rating 5 out of 5]

While RL Stine's story in this was decent, the last 3 stories in this issue are amazing Halloween stories! They've became some of my new favorites with fun ideas, awesome artwork, and great villians/monsters.

Just wish they took out a couple of the gag stories to give Johnny Pumpkin Time and Billy Pritzker Talked Too Much more pages to flesh out their stories more

[Francisco Cesar · Rating 4 out of 5]

The R.L. Stine story is probably one of the worst stories in this entire anthology series but everything else here was solid! Loved seeing Hack's first official short story opposed to the comic strips! Cool stuff all around.

[Aimee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well that was fun.

[Alex Fyffe · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some awesome artwork. Some super creepy stories and some relevant messages.

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

I give it two big pumpkins 🎃🎃

[Joshua Nunley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remember, it's Trick or Treat. You can't have both.

[Andrei · Rating 4 out of 5]

An anthology of Halloween-themed stories, leaning more on the spooky side than on scary/true horror. Overall, it was a fun read with enjoyable art. Individual stories reviewed below.

The Graveyard Club ★★
Seemed quite generic, it felt like I was supposed to know these characters already from another book, which I didn't.

I Can't Take You Anywhere ★★
A mildly funny page of 3 cartoon jokes. Nothing more to say about it.

Wee Gee ★★★☆
A short satirical story about a ouija board. I actually enjoyed this one, quite witty.

Johnny Pumpkin-Time ★★★
More social commentary than actual scares, but I thought it was good story nevertheless. Didn't quite stick the ending for me.

Samhain ★★★☆
A good story about old Irish deities, with very creepy artwork.

Billy Pritzker Talked Too Much ★★★★☆
My favourite story from the book, some really chilling imagery and conclusion.