Goosebumps House of Shivers: The Last SleepoverCredit: ScholasticIve recently been busy covering Goosebumps: The Vanishing on Disney+, even talking to David Schwimmer last week about his role in the aged-up reboot based on everyones favorite '90s middle grade horror novels. All the while, Bob Stine was apparently hitting the keyboard hard every morning (10 AM on the dot, if memory serves) churning out the latest entry in his House of Shivers series.Its Goosebumps for a new generation, and the fifth book, which is due for publication on August 5 this year, is titled The Last Sleepover. You can pre-order it today, and heres the synopsis, for those curious:Lily and her brother Rory have just moved into a new house after their family spent months renovating it. The formerly rundown, creepy old house is now totally transformed into a tech lovers dream. Rory has installed a smart device called Mastermind that can turn on lights, lock doors, and even open the windows, among other things. He and Lily love showing off what the Mastermind can do. But someone doesnt love the changes -- the ghost of the girl who died in the house. Shes angry -- and ready for revenge.Ive always wondered what would happen if my Amazon Echo speaker became possessed by an angry spirit, and it seems Ill get to find out in The Last Sleepover this summer. Its no secret that Ive been a lifelong Goosebumps fan, and Ive had the privilege of interviewing Bob Stine not once, but twice. I dont think the books will ever be as popular as they were back when I was originally reading them, but Id like to think theyre still finding their audience of young readers, who are now coming to them for the first time.When he revealed the cover on X, I immediately messaged Bob, saying how the cover looks a lot like that of The Haunted School, one of the last mainline Goosebumps titles (#59) to be published back in 1997. By that year, I had moved on to other hobbies, like practicing drums, playing video games and worrying about who I had a crush on, but my passion for Goosebumps never truly died. It meant too much.I do wish Tim Jacobus was creating the cover art for these newer House of Shivers books, as his eye-catching interpretation of Bobs middle grade horror world still cant be beat. That said, I just appreciate that Bob is still writing, and the world is continuing to receive a steady dose of safe scares, even if its not at the breakneck speed the prolific New York writer somehow kept in the mid '90s.Im looking forward to reading about R.L. Stines spectral smart house when The Last Sleepover hits bookstores and online retailers later this year. Until then, Ill refrain from asking my devices any creepy questions.Alexa, are there any disgruntled ghosts haunting my app-controlled toaster oven?