Posted on Oct 27, 2026 UTC

Growing up, I used to decide which Goosebumps book to read by looking at the iconic cover art.

In The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb , the round stone frame around the mummy was inspired by a Grateful Dead album cover.

The cobwebs on the mirror of Let's Get Invisible were added in after Tim sent his final version.

Original concept sketches for Deep Trouble leaned more toward the iconic Jaws poster.

Tim worked with reference models for covers like My Hairiest Adventure , often using family members.

Tim once worked with model Fabio for a science fiction cover.

Tim loves that The Barking Ghost is simple, but it packs a punch.

With The Haunted Mask II , Tim likes that he was able to create a different mask, instead of reusing the first.

Tim hid an Easter egg for his son on the cover of How I Got My Shrunken Head .

One of the dummies' outfits in Night of the Living Dummy III was a pain to paint.

Tim also hid an Easter egg in How I Learned to Fly with a pair of Converse shoes.

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