Long before R.L. Stine was giving an entire generation of kids Goosebumps, he was already terrifying young readers with another horror story.
Now, 37 years after it was first published, Stine’s 1989 novel “The Babysitter” is finally becoming a live-action movie.
Tubi announced that it is adapting “The Babysitter” as part of its ongoing partnership with the bestselling horror author, with the new film slated to premiere on the streaming service in 2027.
The story follows 16-year-old Jenny, who desperately wants to earn enough money to attend a prestigious writing program. She accepts a babysitting job despite reports of a prowler targeting girls around town.
Things get considerably more frightening once she’s on the job.
According to Tubi’s official synopsis, Jenny begins receiving threatening phone calls while a dangerous fugitive surfaces in town. As the danger closes in, the teenager starts questioning whom she can trust.
The movie is based on Stine’s original “The Babysitter,” published in 1989. The novel arrived three years before Stine launched Goosebumps in 1992 and the same year he began publishing his hugely successful Fear Street series.
“The Babysitter” also didn’t end with one book.
Stine followed the original with “The Babysitter II” in 1991, “The Babysitter III” in 1993 and “The Babysitter IV” in 1995, turning Jenny’s increasingly frightening experiences into a four-book series.
The original novel centers on Jenny Jeffers, a 16-year-old who takes a job babysitting a boy named Donny. Her seemingly ordinary job takes a sinister turn when she begins receiving menacing phone calls and discovers a threatening note in her backpack.
The book helped establish Stine as a major name in young-adult horror before “Goosebumps” turned him into one of the most recognizable children’s authors in the world.
Stine began his career writing humor before making the leap into horror with his 1986 novel “Blind Date.” “The Babysitter” followed several years later, shortly before “Fear Street” and “Goosebumps” transformed his career.
“Goosebumps” went on to sell more than 400 million copies around the world and spawned television shows, movies, video games and other adaptations. “Fear Street” has sold more than 80 million copies and inspired its own series of movies.
Now “The Babysitter” is getting its turn on screen.
The live-action film will be written by Jem Garrard and directed by Trevor Calverley. Blue Ice is producing, with Lance Samuels, Joan Waricha, Jane Stine and Garrard serving as executive producers.
No casting was announced with Tubi’s initial announcement.
The Babysitter will premiere on Tubi in 2027.
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