Of the two-part episodes to air in season one, this is the only one that did not receive a VHS release in North America.
This episode is based on Goosebumps book #09.
When the episode first aired, it was originally intended to have the theme that The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (1995) and The Girl Who Cried Monster (1995) had. Instead, it was replaced with the original theme, except when the word "Goosebumps" appeared through the door of the house, the word continued to move.
When the kids first arrive at the empty spot, Roger jokingly says they're at "Camp Nowhere". This name would later be used as the title for the 9th book in R.L. Stine's The Nightmare Room series, adapted as Camp Nowhere: Part 1 (2002)/Camp Nowhere: Part 2 (2002). Both are a reference to Camp Nowhere (1994).