In the new series, Schwimmer plays dad to fraternal twins, Jayden Bartles and Sam McCarthy. “Goosebumps: The Vanishing” becomes available Jan. 10 on Disney+ and Hulu.

I’m a physical actor, but I’ve never really had the chance to do horror, action, and comedy. To blend all those three was a dream,' says the 'Friends' alum.

Goosebumps reboot series was a pleasant surprise for me. Despite my nostalgic love for both the original books and the campy charm of the 1990s TV

It was really fun." Because Stine first began publishing his Goosebumps books in the early 1990s when Schwimmer was already an adult, the actor had heard of the series but not actually read it himself.

The one thing David Schwimmer found that was not scary about his new series “Goosebumps: The Vanishing” was having to work with a lot of special effects. He felt that way despite never having to deal with green screens or playing to creatures not in the scene during his long run on “Friends.