The Twisted Tale of Tiki Island was the twenty-first book in the Give Yourself Goosebumps gamebook series. It was preceded by Toy Terror: Batteries Included and followed by Return to the Carnival of Horrors. The holographic cover design basically features golden fish scale-like shapes. The cover illustration consisted of an evil-looking octopus that is preparing to eat a fish in front of a lush, volcanic tropical island. The tagline is, "It's no fantasy island." It was released in September 1997 and was 137 pages long.