Can dead people get goosebumps?

Dead people get goosebumps. But not in the same way that living people do. Goosebumps are small bumps on the skin, which form at the base of hairs on the skin. When we are cold or experience emotions such as fear or excitement, goosebumps occur. Goosebumps appear where hair follicles are present. Beneath every hair follicle are tiny muscles that trigger a response for the hair to stand on edge. The tiny muscles essentially contract or flex, which causes the hair to stand up, and goosebumps to appear. It is something to do with trigger-response in evolution.

When a person dies, one of the processes of decomposition is rigor mortis. When rigor mortis sets in, the muscles in the body contract and stiffen up. Just below the hair follicles, these tiny muscles also contract. When this occurs, the hairs stand on edge giving the appearance that the dead person has Goosebumps.