Stines books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. The main story is about a boy named luke who is about 12 to years and is in 7th grade. Stine s 20 mostasked questions, like where specific book ideas came from, and what his favorites are, etc. Jan 24, 2012 on thursday, january, 2011, i left my blogshackles and my computer and trekked from voice hq to the upper west side to meet r. Jane became stines editor, which she has continued throughout his career. Stine became a published fiction author in 1981 with the novel gnasty gnomes. Stine has been referred to as the stephen king of childrens literature and is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the fear street, goosebumps, rotten school, mostly ghostly, and the nightmare room series. I guess you can say that i love scaring people here are the book lists. Jun 28, 2012 rl stine discusses his goosebumps series, television endeavors, and his time as an undergrad at the ohio state university with osu graduate student chad weiss. Stine, in life and on the screen nprs michel martin speaks with r. Stine co parachute publishing 157 columbus avenue room 518 new york, ny 10023.
Stine, author of the childrens horror book series goosebumps, about his long and surprising writing career, and the new film based on his books. In this collection of thirteen fabulously chilling stories from thirteen true masters of suspense, including five new york times bestsellers and a number of edgar award nominees, all edited by none other than r. The guinness book of world records named stine as the bestselling childrens book series author of all time. Sep 02, 2015 a humorous, mysterious thriller, summer lightening is just the kind of book that r. Stine has probably kept you up at night with his books. Stine is best known as the author of goosebumps, the childrens horror book series that in the 1990s morphed into video games, plastic toys, a taco bell sponsorship, a television show, and. As a matter of fact, this book will probably go over well with horror fans between the ages of 8 and 12, and will definitely be a hit with kiddos who already enjoy the. Story highlights stine has written more than 300 books that have sold a combined 350 million copies.
Stine also won the thriller writers of america silver bullet award and the horror writers association lifetime achievement award. And yes, all of his books are written by stine himself, the one finger wonder. Youre in one characters head, and everything in the book happens through her. But when they open, well, youve just seen what happens. Stine interview about goosebumps popsugar entertainment. Stine is number two on the list of the worlds bestselling childrens authors. Stine, author of the childrens horror book series goosebumps, about his long and surprising writing career, and the. Well, i finally put the lists together but now im in shock.
Nov 15, 2019 stines wife, jane, had recently cofounded parachute publishing, and fear street found a home with parachute. Youd think a guy who writes scary books for a living would know a thing or. After the book was published, stine was inundated with angry letters from fans. Hes not a sinister dude at all, black says of stine, in an interview with nprs michel martin. In bringing goosebumps to the big screen, jack black gets his creepy on. In my book, stalling for time, i take readers on a harrowing tour through many of the most famous hostage crises in the history of the modern fbi, including the siege at waco, the montana freemen standoff, and the d. Some of his other works include a space cadets trilogy, two hark gamebooks, and dozens of joke books. Nov 25, 20 favorite fear street covers close point of view, thats my big secret, stine said. Stine said that unlike most authors, his story ideas always start with a creepy book title. Stine whose beloved goosebumps series turns 25 this year riffs on his love of pinocchio, p. The story follows siblings luke and lizzy who get trapped inside a terrifying amusement park. You can print them and keep a checklist, if you like. Stine reveals the stephen king plot hes stolen five. Stine was born on october 8, 1943, in columbus, ohio.
R l stine rl stine is a novelist and short story writer best known for his young adult horror fiction, including the fear street and goosebumps series. Stine and christopher pike became brand name industries. Night of the living dummy npr coverage of night of the living dummy by r. His works avoided seriously threatening topics and instead delivered to kids a safe scare. When i started writing horror, i decided to use my intials because they sounded more serious. Youd think a guy who writes scary books for a living would know a thing or two about what makes our hearts race and our palms sweat. Stine joined ask me another host ophira eisenberg to talk about his early jokewriting days, and how he made the leap to writing horror books for teenagers, starting with 1986s blind date. Stine, author of the multimillionselling fear street and goosebumps series.
In bringing goosebumps to the big screen, jack black gets. Stine likes it so much, in fact, that he nominated it to the thrillers. Stines fear street and shadyside should still give. Nprs michel martin speaks with black about playing r. When i was a joke book writer, he says, i was known as jovial bob stine. After more than 20 years of frights, stines goosebumps series is finally getting a bigscreen. Stine, infamously beloved for scaring kids into reading, was a guest author of honor for blood on the bayou, the 2016 bouchercon pronounced boughchurcon. After more than 20 years of frights, stines goosebumps series is finally. In april, we talked to one of the most successful authors ever, childrens horror book author r. Stine gives tips and strategies for finding ideas to write about, developing characters and plots, and revising.
An interview with the author of the goosebumps series. Stine started his career as a writer by writing humor books for kids and created the humor magazine bananas. During the 1990s, stine was listed on people weekly s most intriguing people list, and in 2003, the guinness book of world records named stine as the bestselling childrens book series author of all time. Stine writing program has been designed to help students overcome their anxiety about writing by providing a writing process that can be followed in a stepbystep manner.
Stine on the set of the film adaptation of goosebumps. But i did wonder if i went too far with a scene involving horses in the new fear street book, the lost girl. Stine masterpiece lived up to its title, and sent chills down our spines with the story of the benson family and their new home in dark falls. The cabinet of souls is pretty typical juvenile horror fare. The 10 scariest goosebumps books of all time glamour.
Some of the dialog feels pretty contrived and cheesy, but its not so bad that young readers will be put off. Rl stine discusses his goosebumps series, television endeavors, and his time as an undergrad at the ohio state university with osu graduate student chad weiss. Stine, author of the childrens horror book series goosebumps, about his long and surprising writing. Stine, who for the past 22 years has delighted millions of children around the globe with his novels about. Over 400 million copies of stines books are in print. The couple is blessed with a son, matthew born on 7th june 1980.
Stine has described himself as a fearful child among his two siblings and said that it was her mother who read the first horror book him and that inspired him to write mostly horror fiction novels and became a specialist in that genre. With halloween fast approaching, tis the season for orange, black and the creepy fluorescent green of goosebumps. Oct 08, 2016 this is the best goosebumps book and r. Nov 21, 20 stine joined ask me another host ophira eisenberg to talk about his early jokewriting days, and how he made the leap to writing horror books for teenagers, starting with 1986s blind date. Stine, the great novelist is married to an editor and writer, jane waldhorn on 22nd june 1969. We put the bestselling horror author of the goosebumps and fear street. Stine is an extremely prolific author who written well over 400 books and has sold as many as 400 million books as of 2008. Stine is the author of goosebumps and other series for young readers that have sold more than 350 million copies in 32 languages and inspired television.
Unlike so many other authors, he does not use ghostwriters. Stine s life and the inspirations for his work, but its also lacking in some regards. Stine, american novelist who was best known for his horror books for children, including the goosebumps, fear street, rotten school, and the nightmare room series. But while hes best known for goosebumps, hes back to freaking out teenagers with fear street. With a new fear street novel, goosebumps, and picture book out, plus a goosebumps movie based on the famous series in theaters on oct. Stine s hundreds of horror novels, plus joke books and game books have sold over 400 million copies. Stine at a mexican restaurant for lunch and, presumably, what. When i was a kid there were these amazing comic books, tales from the crypt and the vault. He won the thriller writers of america silver bullet award in 2007, and the horror writers associations lifetime achievement award in 2014. Stine on giving us goosebumps for the past four decades excerpts popular childrens book author roald dahl once said that he would easily be welcomed instantly into the homes of any of his young fans anywhere in the world. There are short writing activities throughout to help students gain confidence and. Stines goosebumps series sold more than 300 million copies in the.
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