R.L. Stine

[Amelia]

Ah, Goosebumps- when I was a kid, they were the books we used to race to the library for. This was when NOBODY wanted to read. I once found about 4 hidden under a shelf- somebody else had hiddden them, but not well enough- made my day!

Harry Potter is credited with getting kids reading, but I think Goosebumps did it too. In my part of the woods anyway

They really used to scare me!

[smellincoffee]

I went nuts for Goosebumps and Fear Street Adventures as a kid. I read some of his Fear Street books as a teenager, but I think they were mostly about murders -- which didn't too much interest me. My niece is getting into the series now.

[ShipOfFools]

I used to love his work when I was a child and teen. I read every Goosebumps and Fear Street book I could lay my hand on, and some of the other young adult series (offshoots) that he wrote.

He wrote an adult book, which I have somewhere, but I found it really creepy and perverted (I was 14 at the time I read it, though.) Every other word was the F word, and all the male characters were perverted. I kept on expecting Hugh Hefner to become a character, it was that bad.

I didn't know that he was still writing, although I have heard that he is. He always struck me as an odd character in person, very unlikely celebrity.

[StephenKingman]

I read all of Stines' books when i was younger, they were the first stepping stone on my way to loving Stephen King! Of course back then most of Stines' books featured a headstrong but naive female as the main character who was getting tormented by silent phone calls and threatening notes in her locker (no mobiles in those days!) and the main character would only trust one person in the whole book and that person ALWAYS ended up being the culprit!

[~Elle~]

Wow, I am SO glad there are so many people here who've read R. L. Stine's books! I LOVED his books as a child, tried to read almost every book in his books series (Goosebumps, Fear Street, The Nightmare Room...), still read them from time to time! I thought (and still think) he is a fantastic author, really knew how to get into a child's imagination. It's because of him I LOVE the horror genre now. =)

[js_best4u]

Hello every body
I had every book in the Fear Street SeriesI think that as a boys and girls, it scares you to read it. But you know, even if adults don't really think that js Stein is the greatest authors ever, his books have gotten boys girls and kids to read for years and it creates a good habit at a oung age.
I really love his books, Goosebumps, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, - and I think the Fear Street are the best!
Thanks

[StephenKingman]

Hello every body
I had every book in the Fear Street SeriesI think that as a boys and girls, it scares you to read it. But you know, even if adults don't really think that js Stein is the greatest authors ever, his books have gotten boys girls and kids to read for years and it creates a good habit at a oung age.
I really love his books, Goosebumps, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, - and I think the Fear Street are the best!
Thanks

Fear Street!! That brings me back! I read a lot of those books and as a matter of fact i still have a book called The Wrong Number where these kids call a number on Fear Street as a prank only to hear a woman screaming for help on the line, then they investigate the street and son begins a chase with a mad killer, real cheesy stuff but classic

[PhotonicGuy]

I didn't read Stine, but I have a friend who did and liked it. What is it about? Are his books mainly for kids or they can be read by adults too? I am interested also to hear opinions.

[~Elle~]

I didn't read Stine, but I have a friend who did and liked it. What is it about? Are his books mainly for kids or they can be read by adults too? I am interested also to hear opinions.

R. L. Stine is the guy that got countless of kids all over the world get interested in reading and the horror genre. Most of his book series are for young children, such as Goosebumps, The Nightmare Room and Mostly Ghostly, though he also wrote books for series that are geared towards older teens, such as Fear Street and Point Horror. His books are easy to read, have a lot of twists and turns, unrealistic situations (he does that intentionally), with plenty of one-liners that often made me laugh out loud. They are read by adults, although most often these people are just revisiting Stine's books they have read as a child.

[SarhM]

He's known for writing a lot of books in the "horror" genre from Goosebumps (which I have over 50 at home!) to Fear Street series and gained a lot of recognition for his work.
I got to say though, I was suprised to read his book "Phone Calls" .. it was a hilarious read and gave a view of his funny side. Anyone read it

[StephenKingman]

He's known for writing a lot of books in the "horror" genre from Goosebumps (which I have over 50 at home!) to Fear Street series and gained a lot of recognition for his work.
I got to say though, I was suprised to read his book "Phone Calls" .. it was a hilarious read and gave a view of his funny side. Anyone read it

I never heard of that book was it a parody of his famous books where beautiful 16yr old baby sitters were menaced by silent phone calls??

[Perrywinkle47]

The only book I ever read of R.L. Stine was Be Careful what you wish for. It was definitely a good read for my young brain back in the days and I had a good time reading it. Don't know why I never bothered collecting and reading rest of the Goosebumps!

[Mairin]

I used to love reading his goosebump series back in middle school. I stopped reading them shortly after starting high school though and never really thought of it since then. Till now of course.

[Scorsee]

I just dug this thread up... yes! Goosebumps were fantastic-I loved the ones where you could choose the ending, like so many other people. Those are some really fun books.

[Caz1+]

The point horror stories were the first books that got me hooked on reading.