Are you ready for some "Goosebumps"
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R.L. Stine, author of the famous "Goosebumps" series was a pioneer of sorts - prior to him, authors had thought young kids (7-12) would be too scared to read horror stories. However, they were wrong - The "Goosebumps" series sold over 300 million copies, making R.L. Stine one of the most successful children's authors in history.
After publishing 87 books from 1992 to 1997, Stine decided to wrap the series up. But not before it had been translated into 32 different languages and made into a TV show which, was the no.1 kids show in the U.S. for three years in a row.
Now almost a decade later, R.L. Stine is back with a new series entitled "Goosebumps Horrorland", set inside an evil amusement park called "Horrorland". The first book starts with kids going into the park and encountering all sorts of horrifying attractions like quicksand beaches and bottomless canoes. Each book will be based on one character, with the stories continuing online at two different sites; www.enterhorroland.com and www.escapehorroland.com.
While R.L. Stine is best known for his horror books, he started his writing career as a writer of joke books under the name of Jovial Bob Stein. He then moved on to writing horror stories for teenagers. However, it is the "Goosebumps" series that made him really famous. Besides this series he is currently also working on another series called Rotten School - which is a funny 16-book series about the Rottenest School in the world.
Enjoy the two videos below - the first is an interview with R.L. Stine and the second a preview of his new Goosebumps series.
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- trapqueen30over 4 yearsthis is weird but it has alot of history about R.LSTINE I love his books my favorite one is the night of the living dummy my brother and I love his movie goosebumps me and my brother always watch it HAPPY TRICK OR TREAT DRESS NICE HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!get me some likes.
- trapqueen30over 5 yearsthis is weird but it has alot of history about R.LSTINE I love his books my favorite one is the night of the living dummy my brother and I love his movie goosebumps me and my brother always watch it HAPPY TRICK OR TREAT DRESS NICE HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!get me some likes.
marypopcornalmost 2 yearsNight of the Living Dummy is my fave, too!
- majkninjaabout 6 yearssoo cool I have one of his book and it is the five masks of DR. screem
ciscodog26over 6 yearsso cool. have you seen the movie.- Bossalmost 7 yearsI love your books everyone
- Awesome girlover 7 yearsAmazing
- Ta Taover 7 yearsGoosepumps is so cool to watch.
- The Dark Girlover 7 yearsI love scary stuff, I have seen the movie,read all of the Horrorland stories and half of the normal Goosebumps.
- marypopcornalmost 2 yearsYeeeeeesssssss!!!!!!!! I love scary stuff, too!!! I have seen the movie and read 17 of the normal Goosebumps. I have not read any of the Horrorland stories, but I have read the first five Slappyworld books. I also love watching the Goosebumps show, and I also watch another show on Netflix called Creeped Out. I have also read the Tales from the Haunted Mansion book series. Have you read it? Also, what's your favorite Goosebumps book? Mine is Night of the Living Dummy. Have you ever written your own scary story?
- coolmanover 7 yearsi love scary
emmanuel4over 7 yearsI wish I watched the movie