R.L. Stine has quite a legacy, having scared at least a couple of generations of children half to death thanks to his many kid-lit horror books. Chief among the titles published by Mr. Stine is the undying Goosebumps series, which has sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Just how many freaked-out kids does that come out to exactly…?
With Mr. Stine gearing up for a Goosebumps panel at BookCon later this month, I had the chance to speak to the beloved author about a variety of topics, including: the upcoming Goosebumps movie, which stars Jack Black as Stine himself; how he shifted careers over 20 years ago to go from writing comedy to horror (while still finding the funny in the scary); just what it is about Slappy the ventriloquist’s dummy that makes him so iconic; and much, much more.
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With Mr. Stine gearing up for a Goosebumps panel at BookCon later this month, I had the chance to speak to the beloved author about a variety of topics, including: the upcoming Goosebumps movie, which stars Jack Black as Stine himself; how he shifted careers over 20 years ago to go from writing comedy to horror (while still finding the funny in the scary); just what it is about Slappy the ventriloquist’s dummy that makes him so iconic; and much, much more.
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