What is rl stine doing now

He created Bananas Magazine, a zany humor magazine, which he wrote and edited for ten years. In those days, he wrote under the name Jovial Bob Stine.

Bob married Jane Waldhorn in Jane became an editor and writer, and they worked together on several books. Later, Jane and her business partner formed their own publishing company, Parachute Press.

They helped to create all of R. He wrote his first teen horror novel, Blind Date. It became an instant best-seller. Says Bob: "I told myself, Forget the funny stuff. Kids like to be scared! In , he created the Fear Street series. Teenagers were in terror month after month! The series became the best-selling YA series in history, with more than books.

Recently, R. Martins Press. Goosebumps began in The series quickly became a hit around the world, and it made R. The Goosebumps TV show was the number one kids' show in America for three years in a row. All of the Goosebumps shows can be seen today on Netflix.

So far, there are over titles in the series—and it's still going strong. Bob's favorite Goosebumps books? The Haunted Mask— and all of the books featuring Slappy the evil dummy.

He revived the teen series Fear Street in A Fear Street movie is planned for Dylan Stine, Bob's grandson, was born in So Bob decided to do his first picture book. It's titled Little Shop of Monsters. He edited the school's humor magazine, The Sundial , for several years.

After graduating in the mids, he moved to New York City. In New York, Stine worked as a writer and editor. He eventually landed a position at Scholastic, Inc. He created a humor magazine for kids, Bananas , in the mids, and later launched Maniac magazine for the company. Outside of his day job, Stine wrote humorous books for kids under the name "Jovial Bob Stine. After losing his job at Scholastic during a company reorganization, Stine began writing full-time.

He branched out into the horror genre, beginning his first scary tale with only the title— Blind Date. The book received a warm welcome when it was released in , as did Twisted and The Baby-Sitter , released in and , respectively. Stine launched his first horror book series for young adults, Fear Street , in Described as "where your worst nightmares lives," the series explored the dark misadventures of students at Shadyside High School.

Fear Street grew to include roughly novels, eventually selling more than 80 million copies. In , Stine started taking younger readers on their own thrill ride with the Goosebumps series. These books, which he produced through his wife Jane's Parachute Press book-packaging company, targeted the tween market. I like anything at summer camp. And I never went! Friday the 13 th takes place at summer camp.

What makes that location so inherently scary? Your parents are nowhere nearby. The whole setting is scary. Each of the three movies is coming out on a separate week, rather than all at once.

Are you anti-binging? It was originally going to be one movie out per month in theaters, before COVID came along and there were no movie theaters. Every week there is a new movie. That scene is inspired by a story from a long time ago. And then he is literally putting someone through a meat grinder. I always look for really clever things in horror. The Scream films really brought something new to the table.

Cabin in the Woods was great. My favorite horror film of all time is from Island of Lost Souls. Three years later, Jane and her business partner at Parachute suggested to Stine that he create a horror series aimed at kids between seven and 12, which was an untapped market. He was somewhat reluctant, but told them he would give it a try if he could come up with a good name for the series.

A new movie is coming out next year based on his Fear Street series. Stine has also written two well-received picture books, both illustrated by Marc Brown. He has sold over million copies of his books and they have been translated into 35 languages. He modestly attributes his success to the fact that kids like to be scared and the books are very easy to read. So, given his age, what do you suppose he is doing with his time, aside from grilling meat?

One might assume he is kicking back and enjoying his golden years with his family. After all, he and Jane have one son and a grandchild. Coasting along? No way! Who is this person? What makes R. Stine tick? He is a humble, gentle man with a huge sense of dark, dry humor.

He loves horsing around with his jokes and… he loves making kids frightened. He has an active mind that never seems to stop—perhaps as a result of his voracious reading habits. He keeps up a dizzying schedule of book conferences, bookstore signings, media interviews, and school visits. Send your fan mail—he does read it!

Just say yes. Say yes to everything. Stine is a man with a passion, and not just about scaring children. His devotion shows through in the introduction he wrote to teachers for his writing program. He is outspoken about the benefits children receive from reading and writing.