I only recently found out that rl stine has quite a few books for adults as well. Stine s books covered the shelves of the childrens section of any library you visited. The main characters of this horror, young adult story are. The first edition of the novel was published in 20, and was written by r. He has since published three other adultoriented novels. Stine s 10 tips on writing for children and young adults robert lawrence stine, better known as r. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 250 pages and is available in hardcover format. See more ideas about books, horror books and my books. Stine, but im not really sure of any similar writers. Stine were basically a rite of passage while growing up, and it was a requirement that you understood those references to deadly cameras or evil piano teachers. Rl stine on fear street, young adult fiction, and why he doesnt like. The new york times bestselling author of the goosebumps and fear street series delivers a terrifying horror novel for adults centered on a. The book has a village of the damned feel about it, but is in no way a reworking of the classic. Hes been called the stephen king of childrens literature and has penned more than 300 books.
Rl stine on fear street, young adult fiction, and why he. Stine has 1065 books on goodreads with 1783090 ratings. Stine still has me questioning everything i know about reality. Oct 4, 2018 get goosebumps and more with books by author r. Since then, the author of the goosebumps and fear street series has sold more than 400 million copies. This was the first adult novel by stine, most famous for writing childrens fiction such as the goosebumps series. Red rain isnt even the first adult book stine has written. Stine, who is often called the stephen king of childrens literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the goosebumps, rotten school, mostly ghostly. Stine served as editorinchief of bananas, a humor magazine for children, before teaming up with. As a child and preteen, i was obsessed with these books. Culture books features rl stine on fear street, young adult fiction, and why he doesnt like writing about zombies. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Stine has written 56 ya novels and one adult novel, all horror. Stine goosebumps welcome to camp nightmare audiobook caleb scott. Stine wrote dozens of humor books for kids under the name jovial bob stine and created the humor magazine bananas. Well, i finally put the lists together but now im in shock. Goosebumps original series book 10 the ghost next door full audiobook. He began his writing career at the age of nine, writing short stories, joke books, and comic books for his friends. Red rain is simply a goosebumps book with some sex and cursing thrown in so readers will be fooled into thinking its an adult book. Stine s fear street series, which sold 80 million copies around the world, making it one of the bestselling young adult series of all time. Red rain will put goose bumps on even the toughest adult. Brad meltzer leave the light on and the door locked. Stine has 1065 books on goodreads with 1784553 ratings.
Suggestions for adult books for goosebumpsfear street lovers. Stine wrote jokes and funny stories for 20 years before he switched gears and became a horrorwriting legend. I guess you can say that i love scaring people here are the book lists. Stine, is one of the most recognized authors of childrens horror novels alive today. The two vampires in the very beginning of this book did not even know that the other one was a vampire. Stine started his career as a writer by writing humor books for kids and created the humor magazine bananas.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Christopher pike has a few books for adults, but ive never tried them. In an interview with huffington post, stine said that he decided to write the book after 20 and 30somethings the grownup kids from the 80s and. 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. Suggestions for adult books for goosebumpsfear street. Even though they get pretty violent and scary, theyre written for a very young audience and im looking for something similar but a little more mature. The way it started off was something really new and different to me. I grew up reading goosebumps as a kid, like so many other people. Its not particularly scary but it does have some chilling moments. This book deals with sara morgan, who falls in love with liam oconnor. Stine has written exactly two novels for adultsred rain 2012 and superstitious 1995. Hes been scaring people all around the world for a lot of years. Even though i am in my twenties i have yet to find a series or author who writes books like r.
Generations of kids have been introduced to the wonderful world of horror through stine s goosebumps and fear street series. As an adult, i am still looking for that one author who writes adult aged supernatural books similar to these that i just cant put down. Stine is a true master of reaching young readers, and who better to host his course than masterclass. Technically theres also the sitter 2003 and eye candy 2004, but. Stine edited the osu humor magazine the sundial for three out of his four years there. 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. Stine and jovial bob stine, is an american novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences.
I also wish our library hadnt lost its only copy and that i had money to get it. Unless you look online, its a rather hard book to find in some places. In 2000, he released a novel called superstitious about a professor named liam o. In 2000, he released a novel called superstitious about a professor named liam oconnor who is the most superstitious man in the. So far, he has sold over 400million books and his books have been translated into 35 languages, making him one of the bestselling authors in history.
I honestly believe this is one of the best books ive ever read and i wish r. Its safe to say that the goosebumps book series helped define an entire generation of kids who grew up in the 90s and 2000s. After he lost his job at scholastic, stine became a fulltime writer, creating horror novels for young adults. With 400 million books sold, rl stine, who has plotted to slay teens for 30 years, has a film and new novels on the way. It wasnt like the other typical vampire books i knew about. In 1995, stines first novel targeted at adults, called superstitious, was published. Born in 1943 as robert lawrence stine in columbus, ohio, he moved to new york after graduating from ohio state university. L stine is perhaps better known for his goosebumps series for young adults. He worked in new york as an editor and writer, including a stint at scholastic, inc. With the 20th anniversary of his popular goosebumps series comes stines adult horror novel red rain. Stine was born robert lawrence stine in columbus, ohio, on october 8, 1943. He started his wildly popular goosebumps series for. The book follows travel writer lea sutter into the middle of a devastating hurricane and.
His spinetingling stories for young audiences have made r. Stine s many novels and novellas feel free to contribute if you dare. Stine s teen and adult horror books stories that are meant to scare you deeply and sincerely, rather than rattle you, but with a safety net always in place, reminding you that the book is just a book. Books like rl stines fear street series but for adults. Stine s fear street series for teens has always been a favorite with fans, who are pretty attached to the book covers, too. Hannah, gretchen, patrick, gil, marco and jackson, who decided to take their friend, cindy, to an isolated island to celebrate her birthday. R l stine is the bestselling childrens author in history. Stines teen horror series returns with all new books. I used to love rl stine s fear street books growing up. Free download or read online a midsummer nights scream pdf epub book. Kathy reichs red rain is a slambang, stayupallnight, leavethelightson thriller.
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