Synopses & Reviews
"These are my scariest stories ever," says R.L. Stine, "because I wrote them at the Nightmare Hour." You know when that is...it's when the lights fade, the real world spins into shadow--and the cold, moonlit world of evil dreams takes over your mind.
What horror awaits a boy who has to spend Halloween in the hospital? How do you outwit a ghost who wants your skin? Why is Nightmare Inn the most terrifying place to visit?
R.L. Stine, the #1 bestselling children's authors of all time, spins a web of horror and more. For the first time ever, he shares the secret behind each story, revealing where the idea for each tale came from.
Here are ten stories that will bring a shiver at any hour and take you to the scariest place of all--inside the mind of R.L. Stine.
Review
“The authors many fans will surely look over their shoulders once or twice while engrossed in these pages.” Publishers Weekly
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“Keeps kids on the edge of their seats.” Parents magazine
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“The haunting mood will linger with readers long after the book is completed. Its guaranteed to produce goosebumps.” School Library Journal
Synopsis
Enter the most terrifying place of all...the mind of R.L. Stine
The Nightmare Hour...the time when the lights fade, the real world slips into shadow, and the cold, moonlit world of evil dreams takes over your mind.
What horror awaits a boy who has to spend Halloween in a darkened hospital? How do you outwit a ghost who wants your skin? What makes Nightmare Inn the most frightening place to visit?
In this spine-tingling collection of stories that inspired the hit TV show R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, bestselling author R.L. Stine spins a web of terror that will trap you in the world of nightmares.
And there's more... In Nightmare Hour, the author shares the secrets behind his twisted tales. Where did the idea for each bone-chilling story come from?
Synopsis
Ten outstanding artists have pooled their talents to illustrate this collection of ten of Stine's scariest new stories. The bestselling author shares the secrets behind his tales of horror. "The author's many fans will surely look over their shoulders once or twice while engrossed in these pages".--"Publishers Weekly".
Synopsis
"These are my scariest stories ever," says R.L. Stine, "because I wrote them at the Nightmare Hour." You know when that is...it's when the lights fade, the real world spins into shadow--and the cold, moonlit world of evil dreams takes over your mind.
What horror awaits a boy who has to spend Halloween in the hospital? How do you outwit a ghost who wants your skin? Why is Nightmare Inn the most terrifying place to visit?
R.L. Stine, the #1 bestselling children's authors of all time, spins a web of horror and more. For the first time ever, he shares the secret behind each story, revealing where the idea for each tale came from.
Here are ten stories that will bring a shiver at any hour and take you to the scariest place of all--inside the mind of R.L. Stine.
About the Author
Robert Lawrence Stine started writing when he was nine years old, writing joke books for his friends at school — and hes been writing ever since. He has always loved to write funny stuff and make kids laugh. For ten years, he was editor of a humor magazine called
Bananas. Later he was head writer for a funny Nickelodeon TV show, Eurekas Castle. In 1992 R.L. wrote his first
Goosebumpsbook, Welcome to Dead House he wrote 87
Goosebumpstitles, which were funny and scary at the same time. The books sold over 250 million copies and led to the hit TV show on Fox Kids Television and lots of bestselling DVDs and videos. R.L. also wrote the story for the cool 4-D movie thats showing at Busch Gardens and Sea World called R.L. Stines Haunted Lighthouse.
R.L. Stine is proudest of the millions of kids who have learned to love reading through his books. His other series include Fear Street, The Nightmare Room, and Mostly Ghostly. R.L. likes to travel, visit schools, and talk about reading. He set up writing workshops in several schools in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. He even traveled to Russia with First Lady Laura Bush to talk to Russian kids in schools about books and reading.
R.L. Stine has won numerous awards and honors, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney AdventuresKids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the National Education Association Read Across America.
R.L. Stine lives in NYC with his wife Jane. Their son Matt Stine and nephew Cody Stine (along with friend Liz Weinberg) wrote and performed the official Rah Rah Rotten School" song. This year R.L. will be traveling around the country, meeting and talking to kids about the Rotten Schoolbooks in schools and bookstores. To find out where you can see him, check out www.rlstine.com- and look for places near your hometown.
Rotten Schoolis R.L. Stine's latest creation a hilarious new chapter book series for middle-grade readers.