R.L. Stine – scurrilous rag.

Book Reviews, Novels, YA

R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps [#s 51 : 62] (1992 – 1997)

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a series of 62 novellas, #s 51 to 62

[#s 1 : 10 | 11 : 20 | 21 : 30 | 31 : 40 | 41 : 50 | 51 : 62 ]
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51. Beware, the Snowman
52. How I Learned to Fly
53. Chicken, Chicken
54. Don’t Go to Sleep!
55. The Blob That Ate Everyone
56. The Curse of Camp Cold Lake
57. My Best Friend is Invisible
58. Deep Trouble II
59. The Haunted School
60. Werewolf Skin
61. I Live in Your Basement!
62. Monster Blood IV

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Book Reviews, Novels, YA

R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps [#s 41 : 50] (1992 – 1997)

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a series of 62 novellas, #s 41 to 50

[#s 1 : 10 | 11 : 20 | 21 : 30 | 31 : 40 | 41 : 50 | 51 : 62 ]
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41. Bad Hare Day
42. Egg Monsters from Mars
43. The Beast from the East
44. Say Cheese and Die — Again!
45. Ghost Camp
46. How to Kill a Monster
47. Legend of the Lost Legend
48. Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns
49. Vampire Breath
50. Calling All Creeps!

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Book Reviews, Novels, YA

R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps [#s 31 : 40] (1992 – 1997)

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a series of 62 novellas, #s 31 to 40

[#s 1 : 10 | 11 : 20 | 21 : 30 | 31 : 40 | 41 : 50 | 51 : 62 ]
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31. Night of the Living Dummy II
32. The Barking Ghost
33. The Horror at Camp Jellyjam
34. Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
35. A Shocker on Shock Street
36. The Haunted Mask II
37. The Headless Ghost
38. The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena
39. How I Got My Shrunken Head
40. Night of the Living Dummy III

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Book Reviews, Novels, YA

R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps [#s 21 : 30] (1992 – 1997)

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a series of 62 novellas, #s 21 to 30

[#s 1 : 10 | 11 : 20 | 21 : 30 | 31 : 40 | 41 : 50 | 51 : 62 ]
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21. Go Eat Worms!
22. Ghost Beach
23. Return of the Mummy
24. Phantom of the Auditorium
25. Attack of the Mutant
26. My Hairiest Adventure
27. A Night in Terror Tower
28. The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
29. Monster Blood III
30. It Came from Beneath the Sink!

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Book Reviews, Novels, YA

R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps [#s 11 : 20] (1992 – 1997)

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a series of 62 novellas, #s 11 to 20

[#s 1 : 10 | 11 : 20 | 21 : 30 | 31 : 40 | 41 : 50 | 51 : 62 ]
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11. The Haunted Mask
12. Be Careful What You Wish For…
13. Piano Lessons Can Be Murder
14. The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
15. You Can’t Scare Me!
16. One Day at HorrorLand
17. Why I’m Afraid of Bees
18. Monster Blood II
19. Deep Trouble
20. The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight

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Book Reviews, Novels, YA

R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps [#s 1 : 10] (1992 – 1997)

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a series of 62 novellas, #s 1 to 10

[#s 1 : 10 | 11 : 20 | 21 : 30 | 31 : 40 | 41 : 50 | 51 : 62 ]
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1. Welcome to Dead House
2. Stay Out of the Basement
3. Monster Blood
4. Say Cheese and Die!
5. The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb
6. Let’s Get Invisible!
7. Night of the Living Dead
8. The Girl Who Cried Monster
9. Welcome to Camp Nightmare
10. The Ghost Next Door

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Book Reviews, Non-fiction, YA

R.L. Stine’s It Came from Ohio!: My Life as a Writer (1997)

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co-written with Joe Arthur and Susan Lurie

R.L. Stine’s life has not been very exciting, but I think that’s something to appreciate. He’s lived a very normal life up to a point. He’s always been a writer, and that’s all he’s ever tried to be. He grew up drawing his own humor magazines and recording mock radio shows with his childhood friends; later, he wrote for Ohio State University’s Sundial and did plenty of gutter-work (like writing exclusively about soda…). Eventually, he was offered a lucky job with Scholastic and his life was set.

He’s also proud to have been an at-home dad, which is pretty awesome.

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