30 years after Scholastic first introduced 'Goosebumps,' the man behind the series can't believe how his life story ended up.
"I was a very fearful kid," he said."Seriously, I was very shy, very fearful. I think that's why I stayed in my room all day typing and writing stories. It was safer and I had puppets when I was a kid and I had marionettes. I always thought they were interesting."
Stine also recalled watching a 1947 movie called"Dead of Night," where a ventriloquist has a dummy that comes to life and ruins his act. To this day, Stine wonders if that's where his signature character Slappy really comes from. "He's my favorite character and my least favorite character," Stine joked."I don't really get it about Slappy. I don't know why people think he's scary. He doesn't scare me at all. I don't really understand it. But he's the most popular character I've ever created."
Just in time for the Halloween season, kids of all ages will be able to read a special edition"Goosebumps" book titled"" when it goes on sale Sept. 20. Like all of his books, Stine hopes the words, pictures and stories will get children excited about reading. "They're so easy to read," Stine said."There aren't even any vocabulary words. There's nothing tough in them. You can pick up a book and it's just as much fun as anything else. That's really what I try to do."
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