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However believable his plots seem to his readers, Stine insists he has never lived one of his stories. "I've never turned into a bee -- I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life. For example, one Halloween my son, Matt, put a mask on and then had trouble pulling it off. That gave me the idea for The Haunted Mask."
Although he never experienced terror first hand, he did enjoy reading about it. "When I was a kid, there were these great comic books called Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror. They were gruesome. I discovered them in the barbershop and thought they were fabulous. I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I wouldn't miss any of these comic books. I had no hair at all when I was a kid!"
His ideas came from two sources: his memory and his imagination. "When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books." He also keeps a tribal mask and a skeleton hanging in his writing studio to provide eerie surroundings. Although he handles the writing by himself, Stine says he gets "lots of help from my editors, my readers, and my friends."
Kids reading Goosebumps may be looking for a scare, but the laughs they get are no accident. Before he was R. L., he was Jovial Bob, author of such works as 101 Silly Monster Jokes, and Bozos on Patrol and editor of Bananas magazine. His ability to know what kids will laugh at , as well as what will frighten them, makes the Goosebumps series all the more enjoyable for his readers.
Stine started writing when he was 9 years old! He would write stories and jokes on an old typewriter and hand them out at school. "The teacher would grab them and take them away," Stine says, "but I kept doing it." He wrote for his high school newspaper in Columbus Ohio. After graduating from Ohio State University, he moved to New York City, where he worked on a variety of writing jobs.
Although his books are fun and exciting, writing them is serious stuff. He treats writing "...like a job." To unwind after work he enjoys playing the pinball machine conveniently located in his own apartment.
For aspiring authors, Stine feels reading is as important as writing. He offers this advice: "If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles. You can learn all kinds of ways to say things." As a boy he read Norse legends, Greek myths, Edgar Allan Poe and baseball stories. "And Mad Magazine changed my life." Author biography courtesy of Scholastic, Inc.
"My first job in New York was making up fake interviews with movie and TV stars for a group of six movie magazines. I never spoke to the stars I wrote about. I wrote three-to-four "interviews" a day, all out of my imagination."
"'I've written over 300 books but I never learned to type. I use only one finger, the pointer on my left hand -- that's all. Three hundred books on one finger! The finger is very ugly now -- completely bent and curled and callused. When I show it to audiences, they can't believe it! This is my sacrifice for my art!"
"Sometimes kids show up at my country house and ask if my son Matt can come out and play. That's because they saw him mentioned in the back of my books. But they're very disappointed when he comes to the door -- because Matt is in his mid-twenties now! They were reading very old books! Matt is a musician, composer, and sound designer. You can hear his music at my web site, www.rlstine.com."
"I hope my readers get a chance to see my 4-D movie, R. L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse. The movie stars Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Lea Thompson, Weird Al, and others. You can find it playing at four parks: SeaWorld San Antonio, SeaWorld San Diego, Busch Gardens Tampa, and Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia. Watch out -- you might get very wet!"
Anonymous
Posted April 22, 2010
"Goosebumps:Attack of the Mutant" is a fictional book by R.L. Stine. This is a story about self-discovery. The main character, Skipper, finds out that he is more than a chubby little kid. This book was intended for audiencesfrom ages six to fourteen, and it is meant to entertain.
This book was written by R.L. Stine, who writes the "Goosebumps" series. I am grading this book on three items. The first is if it appeals to me. The second is if it keeps me on my toes. The last is if it's vocabulary is good. It passed on two, but is average on vocabulary.
This story is about a boy named Skipper. He is a major comic book fan. He reads "The Masked Mutant" every month. One day, he gets on the city bus, and rides too far. He gets off at a building that he thinks belongs to the Masked Mutant. He comes back later, and it is gone. He and a friend go in and investigate. To find out how the book ends, you'll have to read it.
The book is a suspenseful one. It will keep you guessing. The book does meet it's goals and purpose. It is like trying to solve a murder case. It has unexpected endings. Skipper knows he is smarter than he thinks he is after the end. It is like all the other "Goosebumps" books- alittle creepy.
In conclusion, this is a good book. It is all mystery. Skipper is having his favorite comic book come to life. This is a good book. It is a story about self-dicovery. On a scale of one to ten, I give it a seven.
This book is amazing!!! It is my favorite goosebumps novel. It has a great plot, and was written extremely well. I very much enjoyed it. I would reccomend this to any fan of the goosebumps novels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted October 26, 2003
It was the GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! book I've ever read since I was 2!!!!!!!!!.It was UNBELEIVABLY scary!!!!!!.And the photos were photographed woderfully!!!!!!!!!! I've got to give it a 5,actually 2 5's!!!!Ii was,FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted October 18, 2002
I was very suprised with this book. At the biggining the kid was just a comicbook geek. Once he was on the bus with this girl he saw the lair of his favorite villain. The next day he didn't see the lair but he remebered from his comic the mutant put a invisible field on it. Then he defeated the mutant and became a comic book character. So that was why I rated this game 5 stars.
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Posted April 28, 2002
this book was the bomb. the ending wasent all that great but the begining and middle was fantastic.
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Posted February 25, 2002
Goosebumps Attack of the Mutant is a scary book. It is also one of my favorites. It is about a kid named skipper. He has a large comic book colection. The hero from his favorite comic seemes to live in his town. But he also seemes to be a villan not a hero.
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Posted March 21, 2000
A Good Supernatural book. It uses a lot of detail about the bad guys and what they can do.It has a good beggining middle and end. It's a story you pick up and never set down.I recommend that if your a kid...READ IT.It was my second book to read and it really inspired me to finish all the origanal copies of the kids book series 'GOOSEBUMPS'.
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