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It's Danielle's dream come true when she's picked to be lead singer of a hot band. But it's her nightmares that are worrying her--hallucinations filled with violence and death. When a band member is ripped to shreds by a wild animal, Danielle can remember only one thing about that fatal night--and that's herself running in the dark. Original.
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!"
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Posted April 13, 2013
I lovd it
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Posted January 3, 2013
It was such a good book r.l stine are always so great
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Posted October 28, 2012
Love the horror, drama, and suspense!
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Posted June 14, 2010
Silence.. then another high pitched howl. Has any animal ever scared you? Have you ever been scared of an animal? That's how it is for the rock band Bad Moonlight. Their lives were perfect, they rocked almost every night. One thing changed every thing. The band's bass Joey was in the hospital because his face was scratched by a wild animal. He started to bleed a lot. The band visits Joey sometimes but they still have their concerts. One night while traveling on the road, the band's van breaks down. While one of the members of the band tries to fix it, the lead singer notices some thing moving in the bushes. She tells the band and they go to take a closer look. The band's drummer goes to look, she sees nothing. As she walks back to the van, the wild animal jumps out. The whole band runs in side the van. They all notice it's a wolf. They see blood around the animal's mouth. In their heads, they all think that that wolf scratch Joey's face. Will the band survive this meat eating animal?
This book reminds me of when I went to my cousin's house. We watched movies, petted her dogs, and played Wii. Her husband was fun and he was in the army too. He showed me his pistol and rifle. It was amazing. That night I went to go check on the dogs. When I opened the door the girl dog jumped on me and bit me. After that night, I never saw that dog again. I was scared of her.
I love this book. The way R.L. Stine describes it is amazing. Stine doesn't know where his ideas come from. He said they just come to him. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Today he lives near central park in New York. He lives with his wife Jane and 14 year old son Matt.
This book should be recommended. It's hilarious and descriptive. It is not scary. This book is really entertaining. I would recommend this book to anyone.
Danielle Verona has just been picked as the lead singer of Bad Moonlight, a local rock band. Now she¿s touring all the clubs, living her dream.<BR/><BR/>And kind of, sort of turning into a werewolf.<BR/><BR/>I first read this book when I was twelve, and at the time I thought it was okay. Reading it again a dozen years later, I'm able to catch a few of the subtleties that zoomed over my head the first time. Though still not high on the creep-o-meter, Bad Moonlight has its moments, and for me, the most unnerving part of all is Danielle's relationship with her psychiatrist, Dr. Moore, who is to this story as Dr. Sapirstein was to Rosemary's Baby.
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Posted November 2, 2005
This book was just wonderful. R.L. Stine did just a beatiful job wit this book. The descriptions were just outrageous. I couldn't stop reading this book. I definently recommended this book. I also suggest you buy this book paperback and hardcover that's how good it is. Take this suggestion.
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Posted January 23, 2004
This book was the first Fear Street book I ever read. After that, it was like magic! This book is the hottest thing in the world.
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Posted July 21, 2002
This book is my most favorite book out of all the R.L. Stines series. It is very scary and you never expect what happens next!!
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Posted December 17, 2001
I loved this book. But it lacked one thing. Lust. I mean, were talking about hormone driven teenagers! It needed just a little bit of sex and it would be perfect!
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Posted April 28, 2001
I couldn't put it down! Every chapter got more and more exciting! I finished it in 1 hour! I couldn't stop reading it! One of the best stories R.L.Stine has written yet!
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Posted January 12, 2001
I think it was a really good book for beginners to read, just so they can get the sense of what it's like!!
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Posted February 4, 2001
This book is the best! The end was such a surprise! I never suspected Kit! Read This!
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Posted July 31, 2000
This is one of the best books Mr.Stine has writtien by far. It is so suspensiful i couldn't put it down. The night I brought it, i finished it. It is a truly awsome book.
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Posted March 30, 2000
Bad Moonlight is a book for people who love horror stories. It's about this girl named Danielle who gets pick for a lead singer then a bad member is killed-scratched to death by a wild animal. Well to find out more read this book!
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Overview
It's Danielle's dream come true when she's picked to be lead singer of a hot band. But it's her nightmares that are worrying ...