Stinetinglers 3: MORE Chilling Stories by the Master of Scary Tales

by R. L. Stine

Overview

From R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young readers, comes ten brand new stories that are sure to have you keeping the light on at bedtime tonight.

A boy thinks that a dream factory will help him make his slumber more fun...but what's the line between dream and nightmare? Two kids find an abandoned shack on the side of the road and are determined to make it their new treehouse... but is it as abandoned as it seems? A boy wants to impress a birthday party with his amateur magician skills...but how far will he go to wow the crowd? And each story comes with a personal introduction from Stine himself, adding even more chills.

Laced with Stine’s signature humor and a hefty dose of nightmarish fun, Stinetinglers 3 is perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Stine’s own Goosebumps books who want even more scares. These chilling tales prove that Stine’s epic legacy in the horror genre is justly earned. Dive in, and beware: these stories will stick with you long after you've turned the final page.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250836373
Publisher:	Square Fish
Publication date:	08/26/2025
Series:	Stinetinglers , #3
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Before R. L. Stine made his name as the Stephen King of children's literature, he was the author of humorous fiction and an editor of Bananas magazine. He is the bestselling author of more than three hundred books, including the phenomenally bestselling Goosebumps series. It's the First Day of School . . . Forever! was Stine's first book with Feiwel and Friends.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

October 8, 1943

Place of Birth:

Columbus, Ohio

Education:

B.A., Ohio State University, 1965

Website:

http://www.rlstine.com

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Stinetinglers series:

"It’s easy to see why R.L. Stine is beloved by generations... The author delivers another set of thrilling stories for kids who want to be scared…but not too scared. ­..Ideal for spooky season class read-alouds or for lessons on character development and plot, [this] offers the ­perfect mix of laughter and suspense. Stine’s fans will not be disappointed, and readers will ­devour this volume in no time." —School Library Journal (starred)

“Aiming for the younger end of his fan base, the author keeps the explicit ick and ichor to a minimum and makes personal connections with introductory notes confiding some of the fears or incidents that inspired each story. The atmospheric headpiece vignettes set properly ominous tones.” —Kirkus Reviews

“In these 10 darkly humorous short stories, Stine delivers bite-size frights…Stine’s collection…is a harrowing look at myriad current real-life horrors plaguing tweens, and foregrounds the idea that, more often than not, one must be brave enough to save oneself.” —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

★ 12/01/2024

Gr 3 Up—It's easy to see why R.L. Stine is beloved by generations—he allows readers to get lost in the suspense while knowing they are in for a safe landing. The author delivers another set of thrilling stories for kids who want to be scared…but not too scared. Pitiful magicians, evil sorcerers, body-snatchers, bad luck imps, and alien stray dogs are some of the featured characters in this collection of thoroughly entertaining stories for middle grader readers and up. Ideal for spooky season class read-alouds or for lessons on character development and plot, Stinetinglers 3 offers the perfect mix of laughter and suspense. VERDICT Stine's fans will not be disappointed, and readers will devour this volume in no time.

School Library Journal

2024-05-30
Ten more hair-prickling shorts inspired by people or events from the author’s life.

“My job is to scare you,” writes the genial Stine, though—aside from trotting in the odd zombie or Martian pig monster—his frights in this series continue to be of the milder sort. In the opening story, “Full-Moon Sleepover Party,” a group of seventh grade girls are joined by an uninvited werewolf. The closing entry, “Eddie the Flash,” is a cleverly metafictional entry about an aspiring comics creator whose superheroes and villains come to life. In between, Stine has his hapless preteens encounter ghosts in “The Treehouse” and ominously toothy aquarium fish in “Fish Food.” In “The Dream Factory,” a boy learns the hard way what can happen when you neglect to read the fine print on a product label. Other characters fall afoul of magicians. As is typical, the author’s tightly woven tales aren’t big on distinctive characterization, but all feature quick starts and steady build-ups to final, untelegraphed twists. SanAngelo’s atmospherically creepy black-and-white spot art opens each story. Names and illustrations cue some diversity in the otherwise racially indeterminate cast.

Another satisfying series entry that delivers delicious thrills.(Horror. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews