"Goosebumps" & "Fear Street" Author R.L. Stine Releasing A New Book Series
R.L. Stine, one of the most successful and well-known authors in history, is working on a new series that promises to send more shivers down the spines of his readers.
Best known for the Goosebumps and Fear Street series, Stine is working on a new series inspired by the popular Garbage Pail Kids trading cards, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.
The cards were created by the Topps Company, originally released in 1985. There have been different series of the Garbage Pail Kids released over the years, and it even spawned The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, which was released in 1987.
Per Entertainment Weekly, Stine reached an agreement with Abrams’ Children’s Books, which will see him produce three books. Welcome to Smellville, the first book of Stine's new series, will be released in fall 2020.
Joe Simko, who designed the cover for Welcome to Smellville, took to Twitter to reveal the front of the book. Take a look for yourself.
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Stine's books have reached over 400 million in copy sales worldwide. Some of his series have spawned some timeless television shows -- including Goosebumps and R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour.
Goosebumps produced 74 episodes spread across four different seasons, from 1995 to '98. It was one of the most popular children's shows of the '90s, airing on YTV in Canada and on Fox Kids in the United States. Future Hollywood stars such as Ryan Gosling, Laura Vandervoort and Hayden Christensen made appearances on the show. Adam West and Don Cherry made special guest appearances as well.
The success of Goosebumps also led to two films which starred Jack Black as Stine: Goosebumps (2015) and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018). It included some of Stine's most legendary villains from the book series, including Slappy the Dummy and the werewolf from The Werewolf of Fever Swamp. And hey, if history is any indication, Stine's new book series might inspire a television show and/or various films. Stay tuned.
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