His work has been translated into twentyeight languages. Stine became a published fiction author in 1981 with the novel gnasty gnomes. Also, a directtodvd movie the haunting hour volume one. Stine s book, because the killer in the eye candy book. Stine has written more than two hundred thrillers and horror novels for children, teenagers, and adults. However believable his plots seem to his readers, stine insists he has never lived one. Stine also won the thriller writers of america silver bullet award and the horror writers association lifetime achievement award. Pretty sure this was the weirdest goosebumps book to have ever existed, so it has earned a spot on the list. To see what else mtv changes from stine s original novel, well have to wait for eye candy s premiere, monday, jan. But one of the guys shes met online might be a stonecold killer. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more. Stine, the author of the bestselling childrens horror book series goosebumps 400 million copies and counting is amazingly cheerful for a writer. Sep 01, 2010 thirteen highly suspenseful short stories, well selected by none other than r. The stepsister fear street book 9 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Mtv 4 news entertainment beauty fashion lifestyle books. Eye candy is about a girl named lindy whose friend sets her up on an online dating site. Stine graduated from the ohio state university in 1965, having served three years as editor of the campus humour magazine, the sundial. His goosebumps series is recognized by guinness world records as the bestselling book series in historyand has sold more than 350 mill. I guess you can say that i love scaring people here are the book lists. Stine has been referred to as the stephen king of childrens literature and is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the fear street, goosebumps, rotten school, mostly ghostly, and the nightmare room series. In some episodes of goosebumps, ive seen rl stine talking, and he looks exactly like ben stine. Stines book, because the killer in the eye candy book would be a complete shock for viewers. Her roommate suggests internet dating and writes a personal ad for lindy, calling her eye candy. Some of his other works include a space cadets trilogy, two hark gamebooks, and dozens of joke books.
Paul wilson, walter sorrells and james rollins, who offer plenty of heart. Suddenly, lindy is dating four guys at onceand having the time of her life. Movies james wan producing scifi time travel movie hunting season from john wick writer derek kolstad. Well, i finally put the lists together but now im in shock. The main story is about a boy named luke who is about 12 to years and is in 7th grade. They are usually less than 200 pages and a scary fun for me. Stines hugely successful young adult horror series fear street is back with the first new book in almost 2 decades. Stine lives in new york with his wife, jane, and minnie, his king charles spaniel. The guinness book of world records named stine as the bestselling childrens book series author of all time. Stine s hundreds of horror novels, plus joke books and game books have sold over 400 million copies.
Lindy sampson is a beautiful twentythreeyearold new yorker with an unusual problem. Perhaps the first character in a book that completely enthralled me. Stines dark, sexy thrillernow an mtv original series starring victoria justice. The following is a personality profile of r l stine based on his work. Stine s novel may have set the series up for a huge twist.
A couple years later, he created the fear street series and then goosebumps. Stine has described himself as a fearful child among his two siblings and said that it was her mother who read the first horror book him and that inspired him to write mostly horror fiction novels and became a specialist in that genre. Oddly enough, mtvs next scripted series could not be more nickelodeon, with victoria justice at the helm and an r. Stine, in full robert lawrence stine, born october 8, 1943, columbus, ohio, u. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book.
He also changed the face of childrens publishing with the megasuccessful goosebumps series, which went on to become a worldwide multimedi. L stine has written the teen series fear street and the funny series rotten school, as well as the mostly ghostly series, the nightmare room series, and the twobook thriller dangerous girls. His goosebumps series is recognized by guinness world records as the bestselling book series in historyand has sold more than 350 million copies. The series was developed by christian taylor, and is based on the novel of the same name by r. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Eye candy stars victoria justice as lindy sampson, a tech genius who goes on the hunt for a serial killer in new york while searching for her. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Stine s dark, sexy thrillernow an mtv original series starring victoria justice. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Stine has written other series, including fear street, rotten school, mostly ghostly, the nightmare room, and dangerous girls. I thought this book eye candy by r l stine was a good read. I dont know if its ben stine playing rl stine or what, but they look a lot alike. I was a massive fan of his early work such as goosebumps and fear street et al. Hard to believe this one is written by him i enjoyed his fear street series.
Stine invented the teen horror genre with fear street, the bestselling teen horror series of all time. He is confident, he is hard to embarrass and is selfconfident most of the time. Eye candy stars victoria justice as lindy sampson, a tech genius who goes on the hunt for a serial killer in new york while searching for her lost sister sara. In 2000, he released a novel called superstitious about a professor named liam oconnor who is the most superstitious man in the. Stine, who contributes the first tale, have the power to attract and delight many stouthearted young readers. When a popular novel is taken to the small screen and it goes well, theres almost nothing better. Stine is the author of goosebumps and other series for young readers that have sold more than 350 million copies in. Et something doesnt taste right when walt grayson russell of diary of a whimpy kid 1. Stine wont have to wait long to see whether red rain is a success. This is a stine book written for adults, or young adults. Stine is an extremely prolific author who written well over 400 books and has sold as many as 400 million books as of 2008.
With more than 80 million copies sold around the world, fear street is one of the bestselling young adult series of all time. But after reading what happens, i started to wonder how closely the tv show eye candy is following r. Now matt must save april, before she gets her final goodnight kiss goodnight kiss 2. Stine co parachute publishing 157 columbus avenue room 518 new york, ny 10023.
He also changed the face of childrens publishing with the megasuccessful goosebumps series, which went on to become a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. April is lured away from matt when a vampire controls herhypnotizes her with his strange kisses. Unusually prolific, he has written many other series, including fear street, mostly. Goosebumps cast a spell upon children by transforming even the most reluctant students into avid readers. Stine has more than 350 million english language books in print, plus international editions in 32 languages, making him one of the most popular childrens authors in history. In 1986, he wrote his first teen horror novel, blind date. Stines hundreds of horror novels, plus joke books and game books have sold over 400 million copies. I started to wonder how closely the tv show eye candy is following r. R l stine rl stine is a novelist and short story writer best known for his young adult horror fiction, including the fear street and goosebumps series. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The series alien candy premieres saturday, february 19 at 8. Stine never seems to stop writing, which has ensured his goosebumps franchise has remained alive and well over the years. Stines books have sold over 400 million copies as of 2008. Thirteen highly suspenseful short stories, well selected by none other than r.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eye candy. Lindy sampson is a twentythreeyearold new yorker with a problem. The man behind the goosebumps and fear street megaseries enlists some of the best in the business, such as meg cabot and f. In the first decade of the 21st century, stine worked on installments of five different book series, mostly ghostly, rotten school, fear street, the nightmare room, goosebumps horrorland and the standalone novels dangerous girls 2003 and the taste of night 2004. The new york times bestselling author of the goosebumps and fear street series delivers a terrifying horror novel for adults centered on a town in the grip of a sinister revolt. Stine started his career as a writer by writing humor books for kids and created the humor magazine bananas.
Sep 28, 2004 i thought this book eye candy by r l stine was a good read. April is lured away from matt when a vampire controls herhypnotizes. Shestoo beautiful, and guys are intimidated by her. After travel writer lea sutter barely survives a merciless hurricane on a tiny island off the south carolina coast, she impulsively brings two orphaned twin boys home with her to long. Despite the fact that almost every book has a different collection of characters, the series has one common element that kids cant get enough of.
A chilling game of lies, secrets, and manipulation awaits in r. Rl stine is a great writer and i have many of his books. After graduating from ohio state university, stine wrote joke and humor books for 10 years. Soon lindy is dating 4 guys at once, but one of those she believes in a stalker and creep, as the keeps getting threatening messages keep saying yes or else. Buy a discounted paperback of eye candy online from australias leading online. Stine books of all time just in time for halloween. Oct 09, 2012 red rain isnt even the first adult book stine has written.
Eye candy is an american thriller television series which premiered on mtv on january 12, 2015. His goosebumps series, which was the bestselling series of all time for many years, is widely considered the consummate horror series for kids, with more than four hundred million copies sold. Stine has written more than two hundred thriller and horror books for children, teens, and adults. The story follows siblings luke and lizzy who get trapped inside a terrifying amusement park.
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