R.L. Stine exaggerates the chills and future fears in Fear Street

Since 1992, R.L. Stein He was scaring the kids on the page with him Goosebumps and Fear Street books. In recent years, both have been modified, with new Goosebumps displays On Disney+ and Fear Street The trilogy of films on Netflix.

Stein recently spoke with Hollywood Reporter About both projects, in particular Goosebumps. These original books were aimed at children between the ages of 7 and 11, which he considers the ideal audience because this is “the last time they will ever be excited.” The kids in those stories were teenagers, but the show features a high school cast, which he admitted surprised him at first. Once he adjusted to that, he found the new show scarier than its 90s predecessor and more recent films.

the next Goosebumps seasonstarting December 10, starring David Schwimmer and a new cast of kids. Stine was able to see its first two episodes and praised the season as “terrifying” and said it stays true to the spirit of the books. For example, he said the new season shows someone dying, which he normally avoids Goosebumps stories. For him, this death in the show doesn’t break the series’ rules, because it’s established in flashback — if anything, he believes this trick “elevates” the franchise in some way.

If you are truly If you want to see death in Stein’s stories, you can find it at Fear Street. He indicated otherwise goosebumps, This series is “killing teenagers left and right” and “everyone loves when you kill teenagers”. Last year, Stein A Fourth movie Based on Prom queen It was the book in the works that is said to have been directed by him observer Chloe Okono. It appears the film will be followed by two more, as he told THR “The writers are working. I’ve got my fingers crossed. Netflix hasn’t revealed anything about it yet, but it’s said to be arriving sometime in 2025.”

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