Goosebumps are a series of horror stories for children written by best selling novelist r. He also changed the face of childrens publishing with the megasuccessful goosebumps series, which went on to become a worldwide multimedi. Nov 10, 2015 culture books features rl stine on fear street, young adult fiction, and why he doesnt like writing about zombies. Goosebumps movie books goosebumps movie novel, night of the living monsters, slappys revenge, monster survival guide, goosebumps activity book. The first book, welcome to dead house, was published in july 1992. 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. His spinetingling stories for young audiences have made r. Oct, 2015 all 62 original goosebumps books ranked from best to worst. See the complete goosebumps series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Goosebumps, a feature film starring jack black, based on the book series by r. Stine has noted in numerous interviews that his approach to goosebumps was to provide readers with a literary experience similar to a roller coaster. Stine is now such an institution that he isnt actually. The series was published by the scholastic publishing and was writing specially for children. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
A couple years later, he created the fear street series and then goosebumps. Stine s original goosebumps books from worst to best revisiting the tales that gave a generation something to scream about. Stine signed books for sale below this author biography. Stine is the wealthy, recordholding, multiaward winning author of a. Series 2000 has a few reprints such as attack of the graveyard ghouls.
Stine teams up with the popculture phenomenon garbage pail kids for a firstever gpk illustrated middlegrade series welcome to the town of smellville, where nine kids all live in a big tumbledown house and have as much f. Stine books when you shop the largest online selection at. I was trying to find a place that i could get an estimated value from but i cant find anything online. Jun 06, 2007 misprinted rl stine book value i have a r. The complete goosebumps series, collection 162 stein on.
The sitter the sitter never failed to scare me when i was. The classic goosebumps series 20 books collection set by r. Stine has sold millions of books over the years and has goosebumps 2, his. Stine has made a ton of books under his series, goosebumps, from deadly chicken transformations to haunted sponges. Gooflumps is a twopart parody book series written in 1995 by tom hughes under the pseudonym of r. Stine wrote the very famous goosebumps series which consists of horror fiction novels. Are any of the books from the goosebumps series valuable. Ive had them for years and theyre still in perfect condition.
Stine has written 250 books, and he is contracted to write one fear street romance and one goosebumps story a month, and a ghost of fear street every other month for the next three years. One of the leading factors in the schism between parachute press and scholastic was the battle for marketing rights. I have all of the original 62 1st editions the 19921997 run good condition, some showing their age, and i was wondering if their was any value to them. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online. In the meantime, stine s brandname fame has already launched a companion series to goosebumps, called r.
Stine is the creator of the bestselling goosebumps series, which has more than 400 million copies in print worldwide and celebrated 25 years in 2017. Mar 06, 2012 im selling 32 goosebumps books but im not exactly sure how much theyre worth. Early in the year 2000, all goosebumps series were abruptly halted. I would never sell them, even if they turned out to be a quarter each or several thousand for the set, i just wanted to know out of pure curiosity.
Sellers declare the items customs value and must comply with customs declaration laws. Stine invented the teen horror genre with fear street, the bestselling teen horror series of all time. Born in columbus, ohio, he is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the goosebumps series. L stine goosebumps book my hariest adventure that has a few chapters in it from a whole other book monster blood 3.
Goosebumps became a quick hit and was translated into 32 different languages. Stine 1990s vintage books vintage childrens books horror books spooky books 90s kid chapter books. Stines original goosebumps books from worst to best revisiting the tales that gave a generation something to scream about. So far, he has sold over 350 million books, making him one of the bestselling childrens authors in history. Below youll find all the first edition printings of rl stine s goosebumps series. All 62 original goosebumps books ranked from best to worst geek. Goosebumps is a series of childrens horror fiction novellas by american author r. Reviewed in the united kingdom on january 22, 2018. Last year, jack black appeared onscreen as a fictionalized version of author rl stine in goosebumps. Goosebumps and censorship intellectual freedom blog. Stine titles in the set stay out of the basement, the ghost next door, revenge of the lawn gnomes, the haunted car, lets get invisible, the scarecrow walks at night, the curse of the mummys tomb, the blob that ate everyone, night of the living dummy, the werewolf of fever swamp, one day at horrorland, return of. Stine and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. The haunted lighthouse, 4d moviebased attractions at he sea world in san diego and busch gardens at tampa, are inspired by the stories written by r. One of the books on the end may have been wrapped a little too tight, as it was bent just a hair.
Not enough to cause a crease, but made me a little worried opening the package. He has written around a hundred goosebumps books, including the give yourself goosebumps and the goosebumps horrorland. Some special editions in the horror land series seem to fetch a few dollars more than purchase price as well as give yourself goosebumps. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Unfollow goosebumps books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Stine s contract with scholastic was not renewed for the year 2000. A total of 62 books are available in the series, with several spin off novels published as well following the explosive popularity of the original books. Kids who are minding their own business find themselves stalking a mutant librarian, or hiding from a possessed parent intent on killing them, or coming face to face with ghosts, or any number of other terrifying paranormal situations. The following is a list of all the goosebumps books, written by r. Each book is a standalone story in the goosebumps series. Youll get goosebumps when you find out how much money. I was the bestselling childrens author, then jk rowling came along. Legend of the lost legend, werewolf skin, monster blood 4, i live in your basement, the haunted school, deep trouble 2, and dont go to sleep are some rarer ones that they opted not to reprint when they reprinted the series.
The stine craze has its roots in 1986, when the erstwhile editor and humor writer at scholastic books which now publishes goosebumps took a tip from a former colleague and produced his first. Stines fallout with scholastic goosebumps wiki fandom. International postage items may be subject to customs processing depending on the items customs value. Goosebumps by stine, first edition abebooks passion for books. R l stine 1943 robert lawrence stine born october 8, 1943, sometimes known as r.
Rl stine on fear street, young adult fiction, and why he. Stine and jovial bob stine, is an american novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine goosebumps the dvd collection original tv series rare collectors item. Stine has since written 203 books in the goosebumps series. Stine has sold over 350 million books internationally, making him one of the bestselling childrens authors in history. Following several lawsuits between scholastic and parachute press, r. And of course, because he writes scary books, stine is no stranger to censorship. Oct 16, 2017 best known for his series of goosebumps books for kids, stine has been writing scary stories for over 30 years and has 330 published titles to his credit. Stine, who is often called the stephen king of childrens literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the goosebumps, rotten school, mostly ghostly. R l stine books biography and list of works author of. Stine talks about the goosebumps movie and how he became a main character. R l stines featured books the haunter goosebumps most. Returning to stines books as an adult, it is a bit hard to say exactly what it was that.
In fact, his goosebumps series, with titles and still growing, turns 25 this year and of course, because he writes scary books, stine is no stranger to censorship. Different atmospheres in the books introduce comedic or far more chilling elements than goosebumps. Both books are now out of print, but can be found on. Culture books features rl stine on fear street, young adult fiction, and why he doesnt like writing about zombies. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. All 62 original goosebumps books ranked from best to worst. According to stine himself, he didnt use a ghostwriter for the bulk of the goosebumps novels. Both books were released simultaneously in 1995 by random house, inc. I guess you can say that i love scaring people here are the book lists. The books are parodies of the goosebumps series by r.
I wanted to be able showcase the wide range of of the books and the brilliant stories contained. Returning to stine s books as an adult, it is a bit hard to say exactly what it was that. However, outside of that series, he has also written a number of other books that are just as good, if not better. Stine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Since that time, 177 books in the series have been published, over 300 million copies have been sold and it has come to be considered one of the most popular childrens book series to date. Below youll find all the first edition printings of rl stines goosebumps series.
Stine titles in the set stay out of the basement, the ghost next door, revenge of the lawn gnomes, the haunted car, lets get invisible, the scarecrow walks at night, the curse of the mummys tomb, the blob that ate everyone, night of the living dummy, the werewolf of fever swamp, one day at horrorland, return of the mummy,the. The books are in great condition and arrived wrapped in miles of plastic wrap and bound tightly this is a positive you dont want them to be damaged by moisture etc. Numerous spinoff series were written by stine, including goosebumps series 2000 published from 1998 to 2000, goosebumps gold which was never released, give yourself goosebumps 1995 to 2000, goosebumps horrorland. He has admitted that the first book in the series, welcome to dead house, was simply too scary, and that he was still honing the formula while writing that work. Stine which were later adapted to a tv series and films. Well, i finally put the lists together but now im in shock. Stine has revealed that he has signed on to write six more goosebumps books. Born in 1943 as robert lawrence stine in columbus, ohio, he moved to. In fact, his goosebumps series, with titles and still growing, turns 25 this year. This is a list of books from the goosebumps book series written by r. The goosebumps author turns a spooky mansion into a classroom with case studies of his bestselling books.
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