Stinetinglers 2: 10 MORE New 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 new stories that are sure to send a shiver down your spine.

Two kids embark on a field trip to the zoo...and stumble upon a creature they never expected to meet. A boy makes a machine that puts kids in charge...but at what cost? A child is sure his new house is haunted...but is it just in his head? And each story comes with a personal introduction from Stine himself.

Laced with Stine’s signature humor and a hefty dose of nightmarish fun, Stinetinglers 2 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: you might be sleeping with the lights on tonight!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250836304
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	08/29/2023
Series:	Stinetinglers , #2
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

R.L. STINE is one of the bestselling children's authors in history. Goosebumps has more than 350 million English language books in print, plus an additional 50+ million international copies in print in 32 languages. He is also the author of the Fear Street series, which was revived as a feature film trilogy, The Garbage Pail Kids, It's The First Day of School Forever, A Midsummer Night's Scream, Young Scrooge, and two picture books, with Marc Brown. R.L. Stine lives in New York City with his wife Jane, an editor and publisher.
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 R.L. Stine

“Romantic comedy quickly turns to horror and revenge in this story of glam teen movie stars haunted by a Hollywood curse. Enough scares to keep you guessing—and screaming!” —Harlan Coben, author of Seconds Away

“Stine takes the normal anxieties of childhood—in this case, the first day at a new school—and blends exaggerated humor with a few equally exaggerated moments of horror in a fast and goofy romp. Lots of fun for Stine fans.” —Booklist

“As usual, Stine delivers the hilarity and horror that readers love, and his mastery of sustaining mood will not disappoint . . . Kids will love the twist at the end.” —School Library Journal, starred review

“Stine's signature blend of horror and humor, combined with an unexpected ending, offers a fresh view on a familiar idea.” —ABC New York

From the Publisher

2023-07-26
A second gathering of fresh chillers under a title the author must have been waiting his whole life to use.

The 10 short tales are vintage Stine, dishing out twists that are creepy or comical in turn—such as “Lucky Me,” which serves up a reminder that there are two kinds of luck, and “The Stopwatch,” about a timepiece that allows a bullied lad to exact revenge by freezing his tormenters (until, that is, the watch stem breaks). There are encounters with a ghost and a werewolf, not to mention tentacled aliens and a hostile clan of secretive, red-capped “zoo gnomes.” Some of his young characters deserve what they get, but most are victims of either chance or circumstance and so are likely to elicit sympathy as well as schadenfreude from readers. 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; figures in the latter and names in the narratives cue some racial diversity in the cast, though most of the middle school–aged victims read white.

Easily digestible doses of terror featuring deserts both just and otherwise. (Horror. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews