This book is about R.L. Stine and how he came to be a writer. It talks about his childhood, his life in college, his early jobs, his girlfriend, and how he came up with the ideas for Fear Street and Goosebumps.
Cover[]
US[]
The US cover features R.L. Stine sitting and writing at his typewriter. He is surrounded by Slappy, The Lawn Gnomes, Monster Blood, Amaz-O the rabbit, Curly the Skeleton, The Mummy, a Scarecrow, The Ghost of Harrison Sadler, The Abominable Snowman, and The Shrunken Head.
Reprint[]
R.L. Stine is sitting at his comptuer writing, surrounded by Slappy, A lawn gnome, Fifi the Vampire Poodle, a mummy, a scarecrow, The Haunted Mask, Monster Blood, and the Abominable Snowman.
Trivia[]
- The reprint includes three new chapters and the top 20 most asked questions is updated.
- Susan Lurie (who wrote the new chapters) is also the author of the Monster Survival Guide.