The Haunting Hour

I have been a long time fan of R.L. Stine. I used to read Goosebumps all the time and my brother had all the Fear Street books. I also have some of the books he wrote for the Goosebumps group who grew up. I got him to sign one of them too at some mystery book store in Burbank. He wrote a line in almost every book that will always follow me: I opened my mouth to scream, but nothing came out. Every book I read has a similar line in it and therefore R.L. Stine will haunt me for the rest of my life. Anyway, I digress. R.L. Stine has a new TV show coming out called The Haunting Hour. He had an awful Canadian show based on his Goosebumps books so I can only hope this show is better. It will be on the Hub TV channel and will be geared towards kids. The show premieres on Christmas Day with 2 episodes. If I had that channel, I would totally watch the show!

Someone asked R.L. why his storylines and other storylines with zombies and vampires were so popular and he had an interesting explanation:

I think the world is a really scary place, for real. And I think whenever the world becomes a really scary place, this kind of horror fantasy becomes more popular because it’s an escape. It’s sort of an attempt to deal with horrors where you know you can close the book at any time. You know you’re not going to lose. You know you’re safe. It’s one reason why everyone likes it. Every age, people like scary stories, because it’s a way to face fears and know you’re safe at the same time.

That’s very true and also why I love reading his stories. He scares me, but not too much to where I can’t sleep, but just enough to give me shivers. Here’s a little taste of his new show.