I used to have all the Goosebumps books as a kid too.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One of the things I wanted to do with my own books was bridge the gap between 'Goosebumps' and adult horror.
I am so excited about the 'Goosebumps' movie; I am geeking out. I was a huge fan of the books.
When I was a kid, I read books that made me laugh but also made me shiver in terror. I wanted to make books that made other people feel the same way.
I wish I had had my books when I was a kid, I do.
By the time I was 10 or 12, I had discovered the lure of the romance genre - and the dusty copy of 'The Thorn Birds' on my parents' bookshelf.
I didn't have picture books - there weren't many around when I was a child.
My mother used to take my brother and me to get any books we wanted, but they were second hand books published in the '30s and '40s. I liked scary books.
One of the most important things in my childhood were the new books that came in. I feel sorry for kids today who have so many other options like television that they may not value books as much as they could enjoy them.
I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them.
I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now.