Since 1992, RL Stine has been scaring children on the page with his own Bumps again Fear Street books. In recent years, both have been replaced, with new ones Bumps show on Disney+ and Fear Street’s movie trilogy on Netflix.
Stine recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about both projects, specifically Bumps. Those original books were aimed at 7-11-year-olds, who he considers the ideal audience since that is “the last in their eyes to be enthusiastic.” The kids in those stories were twelve years old, but the show features a high school cast, which he admits caught him off guard. Once he got used to that, he found the new show scarier than its predecessor from the 90s and later movies.
Next Bumps The season, which starts on December 10, stars David Schwimmer and a new cast of children. Stine received his first two episodes and praised the season as “horrifying,” and said it was in keeping with the spirit of the books. As an example, he said the new season includes a mortal, which he usually avoids Bumps news. To him, that death on the show doesn’t break the rules of the series, as it’s established in a flash—if anything, he thinks that trick “elevates” the franchise, somehow.
If you indeed you want to see death in Stine stories, you can get that Fear Street. He noted that it was not the same bumps, that series is “killing teenagers left and right,” and “everyone loves it when you kill teens.” Last year, Stine said a fourth film based on Prom Queen The book was working, said to be directed by For the viewers Chloe Okuno. It sounds like the film will be followed by two more films, as he told THR that “the writers are working. Fingers crossed.” Netflix hasn’t revealed anything about it yet, but it will reportedly arrive in 2025.
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