Goosebumps author R.L. Stine on his return to Fear Street
R.L. Stine says overprotective adults too often deprive kids of a good scare.
R.L. Stine joins guest host Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss his 20-year hiatus from scaring children silly -- and how grown-up 90s kids on Twitter helped revive his classic teen horror franchise, Fear Street.
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The best-selling author also argues that the scariest things are timeless, explains the link between humour and horror, and how shielding young readers from violence is anti-kid.
"I think there are a lot of people in the world who don't want kids to have fun," he laughs.