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R.L. Stine: ‘The New Year’s Party’—when they hide the body but begin dying off…

Chris Well

“The New Year’s Party was completely insane in all of the best possible ways!”—The Library Ladies

Stine says, “I don’t try to put any messages in these books. The only lesson is to run.”

For the New Year, R.L. Stine amps up the occasion with his YA thriller horror novel The New Year’s Party: Indirectly causing the death of P. J., who had a bad heart, the attendants at Reenie’s party agree to hide the body and the truth until someone begins to hunt down and kill each in turn.

“I don’t try to put any messages in these books,” Stine told The Guardian. “The only lesson is to run. Adults have the right to read something just for fun, and I’ve always thought kids had the same right. Why can’t a kid just pick up a book and be entertained?”

In another interview, Stine told GQ that “humor” and “horror” are closely related. “It’s the same visceral reaction,” hr said. “I use humor a lot in my books to lighten things up. Whenever a scene gets too intense I throw in a scene to ease up. It’s like if someone came up from behind you and scared you, it’s scary, but you respond with a laugh as a defense, to calm yourself down. Also when you’re on a rollercoaster, you’re often laughing and screaming at the same time. They’re very similar.”

The New Year’s Party
R.L. Stine
Simon Pulse
Categories: Teen & Young Adult Romantic Mystery, Teen & Young Adult Thrillers & Suspense, Teen & Young Adult Fantasy & Supernatural Mystery eBooks

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Reviews

“The New Year’s Party was completely insane in all of the best possible ways!!! A really fun read that every ‘Fear Street’ fan ought to pick up!”—The Library Ladies

About the Author

R.L. Stine invented the teen horror genre with Fear Street, the bestselling teen horror series of all time. He also changed the face of children’s publishing with the mega-successful Goosebumps series, which went on to become a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. Guinness World Records cites Stine as the most prolific author of children’s horror fiction novels.

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