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GoosebumpsauthorR.L. Stinehas made a cameo appearance in several lively - action adaptation of his al-Qur’an . Stine has written one C of horror novels over the years , and he is often refer to as the " Stephen King of children ’s literature . " He has made various cameo appearances in movies and television serial base on his Book , some of which influence well than others .
R.L. Stine is most famous for hisGoosebumpsseries , but his other works includeFear Street , Mostly Ghostly , andThe Nightmare Room — many of which have been adapted as idiot box shows and motion-picture show . Interestingly , The Nightmare Roomtelevision series claimed to be narrate by R.L. Stine , but his part was actually performed by actor James Avery ( The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air ) . Stine does , however , seem in several hot - action interpretation of his works .
5Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
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The weakest of R.L. Stine ’s cameos occurred in 2018’sGoosebumps 2 : Haunted Halloween . The standalone sequel adapt several characters , monsters , and plot from Stine’sGoosebumpsbooks . The movie depicts two young friends who accidentally unleash various monsters from theGoosebumpsfranchise onto their town after reading an unpublished book manuscript titledHaunted Halloween . Jack Black briefly repeat his role as a fabricated R.L. Stine , who encounter several of his iconic monstrous creations — most notably , Slappy the ventriloquist dummy . Goosebumps 2 : Haunted Halloweenis littered with spooky Easter eggsthat references R.L. Stine ’s work . Right at the very end , it features a cameo from the writer himself .
During the net scenes ofGoosebumps 2 : Haunted Halloween , one of the protagonists , Sonny , wins the school skill fair . R.L. Stine makes a cameo appearance as the school ’s school principal , who present Sonny with the first dirty money . Stine has a couple of channel , butthere is trivial recognition of his true identity . As a result , many may have miss his appearing , making this Stine ’s least compelling cameo .
4Zombie Town (2023)
Board Of Executives Director
Zombie Townis base on R.L. Stine ’s 2000 standalone novel of the same name . The motion picture rendition was issue in 2023 and star Dan Aykroyd as a famed repulsion managing director , who , after years of privacy , make a fresh zombie movie . However , two adolescent find out the pic early and accidentally loose an ancient curse that turns the town into zombi . The dyad are then force to navigate the township as they assay to track down the director and save the world . R.L. Stine makes a cameo appearance duringZombie Town ’s end - credits scene , which draw Aykroyd among a plug-in of executives discussing the picture .
The executive in the final stage - credits scene ofZombie Towncomment that consultation need more zombies and necessitate the board ’s director for his permission . The paradigm then reveals R.L. Stine via video call , who reply that if the citizenry want more zombies , they should have them . It ’s brief but a pretty fitting tribute to the revulsion legend . The fit is undercut , however , by deliver R.L. Stine ’s image appear in the credit before his cameo . While it ’s very satisfying to see the author being reward , it’sa poorly delivered cameo that feels shoehorn in , as it is n’t desegregate into the narrative .
3Goosebumps (2015)
Mr. Black
The firstGoosebumpsmovie was released in 2015 and starred Jack Black as R.L. Stine . It describe the author teaming up with his teenage daughter and his neighbor after his enfranchisement ’s fiend escape from his books and play havoc in town . Several of Stine ’s classic brute are picture throughout the movie , which in many ways , is a celebration of his work . Goosebumpsfeatures R.L. Stine ’s interpretation of witches , werewolves , gnomes , and mortal gummed bear .
R.L. Stine has an extremely brief cameo duringGoosebumps ' final scenes . As Jack Black ’s Stine walks down a corridor in the school he ’s take up to mold at , the veridical author portrays a instructor who wave and calls out,“Hello , Mr. Stine . " Black ’s Stine then replies,“Hello , Mr. Black . “It ’s a delightful appearance from theGoosebumpscreator , made more hearty by exchange the couplet ’s names . The name switching proffer a more subtle nod to Stine ’s identityand , as a instructor , celebrates his influential history in children ’s literature .
2Goosebumps (1995-1997)
Himself/Host
R.L. Stine ’s most famous appearances in adaptations of his study are in the originalGoosebumpstelevision series . TheGoosebumpsanthology series ran for four seasons from 1995 until 1997 , accommodate 43 of theGoosebumpsbooks . Many of these stories are depicted across two sequence , add 74 installments in total . R.L. Stine appears in a total of six of these stories ( 12 episodes)and delivers an founding and epilogue to each as himself . Stine shows up in the very first episode , as well as a pick of tarradiddle from time of year 1 and 2 .
GoosebumpsEpisode sport R.L. Stine
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time of year 1 , Episode 1 - 2 " The Haunted Mask "
11 ( 1993 )
Season 1 , Episode 16 - 17 " A Night in Terror Tower "
27 ( 1995 )
time of year 1 , Episode 18 - 19 " The Werewolf Of Fever Swamp "
14 ( 1993 )
Season 2 , Episode 11 - 12 " The Haunted Mask 2 "
36 ( 1995 )
Season 2 , Episode 20 - 21 " Welcome To Dead House "
1 ( 1992 )
Season 2 , Episode 24 - 25 " Night Of The go Dummy 3 "
40 ( 1996 )
Stine assumes the role of host in the 1990sGoosebumpsseries , call back the horror custom exemplify by Elvira and Rod Sterling . Stine begins each of these with,“Hello , I ’m R.L. Stine , I wrote the Goosebumps books,“before offer some insight into the installment . In many of these , he reprise the show ’s tagline before the story begins:“Viewer beware , you ’re in for a panic . “During the epilogue , Stine often attempts to belay any reverence the audience might have , reassuring children that it ’s only a story .
For many R.L. Stine fans , this was the first chance to see the man behind the revulsion . As a host , he is playful and sorcerous , often delivering a laugh based on the tale ’s assumption that pop the question a comedic finish to the children ’s horror show . Stine guarantee every audience penis goes aside comforted by the knowledge the terror is over . As a result , R.L. Stine’sGoosebumpscameos are among his strongest because they take into account the horror maestro to connect with his audiencedirectly , fostering an attachment between the generator and the TV audience .
1Goosebumps (2023) Season 1, Episode 9 “Night Of The Living Dummy: Part 2”
Podcast Host
R.L. Stine ’s best cameo occurs in the 2023Goosebumpsreboot . Goosebumpsditches the anthology format of the original serial and focus on a group of five gamy schooling students who encounter a classicGoosebumpsstory with each episode . Goosebumpsseason 1 , episode 9 , " Nox of the Living Dummy : Part 2 , " portray an version of the 1993 novel of the same name . The instalment revolve around Slappy the ventriloquist dummy and Nathan Bratt ( Juston Long ) , who is suffering from writer ’s block .
hop to cure his writer ’s block , Bratt listen to a podcast diagnose " allow the Write One In . " The podcast is hosted by R.L. Stine , with a extremely conventionalize portraiture of him serving as the podcast ’s cover image . Stine ’s host discuss writing technique sate with fittingly gloomy metaphors about the narrative . R.L. Stine’sGoosebumpscameois perfect because itcelebrates Stine ’s literary bequest without feeling too obtrusive . R.L. Stinehas several cameo in live - natural action adaptations of his book , butGoosebumps(2023 ) is his strongest .
