I missed out on R.L. Stine when I was growing up. I don’t remember him being much on anyone’s radar in the UK prior to the Goosebumps TV series (and I was more of an ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ kid in those days), but this might’ve been down to me looking for recommendations in the wrong places. Friends in Canada and the U.S. certainly speak about Stine’s work in hushed, nostalgic tones. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed your ranking and reflections on the books in questions here. I only knew of Fear Street from the Netflix films, so some of the recommendations here definitely piqued my interest. 😊
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the ranking-it was a total nostalgia trip for me. It’s really fascinating to think about how certain media, like Are You Afraid of the Dark, circulated globally while others, like Fear Street, didn’t make the same leap. On one hand, I feel for your younger self not having access to these, but I’m sure you had your own cool reads that we missed out on! One of the interesting things about globalization and the internet now is how much it’s flattened those experiences-everyone has access to almost everything. So, no R. L., but did you ever come across Christopher Pike?
@@DrCrankyPantsReads I’ve seen a lot of Christopher Pike’s books online since, as well as other titles in the ‘Point Horror Books’ series, and all of them make me incredibly sad that they weren’t on my radar when I was around 12 or 13. I could imagine spending an entire summer reading book after book! The cover art, from what I’ve seen, is so evocative, especially the titles ‘Road to Nowhere’, 'Last Act' and ‘Remember Me.’ There’s one of Pike’s books, ‘Weekend’, which I’ve had on my list of Etsy favorites for months, and which I might one day take a chance on. If you have any recommendations, feel free to share. 😁
@@ATPennington Tell me about five current favorite books - that's going to help me think about which ones to recommend. Pike really was kind of all over the place - so I like to use some anchors to connect dots with recommendations.
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I missed out on R.L. Stine when I was growing up. I don’t remember him being much on anyone’s radar in the UK prior to the Goosebumps TV series (and I was more of an ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ kid in those days), but this might’ve been down to me looking for recommendations in the wrong places. Friends in Canada and the U.S. certainly speak about Stine’s work in hushed, nostalgic tones.
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed your ranking and reflections on the books in questions here. I only knew of Fear Street from the Netflix films, so some of the recommendations here definitely piqued my interest. 😊
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the ranking-it was a total nostalgia trip for me. It’s really fascinating to think about how certain media, like Are You Afraid of the Dark, circulated globally while others, like Fear Street, didn’t make the same leap. On one hand, I feel for your younger self not having access to these, but I’m sure you had your own cool reads that we missed out on! One of the interesting things about globalization and the internet now is how much it’s flattened those experiences-everyone has access to almost everything.
So, no R. L., but did you ever come across Christopher Pike?
@@DrCrankyPantsReads I’ve seen a lot of Christopher Pike’s books online since, as well as other titles in the ‘Point Horror Books’ series, and all of them make me incredibly sad that they weren’t on my radar when I was around 12 or 13. I could imagine spending an entire summer reading book after book! The cover art, from what I’ve seen, is so evocative, especially the titles ‘Road to Nowhere’, 'Last Act' and ‘Remember Me.’ There’s one of Pike’s books, ‘Weekend’, which I’ve had on my list of Etsy favorites for months, and which I might one day take a chance on. If you have any recommendations, feel free to share. 😁
@@ATPennington Tell me about five current favorite books - that's going to help me think about which ones to recommend. Pike really was kind of all over the place - so I like to use some anchors to connect dots with recommendations.