For Halloween, R.L. Stine live tweets a creepy, crawly tale

Emma Lacey-Bordeaux, CNN
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Updated 7:14 AM EDT, Wed October 29, 2014
R.L. Stine's "Fear Street" series for teens has always been a favorite with fans, who are pretty attached to the book covers, too. Here are some top covers, according to the <a href="http://www.rlstinefansite.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">official R.L. Stine fan forum</a>, along with some of his thoughts on terrifying teenagers.
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R.L. Stine's "Fear Street" series for teens has always been a favorite with fans, who are pretty attached to the book covers, too. Here are some top covers, according to the official R.L. Stine fan forum, along with some of his thoughts on terrifying teenagers.
St. Martin's Griffin
"Close point of view, that's my big secret," Stine said. "You're in one character's head, and everything in the book happens through her. Everything she sees, you see. It all goes through her, every smell, every sound. You come to identify with her and that's how you really make something scary."
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"Close point of view, that's my big secret," Stine said. "You're in one character's head, and everything in the book happens through her. Everything she sees, you see. It all goes through her, every smell, every sound. You come to identify with her and that's how you really make something scary."
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"Reading the same thrilling books together creates this shared experience," Kendare Blake, author of YA horror novel "Anna Dressed in Blood," said. "When young readers get a hold of it, they feel like they're doing something maybe a little illicit and older than what they are. When I was in school, those R.L. Stine books were passed around like bubblegum."
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"Reading the same thrilling books together creates this shared experience," Kendare Blake, author of YA horror novel "Anna Dressed in Blood," said. "When young readers get a hold of it, they feel like they're doing something maybe a little illicit and older than what they are. When I was in school, those R.L. Stine books were passed around like bubblegum."
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"How many hundreds of teenagers I have I killed?" Stine ponders, referring to his "Fear Street" series. Too many to count, apparently.
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"How many hundreds of teenagers I have I killed?" Stine ponders, referring to his "Fear Street" series. Too many to count, apparently.
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"In order to write a horror series, we realized that you can't have continuing characters," Stine said. "So the 'Fear Street' basis was a normal town with this one street where terrible things happen to people. The location became the star."
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"In order to write a horror series, we realized that you can't have continuing characters," Stine said. "So the 'Fear Street' basis was a normal town with this one street where terrible things happen to people. The location became the star."
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"Series keep you going," Stine said. "There was a time when I was writing a 'Goosebumps' and a 'Fear Street' novel a month."
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"Series keep you going," Stine said. "There was a time when I was writing a 'Goosebumps' and a 'Fear Street' novel a month."
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"I've been criticized for not having much characterization in my books," Stine said. "It's deliberate, I don't want to create a whole character, I want the reader to feel like the character. So I'm great at full-blown cardboard characters."
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"I've been criticized for not having much characterization in my books," Stine said. "It's deliberate, I don't want to create a whole character, I want the reader to feel like the character. So I'm great at full-blown cardboard characters."
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"Fears never change," Stine said. "It's dark, someone's chasing you, that thrill never changes."
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"Fears never change," Stine said. "It's dark, someone's chasing you, that thrill never changes."
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"When we first started doing the teen horror novels, I wasn't allowed to kill anyone," Stine said. "We started getting bolder, one per book, maybe two or three. Then, it's a bloodfest." Click through the rest of our gallery to see more fan favorite "Fear Street" covers:
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"When we first started doing the teen horror novels, I wasn't allowed to kill anyone," Stine said. "We started getting bolder, one per book, maybe two or three. Then, it's a bloodfest." Click through the rest of our gallery to see more fan favorite "Fear Street" covers:
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"Cheerleaders: The Third Evil"
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"Cheerleaders: The Third Evil"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"99 Fear Street: The Third Horror"
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"99 Fear Street: The Third Horror"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"Final Grade"
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"Final Grade"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"The Overnight"
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"The Overnight"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"The Perfect Date"
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"The Perfect Date"
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
"Ski Weekend"
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"Ski Weekend"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"The Secret Bedroom"
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"The Secret Bedroom"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"What Holly Heard"
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"What Holly Heard"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"The Surprise Party"
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"The Surprise Party"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"Trapped"
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"Trapped"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"Who Killed the Homecoming Queen?"
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"Who Killed the Homecoming Queen?"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
"Fear Street Sage #1: The Betrayal"
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"Fear Street Sage #1: The Betrayal"
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Favorite 'Fear Street' covers
CNN  — 

‘Tis the season for spooky stories and Twitter’s no exception.

Author R.L. Stine who has kept kids squealing with fear and delight for decades took to the social media site on Tuesday to regale his followers with a creepy tale.

‘Fear Street’: R.L. Stine and the return of teen horror

Stine live tweeted the tale that he titled “What’s in my Sandwich?”

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