Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when I was three or four. The original 'Pinocchio' is terrifying.

L. I. He followed with many other novels including The Babysitter Beach House Hit and Run and The Girlfriend.

Stine's books have sold over 400 million copies as of 2008. Some of his other works include a Space Cadets trilogy two Hark gamebooks and dozens of joke books. L.