“Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine’s “Fear Street” to get film treatmentOctober 10, 2015 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment are developing a movie based on the popular “Fear Street” series of scary stories written by “Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine, TheWrap has learned. Aimed at horror-loving teenagers, “Fear Street” takes place in the fictional city of Shadyside, Ohio. Some stories feature the kind of supernatural activity found in Stine’s “Goosebumps” series, but most of the “Fear Street” books are simply murder mysteries that offer more violence than “Goosebumps.” Asked about the project by TheWrap, Stein recently confirmed that a movie was in the works, though he declined to provide any further details. “I’m not allowed to say, but yeah, there’s something happening. I’m usually a loose cannon but they really didn’t want me to talk about it,” said Stine. There are at least 100 titles in the “Fear Street” series, which has sold nearly 100 million copies worldwide. Stine began writing the “Fear Street” books in 1989, even before he launched the younger-skewing “Goosebumps” series — a Jack Black-led adaptation of which hits theaters on Oct. 16 via Sony Pictures. Stine has sold at least 500 million books worldwide, and other popular titles such as “The Babysitter” remain available on the rights market. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |