Many adults feel that every children's book has to teach them something.... My theory is a children's book... can be just for fun.

I got the chance to do things that I dreamed of when I was a kid: I got to travel around the world; I had my own 'Goosebumps' attraction at Disney World; I've been on TV and had three TV series.

I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now.

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.

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.

I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning.