20 Life Lessons from R.L. Stine's 'Fear Street'

My first visit to Fear Street was 27 years ago. In the fall of 1990, I picked up a copy of the eighth title in the series, Halloween Party , and throughout the following decade I was hooked on the sinister goings-on in the fictitious town of Shadyside. Since then, there hasn't been a book in R.L. Stine's seminal series I haven't read. (To see how fanatical I am, see: here .) And now, as a grown-ass thirtysomething, I'm proudly reading the new batch of hardcover novels the 72-year-old author is pumping out for the next two years - albeit with a much more critical eye. That's why I like to think I'm an expert when it comes to all things Fear Street . Hence the many things I've learned from reading these YA thrillers for nearly a decade... LIFE LESSONS FROM FEAR STREET 1. If you're new in town, believe every single story about the street where creepy and nasty stuff happens. And then move again. 2. Don't take any babysitting jobs in a h