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 * >I still think that he used ghostwriters.

In all seriousness, I agree. In that one Parachute v. Scholastic lawsuit, Parachute said that they hired freelancers to create outlines, but the initial concept and final stories were by Stine. I don't know if I personally buy that. We know he had assistants, the question is, how much did Stine's "assistants" do?

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 * >Arguing against ghostwriters, however, are the books' incessant use of the word "riot."

Look out for the phrase: “But—but—” I sputtered. (...Or some close variation of that.) It's seriously in (almost) every original series book. And that's not an exaggeration. Once you start to notice it, you'll think you're going crazy. The phrase is so pervasive that it legitimately feels overcompensatory.

Another recurring phrase is when a character sarcastically uses the saying "thrills" or "thrills and chills". Oh, and a classic Stine-staple is describing all light as being either yellow, pale, or silvery. There is almost no other kind of light in existence apparently.