I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.

I've killed hundreds of teenagers. Hundreds. And I didn't know why. Why did I enjoy doing it so much? Why? And then I realized - I had a teenager at home!

I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!

When I was a kid my family was really poor and I remember one Halloween I wanted to dress up really scary and my parents came home with a duck costume. I wore that costume for years! I hated it.

I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real.

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.

You have no control [over natural disaster]. That's what's scary about it. You're helpless. That feeling of helplessness is really scary.