R.L. Stine, the name synonymous with children’s horror fiction, is set to turn his latest book into a feature film. The Hollywood Reporter has word that the Gotham Group has optioned It’s the First Day of School… Forever, a Groundhog Day-style story of a temporal loop that traps a young boy in the worst day of his life.
The book, set for release on July 5th, is officially described as follows:
On the first day of school, Artie falls out of his bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom hes dizzy and she says:
Youre just worried about your first day in a new school.
At breakfast, his little brother, Eddie, splashes syrup in his hair, and theres no time to wash it. Artie has to go to school with syrup-hair. And then, on the way there, he gets splashed by a puddle that makes him look like he wet his pants. Its not just the first day of school; its the worst day of school.
On the second day of school, Artie falls out of bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom hes dizzy and she says:
Youre just worried about your first day in a new school.
Huh? Today is just like the day before. Can Artie find a way to change it, before its the first day of school forever?
Stine, the author of hundreds of horror-related works, is best known for his enormously popular literary series, “Goosebumps,” adapted for the small screen in the mid-1990’s.
