RL Stine has sold 400 million books: ‘And people say kids don’t read’

The Goosebumps author on his rules for writing and the new Fear Street films on Netflix

You think spring starts in February? Nonsense

If that’s the case, why not just move Christmas to July and have done with it?

The Last Good Man: A troubling, uncanny and believable nightmare world

Thomas McMullan’s debut novel portrays a vivid dystopia fuelled by sham democracy

Four new films to stream this weekend

Relic, Shirley, The Witches, The Painter and the Thief

Elisabeth Moss: ‘Something is actually wrong here and I’m not going crazy’

Unlike many stars, she has hardly put a foot wrong since her career-making role

Film 2020: The 50 films to watch out for

The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year

The 10 homes we fell for in 2019

From penthouses to clever conversions, here are the best homes up for sale this year

Apples & Knife by Intan Paramaditha review: Uneven horror stories

Tales of an unexpected nature combine horror with fairy tales and a feminist focus

The power of a good book in times of chaos

From Hunter S Thompson to Philip Roth, Shirley Jackson and John Connolly, great writing has a way of making readers feel less isolated in a world of anxiety and upheaval

The 10 best Netflix and Amazon Prime shows to watch in October

Operation Finale, Dancing Queen, The Romanoffs, Making a Murderer 2 and more

100 books by women you have to read

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

The Clasp by Sloane Crosley: Latching on to love

A comedy of manners about modern America steeped in literature

Set Fire to the Stars review: a warm Welsh bellow

Television: OM Dieu, a ‘Reign’ of error, and the towns of Ireland up in arms

‘Reign’ oozes anachronisms; you’ll find a more authentic torture and dark intrigue on ‘Shakedown the Town’