Audio problem: When Brian escapes his room and the headmaster with security is checking the rooms, if you look very carefully while the camera is going to Brian's room, you can see the headmaster hitting the door with his hand out, but the sound sounds like it would if he were hitting it with his fist.
Other mistake: Just before the bus comes to pick up Brian, he reads the brochure and says "The Perfect School; why settle for anything less than perfect?" but on the brochure, it says "With perfection, all things are possible."
Answer: According to all online sources I found, yes, this really was R.L. Stine.
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