R. L. Stine

R. L. Stine
R.L. Stine at the 2022 New York Comic Con
Stine in October 2022
BornRobert Lawrence Stine
(1943-10-08) October 8, 1943 (age 80)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Pen nameJovial Bob Stine
Eric Affabee
Occupation
  • Novelist
EducationOhio State University (BA)
Genre
Spouse
Jane Waldhorn
(m. 1969)
Children1
Signature
R. L. Stine
Website
www.rlstine.com

Robert Lawrence Stine (/stn/; born October 8, 1943), known by his pen name R.L. Stine, is an American novelist. He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second-best-selling book series in history.[1] The series spawned a media franchise including two television series, a video game series, a comic series, and two feature films. Stine has been referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature".[2]

Stine wrote the teenage horror fiction series Fear Street, which has sold over 80 million copies and has been adapted into a trilogy of films.[3] His other horror fiction novel series include Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, Nightmare Hour, and The Nightmare Room. He has also written dozens of humor books for children, under the alias Jovial Bob Stine.

  1. ^ "Goosebumps Books Statistics – WordsRated". October 21, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Emily Osment stars in 'R.L. Stine's "The Haunting Hour"". Cape Cod Times. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  3. ^ The Teacher's Calendar of Famous Birthdays. McGraw Hill Professional. 2003. ISBN 978-0-07-141230-8.

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