R. L. Stine
Author of Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, No. 1)
About the Author
R. L. Stine was born in Columbus Ohio on October 8, 1943. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1965. Under the name Jovial Bob Stine, he wrote dozens of joke books and humor books for kids including How to Be Funny, 101 Silly Monster Jokes, and Bozos on Patrol. He also created Bananas, a zany show more humor magazine which he worked on for ten years. His first teen horror novel, Blind Date, was published in 1986 under the name R. L. Stine. His other works include Beach House, Hit and Run, The Babysitter, The Girlfriend, the Goosebumps series, and the Fear Street series. He also wrote an adult novel entitled Superstitious. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
R. L. Stine also uses the pseudonym Jovial Bob Stine. The name "Bob Stine", without the 'Jovial', is not a pen name used by R. L. Stine, so it has a separate author page.
Image credit: Credit: Larry D. Moore, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX, Nov. 1, 2008
Series
Works by R. L. Stine
Goosebumps Collection 1: Say Cheese and Die!, Welcome to Dead House, Stay Out of the Basement (1995) 145 copies
Goosebumps Monster Edition 2: Night of the Living Dummy, Night of the Living Dummy II, and Night of the Living Dummy… (1996) 121 copies
Fear Street The Beginning: The New Girl; The Surprise Party; The Overnight; Missing (2020) 115 copies
Scream and Scream Again!: Spooky Stories from Mystery Writers of America (2018) — Editor; Contributor — 97 copies
Goosebumps Monster Blood Collection: Monster Blood / Monster Blood II / Monster Blood III (2003) 84 copies
Fear Street Super Thriller: Nightmares: (2 Books in 1: The Dead Boyfriend; Give me a K-I-L-L) (2017) 74 copies
Goosebumps Monster Edition 3: The Ghost Next Door, Ghost Beach, and The Barking Ghost (1997) 50 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 1 - 4: Welcome to Dead House, Stay Out of the Basement, Monster Blood, and Say Cheese and… (1993) 41 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 5 - 8: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, Let's Get Invisible!, Night of the Living Dummy, and… (1994) 28 copies
Goosebumps Collection 7: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, Return of the Mummy, Attack of the Mutant (1997) 20 copies
Point Horror Collection 4: The R L Stine Collection - The Baby-sitter, The Boyfriend, The Girlfriend (1993) 16 copies
Point Horror: The R.L. Stein Special Edition: Baby-Sitter, Baby-Sitter II, Baby-Sitter III, Baby-Sitter IV (1996) 14 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 9-12: Welcome to Camp Nightmare, The Ghost Next Door, The Haunted Mask, and Be Careful What… (1994) 14 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 13 - 16: Piano Lessons Can Be Murder, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, You Can't Scare… (1994) 14 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 37 - 40: The Headless Ghost, The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, How I Got My Shrunken… (1997) 13 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 29- 32: Monster Blood III, It Came from Beneath the Sink!, Night of the Living Dummy II,… (1995) 13 copies
Goosebumps Fright Light Edition: Welcome to Camp Nightmare, The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, and Ghost Camp (1997) 13 copies
Happy Hauntings: Who's Been Sleeping in My Grave, Stay Away from My Tree House, Fright Night (1998) 13 copies
Goosebumps Wailing Special: Bad Hare Day, Egg Monsters from Mars, Beast from the East (1996) 10 copies
Goosebumps Collection 3: The Girl Who Cried Monster, Welcome to Camp Nightmare, The Ghost Next Door (1996) 10 copies
Weird Science: The Ooze, The Boy Who Ate Fear Street, Don't Ever Get Sick at Granny's (1998) 9 copies
Goosebumps Collection 4: The Haunted Mask, Be Careful What You Wish For, Piano Lessons Can Be Murder (1996) 9 copies
Goosebumps Collection 11: Revenge of the Garden Gnomes; Shocker on Shock; Haunted Mask II (1998) 9 copies
Goosebumps Collection 2: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, Let's Get Invisible!, Night of the Living Dummy (1996) 7 copies
R. L. Stine's Horror Hour: Time for Terror including Nightmare Hour and The Haunting Hour (Illustrated by Seventeen… (2007) 6 copies
Goosebumps Collection 8: My Hairiest Adventure | A Night in Terror Tower | The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (1998) 6 copies
Goosebumps Collection 9: Ghost Beach, Phantom of the Auditorium, It Came From Beneath the Sink (1998) 5 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 25 - 28: Attack of the Mutant, My Hairiest Adventure, A Night in Terror Tower, and The… (1998) 5 copies
Slime Doesn't Pay! 4 copies
You know it's going to be a great school year when-- ;: You know it's going to be a long school year when-- (1988) 4 copies
Goosebumps Collection 10: Night of the Living Dummy II, The Barking Ghost, The Horror at Camp Jellyjam (1998) 4 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 33 - 36: The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, A Shocker on Shock… (1995) 4 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 57 - 60: My Best Friend Is Invisible, Deep Trouble II, The Haunted School, and Werewolf… (1997) 4 copies
Goosebumps Collection 17: " Dont't Go to Sleep " , " Chicken, Chicken " , " How I Learned to Fly " No. 17… (2000) 4 copies
Goosebumps Books {Set of 5 Reader Beware... You Choose the Scare #13 #14 #15 #16 & #19} (WRONG ISBN) (1997) 4 copies
Scary Stories 4 copies
Goosebumps. Horroland. Sangue de Monstro Para o Café da Manhã - Volume 3 (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2010) 4 copies
Book Sets Guided Reading Classroom Set (4) : The Book Report From the Black Lagoon (Children Chapter Books for Grade 2… (2001) 4 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 17 - 20: Why I'm Afraid of Bees, Monster Blood II, Deep Trouble, and The Scarecrow… (2000) 4 copies
Goosebumps Collection 13: Night of the Living Dummy III / Bad Hare Day / Egg Monsters From Mars (1999) 3 copies
Fear Street Geisterstunde. Die Nacht des Bösen. Drei Schattenwelt-Romane in einem Band. (Ab 10 J.). (2003) 3 copies
Goosebumps Series (6 Paperbacks) Welcome to Dead House, Stay out of the Basement, Monster Blood, Say Cheese and Die!… (1992) 3 copies
Ghosts of Fear Street 1-3 (1 Hide and Shriek; 2 Who's been Sleeping in my Grave; 3 The Attack of the Aqua Apes) (3… (1996) 3 copies
Goosebumps: Ten Spooky Stories 3 copies
Gänsehaut - Doppelschocker 6: 2 Romane in einem Band. Die unheimliche Kuckucksuhr. Die Nacht im Turm der… (2004) 3 copies
Goosebumps Don't Make Me Laugh, A Special Goosebumps Mini-Book created for Frito-Lay, Inc (1997) 3 copies
Thrills, Chills, and Nightmares/the Boyfriend/the Accident/Weekend/the Snowman (New Chills & Thrills) (1991) 3 copies
Gänsehaut - Doppelschocker 25: 2 Romane in einem Band: Bitte lächeln / Das Geisterauto (2006) 3 copies
Ghosts of Fear Street 3 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 21 - 24: Go Eat Worms!, Ghost Beach, Return of the Mummy, and Phantom of the Auditorium (1990) 3 copies
Gänsehaut - Doppelschocker 5: Enthält die Bände: Nachts, wenn alles schläft / Der Gruselzauber.… (2004) 3 copies
Goosebumps Series 2000 Boxed Set, Books 9 - 12: Are You Terrified Yet?, Headless Halloween, Attack of the Graveyard Gho (1998) 3 copies
Goosebumps Horroland. Meus Amigos Me Chamam de Monstro - Volume 7 (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2011) 2 copies
Goosebumps Series 2 copies
Spettri & fantasmi 2 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 45-48: Ghost Camp, How to Kill a Monster, Legend of the Lost Legend, Attack of the… (1997) 2 copies
Goosebumps Collection 12: The Headless Ghost / The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena / How I Got My Shrunken Head (1999) 2 copies
Mis padres alienigenas & Las aventuras de Menguaman / My Alien Parents & Adventures of Shrinkman (Spanish Edition) (2013) 2 copies
Parents: A complete owner's guide — Author — 2 copies
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 41 - 44: Bad Hare Day, Egg Monsters from Mars, The Beast from the East, and Say Cheese and… (1997) 2 copies
Chair de Poule (Goosebumps) 2 copies
Goosebumps: Shocker on Shock Street 2 copies
A Sad Mistake 2 copies
Dangerous Girls Books 1 & 2 2 copies
R.L. Stine (Fear Street Saga) set - Burning, Babysitter, Burining Hears, Betrayal, Boyfriend, Call Waiting, Girlfriend,… (1990) 2 copies
Kummitusnaapuri 2 copies
Kippenvel 2 copies
Goosebumps Collection 15: How to Kill a Monster, Legend of the Lost Legend, Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns (1999) 2 copies
In de val 2 copies
LA TOMBA TRA LE DUNE MONDADORI 1992 2 copies
GOOSEBUMPS Reader Beware...You Choose the Scare! Set of 10 books (#1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 18, 19, 22) (1998) 2 copies
Fear Street - Der Anfang: Die Vorlage zur Netflix-Serie als Doppelband mit "Teuflische Schönheit" und "Schuldig" (2021) 2 copies
O Viajante do Tempo 2 copies
Goosebumps 3 Books: Reader Beware You Choose the Scare - #1 Escape From the Carnival of Horrors, #2 Tick Tock… (1996) 2 copies
Goosebumps Hall of Horrors Boxed Set: #1 Claws!; #2 Night of the Giant Everything; #3 The Five Masks of Dr. Screem; #4… (2012) 1 copy
hitchhiker, The 1 copy
Dix histoires d'Horreur à dévorer à la lueur de la lampe de poche (Chair de Poule, # 1 Édition spéciale) (1995) 1 copy
Mentiroso, O 1 copy
Verão diabólico 1 copy
Arrepios - Bafo de Vampiro 1 copy
Beijo Mortal 1 copy
COLLECTION 1: "CREATURE TEACHER", "BRIDE OF THE LIVING DUMMY", "CRY OF THE CAT" (GOOSEBUMPS SERIES 2000) (2000) 1 copy
A Shocker of Shock Street/The Haunted Mask II/The Headless Ghost/The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (Goosebumps 35 -… (1995) 1 copy
Fear Street 34 - Das Geständnis: Die Buchvorlage zur Horrorfilmreihe auf Netflix (German Edition) (2018) 1 copy
La habitación secreta. 1 copy
Goosebumps "Bad Hare Day" 1 copy
Goosebumps - Most Wanted 1 copy
De lifter 1 copy
Goosebumps- HorrorLand 1 copy
Why I'm Afreid Of The Bees 1 copy
Hrollur: Hefnd garðdverganna 1 copy
Milionário instantâneo 1 copy
DESEOS PELIGROSOS 1 copy
Weird Worlds #3 1 copy
Weird Worlds #7 1 copy
Weird Worlds #6 1 copy
Weird Worlds Number 4 1 copy
Weird Worlds #2 1 copy
Bananas Looks at TV 1 copy
Monster Blood for Breakfast·The Scream of the Haunted Mask (Goosebumps Horrorland series) (Chinese Edition) (2011) 1 copy
Goosebumps 17 1 copy
Breindoepa Grillers 1 copy
rua do medo: o novato 1 copy
Mixed Set of Goosebumps (7) 1 copy
Juguetes del mal, los 1 copy
Gänsehaut 1 copy
Brividi di terrore 1 copy
Sangue de Monstro 1 copy
Fear 1 copy
goosebumbs tv #6 1 copy
D 1 copy
S.O.S. fantasmi 1 copy
Goosebumps - Season 1 [DVD] 1 copy
The werewolf of fever 1 copy
Overtroens dæmoner 1 copy
Goosebumps, Books 1-4 1 copy
3 Ghoulish Tales 1 copy
Pogresan Broj 1 copy
Goosebumps Horror Land 1 copy
The Halloween Dance 1 copy
Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps/Includes Book and Kit (Goosebumps Special Edition) (1996) 1 copy
Goosebumps Most Wanted Set of 5 Paperback Books By Rl Stine Includes Planet of the Gnomes, Son of Sloppy, How I Met My… (2013) 1 copy
The House of no Return 1 copy
Goosebumps Collection /The Curse of Camp Cold Lake/ Say Cheese and Die - Again/ Vampire Breath/ Why I'm Afraid of… (2006) 1 copy
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 49 - 52: Vampire Breath; Calling All Creeps!; Beware, The Snowman; and How I Learned to Fly (1997) 1 copy
Fear Street Duos (The Best Friend, The Best Friend 2/Silent Night, Silent Night 2/The Step Sister, The Step Sister 2/… (1992) 1 copy
Series 2000 1 copy
Give Yourself 1 copy
#50, Calling All Creeps! #51, Beware, the Snowman; #52, How I Learned to Fly; #54, Don't Go to Sleep!; #55, the… (1997) 1 copy
Le zucche della vendetta 1 copy
Ectoplasmi 1 copy
Goosebumps Reader Beware 1 copy
The Goosebumps Monster Blood Pack: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, Monster Blood, and Stay Out of the Basement… (1995) 1 copy
Goosebumps Horrorland Set, Books 1-8 (Revenge of the Living Dummy, Creep from the Deep, Monster Blood for Breakfast,… (2009) 1 copy
Goosebumps: Series 2000, Collection 2: I am Your Evil Twin, Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1, Invasion of the Body… (2000) 1 copy
Goosebumps Series 2000 Boxed Set, Books 5-8: Invasion of the Body Squeezers, Part 2; I Am Your Evil Twin; Revenge R Us;… (1996) 1 copy
Fear Street - Slem Pike 1 copy
Three Goosebumps Reader Beware...you choose the scare paperbacks (The deadly experiments of dr. eek; Beware of the… (1999) 1 copy
Collection 4: " Headless Halloween " , " Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls " , " Brain Juice " (Goosebu (2000) 1 copy
Goosebumps Set: The Haunted Mask, Be Careful What You Wish For, Piano Lessons Can Be Murder, The Werewolf of Fever… (2000) 1 copy
Hall of Horrors 1 copy
Revenge of the lawn 1 copy
Il club dell'orrore 1 copy
Hide and Shriek/Who's Been Sleeping in My Grave?/The Attack of the Aqua Apes/Nightmare in 3-D: Volumes 01-04 (Hardy… (1994) 1 copy
Fear Street 53 - Eingeschlossen: Die Buchvorlage zur Horrorfilmreihe auf Netflix (German Edition) (2020) 1 copy
fear 1 copy
The Boy Friend 1 copy
GOOSEBUMPS 1 copy
A Máscara Maldita II 1 copy
um dia no parque do terror 1 copy
5604928 1 copy
Give Yourself Goosebumps Boxed Set 13-16: Scream of the Evil Genie, the Creepy Creations of Professor Shock, Please… (1997) 1 copy
"Wanted" 1 copy
Pesadillas. La playa del fantasma. El fatasma del auditorio. Pánico en la plsya del miedo (2001) 1 copy
Goosebumbs Horrorland 1 copy
LA BABYSITTER 1 copy
El Fantasma Aullador 1 copy
Invisibles! 1 copy
Scuola marcia 1 copy
Kippenvel 8x 1 copy
Associated Works
Life Is Short and Then You Die: Mystery Writers of America Presents First Encounters with Murder (2019) — Contributor — 72 copies
You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to… (2021) — Contributor — 61 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Stine, Robert Lawrence
- Other names
- AFFABEE, Eric
BLUE, Zachary
STIME, Jovial Bob
STINE, R. L. - Birthdate
- 1943-10-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Bexley, Ohio, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Occupations
- writer
producer - Relationships
- Stine, H. William (brother)
Stine, Megan (sister-in-law)
Stine, Jane (spouse) - Disambiguation notice
- R. L. Stine also uses the pseudonym Jovial Bob Stine. The name "Bob Stine", without the 'Jovial', is not a pen name used by R. L. Stine, so it has a separate author page.
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Reviews
i kataskinosi efialtis / η κατασκήνωση εφιάλτης by R. L. Stine
Αγωνιωδες page turner βιβλιο,με πολυ ιδιαιτερο φιναλε!!!!!!!!!
Ακρως διασκεδαστικο,καλογραμμενο το απολαυσα και συνεχιζω με τα υπολοιπα.
I read it 10 years ago and just found it again recently; it was just as entertaining as the first time I read it. This has become one of my favorite books ever despite not being a horror fan. The descriptions and imagery are amazing while still being an incredibly easy read. The narrator has unconventional traits for a main character but it works well in the story's plot. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a short, wildly entertaining, and creepy read.
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- Works
- 1,383
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- 136,606
- Popularity
- #50
- Rating
- 3.4
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