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R.L. Stine
R. L. Stine at the 2008 Texas Book Festival.
R. L. Stine at the 2008 Texas Book Festival.
SpouseJane Waldhorn Stine (1969-Present)
ChildrenMatthew Stine (1980)

Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943),[1] known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American writer. Stine, who is often called the "Stephen King of children's literature", is the author of dozens of horror fiction novels, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

Biography

Stine was born in Columbus, Ohio[2] the oldest of three children, to a homemaker mother and a shipping clerk father. He began writing at age 9 when he found a typewriter in his attic,[3] subsequently beginning to type stories and joke books and has been writing ever since. He graduated from Ohio State University[2] in 1965 and moved to New York City to become a writer. He wrote dozens of joke books for kids under the pen name Jovial Bob Stine and created the humor magazine Bananas, where he worked for many years with Nickelodeon.

In 1987 Stine wrote his first teen horror novel, Blind Date. He soon followed with the novels Twisted, Beach Party, The Boyfriend, The Baby-sitter, The Baby-sitter II, The Baby-sitter III, The Baby-sitter IV, Beach House, Hit and Run, and The Girlfriend - most of which were published as part of the Point Horror series. He was a co-creator and head writer for the Nickelodeon Network children's television show Eureeka's Castle, original episodes of which aired as part of the Nick Jr. programming block during the 1989 to 1995 seasons.

In 1990, Stine teamed up with Parachute Press to create Fear Street. In 1992, Stine and Parachute went on to launch Goosebumps. According to Forbes List of the 40 best-paid Entertainers of 1996-97, Stine placed 36th with an income of $41 million for the fiscal year.[4] His books have been translated into 32 languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide, landing on bestseller lists world wide. In three consecutive years during the 1990s, USA Today named Stine as America's number one best-selling author. Among the awards he has received are the 2002 Champion of Reading Award from the Free Public Library of Philadelphia (that award's first year), the Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Award for Best Book-Mystery/Horror (three-time recipient) and the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (also received three times). During the 1990s, Stine was listed on People Weekly's "Most Intriguing People" list, and in 2003, the Guinness Book of World Records named Stine as the best-selling children's book series author of all time. He won the Thriller Writers of America Silver Bullet Award in 2007. His stories have even inspired R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse, 4D movie-based attractions at SeaWorld San Diego and Busch Gardens Europe.

Also produced was a TV series that ran for four seasons from 1995-1998 and two video games; Escape From Horrorland and Attack of the Mutant. In 1995, Stine released his first novel targeted at adults, called Superstitious. He has since published two other adult-oriented novels; "The Sitter" and "Eye Candy."

In the first decade of the 21st century, Stine has worked on installments of three different book series, Mostly Ghostly, Rotten School, Fear Street, The Nightmare Room, Goosebumps Horrorland and the stand-alone novels Dangerous Girls (2003) and Dangerous Girls 2: The Taste of Night (2004). Also, a direct-to-DVD movie The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It, starring Emily Osment, based on Stine's Haunting Hour series, was released by Universal Home Entertainment on September 4, 2007.

Personal life

In 1969, Stine married Jane Waldhorn, who became an editor and writer and eventually formed Parachute Press with a business partner. Their only child, a boy named Matthew, was born in 1980. Stine lives with his wife as well as his dog, Minnie.[1] He has published an autobiography, called It Came from Ohio!

Bibliography

Series

Series he has contributed to

Novels

  • All Night Party
  • The Babysitter
  • The Babysitter II
  • The Babysitter III
  • The Babysitter IV
  • The Bad Girl
  • Beach House
  • Beach Party
  • The Beast
  • The Beast 2
  • Blind Date
  • The Boyfriend
  • Broken Date
  • Call Waiting
  • Camp Out
  • Cat
  • Cheerleaders: The First Evil
  • Cheerleaders: The Second Evil
  • The Confession
  • Curtains
  • The Dead Girlfriend
  • The Dead Lifeguard
  • Double Date
  • Eye Candy
  • The Fire Game
  • First Date
  • The Girlfriend
  • Goodnight Kiss
  • Goodnight Kiss 2
  • Halloween Night
  • Halloween Night 2
  • Halloween Party
  • Haunted
  • How I Broke Up With Ernie
  • Hit and Run
  • The Hitchhiker
  • I Saw You That Night!
  • The Knife
  • Killer's Kiss
  • Lights Out
  • Missing
  • The New Girl
  • The Overnight
  • Phone Calls
  • Scream, Jeniffer, Scream
  • Secret Admirer
  • The Secret Bedroom
  • Ski Weekend
  • The Sleepwalker
  • Silent Night
  • Silent Night 2
  • Silent Night 3
  • Snowman
  • The Stepbrother
  • The Stepsister
  • The Stepsister 2
  • Sunburn
  • Superstitious
  • The Surprise Party
  • Switched
  • The Rich Girl
  • Truth or Dare
  • Twisted
  • The Witness
  • Wrong Number
  • Wrong Number 2
  • The Perfect Date

Anthologies

  • Beware!
  • The Haunting Hour
  • The Nightmare Hour
  • Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  • More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  • Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  • Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  • More and More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  • More and More and More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  • Goosebumps Triple Header, Book 1
  • Goosebumps Triple Header, Book 2

Non-fiction

References

  1. ^ a b R. L. Stine. "R.L. Stine - Official Website". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  2. ^ a b "kidsreads.com". Retrieved 200-05-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ Rodrigues, Tracy. "R.L. Stine, author". Time for Kids. Retrieved 2007-01-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ The 40 best-paid entertainers, Forbes Magazine

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