Origins & Early Life

Robert Lawrence Stine (; born October 8, 1943) is an American novelist. He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series for children which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second-best-selling book series in history. 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".

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Stine wrote the teen horror fiction series Fear Street, which has sold over 80 million copies and has been adapted into a series of films. His work includes Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, Nightmare Hour, and The Nightmare Room. He has also written humor books for children, under the alias Jovial Bob Stine. Stine was born on October 8, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio, into a Jewish family, the son of Lewis Stine, a shipping clerk, and Anne Feinstein. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Stine began writing at age nine, when he found a typewriter in his attic, subsequently beginning to type stories and joke books. Stine said that he remembered reading the Tales from the Crypt comic books when he was young and credited them...

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