History Creator / RLStine

Stine has had three TV series based on his works: ''Series/{{Goosebumps}}'', ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom'' and ''[[Series/TheHauntingHour R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour]]''. The last one ended its run in 2014. In addition, several TV movies have become perennial Halloween favorites.

While Stine’s thrillers and horror tales have proven to be great reading motivation for young people, he has also published several thrillers for adults: ''Superstitious'', ''The Sitter'', ''Eye Candy'', and ''Literature/RedRain''. ''The Sitter'' is currently being developed as a feature film by Creator/SamRaimi’s company.

->''"I'm R.L. Stine. I write the ''Goosebumps'' books."''
-->-- '''OpeningNarration''' of each episode of the [[Series/{{Goosebumps}} television series]]

* TomatoSurprise and TomatoInTheMirror: His other works are just as fond of this as ''Goosebumps'' was:

Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943) is the author of over 330 books for children. His book series, including ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' and ''Literature/FearStreet,'' has sold nearly 400 million copies around the world, making him one of the best-selling children’s authors in history.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Stine graduated from Ohio State University and moved to New York, where he worked as a freelance writer. Initially, he focused on comedy writing, publishing several joke books and comic novels for children, many under the pen name "Jovial Bob" Stine. He also edited the comedy magazine ''Bananas'' which ran from 1975 and 1984 and co-created the children's television series ''Series/EureekasCastle'' for Nickelodeon. Around this time he also wrote a few pieces for the {{Gamebook}} genre, including some starring the likes of Franchise/IndianaJones and Franchise/GIJoe, several of which were republished in the early 90s to capitalize on the popularity of his YA horror novels. In 1986 Stine published a standalone teen horror novel called ''Blind Date'', the success of which persuaded him to focus on horror writing.

Stine’s thrillers and horror tales have proved to be great reading motivation for young people. The YoungAdult series, ''Fear Street'', started in 1989 and was followed in 1992 by the [[MiddleGradeLiterature Middle Grade]] series ''Goosebumps'', which quickly took off around the world. ''Goosebumps'' has been translated into 35 languages. These days, Stine continues to add books to the Goosebumps series, scaring a new generation of kids.

He has had three TV series based on his works: ''Goosebumps'', ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom'' and ''[[Series/TheHauntingHour R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour]]''. The last one ended its run in 2014. In addition, several TV movies have become perennial Halloween favorites.

Stine has published three thrillers for adults: ''Superstitious'', ''The Sitter'', and ''Eye Candy''. ''The Sitter'' is currently being developed as a feature film by Creator/SamRaimi’s company. In 2012, Touchstone Books published a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, ''Literature/RedRain''.

In 2017, Stine entered the world of comic books with his take on ComicBook/ManThing. In 2019, he started an original comic series called ''Just Beyond''.

In 2020, Stine signed a contract with Abrams to publish a three-book miniseries for the ''Franchise/GarbagePailKids''. The last two were released in 2021.

-->-- '''OpeningNarration of each episode of the [[Series/{{Goosebumps}} television series]]'''

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: ''The 13th Warning'' centers around a kid who considers 13 to be his lucky number, and is the 13th kid of parents who were also 13th kid. However, on Friday the 13th, his 13th birthday, his luck turns around in a bad way.

* {{Ghostwriter}}: The ''Literature/GhostsOfFearStreet'' books were written by people besides Stine, despite being marketed using his name, with the real author or authors listed inside each book. One ''Ghosts of Fear Street'' book was written by a pair of sisters whom go by Creator/AGCascone; they later went on to write their competing series of books, ''Literature/DeadtimeStories''.

** ''The Best Revenge'': A family is revealed to be [[spoiler: zombies, whom take care of a pair of bullies that had been harassing the kids]].

* {{Ghostwriter}}: The ''Literature/GhostsOfFearStreet'' books were written by people besides Stine, despite being marketed using his name, with the real author or authors listed inside each book. One ''Ghosts of Fear Street'' book was written by a pair of sisters who go by Creator/AGCascone; they later went on to write their competing series of books, ''Literature/DeadtimeStories''.

** ''The Best Revenge'': A family is revealed to be [[spoiler: zombies, who take care of a pair of bullies that had been harassing the kids]].

Stine has published three thrillers for adults: ''Superstitious'', ''The Sitter'' ''Eye Candy''. ''The Sitter'' is currently being developed as a feature film by Creator/SamRaimi’s company. In 2012, Touchstone Books published a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, ''Literature/RedRain''.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Stine graduated from Ohio State University and moved to New York, where he worked as a freelance writer. Initially, he focused on comedy writing, publishing several joke books and comic novels for children, many under the pen name "Jovial Bob" Stine. He also edited the comedy magazine ''Bananas'' which ran from 1975 and 1984 and co-created the children's television series ''Series/EureekasCastle'' for Nickelodeon. Around this time he also wrote a few pieces for the {{Gamebook}} genre, including some starring the likes of Franchise/IndianaJones and Franchise/GIJoe. In 1986 Stine published a standalone teen horror novel called ''Blind Date'', the success of which persuaded him to focus on horror writing.

* PromotedFanboy: Believe it or not, this master of children's horror is a massive Creator/{{Disney}} fan, and was able to get his works made into several Disney productions.

* ProductPlacement: ''The Beast'' and ''The Beast 2'' was written to promote the titular real-life roller coaster, so they have many instances of the characters going on how awesome The Beast is.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: ''The 13th Warning'' centers around a kid who considers 13 to be his lucky number, and is the 13th kid of parents who were also 13th kid. However, on Friday the 13th, his 13th birthday, his luck turns around in a bad way.

* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: ''Young Scrooge'', about a boy named Rick Scroogeman who is given this treatment.

iN 2020, Stine signed a contract with Abrams to publish a three-book miniseries for the Franchise/GarbagePailKids. The last two were released in 2021.

iN 2020, Stine signed a contract with Abrams to publish a three-book miniseries for TheGarbagePailKids. The last two were released in 2021.

iN 2020, Stine signed a contract with Abrams to publish a three-book miniseries for the GarbagePailKids. The last two were released in 2021.

Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943) is the author of over 330 books for children. His book series, including ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' and ''Literature/FearStreet,'' have sold nearly 400 million copies around the world, making him one of the best-selling children’s authors in history.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Stine graduated from Ohio State University and moved to New York, where he worked as a freelance writer. Initially he focused on comedy writing, publishing a number of joke books and comic novels for children, many under the pen name "Jovial Bob" Stine. He also edited the comedy magazine ''Bananas'' which ran from 1975 and 1984, and co-created the children's television series ''Series/EureekasCastle'' for Nickelodeon. Around this time he also wrote a few pieces for the {{Gamebook}} genre, including some starring the likes of Franchise/IndianaJones and Franchise/GIJoe. In 1986 Stine published a standalone teen horror novel called ''Blind Date'', the success of which persuaded him to focus on horror writing.

Stine has published three thrillers for adults: ''Superstitious'', ''The Sitter'' and ''Eye Candy''. ''The Sitter'' is currently being developed as a feature film by Creator/SamRaimi’s company. In 2012, Touchstone Books published a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, ''Literature/RedRain''.

* BookEnds: ''The Best Revenge'' begins and ends with screams. Specifically, the screams of delight as the kids discover they got bikes from their father, and then screams of [[spoiler: horror as two bullies are eaten by the zombie kids.]]
* CreatorProvincialism: Played straight a few times with his home state of Ohio but he intentionally averts this with his current home in New York, as he states he has a superstition about setting his books there, with the exception of ''The Sitter'' and ''Eye Candy''.
* {{Ghostwriter}}: The ''Literature/GhostsOfFearStreet'' books were written by people besides Stine, despite being marketed using his name, with the real author or authors listed inside each book. One ''Ghosts of Fear Street'' book was written by a pair of sisters who go by Creator/AGCascone; they later went on to write their own competing series of books, ''Literature/DeadtimeStories''.

* TheFullNameAdventures: ''The Adventures of Shrinkman'', named after an in universe superhero that the protagonist is a fan of.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: ''The Adventures of Shrinkman'', which was actually a recycled version of a ''Goosebumps Series 2000'' book that had been cancelled.
* ProductPlacement: ''The Beast'' and ''The Beast 2'' were written to promote the titular real life roller coaster, so they have many instances of the characters going on how awesome The Beast is.

* TomatoSurprise and TomatoInTheMirror: His other works are just as found of this as ''Goosebumps'' was:
** ''My Alien Parents'': A boy believes his parents have been replaced by aliens, but [[spoiler: he's actually just a robot who was malfunctioning]].

** ''The Best Revenge'': A family is revealed to be [[spoiler:zombies, who take care of a pair of bullies that had been harassing the kids]].

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Stine graduated from Ohio State University and moved to New York, where he worked as a freelance writer. Initially he focused on comedy writing, publishing a number of joke books and comic novels for children, many under the pen name "Jovial Bob" Stine. He also edited the comedy magazine ''Bananas'' which ran from 1975 and 1984, and co-created the children's television series ''Series/EureekasCastle'' for Nickelodeon. In 1986 Stine published a standalone teen horror novel called ''Blind Date'', the success of which persuaded him to focus on horror writing.

In 2017, Stine entered the world of comic books with his take on ComicBook/ManThing. In 2019, he started an orginal comic series called ''Just Beyond''.

* EpisodeOfTheDead: ''Zombie Town'', where two kids have to face off against in a movie theater.
* TheFullNameAdventures: ''The Adventures of Shrinkman''

* ProductPlacement: ''The Beast'' and ''The Beast 2'' were written to promote the titular real life roller coaster , so they have many instances of the characters going how awesome The Beast is.

** ''Joe s Not a Monster'': Joe is picked on by kids for being a monster, but the narrator insists he isn't. How does he know this? [[spoiler: He's Joe's second head]].

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