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* 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.]]



** ''Joe is 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]].
** ''The Best Revenge'': A family is revealed to be [[spoiler:zombies, who take care of a pair of bullies had been harassing the kids]].
** ''It's the First Day of School...Forever!'': [[spoiler: Artie's life is just a videogame a kid is playing]].

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** ''Joe is not 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]].
** ''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]].
** ''It's the First Day of School...Forever!'': [[spoiler: Artie's life is just a videogame video game a kid is playing]].

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* 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''.

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* 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.



** ''My Alien Parents'': A boy believes his parents have been replaced by aliens, but [[spoiler: He's actually just a robot who was malfunctioning]].
** ''Joe is 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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** ''My Alien Parents'': A boy believes his parents have been replaced by aliens, but [[spoiler: He's he's actually just a robot who was malfunctioning]].
** ''Joe is not a monster'': 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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* AuthorAppea: Stine likes redheads so you can expect to see one in at least every other book he writes.

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* AuthorAppea: AuthorAppeal: Stine likes redheads so you can expect to see one in at least every other book he writes.

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* GroundhogDayLoop: ''It's the First Day of School...Forever!'' focuses on a kid having to repeat a disterous first day of school over and over again. The loop starts before he even finishes the day and things get wilder as they go on. [[spoiler: It turns out this is all a videogame and the loops were due to the player getting a game over]].

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* AuthorAppea: Stine likes redheads so you can expect to see one in at least every other book he writes.
* GroundhogDayLoop: ''It's the First Day of School...Forever!'' focuses on a kid having to repeat a disterous disastrous first day of school over and over again. The loop starts before he even finishes the day and things get wilder as they go on. [[spoiler: It turns out this is all a videogame and the loops were due to the player getting a game over]].
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** ''The Best Revenge'': A family is revealed to be [[spoilers: zombies, who take care of a pair of bullies had been harassing the kids]].

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** ''The Best Revenge'': A family is revealed to be [[spoilers: zombies, [[spoiler:zombies, who take care of a pair of bullies had been harassing the kids]].
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* EpisodeOfTheLivingDead: ''Zombie Town'', where two kids have to face off against in a movie theater.

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* EpisodeOfTheLivingDead: EpisodeOfTheDead: ''Zombie Town'', where two kids have to face off against in a movie theater.



* TomatoSurprise/TomatoInTheMirror: His other works are just as found of this as ''Goosebumps'' was:

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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 ended its run in 2014. In addition, several TV movies have become perennial Halloween favorites.

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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.




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



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!!Tropes in his other works include:

* EpisodeOfTheLivingDead: ''Zombie Town'', where two kids have to face off against in a movie theater.
* TheFullNameAdventures: ''The Adventures of Shrinkman''
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: ''The Adventures of Shrinkman'', which was actually a recycled version of a ''Goosebumps Series 2000'' book that had been cancelled.
* 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.
* TomatoSurprise/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]].
** ''Joe is 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]].
** ''The Best Revenge'': A family is revealed to be [[spoilers: zombies, who take care of a pair of bullies had been harassing the kids]].
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: ''Young Scrooge'', about a boy named Rick Scroogeman who is given this treatment.

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Stine is a three-time winner of the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Kids' Choice Award (for ''Deep Trouble'' in 1995, ''Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps'' in 1996, and ''Deep Trouble II'' in 1998) and a recipient of the American Library Association Award. For his work in promoting literacy, he was also a recipient of the ITW Silver Bullet Award.

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Stine is a three-time winner of the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} [[UsefulNotes/KidsChoiceAward Kids' Choice Award Award]] (for ''Deep Trouble'' in 1995, ''Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps'' in 1996, and ''Deep Trouble II'' in 1998) and a recipient of the American Library Association Award. For his work in promoting literacy, he was also a recipient of the ITW Silver Bullet Award.
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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/EurekasCastle'' 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.

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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/EurekasCastle'' ''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.



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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/EurekasCastle'' 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.



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 ended its run In addition, several TV movies have become perennial Halloween favorites.

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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 ended its run in 2014. In addition, several TV movies have become perennial Halloween favorites.


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!!Works by/associated with R.L. Stine with their own pages include:
* ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}''
* ''Literature/FearStreet''
* ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom''
* ''Film/WhenGoodGhoulsGoBad''
* ''Series/EyeCandy''
* ''[[Series/TheHauntingHour R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour]]''
* ''Literature/RedRain''
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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 is currently broadcast on The Hub Network. In addition, several TV movies have become perennial Halloween favorites.

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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 is currently broadcast on The Hub Network. ended its run In addition, several TV movies have become perennial Halloween favorites.
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Stine’s thrillers and horror tales have proved to be great reading motivation for young people. The young adult series, ''Fear Street'', started in 1989 and was followed in 1992 by ''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.

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Stine’s thrillers and horror tales have proved to be great reading motivation for young people. The young adult 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.
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R.L. Stine 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.

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R.L. 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.
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'''R.L. Stine''' 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.

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'''R.R.L. Stine''' Stine 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.
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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 will publish a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, Literature/RedRain.

Stine is a three-time winner of the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Kids' Choice Award and a recipient of the American Library Association Award. For his work in promoting literacy, he was also a recipient of the ITW Silver Bullet Award.

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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 will publish published a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, Literature/RedRain.

''Literature/RedRain''.

Stine is a three-time winner of the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Kids' Choice Award (for ''Deep Trouble'' in 1995, ''Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps'' in 1996, and ''Deep Trouble II'' in 1998) and a recipient of the American Library Association Award. For his work in promoting literacy, he was also a recipient of the ITW Silver Bullet Award.
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'''R.L. Stine''' 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.

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'''R.L. Stine''' is the author of over 330 books for children. His book series, including ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' and ''Literature/FearStreet'', ''Literature/FearStreet,'' have sold nearly 400 million copies around the world, making him one of the best-selling children’s authors in history.
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He has had three TV series based on his works: ''Goosebumps'', ''The Nightmare Room'' and ''[[Series/TheHauntingHour R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour]]''. The last is currently broadcast on The Hub Network. 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 Sam Raimi’s company. In 2012, Touchstone Books will publish a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, Literature/RedRain.

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He has had three TV series based on his works: ''Goosebumps'', ''The Nightmare Room'' ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom'' and ''[[Series/TheHauntingHour R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour]]''. The last is currently broadcast on The Hub Network. 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 Sam Raimi’s Creator/SamRaimi’s company. In 2012, Touchstone Books will publish a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, Literature/RedRain.

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R.L. Stine is the author of over 330 books for children. His ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'', ''Literature/FearStreet'' and other book series have sold nearly 400 million copies around the world, making him one of the best-selling children’s authors in history.

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

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Stine has published three thrillers for adults: ''Superstitious'', ''The Sitter'' and ''Eye Candy''. ''The Sitter'' is currently being developed as a feature film by Sam Raimi’s company. In 2012, Touchstone Books will publish a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, RedRain.
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R.L. Stine is the author of over 330 books for children. His ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'', ''Literature/FearStreet'' and other book series have sold nearly 400 million copies around the world, making him one of the best-selling children’s authors in history.

Stine’s thrillers and horror tales have proved to be great reading motivation for young people. The young adult series, ''Fear Street'', started in 1989 and was followed in 1992 by ''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'', ''The Nightmare Room'' and ''[[Series/TheHauntingHour R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour]]''. The last is currently broadcast on The Hub Network. 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 Sam Raimi’s company. In 2012, Touchstone Books will publish a new R.L. Stine adult horror novel, RedRain.

Stine is a three-time winner of the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Kids' Choice Award and a recipient of the American Library Association Award. For his work in promoting literacy, he was also a recipient of the ITW Silver Bullet Award.
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