R.L. Stine

R. L. Stine is an American writer best known for the horror series Fear Street and Goosebumps. Born Robert Lawrence Stine in Columbus, Ohio, he initially wrote humour, working for Scholastic and creating the magazine Bananas under the name Jovial Bob Stine. He turned towards teenage horror with Blind Date in 1986.

Fear Street began in 1989 and Goosebumps in 1992, bringing short, suspenseful stories to successive generations of young readers. His work has been adapted for television and film. Stine has also written comics and graphic novels, including the adult horror series Stuff of Nightmares and the young-adult series The Graveyard Club.