Robert Lawrence Stine began to write stories and joke books at the age of 9 after he found a typewriter in his attic. After he moved to New York City, he wrote children’s joke books and co-created the humor magazine Bananas. He also worked for many years for Nickelodeon.

R.L. Stine’s first horror novel was Blind Date. After publishing several more books, he became the co-creator and head writer for the Nickelodeon Network children’s television show Eureeka’s Castle from 1989 to 1995.

In 1992, R.L. Stine and Parachute Press Parachute launched the wildly successful Goosebumps series of children’s horror novels. His books have been translated into 32 languages and have sold over 300 million copies around the world. In three consecutive years, R.L. Stine was America’s number one best-selling author. In 2003, the Guinness Book of World Records cited R.L. Stine as the best-selling children’s book series author of all time. Even an amusement park ride, R.L. Stine’s Haunted Lighthouse at SeaWorld San Diego and Busch Gardens Europe, have been based on his books.

R.L. Stine produced the TV series Escape from Horrorland and wrote the content for two video games: Escape From Horrorland and Attack of the Mutant. In 1995, Stine released Superstitious, his first adult novel He has since published two more adult-oriented novels.

More information on R.L. Stine:

• Official Goosebumps site.
• The Nightmare Room, dedicated to the works of R.L. Stine.
• Profile of R.L. Stine.