Most Recent Role: Narrator on The Nightmare Room
Alias Name(s): Eric Affabee, Zachary Blue, Jovial Bob Stine, Bobby Lawerence Stine
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Birthday: 10-8-1943
Birth Name: Robert Lawrence Stine
Alias Name(s): Eric Affabee, Zachary Blue, Jovial Bob Stine, Bobby Lawerence Stine
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Birthday: 10-8-1943
Birth Name: Robert Lawrence Stine
R.L. Stine, born Robert Lawrence Stine, is a well-known children's author. R.L. specializes in children's horror books including the Goosebumps series. R.L. also has been noted for his work in comedy books as well. R.L. continues to write today living in New York with his wife and dog (2007).
Most Recent Appearance
Camp Nowhere (2)
Saturday 16 March 2002 on WB
At Camp Hawkwood a group of young teens on a trip must escape as Indian spirits have turned violent.
In 2002, R.L. won the Thriller Writers of America Silver Bullet Award.
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In 2002, R.L. became recipient of the first ever Champion Of Reading Award from the Free Public Library of Philadelphia.
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R.L. Stine has made new Fear Street covers for old Fear Street books. He started doing this in the year 2005.
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R.L likes to play the clarinet.
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R.L. was selected to accompany first Lady Laura Bush to Russia to promote children's reading in Moscow in 2003.
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R.L.: I thought writing 87 Goosebumps books was enough for a human-but everywhere I go the kids keep begging me to write more, I'm so pleased to be able to do what I've always done: listen to my audience!
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R.L.: My job is to make kids laugh and give them the CREEPS!
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R.L. (advice for inspiring young writers): Yes, write every day. Just a paragraph or two. Keep a journal or a diary. That way you'll always be writing.
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R.L. (on ghosts): I've never seen a ghost--but I keep LOOKING!
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R.L. (on where he gets his story ideas) Ideas come from everywhere. But most of my ideas start with a title. I try to dream up a really good book title first. Once I have a title, it leads me to a story. By the way, I've never gotten a story idea from a dream. I have the most boring dreams!
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Other Appearances
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Goosebumps
Host (In a few 2-part episodes) |
The Nightmare Room
Narrator |
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Goosebumps
The Haunted Mask (1) Host |
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Goosebumps
Shocker on Shock Street Story |
Goosebumps
Stay Out of the Basement (2) Story |
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Goosebumps
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (1) Story |
Goosebumps
The Haunted Mask (2) Story |
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Goosebumps
How I Got My Shrunken Head (1) Story |
Goosebumps
The Headless Ghost Story |
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