R. L. Stine
Robert Lawrence Stine (), dikenal juga sebagai R. L. Stine dan Jovial Bob Stine, adalah penulis dan produser Amerika Serikat. Stine, yang dijuluki "Stephen King-nya sastra anak", adalah penulis dari ratusan novel fiksi horor, termasuk seri Fear Street, Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, dan The Nightmare Room. Beberapa karyanya yang lain adalah trilogi Space Cadets, dua buku permainan Hark, dan puluhan buku humor. Buku-buku R. L. Stine telah terjual lebih dari 400 juta eksemplar hingga tahun 2008.
Stine lahir di Columbus, Ohio pada tanggal 8 Oktober 1943, putra dari pasangan Yahudi, Anne (née Feinstein), seorang ibu rumah tangga, dan Lewis Stine, seorang pegawai perusahaan perkapalan. Ia mulai menulis sejak berusia 9 tahun saat ia menemukan sebuah mesin tik di lotengnya, dan kemudian mulai menulis cerita pendek dan humor. Stine lulus dari Ohio State University (OSU) pada tahun 1965 dengan gelar Bachelor of Arts dalam bidang Sastra Inggris.
Saat berkuliah di OSU, R. L. Stine bekerja sebagai editor di majalah humor The Sundial selama tiga tahun. Ia kemudian pindah ke New York City untuk mewujudkan kariernya sebagai penulis.
Stine menulis puluhan buku humor untuk anak-anak dengan menggunakan nama pena Jovial Bob Stine dan mendirikan majalah humor bernama Bananas. Bananas ditujukan bagi pembaca remaja dan diterbitkan oleh Scholastic Press dalam 72 edisi antara tahun 1975 dan 1984. Pada tahun 1986, Stine menulis novel horor pertamanya berjudul Blind Date, diikuti oleh novel-novel lainnya seperti The Babysitter, Beach House, Hit and Run, dan The Girlfriend. Ia juga menjadi penulis untuk acara TV anak berjudul Eureeka's Castle di Nickelodeon Network.
Pada 1989, Stine mulai menulis buku Fear Street. Sebelum menerbitkan seri Goosebumps, Stine sempat menulis tiga buku fiksi ilmiah humor dalam seri Space Cadets berjudul Jerks in Training, Bozos on Patrol, dan Losers in Space. Pada 1992, Stine dan Parachute menerbitkan Goosebumps. Ia juga memproduseri serial TV Goosebumps dari tahun 1995-1998, dan tiga permainan video; Escape from HorrorLand, Attack of the Mutant dan Goosebumps HorrorLand. Pada 1995, novel pertama Stine yang
ditujukan bagi pembaca dewasa, berjudul Superstitious, diterbitkan. Ia juga menulis tiga novel dewasa lainnya, yakni The Sitter, Eye Candy, dan Red Rain.
Cry of the Cat Bride of the Living Dummy Creature Teacher Invasion of the Body Squeezers, Part I Invasion of the Body Squeezers, Part II I Am Your Evil Twin Revenge R Us Fright Camp Are You Terrified Yet? Headless Halloween Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls Brain Juice Return to HorrorLand Jekyll and Heidi Scream School The Mummy Walks The Werewolf in the Living Room Horrors of the Black Ring Return to Ghost Camp Be Afraid- Be Very Afraid! The Haunted Car Full Moon Fever Slappy's Nightmare Earth Geeks Must Go! Ghost in the Mirror
Escape from the Carnival of Horrors Tick Tock, You're Dead! Trapped in Bat Wing Hall The Deadly Experiments of Dr. Eeek Night in Werewolf Woods Beware of the Purple Peanut Butter Under the Magician's Spell The Curse of the Creeping Coffin The Knight in Screaming Armor Diary of a Mad Mummy Deep in the Jungle of Doom Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum Scream of the Evil Genie The Creepy Creations of Professor Shock Please Don't Feed the Vampire! Secret Agent Grandma Little Comic Shop of Horrors Attack of the Beastly Baby-sitter Escape from Camp Run-for-Your-Life Toy Terror: Batteries Included The Twisted Tale of Tiki Island Return to the
Carnival of Horrors Zapped in Space Lost in Stinkeye Swamp Shop Till You Drop...Dead! Alone in Snakebite Canyon Checkout Time at the Dead-End Hotel Night of a Thousand Claws Invaders from the Big Screen You're Plant Food! The Werewolf of Twisted Tree Lodge It's Only a Nightmare It Came from the Internet Elevator to Nowhere Hocus-Pocus Horror Ship of Ghouls Escape from Horror House Into the Twister of Terror Scary Birthday to You Zombie School Danger Time All-Day Nightmare
Into the Jaws of Doom Return to Terror Tower Trapped in the Circus of Fear One Night in Payne House The Curse of the Cave Creatures Revenge of the Body Squeezers Trick or...Trapped! Weekend at Poison Lake
The New Girl The Surprise Party The Overnight Missing The Wrong Number The Sleepwalker Haunted Halloween Party The Stepsister Ski Weekend The Fire Game Lights Out The Secret Bedroom The Knife The Prom Queen First Date The Best Friend The Cheater Sunburn The New Boy The Dare Bad Dreams Double Date The Thrill Club One Evil Summer The Mind Reader Wrong Number 2 Truth or Dare Dead End Final Grade Switched College Weekend The Stepsister 2 What Holly Heard The Face Secret Admirer The Perfect Date The Confession The Boy Next Door Night Games Runaway Killer's Kiss All-Night Party The Rich Girl Cat Fear Hall: The Beginning Fear Hall: The Conclusion Who Killed The Homecoming Queen? Into The Dark Best Friend 2 Trapped
Party Summer Silent Night Goodnight Kiss Broken Hearts Silent Night 2 The Dead Lifeguard Cheerleaders: The New Evil Bad Moonlight The New Year's Party Goodnight Kiss 2 Silent Night 3 High Tide Cheerleaders: The Evil Lives!
A New Fear House of Whispers Forbidden Secrets The Sign of Fear The Hidden Evil Daughters of Silence Children of Fear Dance of Death Heart of the Hunter The Awakening Evil Circle of Fire Chamber of Fear Faces of Terror One Last Kiss Door of Death The Hand of Power
Hide and Shriek Who's Been Sleeping in My Grave? The Attack of the Aqua Apes Nightmare in 3-D Stay Away from the Tree House Eye of the Fortuneteller Fright Knight The Ooze Revenge of the Shadow People The Bugman Lives! The Boy Who Ate Fear Street Night of the Werecat How to Be a Vampire Body Switchers from Outer Space Fright Christmas Don't Ever Get Sick at Granny's House of a Thousand Screams Camp Fear Ghouls Three Evil Wishes Spell of the Screaming Jokers The Creature from Club Lagoona Field of Screams Why I'm Not Afraid of Ghosts Monster Dog Halloween Bugs Me! Go to Your Tomb- Right Now! Parents from
the 13th Dimension Hide and Shriek II The Tale of the Blue Monkey I Was a Sixth-Grade Zombie Escape of the He-Beast Caution: Aliens at Work Attack of the Vampire Worms Horror Hotel Pt. 1: The Vampire Checks in Horror Hotel Pt. 2: Ghost in the Guest Room The Funhouse of Dr. Freek
Who Let the Ghosts Out? Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? One Night in Doom House Little Camp of Horrors Ghouls Gone Wild Let's Get This Party Haunted! Freaks and Shrieks Don't Close Your Eyes!
The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! The Great Smelling Bee The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy Lose, Team, Lose! Shake, Rattle and Hurl! The Heinie Prize Dudes, the School is Haunted! The Teacher from Heck Ready, Set... Ghost! Party Poopers The Rottenest Angel Punk'd and Skunked Battle of the Dum Diddys Got Cake? Night of the Creepy Things Calling All Birdbrains Dumb Clucks
Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survival Guide Revenge of the Living Dummy Creep from the Deep Monster Blood for Breakfast! The Scream of the Haunted Mask Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz Who's Your Mummy? My Friends Call Me Monster Say Cheese- And Die Screaming! Welcome to Camp Slither Help! We Have Strange Powers! Escape from HorrorLand The Streets of Panic Park When the Ghost Dog Howls Little Shop of Hamsters Heads, You Lose! Weirdo Halloween The Wizard Of Ooze Slappy's New Year! The Horror at Chiller House Claws! Night of Giant Everything The Five Masks of Dr. Screem Why I Quit Zombie School Don't Scream! The Birthday Party of No Return
The Adventures of Shrinkman The Beast The Beast 2 Curtains Eye Candy It's the First Day of School...Forever! A Midsummer Night's Scream Phone Calls The Sitter Superstitious Three Faces of Me When Good Ghouls Go Bad Zombie Town