Talk:R. L. Stine

message: This pen name, if indeed he uses it, is presumably derived from Eric the Half-a-Bee, but is that documented anywhere?  Aredbeardeddwarf (talk) 19:36, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Eric Affabee

message: Stine has released at least 2 additional novels that have not yet been included in the listing, including an autobiography and an additional Goosebumps: Most Wanted title listed on his main website. The books are titled It Came From Ohio and A Nightmare on Clown Street, respectively. Additionally, while there is a reference for Eted with the other listed works, or should only books be listed? Just a question. I would make the changes myself, but I'm unable to since I'm a relatively new user. Have to edit an author wiki for a class, etc. Since I can't edit, I'll at least point it out. ImNotTrevor (talk) 22:46, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I added A Nightmare on Clown Street. It Came from Ohio was already included, I just added a note saying an updated version was published this year. I don't think Eureeka's Castle needs to be added to his list of works as it is already mentioned in the text, and I can see people confusing Eureeka's Castle as a book if we were to include it with all of his books. Also, if you'd like to make any changes to this article for your class, you only need autoconfirmed status – this requires 10 edits and your account to be four days old. You could also try editing another article on an author – most articles do not require autoconfirmed status to edit. This one does due to vandalism; unfortunately a lot of people find it funny to add bullshit and fake works to the article. Fearstreetsaga (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: New user, New Books

message: In the novel list it says 'Revenge of the Jew!' i looked around and couldn't find a book with that title. Does the book exist or is it just a joke pulled off by an editor.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.73.72.202 (talk) 20:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Revenge of the Jew?

message: I added the sentence "He won the Thriller Writers of America Silver Bullet Award in 2007." to the article. The source is R.L. Stine's official site.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Schuym1 (talk • contribs) 07:06, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: I added a sentence

message: I highly doubt his son still lives with him, as he is in his late twenties no 
A librarian once told me that the Goosebumps books were written by many authors, and that the R. L .Stine title was a pseudonym covering all of them... a lie, I presume? Saccerzd 20:13, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Goosebumps books were all written by him, but the Ghosts of Fear Street series was written by several other authors and published under his name. --Dleav 13:52, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: LOL! I bet librarians loved saying that, since I'm sure they hated the Goosebumps books. Someone once told me that Christopher Pike IS R. L. Stine, but that appears to be false. Madman Marz 05:25, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Son?

message: this page reads like it was taken from somewhere else. it definitely feels like a magazine article and not an encyclopedic article.
:Directly from the R. L. Stine web bio on his site. I'll fix it.--Dleav 02:08, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, I just removed the copyvio. Sorry for not leaving a note here. Cowman109Talk 02:09, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: copyvio?

message: Fback page of his books. Also, there's no mention of the fatc that he created the television show "Eureeka's Castle" or of the various attempts to turn "Goosebumps" into a theatrical film.
:The copyvio was removed as it was a direct copy from the R. L. Stine website, then was copy edited and cited. I do remember that Stine wrote for Eureka's Castle, but I didn't know how to work it in and I have never heard of Stine trying to make Goosebumps as a film. If you can add it in and verify it, please go right ahead. That's what wikipedia is for. --Dleav 12:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 149 Books!

message: In addition to the countless children's books, R.L. Stine has written at least one novel for adults called Superstition, which was in the New York Times bestseller list for awhile.
:It's been listed in his book list, I just haven't made the distinction in what the novel was about. Please sign your comments with four tildes in the future, thanks. --Dleav 13:36, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adult horror novel 

message: I chalked it up in the list of Goosebumps books. Counting Give Yourself Goosebumps and all the other books, he's written 149 books. I'd say thats fairly remarkable FinalWish 05:24, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 149 Books

message: Looks like someone has a grudge against R.L. because I highly doubt the claims of him being gay and loving pie.
but we dunno if he liked pie or not
he also gives off bi vibes dummy
:Perhaps he does like pie, but probably not to that extreme. Dleav 03:27, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I certainly like pie, so you can't really blame him. GlassCobra (Review) 14:48, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Early Life"

message: I KNOW I had some of his "Jovial Bob Stine" books as a kid, but my memory is way too fuzzy to contribute to the article. I am reasonably convinced, however, that in the '80s he was as noteable as a humour writer (Cracked?) as he was for his horror books. Am I totally out to lunch here? --66.129.135.114 12:35, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, I don't think so. Jovial certainly implies humor, though I confess that I hadn't read anything of his pre-Goosebumps, so I'm not really sure. GlassCobra (Review) 14:48, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

text: On Google I found some references to a series called 101... jokes by Jovial Bob Stine. http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Jovial_Bob_Stine.html Strdst grl (talk) 11:03, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jovial Bob Stine? 

message: "As an elementary school student he enjoyed playing soccer. He was gay and thought he could be come a woman, by having his right toe cut off. so he had surgery and is now living in new york with his new husband bil 78.148.79.235 (talk) 18:20, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism? 

message: The last little paragraph has horrible grammar; it reads as though it were written by a 12 year-old. Also, the last sentence clarifying the two authors as influences is reundant seeing as the two authors were mentioned in an earlier sentence.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fruhtloops514 (talk • contribs) 19:19, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal Life 

message: Is it a joke to list R.L. Stine as one of R.L. Stine's favorite authors?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.159.96.121 (talk) 11:52, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Favorite Authors 

message: How is he a Canadian? What connection does he have to Canada other than the Goosebumps TV series was produced in Canada? chantessy 16:51, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  nationality confusion 

message: Is that the best picture that could be found?  He look seriously uninterested.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.180.229.194 (talk) 14:07, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: There is no link to "Missing" but a title can be found on Amazon and I'm sure is verifiable other ways as well.  Here is the amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Fear-Street-No-4/dp/0671851241/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247095020&sr=8-1
Captcpsc (talk) 23:28, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing (Fear Street, No. 4) (Mass Market Paperback) 

message: I recently added a lot of books to the list on this page, because it was extremely incomplete. However, now it is a really really long list. I like the idea of a list of all his books together, but at the same time, other pages already have lists of some of his books (ie. the List of Goosebumps Books page, and the Fear Street page). Opinions? Spock of Vulcan (talk) 16:05, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, the list is rather too long. Perhaps a new page for his bibliography could be created. After all, there are two bibliographies for Stephen King's work (novels and short fiction) and I'm quite sure R. L. Stine has written more books than (the) King. I would offer to do it myself, but I'm inept. Missrain4 (talk) 03:23, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

text: I agree, I think the list is overkill and should probably be given its own page. A personal thing, I really dislike level 4 and above headers... the text becomes smaller than the body of the section. It's kind of stupid looking and not very professional. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 04:00, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Giant list 

message: Something that was not included in this article is that some of RL Stine's Goosebumbs books were adapted to television.  The USA channel briefly had a show entitled "Goosebumps" which aired in 1995 that adapted Stine's Goosebump books to a TV show format that lasted for about a half hour or an hour.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marx99 (talk • contribs) 19:01, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it's included. Quote from article: "Also produced was a Goosebumps TV series that ran for four seasons from 1995–1998". Fearstreetsaga (talk) 17:02, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adaptation of Goosebumps to television series. 

message: The link that was on the section went to a page that talked about the book. That was not the problem. The problem was that it was on the header. I transfer the link to the book and added the to second book. That way both books can be reached. I added a sentence about the re-release in 2010 under the name bitten, with isbn. I felt it was better mention here because it contains both books. I also added a redirect page to that section for those who are looking for information on the book and what stories are a part of it. It made more since than creating a whole page about the book and prevent someone else from creating a duplicate like I almost did. I have the book but did not relized it was two books in one. I am still reading it. That is everything I did. Program Death (talk) 22:30, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fixed Error with dangerous girls section 

message: I believe the phrase " and 'our generation's Lovecrafit,' by children growing up in the early 90's." should be added to the second sentence.
source: www.twitter.com/wesdontknow
74.4.32.136 (talk) 22:24, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: , twitter accounts are not a reliable source--Jac16888 Talk 22:27, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from , 22 November 2011 

message: In the Goosebumps section, I thought it would be easier to have a list of all the Goosebumps books available instead of having a link since all of the other series have a list. It would make it easier for readers, instead of having to switch to an entirely different page and go back if they wanted to look at the other lists. 
I also think it would be very helpful to put dates by each book for the year it was written. This will help people to compare books better and see which ones are better to read first, or just out of curiosity. 
Miamonkey89 (talk) 13:32, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: , this template is for making specific requests for changes, and besides, listing every single book would make for one very long not very useful list. The date's idea seems better, I suggest you wait until you become autoconfirmed then add them yourself--Jac16888 Talk 13:50, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 27 January 2012 

message: This page contains two links (one in the sidebar, one in the text) to "Bananas (magazine)", which is a redirect that points to this page, creating a circular link.  Circular links should be eliminated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.68.23.185 (talk) 09:47, 21 November 2012 (UTC+11)
:. Thanks! gwickwire | Leave a message 00:40, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the first instance is done. The second isn't :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.68.23.185 (talk) 08:49, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done Thanks again. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:43, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 20 November 2012 

message: Earlier someone suggested making a separate page/article for RL Stine's books - since he's so exceedingly prolific, the list here is the tail wagging the dog. Any votes needed? Manytexts (talk) 07:03, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  page for list of books 

message: The 'nightmare room' link in the first paragraph links to the T. V. Series page rather than the book series page. I simply wish to edit this to make it link to the correct page. Do not wish to edit it myself; this is simply to bring this to the notice of those who can.
117.247.116.159 (talk) 15:08, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 19 April 2014 

message: RL Stine grew up in Bexley, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus). Source: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2013/12/09/author-still-scaring-up-kids-stories.html
Could we update the "Early Life" section? And add him to this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_from_Bexley,_Ohio
Thanks for the help!
73.162.194.78 (talk) 08:06, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Done -Thanks for the improvement suggested. Anupmehra -Let's talk! 14:42, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 20 November 2014 

message: Category:Dark fantasy writers
24.165.80.219 (talk) 00:49, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Stickee (talk) 01:01, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2014 

message: I request that in the box of R.L. Stine info at the top right of the article, next to the words in bold "Pen Name", Eric Affabee be added, in the interest of completion and accuracy.
2602:306:C541:CC60:31C2:BD28:63F3:C62B (talk) 20:25, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Cannolis (talk) 20:40, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 January 2015 

message: Append the following to the lede:
Jack Black portrays a fictionalized version of Stine in the 2015 film Goosebumps, while Stine himself makes a cameo appearance.
136.181.195.25 (talk) 16:01, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I added it the career section of the article. (I don't think a cameo appearance by him needs to be included in the lead per WP:LEAD.) Thank you very much. Fearstreetsaga (talk) 20:25, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2015 

message: π
I think you should update how old he is because according to my math he is 75 yrs. in 2017 SMadrid139510 (talk) 23:49, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: 73 years is correct.  Cannolis (talk) 01:28, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 3 April 2017 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: For R. L. Stine at Library of Congress Authorities ("Stine, R. L."; LCCN: n85-268710, a number assigned in 1985), the Library of Congress notes ["See also"] that "Stine, Jovial Bob" (only) is another name by which Stine is in the catalog (LCCN is assigned; probably some books are catalogued). In fact ["Browse this term in LC Authorities", and onward to the catalog], there are now 17 LC Online Catalog records that credit this R. L. Stine.
I added this line to section External links:
* Jovial Bob Stine at LC Authorities, with 17 records, and at WorldCat
For Jovial Bob Stine, however, LC lists also "Affabee, Eric" and "Blue, Zachary" as other names for Jovial Bob in the catalog. In fact, they appear in two and one catalog records. 
* Eric Affabee at LC Authorities, with 2 records, at WorldCat [but the latter is now Paul R. Bonenberger; Affabee now here]
* Zachary Blue at LC Authorities, with 1 record, at WorldCat
Those may be useful here.
Evidently LCCNs were assigned to Jovial Bob in 1977, Stine and Blue in 1985, Affabee in 2000. --P64 (talk) 21:17, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pseudonyms 

message: Add the categories "American fantasy writers", "American science fiction writers" and "Ghost story writers", as none of these are present. 78.149.105.88 (talk) 18:10, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Done! GoingBatty (talk) 01:41, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 19 April 2020 

message: Question: Why does Wikipedia use two letters seperated in-between the periods?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.68.2.144 (talk) 12:49, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Question

message: Considering that teenagers are not publications, please rewrite the second sentence of the first paragraph of  to, for instance: . 151.132.206.250 (talk) 18:58, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: ––FORMALDUDE(talk) 21:24, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2021 

message: Under Picture Books
====Masters of the Universe====
*Demons of the Deep
edit to 
====Masters of the Universe====
*Demons of the Deep Stated Author 1985 Golden Books : Golden Heroic Champions Book Series Daisymask (talk) 12:40, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: the bibliography section seems like a bit of a mess, but either way as it currently stands it's just giving a list of titles without any extra info. ‑‑Volteer1 (talk) 13:20, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 July 2021 

message: *Demons of the Deep Stated Author 1985 Golden Books : Golden Heroic Champions Book Series Daisymask (talk) 12:40, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: the bibliography section seems like a bit of a mess, but either way as it currently stands it's just giving a list of titles without any extra info. ‑‑Volteer1 (talk) 13:20, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Masters of the Universe

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message: Sundial Humor Magazine has been added as a wiki page, can we update his early life to include the link to that page? Agenthl (talk) 23:42, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:56, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add link to Sundial Humor Magazine 

message: I've been adding info like book publishing dates to the bibliography and noticed that there are a lot of lists of Goosebumps books even though there is a very good and complete list of Goosebumps books in the mentioned List of Goosebumps Books page. Should some of the Goosebumps and Fear Street book lists be taken off of this page since they already have their own pages? If not, should I go through the trouble of adding publication dates to all of them? I guess the next question is: should R.L. Stine have his own Bibliography page and then a link to that page on the R.L. Stine page?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tvgross144 (talk • contribs) 02:03, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Makes sense to me; his bibliography runs to over half the page as it stands.  Also, a point of note: The Horror High books are just reissues of three of his Point Horror novels with the title, character, and place names changed, and this should probably be indicated on the page. 86.137.197.226 (talk) 20:27, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

text: I agree to a separate List article , as others suggested many years ago above. TGCP (talk) 19:38, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography