robert lawrence stine (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 (ne 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 19951998, 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.
losers in space
bozos on patrol
goosebumps series 2000
cry of the cat
bride of the living dummy
invasion of the body squeezers, part i
invasion of the body squeezers, part ii
i am your evil twin
revenge r us
are you terrified yet?
attack of the graveyard ghouls
return to horrorland
jekyll and heidi
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
earth geeks must go!
ghost in the mirror
give yourself goosebumps
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
ship of ghouls
escape from horror house
into the twister of terror
scary birthday to you
give yourself goosebumps special edition
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
weekend at poison lake
the new girl
the surprise party
the wrong number
the fire game
the secret bedroom
the prom queen
the best friend
the new boy
the thrill club
one evil summer
the mind reader
wrong number 2
truth or dare
the stepsister 2
what holly heard
the perfect date
the boy next door
the rich girl
fear hall: the beginning
fear hall: the conclusion
who killed the homecoming queen?
into the dark
best friend 2
new fear street
scream, jennifer, scream!
the bad girl
fear street super chiller
silent night 2
the dead lifeguard
cheerleaders: the new evil
the new year's party
goodnight kiss 2
silent night 3
cheerleaders: the evil lives!
the first evil
the second evil
the third evil
the new evil
the evil lives!
the fear street saga trilogy
99 fear street: the house of evil
the first horror
the second horror
the third horror
the evil moon
the dark secret
the deadly fire
the first scream
the loudest scream
the last scream
fear street sagas
a new fear
house of whispers
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
fear street seniors
in too deep
fight team, fight
sweetheart, evil heart
the prom date
fear street nights
ghosts of fear street
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
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
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
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!
the rottenest angel
punk'd and skunked
battle of the dum diddys
night of the creepy things
calling all birdbrains
the nightmare room
don't forget me!
my name is evil
dear diary, i'm dead
they call me creature
full moon halloween
the nightmare room thrillogy
what scares you the most?
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
we have strange powers!
escape from horrorland
the streets of panic park
when the ghost dog howls
little shop of hamsters
heads, you lose!
the wizard of ooze
slappy's new year!
the horror at chiller house
night of giant everything
the five masks of dr. screem
why i quit zombie school
the birthday party of no return
goosebumps most wanted
son of slappy
planet of the lawn gnomes
how i met my monster
dr. maniac will see you now
the badlands of hark
the invaders of hark
both story were re-released in 2010 under the name bitten.
the taste of night
the adventures of shrinkman
the beast 2
it's the first day of school...forever!
a midsummer night's scream
three faces of me
when good ghouls go bad
(disunting oleh stine)
the haunting hour
the nightmare hour
tales to give you goosebumps
more tales to give you goosebumps
even more tales to give you goosebumps
still more tales to give you goosebumps
more and more tales to give you goosebumps
more and more and more tales to give you goosebumps
goosebumps triple header, book 1
goosebumps triple header, book 2
"dead of night"
"the head start"
"lucky at cards"
"the kid behind the door"
"the terror after school"
"do some damage!"
"curse of the smiling mummy"
"can you keep a secret?"
"the vampire club"
"my worst nightmare"
"the wrong room"
karya nonfiksi dan jovial bob stine
101 vacation jokes
101 wacky kid jokes
101 silly monster jokes
the absurdly silly encyclopaedia and fly swatter
amazing adventure of me, myself and i
blips: the first book of videogame funnies
cool kids' guide to summer camp
doggone dog joke book
don't stand in the soup
how to be funny
it came from ohio!: my life as a writer (autobiografi)
pork and beans: play date
the sick of being sick book
you know it's going to be a long school year when...
my secret identity
pigs' book of world records
jovial bob's computer joke book
ghostbusters ii storybook
spaceballs: the book
big top pee-wee
the jet fighter trap
the protectors: the petrova twist