R. L. Stine

Born

October 8, 1943 (age 82)

Known as

writer, novelist, screenwriter, editor-in-chief, children's writer, science fiction writer

Robert Lawrence Stine is an American novelist. He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series for children which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second-best-selling book series in history. The series spawned a media franchise including two television series, a video game series, a comic series, and two feature films. Stine has been referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature".

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