His books are read all over the world. He has sold over 350 million copies. He is one of the most popular children’s authors in history. He lives in New York with his wife Jane. Book series include Goosebumps, Fear Street,, Rotten School, mostly ghostly and the night mare room .He was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1943 he has a younger brother and sister his family calls him bob he started writing funny books and jokes books for kids under the name Jovial Bob Stine. In 1986 R.L. Stine turned scary.

His first teen horror novel was Blind Date. It became a best seller. In 1989 he created the Fear Street Series. He started the Goosebumps series in 1992. It has been translated into 32 different languages. He has a dog called Minnie and a son called Matthew. He started writing when he was 9 years old. His real name is Robert Lawrence Stine.