R.L. Stine

Robert Lawrence Stine, born in 1943, is an American novelist whose books appear under the name R. L. Stine. He is best known for Goosebumps, a horror series for children that has sold over 400 million copies in 35 languages and ranks as the second-best-selling book series in history. He also wrote the teen horror series Fear Street, which has sold over 80 million copies, along with Rotten School and Mostly Ghostly, and he has written humor books under the name Jovial Bob Stine.