R.L. Stine

Biography

Robert Lawrence Stine, sometimes known as Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee, is an American novelist, short story writer, television producer, screenwriter, and executive editor.

Career Overview

R.L. Stine has 98 screen credits in a career dating back to 1995. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Fear Street Trilogy with 3 titles. Signature works include Goosebumps, Goosebumps, Goosebumps: The Vanishing. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Writing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 98
Birth Date: 1943-10-08 00:00:00
Birth Place: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

Fear Street Trilogy (3 titles)
Mostly Ghostly Collection (3 titles)
R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead Collection (2 titles)
Goosebumps Films (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Zack Morris (1 collaborations)
Isa Briones (1 collaborations)
Miles McKenna (1 collaborations)
Ana Yi Puig (1 collaborations)
Will Price (1 collaborations)
Rachael Harris (1 collaborations)
Justin Long (1 collaborations)
David Schwimmer (1 collaborations)
Ana Ortiz (1 collaborations)
Jayden Bartels (1 collaborations)

Credits

writing (75 credits)
- R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2
  
  novel
  
  writing
  
  2026
- R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead
  
  short story
  
  writing
  
  2025
- Fear Street: Prom Queen
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2025
- Goosebumps: The Vanishing
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  - Invasion of the Body Squeezers (2025) ... book writing
  
  - Welcome to Camp Nightmare (2025) ... book writing
  
  - The Girl Next Door (2025) ... book writing
  
  - The Boy Who Cried Monster (2025) ... book writing
  
  - Monster Blood (2025) ... book writing
  
  2025
- Goosebumps
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  - Welcome to Horrorland (2023) ... book writing
  
  - Night of the Living Dummy (2) (2023) ... book writing
  
  - You Can't Scare Me (2023) ... book writing
  
  - Give Yourself Goosebumps (2023) ... book writing
  
  - Night of the Living Dummy (1) (2023) ... book writing
  
  2023
- Zombie Town
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2023
- Just Beyond
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  - The Treehouse (2021) ... book writing
  
  - Standing Up for Yourself (2021) ... book writing
  
  - We’ve Got Spirits, Yes We Do (2021) ... book writing
  
  - Unfiltered (2021) ... book writing
  
  - My Monster (2021) ... book writing
  
  2021
- Fear Street: 1666
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2021
- Fear Street: 1978
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2021
- Fear Street: 1994
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2021
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
  
  novel
  
  writing
  
  2018
- Mary McScary
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2018
- Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Goosebumps
  
  novel
  
  writing
  
  2015
- The Haunting Hour: My Old House
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Goosebumps: Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Mostly Ghostly
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2008
- The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
  
  novel
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Goosebumps: An Old Story
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Goosebumps: My Best Friend Is Invisible
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Goosebumps: Chillogy
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Goosebumps: Scary House
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Goosebumps: The Ghost Next Door
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Goosebumps: The Perfect School
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Goosebumps: Deep Trouble
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Goosebumps: Cry of the Cat
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Goosebumps: How I Got My Shrunken Head
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2003
- The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- When Good Ghouls Go Bad
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2001
- The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- Ghosts of Fear Street
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Goosebumps: Teacher's Pet
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die... Again
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Goosebumps: Strained Peas
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Goosebumps: Werewolf Skin
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: The Barking Ghost
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: Don't Go to Sleep!
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: The House Of No Return
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: A Shocker on Shock Street
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: The Blob That Ate Everyone
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: Don't Wake Mummy
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: Calling All Creeps
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: How to Kill a Monster
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Goosebumps: Vampire Breath
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Monster Blood
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Let's Get Invisible!
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask II
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Ghost Beach
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: You Can't Scare Me!
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Go Eat Worms
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: The Headless Ghost
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Bad Hare Day
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Be Careful What You Wish For...
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: A Night in Terror Tower
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: It Came from Beneath the Sink
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Stay Out of the Basement
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: My Hairiest Adventure
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy II
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Goosebumps: Return of the Mummy
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Goosebumps: Piano Lessons Can Be Murder
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Goosebumps: Welcome to Camp Nightmare
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Goosebumps: The Girl Who Cried Monster
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Goosebumps: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1995
- The Haunted Mask
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Goosebumps
  
  book
  
  writing
  
  - Deep Trouble (2) (1998) ... book writing
  
  - Deep Trouble (1) (1998) ... book writing
  
  - Cry of the Cat (2) (1998) ... book writing
  
  - Cry of the Cat (1) (1998) ... book writing
  
  - The Ghost Next Door (2) (1998) ... book writing
  
  1995
actors (15 credits)
- I Love Lucca Comics & Games
  Sé stesso
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Zombie Town
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Goosebumps
  
  - Night of the Living Dummy (2) (2023) ... R.L. Stine actor actors
  
  2023
- R.L. Stine is Dead
  R.L. Stine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Scary Stories
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
  Science Award Presenter - Principal Harrison
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- That's So '90s
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Search Party
  
  - The Imposter (2021) ... R.L. Stine actor actors
  
  2016
- Goosebumps
  Hallway Player
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Brainwave
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House
  R.L. Stine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Arthur
  
  - Fright Night (2019) ... Robert Baxter (voice) actor actors
  
  1996
- The Daily Show
  
  - Robert Reich (2008) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Bob Shrum (2007) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Robert Reich (2005) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Robert Reich (2004) ... Self actor actors
  
  1996
- The Haunted Mask
  R.L. Stine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Goosebumps
  
  - Night of the Living Dummy III (2) (1997) ... R.L. Stine actor actors
  
  - Night of the Living Dummy III (1) (1997) ... R.L. Stine actor actors
  
  - Welcome to Dead House (2) (1997) ... R.L. Stine actor actors
  
  - Welcome to Dead House (1) (1997) ... R.L. Stine actor actors
  
  - The Haunted Mask II (2) (1996) ... R.L. Stine actor actors
  
  1995
production (5 credits)
- Zombie Town
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Mostly Ghostly
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2008
directing (1 credits)
- The Haunting Hour: My Old House
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
creators (1 credits)
- Goosebumps
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  1995
crew (1 credits)
- Goosebumps
  
  - Vampire Breath (1996) ... series writer crew
  
  1995