R.L. Stine

Robert Lawrence Stine is an author of literature for young adults, his signature series being the Goosebumps franchise of horror-comedy novels and short stories.

Stine was born on October 8, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio,] the son of Lewis Stine, a shipping clerk, and Anne Feinstein. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio. His family was Jewish. He began writing at age nine, when he found a typewriter in his attic, subsequently beginning to type stories and joke books.[7] He graduated from Ohio State University in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. While at OSU, R. L. Stine edited the OSU humor magazine The Sundial for three out of his four years there. He later moved to New York City to pursue his career as a writer.

Stine wrote dozens of humor books for kids under the name Jovial Bob Stine and created the humor magazine Bananas.[ Bananas was for teenagers published by Scholastic Pressfor 72 issues between 1975 and 1984, plus various "Yearbooks" and paperback books. In 1986, Stine wrote his first horror novel, called Blind Date. He followed with many other novels, including The Babysitter, Beach House, Hit and Run, and The Girlfriend.[4] He was also the co-creator and head writer for the Nickelodeon children's television series Eureeka's Castle, original episodes of which aired as part of the Nick Jr. programming blockduring the 1989-1995 seasons.

Althought he never directly worked for Disney, his most iconic character, Slappy the Dummy, is the basis for the character of Benson in Toy Story 4. in addition, the television series based on his Goosebumps is now owned by Disney due to Disney's purchase of 21st Century Fox.