Hey Fans!

You can use this checklist to keep track of all of your favorite Goosebumps titles! Collect them All -- If You Dare. ___ Classic Goosebumps #01: Night Of The Living Dummy ___ Classic Goosebumps #02: Deep Trouble ___ Goosebumps Horrorland #01: Revenge Of The Living Dummy ___ Goosebumps Horrorland #02: Creep From The Deep ___ Calling All Creeps! ___ My Best Friend Is Invisible ___ Chicken Chicken ___ Monster Blood III ___ Beware, The Snowman ___ My Hairiest Adventure ___ Deep Trouble II ___ Return Of The Mummy ___ How I Learned To Fly ___ Don't Go To Sleep! ___ The Haunted School ___ Attack Of The Jack-O'-Lanterns ___ Vampire Breath ___ The Beast From The East ___ The Curse Of Camp Cold Lake ___ Why I'm Afraid Of Bees ___ Night Of The Living Dummy III ___ The Headless Ghost ___ A Night In Terror Tower ___ Night Of The Living Dummy II ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Welcome To Dead House Say Cheese And Die.Again! You Can't Scare Me! Ghost Beach Ghost Camp How To Kill A Monster It Came From Beneath The Sink Scarecrow Walks At Midnight Welcome To Camp Nightmare Werewolf Of Fever Swamp How I Got My Shrunken Head
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THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW MOST ABOUT R.L. STINE AND
Robert Lawrence Stine is the bestselling childrens author of all time. Born in Columbus, Ohio,
Stine began his writing career at the age of nine. He would write stories, joke books, and comic books for his friends. Upon graduation from Ohio State University, where he was editor of The Sundial, the universitys humor magazine, Stine moved to New York City. There he served as editor of numerous magazines for Scholastic and for ten years was editor-in-chief of Bananas, a humor magazine for children. During this time, Stine also wrote dozens of joke and humor books for children. In 1986, Stine wrote Blind Date, his first scary novel for teenagers. Blind Date became an immediate bestseller. It was a complete surprise to me, Stine recalls. I realized Id really struck a chord with kids. They liked scary books! Goosebumps was born in 1992. Stines Goosebumps, a scary yet humorous series for kids aged 8-12, was an instant hit. By 1994, Goosebumps books were being shipped to bookstores at an unheard of rate. Stine was named the #1 bestselling author in the United States by USA Today for three straight yearsfrom 1994 to 1996. Goosebumps books have been translated into sixteen languages. More than 300 million copies of Goosebumps books have been sold worldwide. With the explosion of Goosebumps books and merchandise around the world, Stine has become an international celebrity and Goosebumps a worldwide phenomenon. His books were cited by the Sunday Times of London as the most borrowed by children from UK libraries. R.L. Stine lives in Manhattan with his wife, Jane, their son Matthew, and their dog, Nadine.
How do I start my own GOOSEBUMPS reading club?
Here are ten easy ways to start you club:
1. Create flyers to post on bulletin boards or to stuff into mailboxes in your neighborhood: "Want to join a club?" 2. Name your club. 3. Create funky membership cards. 4. Elect officers: President? Note-Keeper? 5. Read the latest Goosebumps book and swap ideas about it. 6. Vote on favorite titles. Does it get a rating of COOL or DROOL? 7. Think up trivia questions and try to stump each other! 8. Make your own Goosebumps covers. 9. Write a letter to R.L. Stine. 10. Make up Goosebumps-inspired stories of your own.
OTHER FACTS ABOUT R.L. STINE
FIRST DAY ON EARTH: October 8, 1943 FIRST KNEW HE WAS A WRITER: Age 9 HIGH SCHOOL: Bexley High, Columbus, Ohio COLLEGE: Ohio State University WEIRD JOB: Wrote for soft-drinks magazine FIRST CHILDRENS BOOK: How to Be Funny FIRST SCARY BOOK: Blind Date FIRST GOOSEBUMPS: Welcome to Dead House FAVORITE HOBBIES: Watching old movies and cruising the Internet FAVORITE SCARY BOOK: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury FAVORITE COMICS AS A KID: Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror FAVORITE MONSTER MOVIE: Creature from the Black Lagoon FAVORITE SPORT: Playing pinball FAVORITE ANIMAL: His dog, Nadine