Robert Lawrence Stine, better known as R. L. Stine, was born January 8th, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio. As a child, Stine enjoyed humorous books, TV shows, movies, magazines, and so on (Cashburn). Stine, himself, accredits Mad magazine for changing his life. It was not until Stine read Something Wicked Comes, a horror book by author Ray Bradbury, that Stine became interested in stories of horror and terror. One day, when Stine was nine, he ventured into the attic to find an old typewriter. Every since that day Stine said he has been fascinated with writing. In fact, it could be said that Stine s…
