We're wishing Goosebumps author R.L. Stine a very happy birthday today! It may be his special day today, but we're celebrating the man behind the scariest series ever created all month long with #31DaysOfGoosebumps. Every day from now until Halloween, we're posting Goosebumps-themed content—from trivia to quizzes to fun facts about the series—across our new Goosebumps channels! If you haven't already, give us a follow on Facebook (Official Goosebumps), Twitter (@Goosebumps), Tumblr (goosebumps.tumblr.com), and Instagram (@official.goosebumps).
Plus, on October 30 from 2-3:30pm EST, R.L. Stine will be "trick or tweeting" with fans by taking over our social media accounts for a live chat! Stine will share jokes, trivia, videos and images, plus answer questions from participants, who will also have a chance to win your favorite Goosebumps books. Join us!
In honor of R.L. Stine's birthday, we've got some fun facts to share with you about the frightfully awesome series and the man who has been scaring generations of kids.
- Goosebumps is one of the best-selling children’s series of all-time—with more than 350 million English language books in print, plus an additional 50+ million international copies in print in 32 languages.
- Goosebumps was named the world's bestselling book series of all time in the 2003 Guinness Book of World Records.
- R.L Stine started writing when he was 9-years-old.
- Before he became known as R.L. Stine he used the pen name "Jovial Bob".
- It takes R.L. Stine only 10 days to write a Goosebump book!
- R.L. Stine replaces his keyboard every 6 months because he types so much!
