R.L. Stine

Robert Lawrence Stine, better known as R. L. Stine is a famous American Bestseller author and television producer, who lives in Ohio, United States. He has written over hundreds of novels of horror fiction genre.

The best place to start is the Point Horror series, the earliest of R.L. Stine's multi-book series: it opens with Avalanche (1979) and runs to 81 books across 1979–2020, ending with The Dark: v. 1 (2020). R.L. Stine's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

R.L. Stine has 771 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2027. 689 of them belong to 60 named series — the largest being the Point Horror series with 81 books — and 82 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. R.L. Stine's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Point Horror (1979–2020, 81 books), Twistaplot (1982–1985, 18 books) and The Nightmare Room (1983–2001, 12 books), plus 56 more.

This guide splits R.L. Stine's 771 books into 60 named series and 82 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Point Horror (81 books, 1979–2020); Goosebumps (62 books, 1992–1997); Fear Street (49 books, 1989–1997); Give Yourself Goosebumps (42 books, 1991–2000); Ghosts Of Fear Street (36 books, 1995–1998), plus 55 further series.