‘Goosebumps’ Author Reveals He Never Wanted To Write The Book

R.L. Stine has been giving readers goosebumps for 30 years, and helped kids develop a love for reading along the way. TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager sits down with the beloved author to talk about the series literary impact, the personal connection he felt to his main characters and how he almost didn't write the book.

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[youandiryan]

I am in my thirties and it's absolutely awesome to see RL Stine is still doing very well. He was a very big part of my childhood. He was a part of a lot of people's childhoods. So for a lot of people when you say the name RL Stine they have very fond memories.

[Luckyduck]

I was born in 1980 and I grew up on his books. Love him

[lucifer-icth]

This man made growing up in the 90 a million times better. Both the books and rhe tv series, ah the nostalgia...

[JellyjamLu]

Grew up on these, now collecting them as an adult. Always will be a special childhood memory, whenever I look over the covers, a rush of pure nostalgia!

[BrunaNeptune]

This guy is the whole reason I became a horror writer to begin with! I grew up on the Goosebumps series in the early 2000s in Elementary school! It's great to see the next generation read his books! ^^

[niabelizaire]

30 years later, Goosebumps is still one of the greatest children’s book series ever! 💚💯📚

[steveparsley]

It's because of R.L. Stine Goosebumps books I learned how to read. What attracted me to his books was the cover art of monsters, living dummies, and mask that become part of you. THANK YOU MR. R.L. STINE

[jemmajones]

Absolute genius. Even 30 years on i still read and watch Goosebumps. I hope more children today get to read and watch Goosebumps

[lc]

When I was younger, I loved going to the library after school. Hence, I can borrow those goosebumps books.

[LEGNDARY_MIST]

We need more information on the new Tv series for real😩 I can't wait for the new Goosebumps show, they better not mess it up.

[DollarMcChicken]

Whole reason I loved the bookstore in 3rd grade was because of Mr. Stine. S/O to the GOAT!

[WarrenSofine-tpqf]

WOW RL.STINE GOOSEBUMPS IS FROM MY CHILDHOOD, GOOSEBUMPS IS A BIG PART OF MYSELF..I REWATCH THE 90 FILMS EVEN IN 2024

[thebookcorner]

Thanks to R.L Stine I took a chance and became a independent author. I might not end up becoming as great as him, but he was such an inspiration to me.

[bulletlife]

My childhood consisted of going to the local library with my mom and seeing what goosebump VHS were on the shelf for the week! My favorite “One day at Horrorland” thank you R.L Stine for the memories! 👻

[zinachia]

0:54 Happy birthday to R.L. Stine! 🎂🎁🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎈♎

[jeffz]

R.L. Stine is the only person of fame that I genuinely want to meet. I want to thank him from the bottom of my heart for the memories that will stay with my sister and I forever. We would not of had the childhood we had without goosebumps. THANK YOU R.L. Stine! Wish I could meet you!

[shaliseshaw]

I still miss reading the Goosebumps books, "Say Cheese and Die, The Haunted Mask and The Haunted Mask 2, The Werewolf Of Fever Swamp, etc. and other Goosebumps books from the library. 📚📚📚📚📚📚😱😱😱😱😱😱

[luissarg]

God I love r.l stile, my father would read to me Stephen King books as a child cause I’m weird like that and so one day I took “It” to school and got in trouble so I went o the library and tried to find something that was horror but for kids and it was very difficult but eventually I found “scary stories to tell in the dark “ and as you all probably know or are guessing. I also got in trouble for that but then they began giving us the Scholastic book log and I spotted “Goosebumps” and so that became my daytime horror fix until I could get home and finish my Stephen King books, but plot twist. I just couldn’t put down the books and I recall even convincing my mother to pay for me to be in the “Goosebumps “fan club from Scholastics and it’s just such a big part of the creation for my love of writing and specifically writing horror stories because R.L Stine taught me that horror doesn’t always have to be visually horrific or gory, there are these fears we have as children that usually follow us into our adulthood and just yea he such a big artistic influence to me as a person and as an artist and he just seems so kind . Love everyone who has commented how he had influence on them .❤💀👻🤘🏻

[caffe]

His books are memorable. I only read one book and i still am intrigued and remembered it to this day

[killapicklepiratepanda]

I was a teen when goosebumps came out I was in love with these books ❤❤ still am. There's a reason why he's called the Stephen King of kids