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R. L. Stine wrote Goosebumps, a horror series for children that has sold more than 400 million copies in 35 languages, making it the second-best-selling book series in history, and spun off television series, films, comics and games. He followed it with the teen horror series Fear Street, which has sold more than 80 million copies and been adapted into its own run of films. Dubbed the "Stephen King of children's literature," Stine also wrote comic novels for younger readers under the pen name Jovial Bob Stine.