Do novelists R. L. Stine and Anne Rice write under their real names?
R. L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943), better known by his pen name R. L. Stine and sometimes known as Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee, is an American novelist, short story writer, television producer, screenwriter, and executive editor. He has been referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature" and is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the "Fear Street", "Goosebumps", "Rotten School," "Mostly Ghostly," and "The Nightmare Room" series. Some of his other works include a "Space Cadets" trilogy, two "Hark" gamebooks, and dozens of joke books. As of 2008, Stine's books have sold over 400 million copies.
The New Girl (novel) The New Girl is the first novel in R. L. Stine's "Fear Street" series. It was written in 1989 and was one of the earliest horror novels Stine wrote. "The New Girl" is one of the twelve Fear Street books that were reprinted in 2005.