Robert Lawrence Stine is the bestselling children's author in history. He began his writing career at the age of nine writing short stories, joke books, and comic books for his friends and has been at it ever since. A graduate of Ohio State University, Mr. Stine served as editor-in-chief of Bananas, a humor magazine for children, before teaming up with Parachute Press to create Fear Street, the first and #1 bestselling youth adult horror series. After the enormous success of Fear Street, Stine and Parachute went on to launch Goosebumps, the bestselling series that made Stine an international celebrity and the #1 betselling children's author of all time (Guinness Book of Records).

R.L. Stine lives in Manhattan with his wife, Jane, their teenage son, Matthew, and their dog, Nadine.

E-book extra: "Go Deeper Into this Nightmare!"

Say Happy Birthday to Maggie O'Connor. She's that shy, pretty girl standing outside the fortune-teller's tent. Maggie and her friends came to the carnival for fun. But Maggie won't be celebrating for long. The old woman who reads her palm will soon have Maggie screaming in horror. Because Maggie hasn't really entered a fortune-teller's tent. She has stepped into The Nightmare Room.