- Check out our interview with R.L. Stine! Reviews NIGHTMARE HOUR R. L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old and today he has achieved the position of the best selling children's author in history. Stine, born in Columbus, Ohio, began writing short stories, joke books, and comic books for his friends, and he has devoted his adult life to getting kids to ...www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-stine-rl.asp