R. L. Stine
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R. L. Stine is an American author best known for creating the popular children's horror book series "Goosebumps."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R. L. Stine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5082509 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. L. Stine Context triple: [Slappy, creator, R. L. Stine]
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A.
Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator best known for creating the popular children's book series "Captain Underpants" and "Dog Man."
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B.
Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz is a bestselling American author known for his suspenseful thrillers that blend horror, mystery, and science fiction elements.
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C.
Jack Kinney
Jack Kinney was an American animator and director best known for his work on classic Disney cartoons and feature segments during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney is an American author and cartoonist best known for creating the popular children's book series "Diary of a Wimpy Kid."
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E.
Will Bruder
Will Bruder is an American architect known for his innovative, materially expressive designs and significant cultural projects throughout the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. L. Stine Target entity description: R. L. Stine is an American author best known for creating the popular children's horror book series "Goosebumps."
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A.
Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator best known for creating the popular children's book series "Captain Underpants" and "Dog Man."
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B.
Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz is a bestselling American author known for his suspenseful thrillers that blend horror, mystery, and science fiction elements.
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C.
Jack Kinney
Jack Kinney was an American animator and director best known for his work on classic Disney cartoons and feature segments during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney is an American author and cartoonist best known for creating the popular children's book series "Diary of a Wimpy Kid."
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E.
Will Bruder
Will Bruder is an American architect known for his innovative, materially expressive designs and significant cultural projects throughout the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| birthName | Robert Lawrence Stine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Matthew Stine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-10-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ohio State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Stine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | English ⓘ |
| genre |
children's horror fiction
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humor ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Fear Street film trilogy
NERFINISHED
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Goosebumps (1995 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Goosebumps (2015 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nightmare Room (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | EC horror comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | children's horror literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | R. L. Stine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Award
NERFINISHED
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Thriller Legend Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | creating the Goosebumps children's horror book series ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
Fear Street
NERFINISHED
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Goosebumps NERFINISHED ⓘ Goosebumps HorrorLand NERFINISHED ⓘ Goosebumps Most Wanted NERFINISHED ⓘ Goosebumps Series 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nightmare Room book series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fear Street
NERFINISHED
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Goosebumps NERFINISHED ⓘ Mostly Ghostly NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotten School NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nightmare Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Columbus, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym |
Eric Affabee
NERFINISHED
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Jovial Bob Stine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse | Jane Waldhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Goosebumps documentaries and retrospectives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://rlstine.com ⓘ |
| writingPeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: R. L. Stine Description of subject: R. L. Stine is an American author best known for creating the popular children's horror book series "Goosebumps."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.