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It Came from Ohio! is the autobiography of R.L. Stine about how he came to be a writer. It talks about his childhood, his life in college, his early jobs, his wife, and how he came up with the ideas for Fear Street and Goosebumps.

It was originally published in 1998, with some versions featuring a holographic cover. The book was rereleased on April 28, 2015 as a tie-in to the film Goosebumps. It contained new information not seen in the original, such as three new chapters and the top 20 most asked questions being updated.

Blurb

Has He Had a HORRIFYING Life?

Was RL Stine a SCARY kid?
Did he have a WEIRD family?
Did his friends at school think he was STRANGE?
Why does he like to TERRIFY his readers?
Where does he get the frightening ideas for his stories?

All of your questions about best-selling your favorite author are answering in this STINE-TINGLING life story! For the first time ever, RL Stine reveals what he was like when he was YOUR age--and what his scary life is like TODAY!

PLUS: Private snapshots and photos from his family album!

Cover

US

The 1998 cover (illustrated by Tim Jacobus) features R.L. Stine sitting and typing at his computer. He is surrounded by Slappy, Cuddles the Hamster, Lawn Gnomes, Monster Blood, Amaz-O the rabbit, Curly the Skeleton, The Mummy, a Scarecrow, The Ghost of Harrison Sadler, The Swamp Monster, The Abominable Snowman, and The Shrunken Head. The 1997 hardcover book features this illustration as a lenticular image, switching between an image of R.L. Stine sitting by himself and the complete image with Stine surrounded by monsters. The 1998 cover features just the still image.

The 2015 cover (illustrated by Brandon Dorman) features R.L. Stine sitting at his computer writing, surrounded by Slappy, A lawn gnome, Fifi the Vampire Poodle, a mummy, a scarecrow, The Haunted Mask, Monster Blood, and the Abominable Snowman.

French

R.L. Stine is sitting in a large chair surrounding by a giant praying mantis, a Beast, a Mummy, Slappy, Sarabeth, The Blob, Amaz-O and Dr. Fritz Fredericks.

International releases

Gallery

Artwork

Advertising

Trivia

Susan Lurie (who wrote the new chapters) is also the author of the Monster Survival Guide.
- R.L. Stine also mentions that Jane Stine, his wife, and Joe Arthur helped in the making of this book - Jane being one of the editors.
In the Goosebumps: The Game , the achievement "It Came From Ohio" is unlocked after the player engages in their first conversation with R.L. Stine over the phone.

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+|tag = 1998: The real deal on the author of [[Goosebumps (franchise)|''Goosebumps'']].
+: The life story of the author of ''Goosebumps''.
+|author = [[R. L. Stine]]
+Joe Arthur<br />
+[[Susan Lurie]] (Only contributed to the 2015 reprint.)<br />
+|artist = 1998: [[Tim Jacobus]]
+: [[Brandon Dorman]]
+|publisher = Scholastic
+|media = 1997: Print (hardcover)<br>
+: Print (paperback)<br>
+: Print (paperback), digital<br />
+|date = Original:<br>
+*April 1997 (Hardcover) <br>
+*April 1, 1998 (Paperback)<br>
+Reprint:
+*April 28, 2015<br />
+|ISBN = 0590366742 (Hardcover) <br>
+0590939440 (Paperback)<br>
+0545828902 (2015 paperback)
+|pages = 1998: 144
+: 176<br />
+}}'''''It Came from Ohio!''''' is the autobiography of [[R.L. Stine]] about how he came to be a writer. It talks about his childhood, his life in college, his early jobs, his wife, and how he came up with the ideas for ''[[Wikipedia:en:Fear_Street|Fear Street]]'' and [[Goosebumps (original series)|''Goosebumps'']].
+It was originally published in [[1998]], with some versions featuring a holographic cover. The book was rereleased on [[2015| April 28, 2015]] as a tie-in to the film [[Goosebumps (film)|''Goosebumps'']]. It contained new information not seen in the original, such as three new chapters and the top 20 most asked questions being updated.
-== Cover ==
-=== US ===
+==Blurb==
+<big><span style="color:#b51f5e;">''Has He Had a HORRIFYING Life?''</span></big>
-The US cover features R.L Stine sitting and writing at his typewriter. He is surrounded by [[Slappy the Dummy]], The [[Lawn Gnomes]], [[Monster Blood]], Amaz-o the rabbit, [[Curly the Skeleton]], The Mummy, a Scarecrow, The Ghost of Harrison Sadler, [[The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena|The Abominable Snowman]], and The Shrunken Head.
+*Was RL Stine a SCARY kid?
+*Did he have a WEIRD family?
+*Did his friends at school think he was STRANGE?
+*Why does he like to TERRIFY his readers?
+*Where does he get the frightening ideas for his stories?
+All of your questions about best-selling your favorite author are answering in this STINE-TINGLING life story! For the first time ever, RL Stine reveals what he was like when he was YOUR age--and what his scary life is like TODAY!
+<span style="color:#b51f5e;">PLUS: Private snapshots and photos from his family album!</span>
+==Cover==
+===US===
+The 1998 cover (illustrated by [[Tim Jacobus]]) features R.L. Stine sitting and typing at his computer. He is surrounded by [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]], [[Cuddles the Hamster]], [[Lawn Gnomes]], [[Monster Blood]], [[Amaz-O]] the rabbit, [[Curly the Skeleton]], [[Prince Khor-Ru|The Mummy]], [[The Scarecrows|a Scarecrow]], The Ghost of Harrison Sadler, [[The Swamp Monster]], The [[Abominable Snowman]], and [[The Shrunken Head]]. The 1997 hardcover book features this illustration as a lenticular image, switching between an image of R.L. Stine sitting by himself and the complete image with Stine surrounded by monsters. The 1998 cover features just the still image.
+The 2015 cover (illustrated by [[Brandon Dorman]]) features R.L. Stine sitting at his computer writing, surrounded by [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]], A [[Lawn gnomes|lawn gnome]], [[Fifi the Vampire Poodle]], [[Prince Khor-Ru|a mummy]], [[The Scarecrows|a scarecrow]], [[The Haunted Mask]], [[Monster Blood]], and the [[Abominable Snowman]].
 === French ===
-R.L Stine is sitting in a large chair surrounding by The giant bug, A Beast, A Mummy, [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]], a Black Cat, Amaz-o, and more monsters.
+R.L. Stine is sitting in a large chair surrounding by [[Giant Praying Mantises|a giant praying mantis]], [[Beasts|a Beast]], a Mummy, [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]], [[Sarabeth]], [[The Blob]], [[Amaz-O]] and [[Dr. Fritz Fredericks]].
+==International releases==
-=== Reprint ===
+===Gallery===
-R.L Stine is sitting at his comptuer writing, surrounded by [[Slappy the Dummy]], A [[Lawn gnomes|lawn gnome]], [[Fifi the Vampire Poodle|Fifi the Vampire Poodle,]] a mummy, a scarecrow, [[The Haunted Mask]], [[Monster Blood]], and the [[Abominable Snowman]].
+<gallery>
+Itcamefromohio!-french.jpg|French (''L'Homme Qui Donne La Chair De Poule'' - The Man Who Gives Goosebumps)
+Una Vida de Pesadillas It Came from Ohio spanish cover.jpg|Spanish (''Una Vida de Pesadillas: Mi Biographia Como Escritor'' - A Life of Nightmares: My Biography as a Writer)
+</gallery>
-== Gallery ==
+==Artwork==
+<gallery widths="250" bordercolor="transparent" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
+It Came From Ohio! - artwork.jpg|Original 1998 artwork by [[Tim Jacobus]].
+Itcamefromohio!-artwork-BD.jpg|2015 reprint artwork by [[Brandon Dorman]].
+</gallery>
+==Advertising==
 <gallery>
+It Came from Ohio ad from Scream Newsletter Sep Oct 1996.jpg|Ad from the Goosebumps Fan Club Newsletter, Sept/Oct 1996
-BBVTKZVNL.jpg
+It Came from Ohio bookad from orig series 54 1997.jpg|Ad for the original hardback from book #54
-Goosebumpscastwithstine.PNG
+It Came from Ohio paperback bookad from s2000 03 1998.jpg|Ad for the paperback release from Series 2000 #3
-hQDnz5mKL._SL_300_.jpg
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+* Susan Lurie (who wrote the new chapters) is also the author of the ''[[Monster Survival Guide]]''.
+**R.L. Stine also mentions that Jane Stine, his wife, and Joe Arthur helped in the making of this book - Jane being one of the editors.
+* In the ''[[Goosebumps: The Game]]'' , the achievement "It Came From Ohio" is unlocked after the player engages in their first conversation with R.L. Stine over the phone.
 [[Category:Books]]
-[[Category:Other books that are not made into a television series]]
 [[Category:Real Life]]
+[[Category:Covers by Tim Jacobus]]
+[[Category:Books Released In 1998]]
+[[Category:Covers by Brandon Dorman]]