Ðîáåðò Ëîóðåíñ Ñòàéí (àíãë. Robert Lawrence Stine), èçâåñòíûé êàê Ð. Ë. Ñòàéí èëè Áîá Ñòàéí - àìåðèêàíñêèé ïèñàòåëü, àâòîð "ëèòåðàòóðû óæàñîâ", îðèåíòèðîâàííîé íà äåòñêóþ è ïîäðîñòêîâóþ àóäèòîðèþ. Òî-òî åãî ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ ñðàçó äåòñêèìè ïîêàçàëèñü. Åãî íàçûâàþò Ñòèâåíîì Êèíãîì äåòñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû, õîòÿ äî Êèíãà åìó îé êàê äàëåêî. Íà äàííûé ìîìåíò èì íàïèñàíî 449 ïîâåñòåé è ñáîðíèêîâ, èç íèõ íà ðóññêèé ÿçûê ïåðåâåäåíî 175.
Òâîð÷åñòâî Ðîáåðòà Ñòàéíà áåð¸ò ñâî¸ íà÷àëî â 1960-õ - 1970-õ ãîäàõ. Ñòàéí ïèñàë â æóðíàëàõ è ãàçåòàõ, ðàáîòàë â òèïîãðàôèè, çàðàáàòûâàÿ òàêèì îáðàçîì íà æèçíü.
"Óæàñòèêè" - öèêë åãî íåáîëüøèõ êíèã äëÿ äåòåé. Îíè äîâîëüíî áûñòðî ðàñïðîñòðàíÿëèñü ïî âñåìó ìèðó, ïðèíîñÿ Ðîáåðòó Ñòàéíó äåíüãè è ñëàâó. Ïîçæå Ñòàéí èçäàë ñåðèþ êíèã "Goosebumps HorrorLand", íå èçäàâàâøóþñÿ íà ðóññêîì ÿçûêå. Òàêæå ïî êíèãàì Ñòàéíà áûë ñíÿò ñåðèàë "Ìóðàøêè". ß ÷òî-òî òàêîå âðîäå ïîìíþ äàæå.
 Ðîññèè ðîìàíû Ñòàéíà âûïóñêàëî èçäàòåëüñòâî "Ðîñìýí".
Íåñêîëüêî ëåò ñïóñòÿ ïîñëå âûõîäà äåòñêèõ êíèã â Ðîññèè, èçäàòåëüñòâî "ÀÑÒ" ïðîäîëæèëî ñåðèþ ïîäðîñòêîâûìè ðîìàíàìè-òðèëëåðàìè â íàøåé ñòðàíå òàêæå ïîëó÷èâøèõ íàçâàíèå "Óæàñòèêè", õîòÿ â îðèãèíàëå ñåðèÿ íàçûâàëàñü "Óëèöà Ñòðàõà" ("Óæàñòèêè"). È õîòÿ â ðîìàíàõ ïðîñëåæèâàëàñü áîëåå âçðîñëàÿ òåìàòèêà ïîâåñòâîâàíèÿ, âêëþ÷àþùàÿ â ñåáÿ ìàíüÿêîâ-óáèéö, ïîäðîáíîå îïèñàíèå îáåçîáðàæåííûõ òðóïîâ, ìèñòè÷åñêèå ñèëû, ðîìàíû îñòàâàëèñü íàèâíû è ïðîñòû è áûëè äàëåêè îò ðèñêîâàííûõ, êàê ìíîãèå ìîãëè ñåáå ïðåäñòàâèòü. Âîîáùåì ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ êàê áûëè äåòñêèìè, òàê è îñòàëèñü.
Áèáëèîãðàôèÿ
Êíèãè, èçäàííûå â Ðîññèè
Ñêðûòûé òåêñò
Óæàñòèê
1. Èãðà â íåâèäèìêó
2. Ïóãàëî ãóëÿåò â ïîëíî÷ü
3. Íå÷òî èç ïîäâàëà
4. Ñìåðòåëüíîå ôîòî
5. Òàéíà êîðàëëîâîãî ðèôà
6. Äüÿâîëüñêàÿ êðîâü
7. Îäèí äåíü â ïàðêå óæàñîâ
8. Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü â ì¸ðòâûé äîì
9. Óæ-æ-æàñíûå ï÷¸ëû
10. Ïðîêëÿòèå ãðîáíèöû ôàðàîíà
11. Ëåòî êîøìàðîâ
12. Âîëøåáñòâî õðóñòàëüíîãî øàðà
13. Ñìåðòåëüíûé óðîê ìóçûêè
14. Îáîðîòåíü èç áîëîò
15. Ñàìîå æóòêîå ïðèêëþ÷åíèå
16. Íî÷ü â Áàøíå óæàñîâ
17. Òàéíà ÷àñîâ ñ êóêóøêîé
18. Çàãàäî÷íàÿ íàõîäêà
19. Óëèöà ñòðàøíûõ ñíîâ
20. Ëåãåíäà Äðåìó÷åãî ëåñà
21. Êàê ÿ íàó÷èëñÿ ëåòàòü
22. Ïðîêëÿòèå Õîëîäíîãî îç¸ðà
23. Çàêëÿòèå ñòàðîé êîëäóíüè
24. Àòàêà ìóòàíòà
25. Ñòðàøíàÿ ìåñòü
26. Ëàãåðü ïðèçðàêîâ
27. Ñîáàêè-ïðèçðàêè
28. Çàãàäêà ñíåæíîãî ÷åëîâåêà
29. Ôàíòîì â çðèòåëüíîì çàëå
30. Ïðèçðàê áåç ãîëîâû
31. Òàéíà ïèøóùåé ìàøèíêè
32. Ìîé äðóã-íåâèäèìêà
33. Ìåñòü ñàäîâûõ ãíîìîâ
34. Ïëÿæ ïðèçðàêîâ
35. Êàê ìíå äîñòàëàñü ñóø¸íàÿ ãîëîâà
36. Çâåð¸ê ñ Âîñòîêà
37. Óëûáíèñü è óìðè
38. Êàê óáèòü ìîíñòðà
39. Íó êàê, èñïóãàëñÿ?
40. Øêóðà îáîðîòíÿ
41. Âñÿ íå÷èñòü
42. Äüÿâîëüñêàÿ êðîâü-2
43. Âàì ìåíÿ íå íàïóãàòü!
44. Ìàñêà îäåðæèìîñòè
45. Äüÿâîëüñêàÿ êðîâü-3
46. Ïðèâèäåíèå â çåðêàëå
47. Äüÿâîëüñêàÿ êðîâü-4
48. "ß - òâîé çëîáíûé áëèçíåö"
49. Ëàãåðü óæàñà
50. Îáîðîòåíü â ãîñòèíîé
51. Äæåêèëë è Õåéäè
52. Äûõàíèå âàìïèðà
53. Òðåâîæíîå ïîëíîëóíèå
54. Íå ëîæèñü ñïàòü
55. Ìóìèÿ èä¸ò
56. Ýòà êîøìàðíàÿ øêîëà
57. Áîéñÿ, î÷åíü áîéñÿ!
58. Êîøìàðû ÷¸ðíîãî êîëüöà
59. Çàêîëäîâàííîå àâòî
60. Ãëóáîêàÿ áåäà
61. Ìàñêà îäåðæèìîñòè-2
62. Êîøìàð Ñëýïïè
63. Ïîòåðÿâøèå ïàìÿòü
Óæàñòèêè 2
1. ×åëîâåêîñæèìàëêè / Revenge of the Body Squeezers
2. Öèðê-çàïàäíÿ / Trapped in the Circus of Fear
3. Íî÷ü â ëåñó îáîðîòíåé / Night in Werewolf Woods
4. Êàíèêóëû â äæóíãëÿõ / Deep in the Jungle of Doom
5. Çàêëÿòèå ÷àðîäåÿ / Under the Magician’s Spell
6. Äíåâíèê ñóìàñøåäøåé ìóìèè / Diary of a Mad Mummy
7. Îí ÿâèëñÿ èç Èíòåðíåòà / It Came from the Internet
8. Óæàñ ôîêóñ-ïîêóñà / Hocus-Pocus Horror
9. Êîøìàð íà âåñü äåíü / All-Day Nightmare
10. Ëèôò â íèêóäà / Elevator to Nowhere
11. Òû - óäîáðåíèå äëÿ ðàñòåíèé / You’re Plant Food
12. Îæèâøèé ìàíåêåí / Shop Till You Drop...Dead!
13. Íàïåðåãîíêè ñ òîðíàäî / Into the Twister of Terror
Óëèöà Ñòðàõà
1. Áîãàòàÿ äåâî÷êà / The Rich Girl
2. Áóìåðàíã / Wrong Number 2
3. Âå÷åðèíêà íàêàíóíå Õýëëîóèíà / Halloween Party
4. Âûïóñêíîé êëàññ / Final Grade
5. Ãðóïïà ïîääåðæêè. Ïåðâîå çëî / Cheerleaders. The First Evil
6. Ãðóïïà ïîääåðæêè. Âòîðîå çëî / Cheerleaders. The Second Evil
7. Ãðóïïà ïîääåðæêè. Òðåòüå çëî / Cheerleaders. The Third Evil
8. Ãðóïïà ïîääåðæêè. Íîâîå çëî / Cheerleaders: The New Evil
9. Äâîéíîå ñâèäàíèå / Double Date
10. Äîì ñòðàõà / House of Whispers
11. Äîì ñòðàõà. Íà÷àëî / Fear Hall: The Beginning
12. Äî÷åðè òèøèíû / Daughters of Silence
13. Çàïðåòíûå òàéíû / Forbidden Secrets
14. Çëîâåùåå ëåòî / One Evil Summer
15. Çëîâåùèé ëóííûé ñâåò / Bad Moonlight
16. Çíàê ñòðàõà / The Sign of Fear
17. Èãðû ñî ñìåðòüþ / Wrong Number
18. Èñ÷åçíóòü íàâñåãäà / Missing
19. Êëóá óæàñîâ / The Thrill Club
20. Êîãäà íàñòóïàåò òåìíîòà / Lights Out
21. Êîðîëåâà êðàñîòû / The Prom Queen
22. Ëåòíÿÿ âå÷åðèíêà / Party Summer
23. Ëèöî / The Face
24. Ëóíàòèê / The Sleepwalker
25. Ëó÷øàÿ ïîäðóãà / The Beat Friend
26. ̸ðòâûé ñïàñàòåëü / The Dead Lifeguard
27. Íîâàÿ äåâî÷êà / The New Girl
28. Íîâåíüêèé / The New Boy
29. Íîâîãîäíÿÿ âå÷åðèíêà / The New Year's Party
30. Íîâûé ñòðàõ / A New Fear
31. Íîæ / The Knife
32. Íî÷íàÿ âå÷åðèíêà / All Night Party
33. Íî÷íûå èãðû / Night Games
34. Íî÷íûå êîøìàðû / Bad Dreams
35. Îáìàíùèöà / The Cheater
36. Ïåðâîå ñâèäàíèå / First Date
37. Ïåðâûé êîøìàð / The First Horror
38. Âòîðîé êîøìàð / The Second Horror
39. Ïåðåêëþ÷åííûå / Switched
40. Ïîáåã / Runaway
41. Ïîæàð / The Burning
42. Ïîëíî÷íûé ïîöåëóé / Goodnight Kiss
43. Ïîëíî÷íûé ïîöåëóé-2 / Goodnight Kiss 2
44. Ïîñëåäíèé êðèê / The Last Scream
45. Ïîöåëóé óáèéöû / Killer's Kiss
46. Ïðåäàòåëüñòâî / The Betrayal
47. Ïðèçíàíèå / The Confession
48. Ïðèëèâ / High Tide
49. Ïðîñíóâøååñÿ Çëî / The Awakening Evil
50. Ðàçáèòûå ñåðäöà / Broken Hearts
51. Ðàññòðîåííîå ñâèäàíèå / Prom Date
52. Ñâîäíûå ñ¸ñòðû / The Stepsister
53. Ñåðäöå îõîòíèêà / Heart of the Hunter
54. Ñêðûòîå çëî / The Hidden Evil
55. Ñìåðòåëüíàÿ çàïàäíÿ / Trapped
56. Ñìåðòåëüíûé çàãàð / Sunburn
57. Ñîñåäñêèé ïàðåíü / The Boy Next Door
58. Òàéíà / The Secret
59. Òàéíàÿ ñïàëüíÿ / The Secret Bedroom
60. Òàéíûé ïîêëîííèê / Secret Admirer
61. Òàíåö ñìåðòè / Dance of Death
62. Òèõàÿ íî÷ü / Silent Night
63. Òèõàÿ íî÷ü 2 / Silent Night 2
64. Óáèéñòâî íà ñïîð / The Dare
65. Óäèâèòåëüíàÿ âå÷åðèíêà / The Surprise Party
66. Óèêåíä â êîëëåäæå / College Weekend
67. ×òî ñëûøàëà Õîëëè / What Holly Heard
68. ×óäåñíîå ñâèäàíèå / The Perfect Date
69. ßñíîâèäÿùàÿ / The Mind Reader
Òóõëàÿ øêîëà
1. ×åðíè÷íàÿ òîøíèëîâêà / The Big Blueberry Barf-Off!
2. Áîëüøàÿ âîíþ÷êà / The Great Smelling Bee
3. Ïëîõîé, õîðîøèé è î÷åíü ñêîëüçêèé / The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy
4. Äàâàé ïðîèãðàé! / Lose, Team, Lose!
5. Òóõëûå àïëîäèñìåíòû / Shake, Rattle and Hurl!
6. Ãíóñíûé ïðèç / The Heinie Prize
Êîìíàòà ñòðàõà
1. Çîìáè ÷¸ðíîé áåçäíû / Don't Forget Me!
2. Øêàô÷èê ¹13 / Locker 13
3. Èçãíàíèå çëîãî äóõà / My Name is Evil
4. Ïëåííèê êðèâîãî çåðêàëà / Liar Liar
5. Äíåâíèê êîøìàðíûõ ïðîðî÷åñòâ / Dear Diary, I'm Dead
6. Òðîïîé ëåñíûõ ÷óäîâèù / They Call Me Creature
7. Ñåìåéêà ñ òîãî ñâåòà / The Howler
8. Òüìà ðàñïðàâëÿåò êðûëüÿ / Shadow Girl
9. Ïðèçðàêè áüþò â áàðàáàíû / Camp Nowhere
10. Çëîâåùåå ñèÿíèå ëóíû / Full Moon Halloween
11. Ïîñëàíèå çåë¸íîãî ìîíñòðà / Scare School
12. Âçãëÿä íåçåìíîãî ÷óäîâèùà / Visitors
13. Êîëäîâñêàÿ ìåòêà / Fear Games
14. Ïðèçðàê â ñèíåì ïëàùå / What Scares You the Most?
15. Òðîïè÷åñêàÿ êîëäóíüÿ / No Survivors
Îòäåëüíûå ðîìàíû
1. Íÿíÿ / The Babysitter
2. Ñìåðòåëüíûé íàåçä / Hit and Run
3. Ñóåâåðíûé / Superstitious
4. Âå÷åðèíêà ìåðòâåöîâ / The Haunting Hour
5. ×àñ íî÷íûõ êîøìàðîâ / The Nightmare Hour
6. Áîéôðåíä / The Boyfriend
7. Çàíàâåñ /Curtains
8. Ïîäðóæêà / The Girlfriend
èçäàòåëüñòâî: ÀÑÒ; Àñòðåëü
ãîä èçäàíèÿ: 2010
ìåñòî èçäàíèÿ: Ìîñêâà
ÿçûê òåêñòà: ðóññêèé
ÿçûê îðèãèíàëà: àíãëèéñêèé
ïåðåâîä: Êðóòñêèõ Ê.; Êóøíàðåâà Å.
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