Series
The Babysitter
R. L. Stine · 4 novels · 1 short story · 1989–2005
The Babysitter is a novel series by R. L. Stine. The first novel in the series was published in 1989, and it led to establishing Stine as a prominent author in the children's horror genre. The first novel follows a simple premise of a babysitter who finds she is the next in a series of babysitting victims to a crazed killer. Three sequels were published: The Babysitter II in July 1991, The Babysitter III in October 1993 and The Babysitter IV in June 1995.
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
The Babysitter at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1980s1
- 1990s3
- 2000s1
Shape
Mood
Grim and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 5 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Baby-Sitter IIdarkest · calmest
- The Babysitter IVbrightest · most intense