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Sad news today folks ... everyone's favorite childhood horror author R.L. Stine -- the genius behind "Goosebumps" masterpieces like "Welcome to Dead House," "Monster Blood," and "Say Cheese and Die" -- tells TMZ, he read "Twilight" ... and he actually liked it.