Tim Jacobus

Tim Jacobus
Jacobus at GalaxyCon Austin in 2023
Born (1959-04-21) April 21, 1959 (age 65)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArtist

Tim Jacobus (/əˈkbəs/; born April 21, 1959) is an American artist best known for illustrating the covers for nearly one hundred books in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series. He has done over three hundred book covers and paintings for various different series, novels and video games. He currently resides in New Jersey, doing most of his art digitally.

Jacobus graduated from Morris Knolls High School, where he played prep football and began taking art classes.[1] He attended the Spectrum Institute for the Advertising Arts in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey.

A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Jacobus lives in the Budd Lake section of Mount Olive Township, having earlier lived in Denville Township and the Lake Hopatcong section of Jefferson Township.[2]

  1. ^ Garber, Phil. "Gnomes, goblins and such from the odd mind of Tim Jacobus" "Gnomes, goblins and such from the odd mind of Tim Jacobus", New Jersey Hills, November 27, 2015. Accessed September 25, 2024. "He graduated from Morris Knolls High School where he played football, earning all-county honors as a center and middle linebacker. As a senior, he took art classes as an elective and then attended half-days at the Morris County Vocational Technical High School. It opened his eyes to a future career."
  2. ^ Izzo, Michael. "Goosebumps cover artist living in Budd Lake", Daily Record, October 26, 2015. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Jacobus, 56, has been a Morris County resident his whole life, living in Denville and Lake Hopatcong before settling in Budd Lake."