Christopher Edge

An illustration from the front cover of Fear Files: Hide and Seek featuring a child looking up at a scary monster-style shadowy figure, surrounded by glowing green lights. Plus a quote from author Christopher Edge: "Children use scary stories as a way to identify and master their fears - a crucial stage in child development - equipping them to deal with the real world"

There's nothing quite like a scary story on #Halloween 👻

But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.

Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇

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Thank you!

Huge thanks, Louie!

Such a thrill to be part of the brilliant Wimbledon Bookfest yesterday and huge thanks to the hundreds of students who took part in my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event and helped me to #FindTheKeys and #UnlockTheWorld! @nosycrow.bsky.social

Such a thrill to be part of the brilliant Wimbledon Bookfest yesterday and huge thanks to the hundreds of students who took part in my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event and helped me to #FindTheKeys and #UnlockTheWorld! @nosycrow.bsky.social

So thrilled to discover that ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO has been longlisted for the Peters Children's Book of the Year! Huge thanks @peters-books.bsky.social and congratulations to all the longlisted authors!

Huge thanks to everyone who came along to my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event at the Cheltenham Literature Festival today! We had tons of fun uncovering the secrets of The Escape and solving its puzzles and challenges. It's been such a thrill to be part of this year's festival and see The Escape trail!

Children's book reviews: Plenty of portals for young readers to escape into magical worlds Ruth Concannon rounds up the best books that capture the imagination and embrace the mystical mysteries of both our world and the otherworld

"With a delicious build of spine-tingling tension and interspersed with various ephemera and evidence, this is an atmospheric and oft ominous short read."
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Looking for something to do this Sunday? Then head to the Cheltenham Literature Festival and come along to my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event at midday! Help me to uncover the secrets of The Escape,find the keys and unlock the world! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Children's book reviews: Plenty of portals for young readers to escape into magical worlds Ruth Concannon rounds up the best books that capture the imagination and embrace the mystical mysteries of both our world and the otherworld

"With a delicious build of spine-tingling tension and interspersed with various ephemera and evidence, this is an atmospheric and oft ominous short read."
Lovely to spot this review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the Irish Examiner's children's books roundup.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Living the Author Dream by following the ESCAPE ROOM trail at the Cheltenham Literature Festival! I'm heading back to the festival on Sunday for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event and tickets are available here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary

Game on! Bestselling Escape Room author @christopheredge.bsky.social is at Cheltenham Literature Festival this weekend.

Help him uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems.

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Huge thanks @jillshanti.bsky.social for this wonderful review of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK. And if you've read and enjoyed the story and can spare a moment to leave a review or rating with online retailers, this can really help people to discover the book. Thank you!

Thanks so much - that's really kind of you to say!

Lucky enough to have seen @christopheredge.bsky.social events a couple of times - THEY ARE AWESOME!
He had both students and teachers utterly ENGROSSED.
Brilliant!!
Highly recommend 🤗

Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary

Heading off to the #CheltLitFest today for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO schools event and looking forward to finding the keys and unlocking the world!

And don't forget you can still get tickets for my public ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th October here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary

At midday on Sunday 19th October I'll be bringing my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Fun, interactive and filled with excitement, this is my best Escape Room event EVER and you can get your tickets here. Please repost! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Halloween books for kids to sink their teeth into Vampires called Buffy and Bella, a haunted house, and a game of hide-and-seek feature among a spooky seasonal feast

So great to find FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK reviewed in The Observer yesterday. "A short, sharp novella, all the better to lure in readers with 2025 attention spans...Edge's story is creepy...fast-paced, high-stakes." Get yours for Halloween! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary

At midday on Sunday 19th October I'll be bringing my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Fun, interactive and filled with excitement, this is my best Escape Room event EVER and you can get your tickets here. Please repost! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here:
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!

After a long week on the road, it was such a thrill to pop in to WHSmith Travel at London Paddington this evening and spy ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO in the WHSmith Kids' Book Club! ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO is an adventure like no other and I really hope WHS Book Club readers enjoy escaping into its pages!

Two brilliant author events over the past couple of days. Yesterday with @fionawoodcock.bsky.social who ran a wonderful Storytime & today with Christopher Edge who was amazing with Years 5 & 6!

Huge thanks, Jenny! It was great to talk to all the children about FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK.

Day Two of the FEAR FILES tour today where I'll be visiting Birmingham schools with How Brave is the Wren bookshop to share the secrets of the DARKIVE and hopefully stay one step ahead of the Itter...

If you're heading to the Cheltenham Litfest this weekend, be sure to check out @alastairc.com who'll be talking about his ace books I AM WOLF, I AM RAVEN and, by the looks of it, I AM PUPPY! Oh, and grab tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th too! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here:
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!

FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles

Day one of the FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK tour saw me visit three Bristol schools with the ace Max Minerva Books. So great to explore the secrets of the DARKIVE with students from Years 4, 5 & 6, and my favourite moment of the day came when a boy told me that he thought he'd seen the Itter... #shiver

"A deliciously scary and suspense-filled treat"

Such a thrill to find FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the @guardian Children and Teens roundup of the best new picture books and novels!

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social