Fear Files: Hide and Seek

A pacy, spine tingling horror adventure by the author of ESCAPE ROOM

By: Christopher Edge

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Paperback | 29 September 2025

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Paperback
160 Pages

Age
9 - 12

Dimensions(cm)
19.7 x 12.8 x 1.4

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"A writer of genuine originality" - Guardian

Goosebumps for a new generation of readers. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Doctor Who.

Coming to find you, ready or not!

The first title in a brand new middle-grade horror series by the bestselling author Christopher Edge.

Nobody knows who started the Darkive. It's a database filled with first-hand accounts of strange, unexplained experiences. Ghosts; paranormal entities; weird anomalies. Each one is stored with a bank of evidence to prove the story. Are you ready to dive in?

Adam didn't think his camping trip with his best friend, Sol, could get any worse. Stumbling upon an abandoned ghost town, they find themselves playing a strange game of hide and seek. But who or what is trying to find them? And can Adam stay one step ahead?

"Absolutely loved it! Gripping, atmospheric, claustrophobic ... A generation has just found their new nightmare fuel!" Louie Stowell, bestselling author of Loki

About the Author

Christopher Edge is an award-winning children's author whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages. His novels include The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day, which won the STEAM Children’s Book Prize, and Escape Room, the #1 Amazon bestseller. Described by The Guardian as "a writer of genuine originality" and by The Times as "the coolest science teacher you probably never had", Christopher grew up in Manchester, but now lives in Gloucestershire, close to his local library.

Industry Reviews

Absolutely loved it! Took me back to my days of reading Point Horror – gripping, atmospheric, claustrophobic and a wonderfully swift read. A generation has just found their new nightmare fuel! — Louie Stowell

Deliciously creepy fun. — The Bookseller

Fear Files: Hide and Seek, is a standout, edgy start to this series – unsettling, gripping and eerie, this is going to be very popular. . . even the most reluctant of readers will be happy. — Check Em Out Books

Uniquely terrifying and relentless, Hide and Seek is a brilliantly conceived nightmare that lingers in the shadows of your mind. I ran out of fingernails to bite long before the end. — Jonathan Stroud

I really enjoyed the suspense in this thriller and I’m sure my class will too. . . classically scary and really well written. — Netgalley Reviewer

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