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Fear Files: Hide and Seek
A pacy, spine tingling horror adventure by the author of ESCAPE ROOM
Series: Fear Files
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Coming to find you, ready or not! The first title in a brand new middle-grade horror series by the bestselling author Christopher Edge. Goosebumps for a new generation of readers. Nobody knows who started the Darkive. It's a database filled with first-hand accounts of strange, unexplained...
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Coming to find you, ready or not!
The first title in a brand new middle-grade horror series by the bestselling author Christopher Edge. Goosebumps for a new generation of readers.
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
"A writer of genuine originality" - Guardian
Series: Fear Files
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Fear Files: Hide and Seek
Coming to find you, ready or not! The first title in a brand new middle-grade horror series by the bestselling author Christopher Edge. Goosebumps for a new generation of readers. 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...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529527377
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 124.0mm
Height: 195.0mm
Weight: 140g
Pages: 160
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. Find out more about Christopher at christopheredge.co.uk and follow him on Twitter as @edgechristopher and on Instagram as @christopheredge.
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