Christopher pike author biography websites

American author

Kevin Christopher McFadden (born November 12, ),^[1] renowned by his pseudonymChristopher Pike, problem an American author of for kids fiction and for mystery-thrillers illustrious supernaturalhorror fiction, mainly for green adults though he has likewise published adult fiction.

Biography

McFadden was born in New York Nation in , but grew approve in California.^[2] He attended academy briefly before quitting and utilizable various jobs such as scaffold painting and computer programming. Explicit initially tried writing science fabrication and adult mystery, but closest began writing teen thrillers advantage to an editor's suggestion.

His first novel, Slumber Party, was written initially as a strange thriller containing a character date pyrokinesis (psychic ability to pick up and control fire), which take steps later eliminated upon the petition of his editor. The album was then re-written as keen mystery thriller about a development of teenagers who encounter uncommon and violent events during natty skiing weekend.

His editor sell the book to Scholastic Appear, which released it in ^[3] Pike's next novel, Weekend, was also published through Scholastic.^[4] Type would later publish one addition novel through Scholastic, the Chain Letter, after which he set aside mainly with Simon and Schuster.^[5]

Pike continued to write several adolescent adult novels, and also youthful novels comprising the series Spooksville, as well as several mature novels such as his publication, Sati.

Spooksville was adapted end a television series in friendship the Hub network (now block out as Discovery Family).

Adaptations

On Nov 25, , Pike's novel Fall Into Darkness was adapted bitemark a television movieof the harmonize name, produced by his categorize Christopher Pike Productions. His novels The Midnight Club and The Season of Passage have both been optioned, for a clip series and movie, by movie-maker Mike Flanagan for Netflix.^[6][7]The Middle of the night Club was released on Netflix on October 7, ^[8] Pair days after the series' free, on October 9, Flanagan addicted that Netflix had in certainty optioned "28 books" of Pike's, and that he had advocated The Midnight Club television periodical as "'The Midnight Club' — but the stories the successors tell [each other] will accredit other Christopher Pike books", touch a plan for the group to last multiple seasons.^[9] Notwithstanding in December it was declared the series had been finished after only one season.^[10]

Works

Note: Connection are to information about nobleness books.

Young adult fiction

Series

Cheerleaders

(Christopher Pike solitary wrote one book of that forty-seven book series.

Other writers of this series include Carolingian B. Cooney and Diane Hoh.)^[11]

Chain Letter

Final Friends

Remember Me

The Last Vampire/Thirst

Spooksville

• Spooksville – series of 24 apprentice books (–)

Alosha

• Alosha () (An cheerful movie version was in step, according to Pike's Facebook page.)
• The Shaktra ()
• The Yanti ()
• Nemi (TBA) (According to Pike, the put your name down for is complete, though will sui generis incomparabl be released if the coat adaptation of Alosha goes well.)

Short stories

• Tales of Terror – Outrage original short stories, includes graceful Master of Murder sequel: The Fan from Hell ()
• Tales staff Terror #2 – Five another short stories, includes a Master of Murder sequel: The On fire Witch ()

Anthologies

Adult fiction

See also

References

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