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Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.
" ""A fantastic horror fest for plucky youngsters who love to have their spines well and truly tingled!"" -- Lancashire Evening Post ""Will undoubtedly induce delighted gasps of surprise in readers who relish spine-tingling twists. With his intricate illustrations enhancing the chilling atmosphere, Priestley commands a magician’s prowess to conjure the eerily unexpected .. The set-up of interlinked narratives works a terrifying treat"" -- LoveReading4Kids, October Books of the Month ""Epic horror for kids regardless of reading ability ... The blend of supernatural with psychological creepiness is beautiful and chilling ... utterly masterful"" -- Lily and the Fae, blog ""[Chris Priestley] knows just how intensively to pitch the tingles and fear for his target readership"" -- The Letterpress Project"
