KATHRYN FOXFIELD
Young Adult and Middle Grade Author
BIO
Kathryn Foxfield writes dark books about strange things.
She blames her love of the creepy and weird on a childhood diet of Point Horror, Agatha Christie and Dr Who. She writes about characters who aren’t afraid to fight back, but wouldn’t last 5 minutes in one of her own stories.
Kathryn is represented by Chloe Seager of the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency.
REVENGE OF THE KILLER WORM
UK
​Milo is determined to make his summer camping trip one to remember: long days of playing video games in the rundown pier arcade, eating doughnuts on Stourmouth's underwhelming beach and causing mischief with his three best friends, Danny, Grace and Nora.​ This holiday must be epic, because in two weeks, Milo's moving house and life as he knows it will be over.
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Then strange things begin to happen in Stourmouth. Milo and his friends witness the town mayor stealing several kilos of raw chicken. The owner of the arcade falls off the roof of the beachfront helter-skelter while shouting about a monster under the sand. And then something chases the friends through the secret tunnels hidden beneath the dinosaur-themed adventure golf.
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Milo is convinced an old arcade game called Worm Attack holds all the answers. It's a shame that he can't get past level three without being eaten by the giant killer worm. But as the similarities between the game and real life grow, Milo's friends start to question whether Milo's "one last adventure" is worth the risk.
THINGS THAT GO BUMP
UK
When Olive and some of her year 6 friends find themselves locked overnight inside Flatpack - a new IKEA-style superstore - they quickly realise that they are not alone. A number of things hitched a ride from the forest where Flatpack sources its wood and in every dark nook, they've been multiplying...
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After several of the group get themselves dragged off to who knows where, Olive knows she was right all along - monsters are definitely real. After that, she's forced to face her fears and come up with a plan: 1) rescue her friends 2) avoid being apprehended by overly efficient store employees, 3) hack into the store's delivery system and send the monsters back where they came from. Oh, and don't get eaten.
Whatever you do, don't look under the beds. And if you hear a wardrobe creaking open behind you, RUN!
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER
UK and US
Walking disaster Saffron and her perfectionist twin sister Georgia have only one thing in common-they are both obsessed with battle royale video game Sole Survivor.
While working at a brand new, high tech escape room complex, Saffron poses a question to the resident AI: which high school stereotype would survive the longest in a real life version of Sole Survivor? She is convinced a rebel like her would beat a know-it-all like Georgia.
Unbeknown to her, the AI decides to determine the answer to her question by testing it out for real. It invites Saffron and Georgia's gamer friends to a preview of the escape rooms, but then it locks the doors and turns the rooms into a life-or-death battle to be the last player standing.
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The rebel, the know-it-all, the princess, the jock, the geek, the weirdo, the star, the artist and the criminal. Just like in Sole Survivor, only one can survive the night.
A TASTE OF DARKNESS: 13 SPOOKY STORIES TO SAVOUR (UK)
UK
A chilling, thrilling collection of 13 haunting tales. Perfect for every YA reader!
From supernatural thrillers to contemporary horror, creepy ancient legends to murders gone wrong - this insatiable anthology is impossible to put down, and even more difficult to forget.
From some of the most celebrated authors writing in this space, this must-have collection will keep you awake at night and inhabit your darkest dreams.
Stories from bestselling authors Melinda Salisbury, Cynthia Murphy, Kathryn Foxfield and Louie Stowell (and many more).
Co-curated by Amy McCaw and Mia Kuzniar, this anthology has a story for every reader out there.
Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Wednesday, and all things scary!
Featuring stories from: Amy McCaw, Maria Kuzniar, Kat Dunn, Kat Ellis, Rachel Faturoti, Kathryn Foxfield, Dawn Kurtagich, Amy McCulloch, Cynthia Murphy, Melinda Salisbury, Louie Stowell, Rosie Talbot, Mary Watson.
TAG YOU'RE DEAD
UK and US
When teen reality star Anton Frazer unveils his latest stunt - a live-streamed, citywide game of Tag in which the prize is to be one of his live-in acolytes - his fans go wild. The whole world is watching.
The contestants are kitted out with smart glasses and GPS trackers, and sent out into night-time London to hunt each other down. Three contestants in particular have alternative motives for being there, secret reasons to want to win despite the risk: money, revenge, and obsession. And one of them will stop at nothing to be the victor at the end of this adrenaline-and-fear fuelled night...
It's The Bachelor meets One of Us is Lying. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus. Knife-edge tension and twists you won't see coming...
IT'S BEHIND YOU / COME OUT COME OUT WHATEVER YOU ARE
UK and US
Welcome to the reality game show that'll scare you to death! Have you got what it takes to last the night?
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Five contestants must sit tight through the night in dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, haunted by a ghost called the Puckered Maiden. But is it the malevolent spirit they need to watch out for or someone closer to home?
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As the production crew ramps up the frights, secrets start to be revealed. These teenagers have hidden motives for taking part in It's Behind You! and could some of them be ... murder?
It's Most Haunted meets I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus.
GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST
UK, US, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia
Mind games. Murder. Mayhem. How far would you go to survive the night?
Blackmail lures sixteen-year-old Ava to the derelict carnival on Portgrave Pier. She is one of ten teenagers, all with secrets they intend to protect whatever the cost. When fog and magic swallow the pier, the group find themselves cut off from the real world and from their morals. As the teenagers turn on each other, Ava will have to face up to the secret that brought her to the pier and decide how far she's willing to go to survive.
For fans of Karen McManus' One of Us is Lying, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and films like I Know What You Did Last Summer.
GALLERY
CONTACT
Find me on Twitter and Instagram @kathrynfoxfield or send me an email on kfoxfield (at) gmail.com
