Editing Christopher Pike (author)

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| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| occupation  = Author
| period      = 1985–present
| genre       = [[Horror fiction|Horror]], [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]], [[science fiction]], [[young adult fiction|young adult]]
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'''Kevin Christopher McFadden''' (born November 12, 1955),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/p/christopher-pike/|title=Christopher Pike|website=www.fantasticfiction.com|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}</ref> known by his [[pen name|pseudonym]] '''Christopher Pike''', is an [[American literature|American author]] of [[Children's literature|children's]] fiction and for [[Thriller (genre)|mystery-thrillers]] and [[Supernatural (genre)|supernatural]] [[Horror fiction|horror]] fiction, mainly for [[Young adult literature|young adult]]s though he has also published adult fiction.

==Biography==
McFadden was born in [[New York City]] in 1955, but grew up in [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Author bio|url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Christopher-Pike/1080960/biography|publisher=Simon and Schuster|accessdate=12 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325031335/http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Christopher-Pike/1080960/biography|archivedate=25 March 2013}}</ref> He attended college briefly before quitting and working various jobs such as house painting and computer programming. He initially tried writing [[science fiction]] and adult [[Mystery fiction|mystery]], but later began writing teen thrillers due to an editor's suggestion. 

His first novel, ''Slumber Party'', was written initially as a supernatural thriller containing a character with [[pyrokinesis]] (psychic ability to start and control fire), which he later eliminated upon the request of his editor. The book was then re-written as a mystery thriller about a group of teenagers who encounter bizarre and violent events during a skiing weekend. His editor sold the book to Scholastic Press, which released it in 1985.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pike|first=Christopher|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1020241948|title=Slumber Party.|date=1985|publisher=Scholastic|isbn=978-0-590-43014-2|oclc=1020241948}}</ref> Pike's next novel, ''Weekend'', was also published through Scholastic.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pike|first=Christopher|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316252624|title=Weekend|date=1986|publisher=Pocket Books|isbn=978-0-590-44256-5|location=New York|language=English|oclc=316252624}}</ref> He would later publish one more novel through Scholastic, the 1986 ''Chain Letter'', after which he engaged mainly with Simon and Schuster.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christopher Pike 1|url=http://www.gradyhendrix.com/christopher-pike-1|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Grady Hendrix|language=en-US}}</ref> 

Pike continued to write several young adult novels, and also juvenile novels comprising the series ''[[Spooksville]]'', as well as several adult novels such as his 1990 book, ''[[Sati (novel)|Sati]]''. Spooksville was adapted into a television series in 2013 for the Hub network (now known as [[Discovery Family]]).

== Adaptations ==
On November 25, 1996, Pike's novel ''Fall Into Darkness'' was adapted into a [[television film|television movie]] [[Fall into Darkness|of the same name]], produced by his company Christopher Pike Productions. His novels ''The Midnight Club'' and ''The Season of Passage'' have both been optioned, for a television series and movie, by movie-maker [[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]] for [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zorrilla|first=Mónica Marie|date=2021-02-01|title=Netflix's 'The Midnight Club' Series Adaptation Sets Cast|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/netflix-the-midnight-club-cast-1234897467/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201193708/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/netflix-the-midnight-club-cast-1234897467/ |archive-date=2021-02-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kiefer|first=Halle|date=2021-04-14|title=Mike Flanagan Blasts Off With Christopher Pike's Mars Novel ''Season of Passage''|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/mike-flanagan-to-make-season-of-passage-movie-for-universal.html|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref> ''[[The Midnight Club]]'' was released on [[Netflix]] on October 7, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=Claire|date=2022-10-06 |title=When is ''The Midnight Club''{{'}}s release time? |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/midnight-club-release-date-time-netflix|access-date=2022-10-07|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]}}</ref> Two days after the series' release, on October 9, Flanagan confirmed that Netflix had in fact optioned "28 books" of Pike's, and that he had advocated ''The Midnight Club'' television series as "{{‘}}''The Midnight Club''{{’}} — but the stories the kids tell [each other] will be other Christopher Pike books", with a plan for the series to last multiple seasons.<ref name=":28">{{cite web|last=Maas|first=Jennifer|title={{‘}}''Midnight Club''{{’}} Creator Mike Flanagan Breaks Down Season 1 Mysteries and Promises Answers — Even If There Is No Season 2|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/midnight-club-season-2-answers-1235396936|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 9, 2022|date=October 9, 2022}}</ref> However in December 2022 it was announced the series had been cancelled after only one season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oganesyan |first=Natalie |date=2022-12-02 |title=The Midnight Club Canceled by Netflix After One Season (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/midnight-club-netflix-canceled-season-1/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Works==
{{hatnote|Note: Links are to archive.org information about the books.}}
===Young adult fiction===
*''[https://archive.org/details/slumberparty00pike Slumber Party]'' (1985)
*''[https://archive.org/details/weekend00chri_0 Weekend]'' (1986)
*''[https://archive.org/details/tachyonweb0000pike The Tachyon Web]'' (1986)
*''[https://archive.org/details/lastact00pike Last Act]'' (1988)
*''[https://archive.org/details/spellbound00pike Spellbound]'' (1988)
*''[https://archive.org/details/gimmekiss00chri_0 Gimme a Kiss]'' (1988)
*''[https://archive.org/details/rememberme00pike Remember Me]'' (1989)
*''[https://archive.org/details/scavengerhunt00pike Scavenger Hunt]'' (1989)
*''[https://archive.org/details/fallintodarkness00pike Fall into Darkness]'' (1990)
*''[https://archive.org/details/seeyoulater00pike See You Later]'' (1990)
*''[https://archive.org/details/witchpike00pike Witch]'' (1990)
*''[https://archive.org/details/whisperofdeath00chri Whisper of Death]'' (1991)
*''[https://archive.org/details/diesoftly00pike Die Softly]'' (1991)
*''[https://archive.org/details/burymedeep00pike Bury Me Deep]'' (1991)
*''[https://archive.org/details/masterofmurder0000pike Master of Murder]'' (1992)
*''[https://archive.org/details/monster00chri Monster]'' (1992)
*''[https://archive.org/details/roadtonowhere00pike Road to Nowhere]'' (1993)
*''[https://archive.org/details/eternalenemy0000pike The Eternal Enemy]'' (1993)
*''[https://archive.org/details/immortal00pike_0 The Immortal]'' (1993)
*''[https://archive.org/details/wickedheart00pike The Wicked Heart]'' (1993)
*''[https://archive.org/details/midnightclub00pike The Midnight Club]'' (1994)
*''[https://archive.org/details/lostmind00pike The Lost Mind]'' (1995)
*''[https://archive.org/details/visitor00pike The Visitor]'' (1995)
*''[https://archive.org/details/starlightcrystal00pike0/page/n3/mode/2up The Starlight Crystal]'' (1996)
*''[https://archive.org/details/stargroup0000pike The Star Group]'' (1997)
*''[https://archive.org/details/executionofinnoc00pike Execution of Innocence]'' (1997)
*''[https://archive.org/details/hollowskull00pike Hollow Skull]'' (1998)
*''[https://archive.org/details/magicfire00pike Magic Fire]'' (1999)
*''[https://archive.org/details/grave00pike The Grave]'' (1999)
*''[https://archive.org/details/secretofka0000pike The Secret of Ka]'' (2010)
*''To Die For'' – Omnibus collects ''Slumber Party'' and ''Weekend'' (2010)
*''Bound to You'' – Omnibus collects ''Spellbound'' and ''See You Later'' (2012)
*''[https://archive.org/details/witchworld0000pike Witch World]'' (2012)
*''Black Knight'' - [''Witch World 2''] (2014)
*''[https://archive.org/details/strangegirl0000pike Strange Girl]'' (2015)

===Series===
;''Cheerleaders''
*''[https://archive.org/details/gettingeven00pike Cheerleaders #2: Getting Even]'' (1985)
(Christopher Pike only wrote one book of this forty-seven book series. Other writers of this series include [[Caroline B. Cooney]] and [[Diane Hoh]].)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mymcpl.org/cfapps/juvser/title.cfm?id=1054 |title=Juvenile Series and Sequels: Title: Cheerleaders &#124; mymcpl.org - Mid-Continent Public Library |accessdate=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719141613/http://www.mymcpl.org/cfapps/juvser/title.cfm?id=1054 |archivedate=2011-07-19 }}</ref>

;''Chain Letter''
*''[https://archive.org/details/chainletter00pike Chain Letter]'' (1986)
*''[https://archive.org/details/chainletter2anci00pike Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil]'' (1992)
*''Chained Together'' – Omnibus, collects ''Chain Letter'' 1 and 2. (1994)

;''Final Friends''
*''[https://archive.org/details/finalfriendspart00pike Final Friends 1: The Party]'' (1988)
*''[https://archive.org/details/dancepike00pike Final Friends 2: The Dance]'' (1988)
*''[https://archive.org/details/graduation00pike_0 Final Friends 3: The Graduation]'' (1989)
*''Final Friends Trilogy'' – Omnibus, collects ''Final Friends'' 1, 2 and 3 (1999)
*''Until the End'' – Omnibus, collects ''Final Friends'' 1, 2 and 3 (2011)

;''[[Remember Me (book series)|Remember Me]]''
*''[https://archive.org/details/rememberme00pike Remember Me]'' (1989)
*''[https://archive.org/details/rememberme2retur00pike Remember Me 2: The Return]'' (1994)
*''[https://archive.org/details/rememberme300chri Remember Me 3: The Last Story]'' (1995)
*''Remember Me'' – Omnibus, collects ''Remember Me'' 1, 2 and 3 (2010)

;''[[The Last Vampire]]/Thirst''
*''[https://archive.org/details/lastvampirelastv00chri The Last Vampire]'' (1994)
*''[https://archive.org/details/lastvampire2blac00pike The Last Vampire 2: Black Blood]'' (1994)
*''[https://archive.org/details/lastvampire3redd00pike The Last Vampire 3: Red Dice]'' (1995)
*''[https://archive.org/details/lastvampire4phan00pike The Last Vampire 4: Phantom]'' (1996)
*''[https://archive.org/details/evilthirst00pike The Last Vampire 5: Evil Thirst]'' (1996)
*''[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780340950425 The Last Vampire 6: Creatures of Forever]'' (1996)
*''[https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thirst-No-1/Christopher-Pike/Thirst/9781416983088 Thirst No. 1]'' – Omnibus collects ''The Last Vampire'' 1, 2 and 3. (2009)
*''[https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thirst-No-2/Christopher-Pike/Thirst/9781416983095 Thirst No. 2]'' – Omnibus collects ''The Last Vampire'' 4, 5 and 6. (2010)
*''[https://archive.org/details/eternaldawn0000pike Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn]'' (2010)
*''[https://archive.org/details/thirstno4shadowo0000pike Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death]'' (2011)
*[https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thirst/Christopher-Pike/Thirst/9781442483750 Thirst] – Boxed set collects ''Thirst'' No. 1, 2, and 3 (2013)
*''[https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thirst-No-5/Christopher-Pike/Thirst/9781442467316 Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil]'' (2013)

;''[[Spooksville]]''
*''Spooksville'' – series of 24 children's books (1995–1998)

;''[[Alosha series|Alosha]]''
*''[https://archive.org/details/alosha00pike0 Alosha]'' (2004) (An animated movie version was in development, according to Pike's Facebook page.)
*''[https://archive.org/details/shaktrasequeltoa00chri The Shaktra]'' (2005)
*''[https://archive.org/details/yanti0000pike The Yanti]'' (2006)

===Short stories===
*''[https://archive.org/details/talesofterror0000pike Tales of Terror]'' – Six original short stories, includes a ''Master of Murder'' sequel: ''The Fan from Hell'' (1997)
*''[https://archive.org/details/christopherpike00pike Tales of Terror #2]'' – Five original short stories, includes a ''Master of Murder'' sequel: ''The Burning Witch'' (1998)

===Anthologies===
*''[https://archive.org/details/13talesofhorror0000unse Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror]'' – ed. T. Pines; contains Pike's stories ''Collect Call'' and ''Collect Call 2: The Black Walker'' (1991)
*''[https://archive.org/details/666numberofbeast00newy 666: The Number of the Beast]'' – contains Pike's story ''Saving Face'' (2007)

===Adult fiction===
*''[[Sati (novel)|Sati]]'' (1990)
*''[https://archive.org/details/seasonofpassage00pike The Season of Passage]'' (1992)
*''[https://archive.org/details/listeners00chri The Listeners]'' (1995)
*''[https://archive.org/details/coldone00pike The Cold One]'' (1995)
*''[https://archive.org/details/blindmirror00pike The Blind Mirror]'' (2003)
*''[https://archive.org/details/falling00pike Falling]'' (2007)

== See also ==
* [[R. L. Stine]]

==References==
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