The howling ghost christopher pike author biography

American author

Kevin Christopher McFadden (born November 12, 1955),^[1] known by his pseudonymChristopher Pike, is an American author of children's fiction and for mystery-thrillers and supernaturalhorror fiction, mainly for young adults though he has also published adult fiction.

Biography

McFadden was born in New York City in 1955, but grew up in California.^[2] 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, 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 bi