Frightfully Good Fiction – Spooky Stories & Author Fun for KS2

Join Mr Dilly for Frightfully Good Fiction – a FREE livestreamed event for schools, as he is joined by a spine-tingling line-up of middle-grade horror authors for a frightfully fun celebration of spooky stories and reading:

This interactive, curriculum-linked event is designed to support reading for pleasure, inspire reluctant readers, and spark creativity. Genre fiction like spooky middle-grade is a brilliant way to engage pupils who might not usually pick up a book, offering exciting, accessible routes into reading and storytelling.

Date & TimeLive broadcast: Tuesday 7 October 2025, 11:00am (BST, UK time)Replay available until Tuesday 14 October 2025, 11:59pm

Ages: 7–11 (UK: Years 3–6 / KS2; US: Grades 3–6)

Joining Mr Dilly are -

• Emma Carroll – Dracula and her Daughters - Three cousins discover they’re descendants of Dracula and set up the vampire healing company Dracula & Daughters — but family secrets can be deadly.
• PJ Killburn – Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom - After eating food meant for the dead, Jermaine is haunted by his furious Uncle Carl. Together they must face cursed seeds, folklore, and ghostly danger.
• Phil Hickes – The Last Day of October - On Halloween night, Cody and his friends search for the haunted McBride House. But what they discover is far more terrifying than any ghost story - (Phil Hickes will be pre-recorded).
• Christopher Edge – Fear Files: Hide and Seek - A chilling new series opens the Darkive: a database of paranormal accounts. Adam stumbles into a ghost town and a terrifying game of hide-and-seek.
• Jennifer Killick – Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods - In the strange town of Hazard, Travis and his classmates investigate a local witch legend — and soon find themselves in a fight for survival.

What’s included:

📖 Live spooky readings and extracts to bring stories alive

🖊️ Haunted Quick Draw – three live, timed, simple and fun spooky drawing challenges with the authors (pupils join in too!)

🎲 Would You Rather…? (Spooky Edition) – eight playful questions for authors and pupils to vote on

🕵️ Strange Cases Game – real-life paranormal mysteries vs invented stories: can you spot the truth?

💬 Lively panel chat – authors reveal childhood fears, story ingredients, urban legends, and more

❓ Q&A – submit your pupils’ questions in advance when registering