Discover the Thrills and Chills of Young Nightmares
Simon Meredith
Thrillers
Children & Teen
About the author
Born in Wales, in the days before home computers, Simon Meredith is a primary school teacher working and living in Kent. He has been writing since the age of 13. As well as being a teacher and author, he is also the lead vocalist in the 50s Rock n Roll band, Slim Si & the Smokin Aces. When not writing, teaching or singing, he spends his time watching movies, listening to very heavy music (what his wife describes as shouty music) and reading comic books.
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Novels
FOOTPRINTS
A Supernatural Thriller
Footprints by Simon Meredith is a supernatural mystery set in the fading town of Hawthorne and split across two timelines. In 1928, Cassie Reilly and her friends find a strange, wet paint palette on the floor of the abandoned Smithson Meat Packing Corp.—known locally as the Meat-Works, or the Slaughterhouse. When they touch the paint, it becomes moving boot-prints that summon shapeshifting shadows tied to an ancient evil.
In 1986, teenager Tessa Martin arrives in Hawthorne after her father loses his job. Her younger brother digs up an old wooden box beneath their backyard oak, and with help from an elderly Cassie and the “Library Legion,” Tessa pieces together newspapers, tunnel maps, and town records. What they uncover is a conspiracy among Hawthorne’s leaders, buried deals, and a looming force called the Harrower.
"...the mystery pulls you in. The tension keeps you hooked. The horror elements make you continue reading..."
- Goodreads Review
(Kindle & KU also available)
Grimble
First there was the creature...
Next there was the silence...
Then there was the end of the world...
Reader Reviews
Grimble is a thrilling adventure with mild horror elements suitable for children and older:
The arrival of a strange creature in his house during the Great Summer Storm is the only clue that the end of the world has begun. With only with the help of his friends in the Chess Club and a magic stick given to them by the old man they saved in the abandoned chip shop, the battle to prevent what has happened to countless worlds across countless dimensions has started. Led by the creature named Grimble, legions of creatures will devour everything; from objects, to sounds and memories, until there is nothing left. Packed with scares, adventure and the power of friendship, Grimble is a quick, cinematic read that's perfect for primary school/middle-grade readers. Think Stranger Things in a sleepy English village, where friendship is the only key to defeating unsurmountable evil.
"A Must Read!"
"What a fantastic read!"
"Quirky and great fun!"
"Brilliant for all ages!"
A Chess Club Novel
Paperback, Kindle
and Kindle Unlimited
COMING SOON
Movies, Chaos and Bugs!
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The Chess Club are back...
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Last time, they saved the world from an army of tiny creatures. This time, there's nothing tiny about them!
In Progress
Dread Letter
A Supernatural Thriller
Dread Letter
Short Stories
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The Fantastical World of Alex Short
Alex, the most imaginative member of the Chess Club from the novel Grimble, thought that the day was going to be relatively normal, until he finds himself being chased by a huge, red dragon that seems intent on catching him, no matter what!
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An Alex Short story, written exclusively for the website, for Christmas 2025.
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It was just a trip to the park to play on the swings, until gravity fails and Santa turns up!
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Enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas!
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"Usually, weird stuff only happened to Alex. Like the time he claimed he was attacked by a giant squid in the boy’s bathroom and that was the reason why he was soaking wet from head to toe." -Grimble
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Find out what happened...​​