Five Nights at Freddy’s Books

The Silver Eyes (2015)

by Scott Cawthon (Author)

and Kira Breed-Wrisley (Illustrator)

Ten years after the horrific murders at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza that ripped their town apart, Charlie, whose father owned the restaurant, and her childhood friends reunite on the anniversary of the tragedy. They end up at the old pizza place, which has been locked up and abandoned for years. After they discover a way inside, they realise that things are not as they used to be. The four adult-sized animatronic mascots that once entertained patrons have changed. They now have a dark secret… and a murderous agenda.

The Twisted Ones (2017)

by Scott Cawthon (Author)

and Kira Breed-Wrisley (Illustrator)

The highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Silver Eyes.It’s been a year since the horrific events at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and Charlie is just trying to move on. Even with the excitement of a new school and a fresh start, she’s still haunted by nightmares of a masked murderer and four gruesome animatronic puppets. Charlie thinks her ordeal is over, but when a series of bodies are discovered near her school bearing wounds that are disturbingly familiar she finds herself drawn back into the world of her father’s frightening creations. Something twisted is hunting Charlie, and this time if it finds her, it’s not letting her go.

The Fourth Closet (2018)

by Scott Cawthon (Author)

and Kira Breed-Wrisley (Illustrator)

What really happened to Charlie? It’s the question that John can’t seem to shake, along with the nightmares of Charlie’s seeming death and miraculous reappearance. John just wants to forget the whole terrifying saga of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, but the past isn’t so easily buried.

Meanwhile, there’s a new animatronic pizzeria opening in Hurricane, along with a new rash of kidnappings that feel all too familiar. Bound together by their childhood loss, John reluctantly teams up with Jessica, Marla, and Carlton to solve the case and find the missing children. Along the way, they’ll unravel the twisted mystery of what really happened to Charlie, and the haunting legacy of her father’s creations.

Novella 1: Into the Pit (2019)
Novella 2: Fetch (2020)
Novella 3: 1.35AM (2020)
Novella 4: Step Closer (2020)
Novella 5: Bunny Call (2020)
Novella 6: Blackbird (2020)
Novella 7: The Cliffs (2021)
Novella 8: Gumdrop Angel (2021)
Novella 9: The Puppet Carver (2021)
Novella 10: Friendly Face (2021)
Novella 11: Prankster (2021)

Graphic Novels

Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel 1 (2022)
Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel 2 (2023)
Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel 3 (2023)
Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel 4 (2024)
Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel 5 (2024)

Into the Pit (2019)

by Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper, and Carly Anne West

Into the Pit: Oswald, a boy bored with his town, finds a dilapidated pizza place, Jeff’s Pizza, and a mysterious ball pit that transports him back to 1985 to the original Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, where he witnesses the aftermath of a murder committed by a yellow rabbit.

To Be Beautiful: A story about a girl named Sarah who makes a wish to be beautiful, which leads to terrifying consequences involving a sentient animatronic named Eleanor.

Count the Ways: A story about a girl named Millie who is trapped in a Funtime Freddy animatronic and must choose how she wants to die.

Fetch (2020)

by Scott Cawthon, Carly Anne West, and Andrea Waggener.

Fetch: Greg encounters a long-abandoned dog animatronic in a closed-down pizzeria. After attempting to activate it, the machine begins sending him texts and, through sinister supernatural means, fulfilling his desires—and punishing his misfortune—in a violent, “got your nose” manner.

Lonely Freddy: Explores a sinister, body-swapping concept where a character finds themselves trapped inside a bear, trading places with an unsuspecting victim.

Out of Stock: A “harmless” new toy proves to have dangerous, predatory features, highlighting the series’ theme of innocent items acting in ghastly ways.

1.35AM (2020)

by Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper, Andrea Waggener

1:35 AM: Delilah, struggling with a divorce, buys an “Ella” doll that wakes her up precisely at 1:35 AM to teach her about time and “waking up.” The doll becomes increasingly terrifying, causing Delilah to go insane and eventually trap herself in an abandoned construction site to escape it.

Room for One More: Stanley works a dead-end job watching minireenas. He discovers they are crawling under his skin, eventually causing him to be consumed by them.

The New Kid: Devon attempts to solve the mystery of a new kid named Kelsey who appears at school, leading to a dark discovery in a haunted Golden Freddy suit in an abandoned warehouse.

Step Closer (2020)

by Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper, Kelly Parra and Andrea Waggener

Step Closer: Pete, a teenager bitter about his parents’ divorce, bullies his younger brother, Chuck, at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. After terrorizing him with a Withered Foxy animatronic, Pete becomes cursed, experiencing terrifying visions of Foxy that mirror a “lose an eye and an arm” chant, resulting in a dark fate.

Dance with Me: A thief named Kasey steals a pair of mysterious novelty glasses that allow her to see ghostly dancers attached to her, revealing the haunting consequences of her theft.

Coming Home: A touching story about Samantha, who struggles to connect with her sister, Susie, after a horrific tragedy, featuring a ghostly presence

Bunny Call (2020)

by Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper and Andrea Waggner

Bunny Call: Bob, a father on a camping trip, plans a mean-spirited “bunny call” prank (a wake-up call by a costumed character) on his family to express his frustrations. He quickly regrets it, leading to a tense night where he must defend his sleeping family from the real, terrifyingly relentless mascot, Ralpho.

In the Flesh: Matt, a video game developer working on a Five Nights at Freddy’s VR game, faces the consequences of his anger when his creation—Springtrap—begins beating him and haunting him, leading to a body-horror scenario.
The Man in Room 1280: A horrifying story about a severely burned, mysterious man in a hospital who is kept alive by an evil force. It involves a priest trying to help him and clues suggesting the patient is linked to William Afton himself.

Blackbird (2020)

by Scott Cawthon, Andrea Waggener, and Kelly Parra

Blackbird: Nole, hoping to avoid the consequences of his past actions, becomes entangled with a dangerous entity that punishes wrongdoing.

The Real Jake: A poignant story about 9-year-old Jake, who is very sick, imagining a life where he is well, often considered one of the series’ more emotional entries.
Hide-and-Seek: Toby seeks to prove his worth to his father and brother, but his obsession leads to terrifying results at a local arcade.

The Cliffs (2021)

by Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra and Andrea Waggener

The Cliffs: A father uses a “Tagalong Freddy” teddy bear to help monitor his son, only for the bear to exhibit strange behavior.
The Breaking Wheel: A student deals with a bully by building a dangerous, controlling device, leading to a grim, violent lesson.
He Told Me to Tell You: A story centered on a teenager and mysterious, troubling messages.

Gumdrop Angel (2021)

by Scott Cawthon and Andrea Waggener

Gumdrop Angel: Focuses on Angel, who seeks revenge against her pampered step-sister.

Sergio’s Lucky Day: Follows a man whose life falls apart after a luck-bringing novelty toy, Lucky Boy, leads him toward a grotesque downfall.
What We Found: A retelling of the events of Five Nights at Freddy’s 3. The story follows a security guard named Hudson working at the Fazbear’s Fright horror attraction, highlighting his hallucinations, confrontations with Springtrap, and a tragic backstory, strongly implying he is a counterpart to Michael Afton.

The Puppet Carver (2021)

by Scott Cawthon and Elley Cooper

The Puppet Carver: Focuses on a pizzeria owner named Jack, who faces bankruptcy and deals with a dangerous new invention, as described by the YouTube video.
Jump for Tickets: Follows Colton, a character who breaks into a pizzeria to fix a “rigged” ticket game, as shown in the YouTube video.
What We Found: Follows Marley, whose best friend goes missing during a tour of the Freddy’s Pizza Factory

Friendly Face (2021)

by Scott Cawthon and Andrea Waggener

Friendly Face: Edward, dealing with the loss of a friend, interacts with a “Friendly Face” animatronic designed to keep memories alive, which actually turns out to be harmless—a rarity in this series.

Sea Bonnies: Mott destroys his brother’s Fazbear-themed, genetically altered brine shrimp pets, leading them to haunt and infest him.
Jump for Tickets: A story involving a character using a, for his own amusement, dangerous, repurposed, and reprogrammed, animatronic known as Coils the Birthday Clown.

Prankster (2021)

by Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper and Andrea Waggner

Prankster: Jeremiah works for a small studio acquired by Fazbear Entertainment to create a VR game. After a colleague, Parker, plays constant, increasingly dangerous pranks, he and another employee, Hope, are taken hostage by a, likely, Glitchtrap-influenced presence, forcing Jeremiah to navigate a lethal, physical “pizza party” scenario

Kids at Play: A, perhaps, reckless, young man, Joel, faces consequences after running over children who are actually possessed, animated “Faz kid” statues.
Find Player Two!: Aimee uncovers a long-forgotten, mummified corpse inside an unsafe, tube-based hide-and-seek maze at a Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza location, dealing with themes of guilt and revenge.
Stitchwraith Saga: The EPILOGUE concludes the story arc involving Eleanor, a dark entity, and the spirits of Jake and Andrew.

Book 1: Lally’s Game (2022)
Book 2: Happs (2022)
Book 3: Somniphobia (2022)
Book 4: Submechanophobia (2023)
Book 5: The Bobbiedots Conclusion (2023)
Book 6: Nexie (2023)
Book 7: Tiger Rock (2023)
Book 8: B-7: An AFK Book (2023)

Graphic Novels

Book 1: Volume 1 (2025)
Book 2: Volume 2 (2025)
Book 3: Volume 3 (September 2026)

Lally’s Game (2022)

by Scott Cawthon and Andrea Waggner

Lally’s Game: Selena moves in with her fiancé, Kade, and discovers a hidden trunk containing a creepy, sentient doll named Lally. The doll, tied to a traumatic childhood incident of Kade’s at the Pizzaplex, haunts them and drives a wedge between them. In the end, Lally kills Selena, telling her “this game is only for two.”

Frailty: A girl named Jessica uses a glowing, strange pendant to heal sick people, but it is implied to be dark, temporary magic related to remnant (a substance that can bring back the dead).

Under Construction: Maya visits the Mega Pizzaplex for her 16th birthday and becomes obsessed with an exclusive, forbidden VR game experience.

Happs (2022)

by Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper and Andrea Waggner

Happs: Follows Aiden and Jace, who get trapped in the Mega Pizzaplex’s tube maze with “Happs,” a malfunctioning, murderous cleaner robot, after a prank goes wrong.

Help Wanted: Centers on Steve, whose desire to enter the gaming industry leads to a job opportunity that is far from ideal.
B-7: Explores the story of Billy, who has a dark, desperate longing to become an animatronic.

Somniphobia (2022)

by Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra and Andrea Waggner

Somniphobia: Focuses on psychological horror, where a character is haunted by nightmares in the Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex.
Pressure: Follows a character exploring the dark, restricted areas of the Pizzaplex, facing the intense fear of being trapped.
Cleithrophobia: A story centering on fears surrounding captivity and the dangers within the attraction

Submechanophobia (2023)

by Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra and Andrea Waggner

Submechanophobia: Centers on Caden, who fears the underwater, animatronic creatures at Freddy’s Fantasy Water Park.

Animatronic Assistants: Explores a character named Abe, who discovers his Fazplex Tower apartment’s robotic assistants are hiding sinister secrets.

Fazbear Fan Club: Focuses on Robbie, who realizes the minds of his fan club members have been taken over.

The Bobbiedots Conclusion (2023)

by Scott Cawthon and Andrea Waggner

The Bobbiedots Conclusion: Concerns a character named Abe attempting to track down first-generation animatronics known as Bobbiedots that cause issues in his apartment.

GGY: Explores the story of Tony, who investigates a high-scoring player named “GGY” in the Fazcade. It reveals GGY is Gregory, who is depicted as a sociopathic hacker, confirming him as Patient 46 and a “Dr. Rabbit” associate, linking to Security Breach.
The Storyteller: Fazbear Executives, led by Mr. Burrows, use an AI named “The Storyteller” (a baobab tree) to generate ideas, controlled by a white tiger animatronic head.

Nexie (2023)

by Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra and Andrea Waggner

Nexie: Astrid, an outcast, creates a Buddytronic doll to resemble her absent mother. Due to the “Storyteller” glitching in the Pizzaplex, the doll (Nexie) is produced as a deformed, sentient entity. Nexie feeds on negative emotions, speaks harshly to Astrid, and attacks her bullies. The story concludes with Nexie violently turning on Astrid.

Drowning: This story follows Kara, who convinces a Pizzaplex employee to let her spend extra time in a VR attraction, leading to sinister consequences.

The Mimic: This story delves into the backstory of a Fazbear Entertainment engineer’s custom project, revealing the origins of the terrifying, shape-shifting animatronic known as The Mimic.

Tiger Rock (2023)

by Scott Cawthon and Andrea Waggner

Tiger Rock: Kai becomes psychologically linked to a new Tiger animatronic attraction at the Mega Pizzaplex after a session in a VR booth. This story has implications for the Mimic character, as the Tiger animatronic acts in a manner similar to it.

The Monty Within: Kane struggles with intrusive thoughts that do not feel like his own, connected to the Montgomery Gator animatronic.
Bleeding Heart: Danny tries to impress a girl by using Fazbear-branded nanobots that tattoo his skin, leading to an obsession with body art that turns into a dangerous, dark obsession with deadly consequences.

B-7: An AFK Book (2023)

B-7: Follows Billy, who is obsessed with becoming an animatronic, leading to a dark, cautionary tale about his desire.
Happs: Centers on a haunting, familiar presence that plagues a character named Travis.
Rory: Features a character dealing with reality-bending nightmares.

The Week Before (2024)

by Scott Cawthon and E.C. Myers

The Week Before is the first in a series of interactive books released in 2024–2025. It is often described as a crucial read for those who want to understand the backstory of the FNAF universe.

Return to the Pit (January 2025)

by Scott Cawthon and Adrienne Kress.

An interactive horror story by Scott Cawthon and Adrienne Kress. As Oswald, readers navigate over 25 endings based on choices made while navigating a time-traveling, 1985-set retelling of “Into the Pit”.

Escape the Pizzaplex (May 2025)

by Scott Cawthon and Lyndsay Ely

An interactive novel where you, as Cassie, must survive an overnight, high-stakes game of hide-and-seek with Glamrock Freddy, navigating a dangerous Mega Pizzaplex. The story acts as a prequel to Security Breach, featuring multiple paths, 20+ endings, and high-tech challenges, with early previews suggesting a potential connection to the “GGY” theory and Glitchtrap’s influence.

The Freddy Files (2017)

All the evidence, along with every detail of the games and novels, is laid out for fans to explore in this one-of-a-kind guide to the warped world of Five Nights at Freddy’s.

In the first official guidebook to Five Night at Freddy’s, fans and gamers alike can immerse themselves in the series’ mythology, gameplay, and secrets as we unwind the twisted mysteries hidden at the heart of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.

Delving into each game, players can map the animatronics’ paths, learn how timed elements of the games work, and discover how to trigger unique events. Special sections throughout highlight Freddy’s fans’ most talked-about theories, from The Bite of ’87 vs. The Bite of ’83 to the identity of Purple Guy to the recurring hallucinations of “it’s me.”

Survival Logbook (2017)

Based on the best-selling horror video game series Five Nights at Freddy’s, this essential logbook offers night guards new to Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza a chance for self-reflection during their first week on the job. Quizzes, lists, and prompts throughout reinforce training, provide room to log in-game events, and allow for introspection on the best qualities of a Freddy’s employee–namely, a genuine disregard for instinctive self-preservation. It’s all here in this logbook–just be sure to fill out your emergency contact information first!

The Security Breach Files (2022 and updated in 2024)

This book is essentially a companion guide intended to help players understand the secrets and story behind the first free-roam Five Nights at Freddy’s game.

The Ultimate Guide (2022)

This all-encompassing guidebook concentrates material from The Freddy Files (Updated Edition) and adds over 100 pages of new content exploring Help Wanted, Curse of Dreadbear, Fazbear Frights, the novel trilogy, and more! Fans hungry for fresh Five Nights at Freddy’s lore can sink their teeth into this massive guidebook packed with mythology, gameplay, and secrets to help unwind the twisted mysteries lurking behind the smiling face of Fazbear Entertainment. Delving into each game, players can map the animatronics’ paths, learn how timed elements of the games work, and discover how to trigger unique events.

Special sections throughout highlight FNAF fans’ most talked-about topics, from the alternate endings in Help Wanted and Curse of Dreadbear, to the new technology introduced in Fazbear Frights, to the ways that Easter eggs, rare screens, and hidden content can shed light on some of the more elusive questions in the FNAF universe. A comprehensive animatronics inventory and reproduced content from the Fazbear Entertainment Archives complete this compendium, helping fans bring their theories straight to the source. All the evidence, along with every detail of the games, books, and more, is laid out for fans to explore in this one-of-a-kind guide to the warped world of Five Nights at Freddy’s.

Official Character Encyclopedia (2023)

An in-depth look at all the characters from Five Nights at Freddy’s in a beautiful, deluxe hardcover format! The massive roster of characters from Five Nights at Freddy’s is presented here in a giant hardcover that will make the perfect addition to any fan’s library. From the games to the novels and short stories, all the characters are here and laid out in awesome detail that will deepen the knowledge of even the most enthusiastic player. With over 200 pages of full-colour art, this encyclopedia is not to be missed!

The Security Breach Files – Updated Guide (2024)

All that you want to know about the first free-roam Five Nights at Freddy’s game is presented here in vivid detail, with thirty-two new pages taking you through the free story Ruin.

This comprehensive breakdown covering gameplay, secrets, Easter eggs and alternate endings for both the main game and DLC will deepen the knowledge of even the most enthusiastic player. All the evidence, along with every detail of the newest entry into the world of Five Nights at Freddy’s is laid out for fans to explore in this one-of-a-kind guide.

The Ultimate Guide Version 2.0 (2025)

The ultimate guide returns with its biggest update yet. This expanded edition is packed with revisions to almost every page, with new sections throughout highlighting fans’ most talked-about topics, including Tales from the Pizzaplex and the interactive novels, Security Breach and RUIN, Into the Pit and Secrets of the Mimic

A comprehensive and updated animatronics inventory and reproduced content from the Fazbear Entertainment Archives complete this compendium, helping fans bring their theories straight to the source. All the evidence―along with every detail of the games, books and more―is laid out for fans to explore in this one of-a-kind guide to the warped world of Five Nights at Freddy’s.

Updated Character Encyclopedia (June 2026)

The Five Nights at Freddy’s Character Encyclopedia: Updated Edition (AFK Book) by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley releases on June 2, 2026. This 304-page, revised hardcover guide features over 100 pages of new content, including animatronics from recent games, novels, and short stories with full-color art.