Fazbear Frights: Step Closer

Step Closer
Author(s)	Scott Cawthon Elley Cooper
Type of Book	Fiction
Genre	Horror
Release Date	7th July 2020
Previous book	Fazbear Frights: 1:35 AM
Next book	Fazbear Frights: Bunny Call
Primary Canon	Fazbear Frights
Short stories
Story 1 Name	Step Closer
Story 1 Canonicity	Canon
Story 2 Name	Dance with Me
Story 2 Canonicity	Canon
Story 3 Name	Coming Home
Story 3 Canonicity	Unclear
In-Book Info
Main Protagonist(s)	Pete Kasey Susie
Main Antagonist(s)	Foxy Ballora Chica
Characters present	Chuck

Step Closer is the fourth volume in the novella series, Fazbear Frights. Written by Elley Cooper with Scott Cawthon, it was published on July 7th, 2020.

Summary

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night...

Isolation can open up a void. Pete lashes out at his younger brother in the wake of his parents' divorce, falling prey to a gruesome curse. Kasey struggles with the lengths she'll go to survive on the streets after stealing a pair of unusual novelty glasses. Samantha and her sister, Susie, struggle to exist side by side, desperate to connect after a horrific tragedy. But in the grim world of Five Nights at Freddy's, empty feelings often attract hungry monsters...

In this fourth volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi.

Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.

Story Summaries

Step Closer

Pete is tired of always having to babysit his brother Chuck so to get back at him he tries to scare him with Foxy whose broken in the back. When they reach Foxy Chuck is freaked and leaves but Pete is put in a trans and is hypnotized by Foxy's song.

Trivia

• The cover depicts a version of Foxy that appears more similar in design to Withered Foxy
• Step Closer is the only time Foxy's performance is heard.
• Coming Home reveals that Susie, the girl who possessed Chica, has a sister.
  • Susie's design in Coming Home conflicts with the Fruity Maze girl, which is her design in the Games and the Novel trilogy.
    • Most notably is that Susie has brown eyes and brown hair, compared to the blue eyes and blonde hair seen on the Fruity Maze girl.

External Link

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083YVY8FL
• https://open.spotify.com/album/4gkNQ6jqW9TDeJSPdhsWoP?si=lqnaDe76QE-MF_xa3U9aGQ: Step Closer audiobook on Spotify.