Brian James Freeman (born 1979) is an American author whose fiction has been published in magazines and anthologies including '' Borderlands 5'', ''Corpse Blossoms'', and all four volumes of the ''Shivers'' series. His first novel, ''Black Fire,'' was written under the pseudonym James Kidman. Published in 2004 by

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and

Cemetery Dance Publications Cemetery Dance is an American company known for their specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense and their horror magazine of the same name. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. Ce ...

, the book was nominated for the

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for Best First Novel, one of the major awards in the horror genre. His work has been nominated for several awards in the horror genre over the years.

recently published his ''Blue November Storms,'' a new novella, and ''The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book,'' which he wrote with

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...

expert Bev Vincent. Acclaimed horror artist

Glenn Chadbourne Glenn Chadbourne (born October 19, 1959) is an American artist. He lives in Newcastle, Maine. He is best known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres, having created covers and illustrated books and magazines for publishers such as Ce ...

created over fifty unique illustrations for the book. He graduated from Shippensburg University in 2002 with a

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degree. Brian Freeman lives in

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and he is currently writing a new novel. His first published work was the 1994

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

"Bus Trip" in the anthology ''Paths of Imagination''. His first

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was ''Black Fire'' in 2004. Brian Freeman is also the founder, owner and publisher of Lonely Road Books, a publishing company that specializes in deluxe signed limited edition books. Lonely Road Books has released and are releasing books by

('' Blockade Billy'' and '' Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition Double'')

Ray Garton Ray Garton Jr. (December 2, 1962April 21, 2024) was an American author of horror fiction for adults and young adults. He wrote at least 68 books; the best-known, ''Live Girls'', was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. Personal life Ray Garton ...

(''The Arthur Darknell Double''),

Douglas Clegg Douglas Clegg (born April 1, 1958) is an American horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing. He maintains a strong Internet presence through his website. Early life Born in Alexandria, Virginia to a "family of ...

(''The Vampyricon Trilogy: The Definitive Special Edition''), Stewart O'Nan (''Poe''), and the ''Dark Forces: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition'' anthology edited by Kirby McCauley.

Selected bibliography

Novels and Novellas

*''Blue November Storms'' (Limited Edition hardcover from

, 2005) **A revised

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and

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edition of ''Blue November Storms'' was released in 2013 with new illustrations by

, an introduction by

, and "Ink-slinger: An Interview with Glenn Chadbourne" by Robert Brouhard *''Black Fire'' (as James Kidman) (Cemetery Dance Publications,

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, and

2004) *''This Painted Darkness'' (as Brian James Freeman) (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2010) *The Halloween Children written by Brian James Freeman and Norman Prentiss. *''The Zombie Who Cried Human'' *''Darkness Whispers'' written by Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman *''The Painted Darkness''

Non-fiction

*''The Illustrated

Trivia Book'' - co-authored with Bev Vincent and illustrated by

(Cemetery Dance Publications, 2005) *''Buzz Your MP3'' (Pigeonhole Press, November 2001)

Chapbooks

*"Pulled Into Darkness" (

, 2004)

Short story collections

*''More Than Midnight'' - limited edition hardcover featuring "What They Left Behind," "The Final Lesson," "Among Us," "Pulled Into Darkness," "Answering the Call," with an introduction by

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and illustrations by

(Cemetery Dance Publications, 2012) *''Seven Stories'' - eBook featuring "Walking With the Ghosts of Pier 13," "Running Rain," "Answering the Call," "The Punishment Room," "What They Left Behind," "A Dreamlike State," and "Where Sunlight Sleeps" (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2010)

Short story anthology appearances

*''In Laymon's Terms'' - edited by Kelly Laymon, Steve Gerlach, and Richard Chizmar (

, 2010), featuring "Loving Roger" and a non-fiction piece called "Meeting Richard Laymon" *''4 Fear Of'' by

Richard Chizmar Richard Thomas Chizmar (born 1965) is an American writer, the publisher and editor of '' Cemetery Dance'' magazine, and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications. He also edits anthologies, produces films, writes screenplays, and teaches writi ...

, Brian Freeman,

Brian Keene Brian Keene (born September 22, 1967) is an American author and podcaster, primarily known for his work in horror, dark fantasy, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won the 2014 World Horror Grandmaster Award and two Bram Stoker Awards. In ad ...

, and Tom Monteleone ( Borderlands Press, 2006), featuring "Passenger 36-B," "What They Left Behind," and "One Last Lesson" (revised version of the previously published "Bigger and Better") *'' Borderlands 5'' - edited by Elizabeth E. Monteleone & Thomas F. Monteleone (Borderlands Press, 2003), featuring "Answering the Call" which was reprinted in ''From the Borderlands'' (

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, 2004) and ''The Best of the Borderlands'' (Borderlands Press, 2005) *''Corpse Blossoms'' - edited by Julia Sevin and R.J. Sevin (Creeping Hemlock Press, 2005), featuring "Running Rain" *''The Best of Horrorfind II'' - edited by

( Horrorfind LLC, 2003), featuring "Bigger and Better" *''In Darkness Eternal II'' - edited by Glenda Woodrum (Stygian Vortex Publications, 1996), featuring "The Glow"

=''Shivers'' anthology series

= All from

and edited by

: *''Shivers'' (2002), featuring "Walking With the Ghosts of Pier 13" *''Shivers II'' (2003), featuring "Marking the Passage of Time" *''Shivers III'' (2004), featuring "What They Left Behind" *''Shivers IV'' (2006), featuring "Something to Be Said for the Waiting" *''Shivers V'' (2009), featuring "One More Day"

External links

The official Brian James Freeman web site

The official "James Kidman" web site

*

References

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