Brian Freeman
Encyclopedia
Brian James Freeman is an 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 Leisure Books
and Cemetery Dance Publications
, the book was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award
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. Cemetery Dance Publications
recently published his Blue November Storms, a new novella, and The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book, which he wrote with Stephen King
expert Bev Vincent
. Acclaimed horror artist Glenn Chadbourne
created over fifty unique illustrations for the book.
He graduated from Shippensburg University in 2002 with a journalism
degree. Brian Freeman lives in Pennsylvania
and he is currently writing a new novel.
His first published work was the 1994 short story
"Bus Trip" in the anthology Paths of Imagination. His first novel
was Black Fire in 2004.
Brian Freeman is also the 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 Stephen King
(Blockade Billy
and Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition Double
) Ray Garton
(The Arthur Darknell Double), Douglas Clegg
(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.
All from Cemetery Dance Publications
and edited by Richard Chizmar
:
(Cemetery Dance Publications
, 2010):
Borderlands 5
Borderlands 5 is an anthology edited by Thomas F. Monteleone and Elizabeth Monteleone that was published in 2004 by Borderlands Press. Including a new story by Stephen King, the anthology featured over a dozen new horror stories. It was also published as From the Borderlands from Warner...
, 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 Leisure Books
Leisure Books
Leisure Books is an imprint of Dorchester Publishing specializing in Horror and Thriller mass market paperbacks. As of 2000, Leisure Books was the only U.S. publisher with a line of horror books...
and Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, the book was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
for Best First Novel
Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
The Bram Stoker Award for First Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an author's first horror novel.-Winners and nominees:Nominees are listed below the winner for each year....
, one of the major awards in the horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
genre. His work has been nominated for several awards in the horror genre over the years. Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
recently published his Blue November Storms, a new novella, and The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book, which he wrote with Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
expert Bev Vincent
Bev Vincent
Bev Vincent is best known as the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated, authorised companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar award. He has been writing News From the Dead Zone for...
. Acclaimed horror artist Glenn Chadbourne
Glenn Chadbourne
Glenn Chadbourne 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 Cemetery Dance Publications, Subterranean Press, and Earthling Publications. Mr...
created over fifty unique illustrations for the book.
He graduated from Shippensburg University in 2002 with a journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
degree. Brian Freeman lives in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and he is currently writing a new novel.
His first published work was the 1994 short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
"Bus Trip" in the anthology Paths of Imagination. His first novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
was Black Fire in 2004.
Brian Freeman is also the owner and publisher of Lonely Road Books
Lonely Road Books
Lonely Road Books is a small press publishing company founded in 2007 by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar and based out of Forest Hill, Maryland. They are a publishing company that specializes in deluxe signed limited edition books...
, a publishing company that specializes in deluxe signed limited edition books. Lonely Road Books has released and are releasing books by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
(Blockade Billy
Blockade Billy
Blockade Billy is a 2010 novella by Stephen King. It tells the story of William "Blockade Billy" Blakely, a fictional catcher who briefly played for the New Jersey Titans during the 1957 season. It took King two weeks to write it...
and Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition Double
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet is a novella by Stephen King. This work marks King's debut on the Internet. Simon & Schuster, with technology by SoftLock, first published Riding the Bullet in 2000 as the world's first mass-market electronic book, available for download at $2.50...
) Ray Garton
Ray Garton
Ray Garton is an American author, well known for his work in horror fiction. He has written over sixty books, and in 2006 was presented with the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award.-Novels:...
(The Arthur Darknell Double), Douglas Clegg
Douglas Clegg
Douglas Clegg is a horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing. He maintains a strong Internet presence through his website and LiveJournal.-Biography:...
(The Vampyricon Trilogy: The Definitive Special Edition), Stewart O'Nan
Stewart O'Nan
- Life and work :Born on February 4, 1961 to John Lee O'Nan and Mary Ann O'Nan, née Smith. He and his brother were raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
(Poe), and the Dark Forces: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition
Dark Forces (book)
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror is an anthology of 23 original horror stories, first published by The Viking Press in 1980 and as a paperback by Bantam Books in 1981. It was edited by New York City literary agent Kirby McCauley...
anthology edited by Kirby McCauley.
Novels and Novellas
- Blue November Storms (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2005) - Black Fire (as James Kidman) (Cemetery Dance Publications, hardcoverHardcoverA hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
, and Leisure BooksLeisure BooksLeisure Books is an imprint of Dorchester Publishing specializing in Horror and Thriller mass market paperbacks. As of 2000, Leisure Books was the only U.S. publisher with a line of horror books...
, paperbackPaperbackPaperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples...
2004) - This Painted Darkness (as Brian James Freeman) (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2010)
Non-fiction
- The Illustrated Stephen KingStephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
Trivia Book - co-authored with Bev VincentBev VincentBev Vincent is best known as the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated, authorised companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar award. He has been writing News From the Dead Zone for...
and illustrated by Glenn ChadbourneGlenn ChadbourneGlenn Chadbourne 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 Cemetery Dance Publications, Subterranean Press, and Earthling Publications. Mr...
(Cemetery Dance Publications, 2005) - Buzz Your MP3 (Pigeonhole Press, November 2001)
Short stories
- "Where Sunlight Sleeps" - featured as an exclusive on Mark Sieber's Horror Drive-In http://www.horrordrive-in.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/205-WHERE-SUNLIGHT-SLEEPS,-by-Brian-Freeman.html (April 2009)
- "The Gorman Gig" - featured Short Story of the Month on Horror World (June 2006)
- "Bigger and Better" — Horrorfind.com (Spring 2001)
- "Partners for Life" — Dark Abstractions (Summer 2000)
- "Red #5" — genrEZONE Magazine (June 1, 1999)
- "Red Rose" — The Story Shop VI (Winter 1998)
- "White Wine" — Lost Worlds (July 1997) and reprinted in Mausoleum (January 1998)
- "The Circle" — Cedar Cliff Annual Magazine (May 1997)
- "Art Work" — Nocturnal Lyric (April 1997)
- "The Return" — Nocturnal Lyric (Fall 1996)
- "Sold My Soul to King" — NuTH0uSE Magazine (October 1996) and then reprinted in The Story Shop VI (Winter 1998) and also in Uncut Gems II (June 1999)
- "I Don't" — Eyes (June 1996)
- "Beginning & End" — local Gold Key winner (1996)
- "White Wine" — local Silver Key winner (1996)
- "Objects in the Rear View Mirror" — Bright Beginnings (Fall 1995) and reprinted in Nocturnal Lyric (April 1998)
- "Bus Trip" — Paths of Imagination (Fall 1994)
Short story anthology appearances
- In Laymon's Terms - edited by Kelly Laymon, Steve Gerlach, and Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2010), featuring "Loving Roger" and a non-fiction piece called "Meeting Richard Laymon" - 4 Fear Of by Richard ChizmarRichard ChizmarRichard Thomas Chizmar is best known as the publisher and editor of Cemetery Dance magazine and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications...
, Brian Freeman, Brian KeeneBrian KeeneBrian Keene is an American author, primarily of horror, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won two Bram Stoker Awards.- Background :Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he...
, 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 5Borderlands 5Borderlands 5 is an anthology edited by Thomas F. Monteleone and Elizabeth Monteleone that was published in 2004 by Borderlands Press. Including a new story by Stephen King, the anthology featured over a dozen new horror stories. It was also published as From the Borderlands from Warner...
- edited by Elizabeth E. Monteleone & Thomas F. MonteleoneThomas F. MonteleoneThomas F. Monteleone is an American science fiction author and horror fiction author. His first novel, Seeds of Change was the lead-off title in the critically unsuccessful Laser Books line of science fiction titles , but he went on to become a popular writer of supernatural thrillers...
(Borderlands Press, 2003), featuring "Answering the Call" which was reprinted in From the Borderlands (Warner Books, 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 Brian KeeneBrian KeeneBrian Keene is an American author, primarily of horror, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won two Bram Stoker Awards.- Background :Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he...
(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 Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
and edited by Richard Chizmar
Richard Chizmar
Richard Thomas Chizmar is best known as the publisher and editor of Cemetery Dance magazine and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications...
:
- 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"
Poetry
- "Storm Filled Dreams" — Cedar Cliff Literary Magazine (1998)
- "The Rain" — Cedar Cliff Literary Magazine (1997) and reprinted in Dreams of Yesterday (1997)
- "The Storm" — Bell's Letters #82 (Autumn 1996)
- "I Was Left in the Dark (and That Was Just Fine With Me)" — Bell's Letters #81 (Summer 1996)
- "I Don't" — Eyes (June 1996)
- "Darkness" — Bell's Letters #80 (Spring 1996)
- "Where Has She Gone (She Doesn't Come Here Anymore)" — Bell's Letters #79 (Winter 1996)
From Halloween: New Poems
The following poems are all from Halloween: New Poems edited by Al SarrantonioAl Sarrantonio
Al Sarrantonio is an American horror and science fiction author who has published, over the past thirty-five years, more than forty-five books and eighty short stories...
(Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2010):
- "Treats of the Trick"
- "The Midnight People"
- "Under the Halloween Tree"
- "Remembering Octoberland"
Essays
- "Meeting Richard Laymon" — In Laymon's Terms (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2010) - "A Doorway to Other Worlds" — Don't Read This! Chilling, Thrilling, Fantastic Tales for the Young and Young at Heart (August 2009)
- "My Mother's Secret Stash of Stephen King"— the Stephen King Library Desk Calendar 2009, (Book of the Month ClubBook of the Month ClubThe Book of the Month Club is a United States mail-order book sales club that offers a new book each month to customers.The Book of the Month Club is part of a larger company that runs many book clubs in the United States and Canada. It was formerly the flagship club of Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc...
, September 2008)
Interviews conducted
- "A Few Words With Mick GarrisMick GarrisMick Garris is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.-Biography:He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror...
About The ShiningThe Shining (film)The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. A writer, Jack Torrance, takes a job as an...
" — the Stephen King Library Desk Calendar 2010 (Book of the Month ClubBook of the Month ClubThe Book of the Month Club is a United States mail-order book sales club that offers a new book each month to customers.The Book of the Month Club is part of a larger company that runs many book clubs in the United States and Canada. It was formerly the flagship club of Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc...
, October 2009) - "A Conversation With William Peter BlattyWilliam Peter BlattyWilliam Peter Blatty is an American writer and filmmaker. The novel The Exorcist, written in 1971, is his magnum opus; he also penned the subsequent screenplay version of the film, for which he won an Academy Award....
" (Cemetery Dance #62, October 2009)
Columns
- "The Final Question" featured in Cemetery Dance Magazine (June 2009 to present)
- "Jobs in Hell" (November 2002 to July 2003)
- "Hellnotes" (January 2003 to June 2003)