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October 3, 2017

AVAILABLE NOW! Halloween Carnival: Volume One featuring stories by Robert McCammon, Kevin Lucia, John R. Little, Lisa Morton, and Mark Allan Gunnells!

Halloween Carnival: Volume One has been published and is now available for immediate download! Featuring stories by Robert McCammon, Kevin Lucia, John R. Little, Lisa Morton, and Mark Allan Gunnells! These authors put the horror back in Halloween with a quintet of devilishly delightful tales, curated by acclaimed author and editor Brian James Freeman.

Amazon.com • Amazon.ca • Amazon.co.uk • Barnes & Noble • Apple iBookstore • KoboHalloween Carnival Volume One

 

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Published on October 03, 2017 05:00

September 27, 2017

Chris Odgers NIGHT SHIFT original artwork remarque for the Cemetery Dance Publications special edition

Chris Odgers is drawing original artwork for 25 very special copies of the Cemetery Dance Publications special edition of NIGHT SHIFT by Stephen King, and I thought it would be fun to show off just one of them now as a sneak peek:

 

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Published on September 27, 2017 12:31

September 25, 2017

Supporters To Be Thanked In A Signed Limited Edition Book!

As my supporters on Patreon already know, I have a new short story collection coming out in 2018 called WALKING WITH GHOSTS, which will feature 28 of my stories (several of them new, all of them revised), extensive story notes, an introduction by William Peter Blatty, and stunning color artwork by Vincent Chong.

I’m very pleased to report today that everyone who supports my Patreon page at ANY LEVEL before October 1, 2017 will be thanked on a special acknowledgements page in the signed Limite...

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Published on September 25, 2017 11:30

September 20, 2017

The Halloween Carnival Is Nearing Your Town! Preorder Today!

The Halloween Carnival anthology series will be arriving this October in the form of one new eBook each WEEK leading up to the big day! Place your preorders  now, so you can have new and classic tales of Halloween load right onto your e-reader automatically each week!

Halloween Carnival: Volume One featuring stories by Robert McCammon, Kevin Lucia, John R. Little, Lisa Morton, and Mark Allan Gunnells will be published on October 3, 2017:

Amazon.com • Amazon.ca • Amazon.co.uk • Barnes & Noble ...

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Published on September 20, 2017 08:57

September 5, 2017

“Mama’s Sleeping” — An Exclusive New Short Story by Brian James Freeman!

I’ve posted “Mama’s Sleeping,” a brand new short story, exclusively for my supporters over at Patreon!

Patrons can read the story immediately — and so can you for a pledge of just $1 or more.

Please visit my Patreon page to learn  about the different rewards I’m creating and publishing exclusively for my supporters. I’d love to see you there!

Mama's Sleeping

Thank you, as always, for your continuing support!

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Published on September 05, 2017 08:10

August 29, 2017

Reading Stephen King sample binding with hot foil stamping (Book Production)

One of the many steps during the printing of a book is to confirm the printer is using the correct binding material. This is also your last chance to see and approve the hot foil stamping placement, foil color, and stamping job quality before the printer produces hundreds or thousands of finished bindings for the book.

Here is an example from READING STEPHEN KING, which will be published later this year. If you click on the image below and view the high res photo, you can almost see how DEEP...

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Published on August 29, 2017 05:00

August 27, 2017

The Halloween Carnival Will Be Arriving This October!

Just a reminder, the Halloween Carnival anthology series will be arriving this October with one new eBook each WEEK leading up to the big day!

Halloween Carnival: Volume One featuring stories by Robert McCammon, Kevin Lucia, John R. Little, Lisa Morton, and Mark Allan Gunnells will be published on October 3, 2017:

Amazon.com • Amazon.ca • Amazon.co.uk • Barnes & Noble • Apple iBookstore • Kobo

Halloween Carnival Volume One

Halloween Carnival: Volume Two featuring stories by Glen Hirshberg, Lee Thomas, Holly Newstein, Del...

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Published on August 27, 2017 07:00

August 25, 2017

Bonus Reward In September For Supporters!

To say I’m blown away by the support I’ve received from readers on Patreon is an understatement.

As a token of my appreciation, I’ll be sending each supporter at the $5 or higher reward levels a free signed Advance Review Copy in September.

This wasn’t a “promised” reward, but I wanted to find some small way to say THANK YOU for your support. The ARCs I’m using will represent a mix of new and old projects since I only have so many of each to go around.

For those at the $1 level, I really do a...

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Published on August 25, 2017 05:22

August 13, 2017

THE HALLOWEEN CHILDREN eBook Edition Is Only $2.99!

Don’t forget! The Halloween Children, which I co-wrote with the incredible Norman Prentiss, is available as an eBook by Hydra/Random House and can be downloaded IMMEDIATELY for the bargain price of just $2.99!

You can read more about the book at these links:
Amazon.com • Amazon.co.uk • Barnes & Noble • iBookstore • Kobo

The Halloween Children eBook

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Published on August 13, 2017 06:00

August 1, 2017

“Pop-Pop” — An Exclusive New Short Story by Brian James Freeman!

I’ve posted “Pop-Pop,” a brand new short story, exclusively for my supporters over at Patreon!

Patrons can read the story immediately — and so can you for a pledge of just $1 or more.

Please visit my Patreon page to learn  about the different rewards I’m creating and publishing exclusively for my supporters. I’d love to see you there!

Thank you, as always, for your continuing support!

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Published on August 01, 2017 10:58