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Kenneth W. Cain

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Kenneth W. Cain first got the itch for storytelling during his formative years in the suburbs of Chicago, where he got to listen to his grandfather spin tales by the glow of a barrel fire. But it was a reading of Baba Yaga that grew his desire for dark fiction. Shows like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and One Step Beyond furthered that sense of wonder for the unknown, and he’s been writing ever since.

Cain is the author of The Saga of I trilogy, United States of the Dead, the short story collections These Old Tales and Fresh Cut Tales, and the forthcoming Embers: A Collection of Dark Fiction. Writing, reading, fine art, graphic design, and Cardinals baseball are but a few of his passions. Cain now resides in ...more

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	Midnight in the Graveyard by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert McCammon, Jonathan Janz (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 659 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	October Screams: A Halloween Anthology by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ronald Malfi (Goodreads Author), Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 430 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fear of Clowns by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adam Cesare (Goodreads Author), Rachel Harrison 3.99 avg rating — 161 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight in the Pentagram by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Author), Brian Malfi (Foreword), Brian Moreland (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight From Beyond the Stars by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabino Iglesias (Goodreads Author), James Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 93 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Clock Strikes 13 by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), John R. Little (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 74 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Wake: An Anthology of Dream Horror by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tim Meyer (Editor), Eric LaRocca (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 69 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from The Lake Vol. 5 by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gemma Files (Goodreads Author), Lucy A. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 52 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Old Tales 3.69 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood in the Soil, Terror on the Wind by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ronald Kelly (Goodreads Author), Chad Lutzke (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Stories from Hell #2

One of my earliest stories is “In The Shadow Of The Equine.” That one made it into several anthologies and when I conceived Hell, Delaware and decided to include one story about a lighthouse, I figured why not both? So we see the transformation of Hell over the decades, that particular site going from a cult of literal mind-controlled religious fanatics spreading the “word” of a god to an area

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Saga of I (4 books)
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Adventures of Alexin (1 book)
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Kenneth Cain and 1 other person liked Tanya's review of Precipice of Nowhere: "He will go on a mission to save his daughter but it gets worse when she disappears. His journey to find her will take him on a very dangerous and dark journey to find her. He hopes they can help him as he struggles to cope with everything he needs to" Read more of this review »
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“Getting the key in the ignition was like trying to put her elbow in her ear.”
― Kenneth W. Cain, Midnight in the Graveyard

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“Wasn’t I brought up as Obwamat’s brother? Obwamat”
― Kenneth W. Cain, Blood in the Soil, Terror on the Wind

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“If we can’t be honest about the books we read, what’s the point of reviewing in the first place?”
― Kenneth W. Cain, One of Us: A Tribute to Frank Michaels Errington

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Making Connections: 1624. - FRESH CUT TALES: A Collection of Dark Fiction by Kenneth W. Cain	13	38	Sep 25, 2013 04:13PM
Goodreads Librari...: Please add authors to anthology	7	20	Sep 28, 2019 07:19PM
Fantasy Buddy Reads: Top Three Reads in November 2019	13	27	Dec 12, 2019 01:00PM
SciFi and Fantasy...: Favorite Books of 2019	102	212	Jan 06, 2020 12:06AM
Horror Aficionados : Track the Short Fiction You've Read in 2019!	54	160	Jan 09, 2020 05:56AM
Amazon Kindle: December, 2019 What are You reading?	314	257	Mar 02, 2020 05:40AM
Book Nook Cafe: What I read in ---November 2019	36	32	Mar 05, 2020 10:15AM
Book Nook Cafe: Your Best & Worst reads of 2019	50	82	Apr 27, 2020 04:47PM
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message 4: by Cristina

Dec 04, 2013 02:58AM

Hi, I am organizing a giveaway. On December 8, I will send out a copy of my epic fantasy novel titled Creatures of Darkness and Light - titans, humans, and the beasts and my paranormal fantasy novel titled 300 Years of Sin (btw, there are no sparkly vampires here, but there's quite the body count), each e-book will go to a different person. Those who want to participate have to like and leave a comment (on my FB wall) with the name of the e-book they want. If you would like to participate, you can check out my FB page: https://www.facebook.com/MariaCristin... or my Goodreads page blog.

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Dec 01, 2013 11:02AM

thank you for adding me as a friend :)

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message 2: by Kenneth

Jun 15, 2013 09:15PM

C.J. wrote: "
C.J. Heck

Hello Kenneth,
It's such a pleasure having you for a friend. I am looking forward to reading your work! Thank you and best wishes to you.
Warmest regards,
CJ"

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message 1: by C.J.

Jun 15, 2013 09:10PM

C.J. Heck

Hello Kenneth,
It's such a pleasure having you for a friend. I am looking forward to reading your work! Thank you and best wishes to you.
Warmest regards,
CJ

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