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 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 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. Selected bibliography Novels and Novellas Blue November Storms (Limited Edition hardcover from Cemetery Dance Publications, 2005) A revised paperback and E-book edition of Blue November Storms was released in 2013 with new illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne, an introduction by Ray Garton, and "Ink-slinger: An Interview with Glenn Chadbourne" by Robert Brouhard Black Fire (as James Kidman) (Cemetery Dance Publications, hardcover, and Leisure Books, paperback 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 Stephen King Trivia Book - co-authored with Bev Vincent and illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2005) Buzz Your MP3 (Pigeonhole Press, November 2001) Chapbooks "Pulled Into Darkness" (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2004) Short story collections