Brian Freeman

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name = Brian Freeman


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pseudonym = James Kidman
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birthdate = 1979
birthplace = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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occupation = Novelist, short story writer
nationality = flagicon|USAAmerican
period = 1994–present
genre = Literary fiction, horror fiction
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influences = Stewart O'Nan, Stephen King, Peter Straub, Shirley Jackson, Michael Chabon, Robert McCammon, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe, Neil Gaiman, Dan Simmons, M. R. James
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website = http://www.brianfreeman.com/

Brian 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.

elected bibliography

*"Blue November Storms," (Cemetery Dance Publications)
*"The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book," co-authored with Bev Vincent and illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne (Cemetery Dance Publications)
*"Black Fire" (as James Kidman) (Cemetery Dance Publications, hardcover, and Leisure Books, paperback 2004)
*"Buzz Your MP3" (Pigeonhole Press, November 2001)

Anthology appearances

*"4 Fear Of" (Borderlands Press, 2006)
*"Borderlands 5", edited by Elizabeth E. Monteleone & Thomas F. Monteleone (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" (Creeping Hemlock Press)
*"Shivers", edited by Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance Publications), featuring "Walking With the Ghosts of Pier 13"
*"Shivers II", edited by Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2003), featuring "Marking the Passage of Time"
*"Shivers III", edited by Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance Publications), featuring "What They Left Behind"
*"Shivers IV", edited by Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance Publications), featuring "Something to Be Said for the Waiting"
*"The Best of Horrorfind II" edited by Brian Keene (Horrorfind LLC, 2003)

Other known short stories and appearances

*""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)
*"Sold My Soul to King" — "Uncut Gems II" (June 1999)
*"Red #5" — "genrEZONE Magazine "(June 1, 1999)
*"Red Rose" — "The Story Shop VI" (Winter 1998)
*"Sold My Soul to King" — "The Story Shop VI" (Winter 1998)
*"Objects in the Rear View Mirror" — "Nocturnal Lyric" (April 1998)
*"White Wine" — "Mausoleum" (January 1998)
*"White Wine" — "Lost Worlds" (July 1997)
*"The Circle" — "Cedar Cliff Annual Magazine" (May 1997)
*"The Rain" — "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)
*The Glow — "In Darkness Eternal II" (November 1996)
*"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)
*"Bus Trip" — "Paths of Imagination" (Fall 1994)

External links

* [http://www.brianfreeman.com/ The official Brian Freeman web site]
* [http://www.jameskidman.com/ The official "James Kidman" web site]

ee also

*List of horror fiction authors