Brian James Freeman Books in Order
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Brian James Freeman books in publication order
22 books
Black Fire
by Brian James Freeman
2004
Seven years after killing his father in self-defense, Eddie Farris struggles to rebuild his life. A mysterious figure begins following and threatening him, forcing Eddie to question whether the past, and the man he killed, can return.
Blue November Storms
by Brian James Freeman
2004
Twenty years after a disturbing high-school incident, five friends reunite at their old hunting cabin. A severe storm strands them with dwindling supplies, forcing choices that expose the unresolved past and threaten their lives.
The Painted Darkness
by Brian James Freeman
2010
Artist Henry has long used painting to manage memories of a childhood trauma. As a winter storm approaches his family's old farmhouse, something in the cellar threatens to bring those suppressed memories back into terrifying focus.
More Than Midnight
by Brian James Freeman
2012
Five horror stories follow people confronting threats both supernatural and human. A family business hides something hungry in its basement, a bereaved teacher struggles with rage, and a funeral house-sitter faces dangers beyond his unusual duties.
The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book
by Brian James Freeman
2012
Questions about films, miniseries, and television adaptations of Stephen King's work test readers' knowledge of screen horror. More than a thousand text questions are accompanied by illustrated puzzles, with an introduction by director Mick Garris.
The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book
by Brian James Freeman
2012
This revised trivia collection tests knowledge of Stephen King's life and writing, including books through The Wind Through the Keyhole. Text questions and Glenn Chadbourne's illustrated puzzles offer challenges across a range of difficulty levels.
Fate and The Exorcist
by Brian James Freeman
2013
Brian James Freeman interviews William Peter Blatty in a career-spanning discussion about his life and work. The conversation moves from television appearances through writing The Exorcist to later projects, disappointments, and his understanding of fate.
Weak And Wounded
by Brian James Freeman
2013
Five horror stories explore grief, survival, and painful unanswered questions. Characters struggling after the deaths of loved ones face desperate choices, with their efforts to continue living exposing fears that extend beyond the losses themselves.
Vol. 1
by Brian James Freeman
2014
Edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar, this anthology includes stories by Stephen King and Kelley Armstrong. A farmer sees profit in a fallen meteorite, while other encounters reveal dangers beneath seemingly manageable situations.
Vol. 2
by Brian James Freeman
2015
Five horror stories include a drowned boy's return for revenge, a vanished flight that exposes a ticket clerk to evil, and a television worker's unsettling assignment in a Victorian house, collected by Freeman and Chizmar.
Vol. 3
by Brian James Freeman
2015
Five stories by Peter Straub, Jack Ketchum, and others explore threatening encounters. A child records visits from an inhuman being, an author accepts a suspicious speaking invitation, and a teenager befriends a girl who claims haunting.
Vol. 4
by Brian James Freeman
2015
This horror anthology follows a dead mother's wish to contact her son, a convention whose curse becomes disturbingly plausible, and a veteran confronting a sinister presence in hospital, with stories by Clive Barker and others.
Vol. 5
by Brian James Freeman
2015
Mick Garris, J. Kenner, and other contributors explore ambition, fate, and damaged relationships. A filmmaker attends a celebration with a hidden price, while a heartbroken man visits a New Orleans voodoo shop in this horror anthology.
Reading Stephen King
by Brian James Freeman
2017
Writers, filmmakers, and other readers reflect on their experiences with Stephen King's work. Edited by Brian James Freeman, the essays explore individual novels, recurring themes, and the personal reasons contributors continue returning to King's stories.
The Halloween Children
by Brian James Freeman
2017
At Stillbrook Apartments, an apparently ordinary handyman's family lives among residents whose lives will intersect with horrific events. Interviews and journal entries reconstruct a disastrous Halloween, raising disturbing questions about the children and their surroundings.
Vol. 6
by Brian James Freeman
2017
Six horror stories explore troubling family relationships, buried memories, and threats surrounding death. Contributors include Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tim Curran, whose grave robbers face an enemy more frightening than the pursuing authorities.
Vol. 7
by Brian James Freeman
2017
Six stories by Robert McCammon, Kaaron Warren, and other contributors expose sinister places and hidden pasts. A swamp expert encounters unfamiliar danger, while childhood visits to the beach acquire a disturbing meaning in later life.
Vol. 8
by Brian James Freeman
2017
Six horror stories include a writer whose typewriter harbors a bloody secret and a mother unsettled by a boy in her otherwise ideal neighborhood. Frank Darabont, Bentley Little, and others contribute tales of concealed threats.
The Zombie Who Cried Human
by Brian James Freeman
2018
Left to watch the family farm, a bored zombie boy repeatedly alarms nearby townspeople by claiming humans have arrived. This illustrated variation on The Boy Who Cried Wolf explores the consequences of frightening others with false warnings.
Vol. 9
by Brian James Freeman
2018
Six horror stories explore deceptive appearances, including a company's sinister loyalty test, a lost lover's unexpected return, and a corpse missing from a morgue. Kelley Armstrong, Jonathan Moore, and other contributors turn ordinary encounters threatening.
Walking with Ghosts
by Brian James Freeman
2018
Twenty-nine stories explore people searching for answers amid grief, fear, and supernatural disturbances. Family loss, unsettling encounters, and buried memories reveal how the terrors that seem beyond their control can arise from the lives they know best.
The Girl Who Builds Monsters
by Brian James Freeman
2020
Lonely Emma builds unusual dolls from discarded parts in her grandfather’s factory, unaware that her creations love her in return. When burglars enter their home, the dolls reveal what their devotion means in this illustrated story.
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