This is Halloween
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“THIS IS HALLOWEEN is a book full of love letters from James A. Moore. Love letters to all of the things he loves about the things that scare you.” — Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of DEAD RINGERS
“The next best thing to trick-or-treating at James A. Moore’s house! And in this book, he’s only giving out the good candy.” — Jeff Strand, author of DEAD CLOWN BARBECUE
“James A. Moore’s stories are a treat any time of the year and THIS IS HALLOWEEN is no exception.” — John McIlveen, author of HANNAHWHERE
ALSO BY JAMES A. MOORE
The Jonathan Crowley Chronicles
Under the Overtree
Vendetta
Cherry Hill
Boomtown (Forthcoming)
Crowley: One Week (Forthcoming)
The Serenity Falls Trilogy
Writ in Blood
The Pack
Dark Carnival
The Chris Corin Series
Possessions
Rabid Growth
Newbies
The Blood Red Series
Blood Red
Blood Harvest
The Subject Seven Series
Subject Seven
Run
The Seven Forges Series
Seven Forges
The Blasted Lands
City of Wonders
The Silent Army
The Tides of War Series
The Last Sacrifice
THIS IS HALLOWEEN
Ten Tantalizing Treats (and a Few Tricks)
James A. Moore
Haverhill House Publishing
A River City Writers Publication 2016
The Dry Season © 2010, James A. Moore
Harvest Moon © 1994, James A. Moore
Hathburn Avenue © 2008, James A. Moore
Bone Harvest © 2008, James A. Moore
Harvest Gods Revisited © 2013, James A. Moore
Patchwork © 2009, James A. Moore
Night Eyes © 2011, James A. Moore and Charles R. Rutledge
Blood Tide © 2004, James A. Moore
Shades of Grey © 2009, James A. Moore
The Walker Place © 2011, James A. Moore
A River City Writers Publication
THIS IS HALLOWEEN © 2016 by James A. Moore
Cover design and illustration © 2016 Dan Brereton
Cover formatting and setup by Dyer Wilk
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The stories contained in this collection are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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