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David Bain is a community college English professor. The author of the '80s style horror/crime novel GRAY LAKE, he has published more than 100 pieces in venues as diverse as Poems & Plays and Weird Tales.

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The Girl with the Honey Hair: A Science Fiction Novelette    by Brad Kane
Price: $2.99 USD. 7040 words. Published by AA Productions  on December 2, 2012. .

A poet who has sold his soul gets literally sucked into an alternate America where, among other modifications to the landscape, the Grand Canyon is filled with discarded manuscripts and Gary, Indiana is filled with mountains of lost socks. Meanwhile, the poet is convinced his long-lost brother waits somewhere in this lonely world.
Darker Corridors: 3 Collections in 1    by David Bain
Price: $5.99 USD. 80420 words. Published by AA Productions  on November 18, 2012. .

David Bain, author of GRAY LAKE: A NOVEL OF CRIME AND SUPERNATURAL HORROR and DEATH SIGHT: A WILL CASTLETON NOVEL, offers three of his short fiction collections in a single volume.
Underdogs: Five Stories    by David Bain
Price: $2.99 USD. 23140 words. Published by AA Productions  on November 18, 2012. .

David Bain, author of GRAY LAKE: A NOVEL OF CRIME AND SUPERNATURAL HORROR and DEATH SIGHT: a WILL CASTLETON NOVEL, brings you five stories of ordinary souls struggling against extraordinary situations - sometimes horrific, sometimes fantastical, sometimes heartbreaking, but, in each case far beyond their control. Those Who Can, Help The Little Guy Turning Silver into Platinum The Preggers Gift
Donny Doesn't Live Here Anymore    by Ken Goldman
Price: $2.99 USD. 22800 words. Published by AA Productions  on October 20, 2012. .

Ken Goldman, author of more than 650 published stories, two dark novellas and three of his best twisted tales - the print edition runs 150 pages. In the title novella: "First there was the awful incident with Donny and the turtle. Artie, Donny's childhood best friend, could forgive that. Then Donny grew up..." Also features: "Hotline", "A Museum Piece", "Sine Qua Non" and "'Vette Fever".
H.E.R.O.    by Rose Silver
Price: $0.99 USD. 1170 words. Published by AA Productions  on September 16, 2012. .

What does heroism mean? Celebrity? Faith? Coincidence? Luck? Ricky Owens has plans for his hero. Even if Harrod Evron doesn't know it yet... This is a 1,000-word short-short story debuting the work of up and coming author Rose Silver.
The Wolpertinger    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 5850 words. Published by AA Productions  on September 15, 2012. .

From David Bain, author of GRAY LAKE: A NOVEL OF CRIME AND SUPERNATURAL HORROR and the Will Castleton series, comes a gripping ghost story of the Bavarian woods. Combining authoritative details of the authentic German jagermeister hunting tradition and magical realism, Bain takes us on a trail that deals with conservationist and ecological themes while also telling a compelling tale.
The Dreaming Gods    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 3600 words. Published by AA Productions  on September 3, 2012. .

The Dreaming Gods: two children embedded up to their necks atop a pyramid of stone in the center of the square, facing the King’s citadel. They listen to the woes of the world ... and dream a better world into being. But what is the Dreaming Gods' fate when a rebel faction plans a revolution? This story was previously published in Pathways, a D20 (Dungeons & Dragons) ezine.
The Road to Gray Lake    by David Bain
Price: Free! 14670 words. Published by AA Productions  on September 2, 2012. .

THE ROAD TO GRAY LAKE - This is a companion ebook to David Bain's novel GRAY LAKE. Consider GRAY LAKE the movie and this the bonus DVD!
Nighteyes: A Will Castleton Adventure    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 8680 words. Published by AA Productions  on December 16, 2011. .

Originally written for the VAMPIRE HUNTERS anthology, in "Nighteyes", slightly psychic paranormal detective Will Castleton wakes in the middle of the night with the feeling that he's being watched... Within hours he's racing to the suburbs of Chicago to save a young girl from the supernatural forces sapping her life away - and to a personal revelation which will change his life forever.
Samantha: A Will Castleton Adventure    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 11160 words. Published by AA Productions  on December 2, 2011. .

(5.00)
Paranormal detective Will Castleton, who has appeared in other adventures such as ISLAND GHOSTS and THE BRIDGE, gets a phone call in the middle of the night which appears to be about his girlfriend - who happens to by lying in a catatonic state in the hospital. But within an hour Will is thrust into an investigation involving vengeful spirits and a decades-old murder.
The Bridge: A Will Castleton Adventure    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 9940 words. Published by AA Productions  on November 29, 2011. .

In this adventure, Will Castleton, the slightly psychic detective who has appeared in other adventures such as NIGHTEYES and ISLAND GHOSTS, flies to a remote region of Oregon to help a rancher find a missing foster child. But the case soon takes a supernatural turn and Will may be heading back to Chicago with more than he bargained for...
Brujas Behind Bars    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 11440 words. Published by AA Productions  on November 23, 2011. .

Marcy justs wants to do her prison time quietly, but a witch from a rival coven has different ideas.
Shin's Silent Quest: A Shin and Skulk Epic High Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 10380 words. Published by AA Productions  on November 21, 2011. .

Shin The Scholar suddenly drops everything mid-sentence &-without speaking, without any attempt at explanation-starts walking on a perilous quest that will lead him halfway across their strange continent. Shin's faithful adventuring companion Skulk the Skull-faced, ever faithful, follows, risking his life and his sanity for his silent friend... This story follows the events in THE PIT OF CORMAIR.
The Pit of Cormair: A Shin and Skulk High Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 12290 words. Published by AA Productions  on October 1, 2011. .

Shin the Mindmage can only rescue his swordsman friend Skulk the Skull-Faced by leading him on a quest to an endless battle at the far rim of The Whorld. Along the way they must battle monsters, sorcery, and...themselves. This is the first of several previously published adventures being brought back into "print". Join the intrepid duo as they travel the perilous far reaches of sword & sorcery!
Cauldron Car: A High Octane Horror Grindhouse Novelette    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 12570 words. Published by AA Productions  on September 5, 2011. .

A bank robber discovers his stolen getaway car has magic powers as well as horsepower! Chock-full of high octane grindhouse violence, car chases, hold-ups, gunfire and vengeful spirits, Ken Abner, the editor of Terminal Frights, the hardcover anthology in which this tale first appeared, described this novellette as "Stephen King's Christine as it might have been written by Joe R. Lansdale."
While the City Sleeps: Tales from Green River    by David Bain
Price: $2.99 USD. 30780 words. Published by AA Productions  on September 4, 2011. .

Eight gritty tales of small-city ghosts, crime and transgression, running the gamut from grim humor to stark horror. From the same mileu as David Bain's novel of crime and the supernatural, GRAY LAKE, this collection features two new tales and six previously published stories of spirits and street punks, spectres and the beautiful losers looking for something to save them from the nightside.
Four Stories    by David Bain
Price: $1.99 USD. 15460 words. Published by AA Productions  on September 2, 2011. .

FOUR STORIES collects BLACK CAB, HELLCAT PROM NIGHT, PHONE SEX ON THE NIGHTSIDE and UNDER AN INVISIBLE SHADOW with new story notes.
Streetlights Filled with Flowers: Three Tales of Urban Fantasy    by David Bain
Price: $2.99 USD. 16330 words. Published by AA Productions  on February 1, 2011. .

(5.00)
Three previously published tales of urban fantasy (plus a bonus vignette). An author's fantasy stories help him find his long-lost twin who was abducted as a child. A 7-11 worker trying to rise above drugs and alcohol deals with barrio gangs and a strange visitor who leaves a trail of flowers in his wake. A distance runner steps off her usual path to track down a strange light in the woods.
Island Ghosts: A Will Castleton Adventure    by David Bain
Price: Free! 8890 words. Published by AA Productions  on January 18, 2011. .

0.25 star(4.25)
"Slightly psychic" U.S. Marshal Will Castleton's tropical vacation is no escape from his past. This short story finds Will Castleton - who also appears in the novel DEATH SIGHT and THE CASTLETON FILES story collection - racing time through a hurricane to save a woman's life, the reporter who cashed in on the tragedy resulting in his psychic abilities hot on his trail.

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DARK HIGHWAYS - Five Road Trips into Terror (by Michael A. Arnzen, C. Dennis Moore, John A. Burks, Jr., Lorelei Shannon and David Bain)    by AA Productions
Price: $2.99 USD. 22470 words. Published on April 26, 2012. Fiction.

Everyone loves a road trip - but remember the pavement we travel is always black as night, as if it's been collecting shadows... You've just thumbed a ride with five scribes from the dark side of the highway... Damned Potholes - Michael A. Arnzen; Black '47 - Lorelei Shannon; Black Trailer - John A.Burks, Jr.; Companion - David Bain; 5:53 - C. Dennis Moore.
A Deeper Level    by AA Productions
Price: $0.99 USD. 8580 words. Published on July 11, 2011. Fiction.

Heather is the only friend Jay has left, and she's questioning him. And here's Brenda, who just wants attention - and someone to fight her boyfriend. Already beat up on the inside, will Jay go for feeling beat up on the outside as well, or will he take Heather to "A Deeper Level"? NOTE: This tale will appear in David Bain's collection WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS: TALES FROM GREEN RIVER.
Phone Sex on The Nightside    by AA Productions
Price: $0.99 USD. 3470 words. Published on July 2, 2011. Fiction.

From the pages of the classic small press anthology EROTIC FANTASY: TALES OF THE PARANORMAL.... Traveling salesman Ray Schumacher decides to dial the sexy vampiress in that phone sex ad from the back pages of the porno mag, NAUGHTY ON THE NIGHTSIDE he just picked up at the strange little shoppe by the airport...
Hellcat Prom Night    by AA Productions
Price: $0.99 USD. 2820 words. Published on March 7, 2011. Fiction.

Would a proper, civil-minded Southern belle really turn hell-cat to save her prom? Guys - will you ever hit on a random female again after reading this story? NOTE: This story will appear in David Bain's collection NIGHT WRITING.
Finding Tim    by AA Productions
Price: $0.99 USD. 2630 words. Published on February 9, 2011. Fiction.

Sometimes art and stories are portals. But can they bring back an author's long-lost twin who was abducted as a child? NOTE: This story appears in the collection STREETLIGHTS FILLED WITH FLOWERS: THREE TALES OF URBAN FANTASY.
The Streetlight Filled with Flowers    by AA Productions
Price: $0.99 USD. 4650 words. Published on January 20, 2011. Fiction.

A 7-11 worker with artistic leanings tries to escape a life of drugs and alcohol but has to cope with barrio gangs and a mystic visitor who leaves a trail of flowers in his wake. NOTE: This story appears in the collection STREETLIGHTS FILLED WITH FLOWERS: THREE TALES OF URBAN FANTASY.
Under an Invisible Shadow    by AA Productions
Price: $0.99 USD. 2600 words. Published on January 17, 2011. Fiction.

0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
An epistolarly post-apocalyptic road story detailing the dying-off of the zombie hordes and the rise of a new threat - though most of humanity can't see it at all. The story's also currently available in two print anthologies - Dead But Dreaming: New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos from Miskatonic River Press and The Undead 3: Flesh Feast from Permuted Press. Bain is expanding this tale into a novel.
Black Cab    by AA Productions
Price: $0.99 USD. 3220 words. Published on January 3, 2011. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
The black cabs kidnapping citizens off the streets of Chicago were thought to be just another urban legend - until the day Benny decided to hail one. Previously accepted for the pages of CITY SLAB magazine. NOTE: This story will soon appear in DOUBLE DARE an ebook collection of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and interviews by David Bain and Wayne Allen Sallee.

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  • Backcountry Trail Pics on Aug. 05, 2011
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    Nice pictures. Unpretentiously presented - just one guy's beautiful nature pics. Worth a look, gives you ideas of places to hike to and such. Do yourself a favor and download the PDF or on a color reader - it'll lose a lot on the b/w Kindle.