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David Bain


Biography

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.

Where to find David Bain online

Website: http://DavidBainBooks.com
Twitter: davidbainaa
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MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/davidbainaa

Books

Weed: A Green River Crime Novella    by David Bain
Price: $2.99 USD. 20850 words. Published on May 9, 2012. Fiction.
Dude had more weed just lying around than he could possibly even keep track of. He wouldn’t notice if James stole just one brick, would he? WEED is a 15,000-word crime novella with plenty of drugs, suspense and action.
Dark Highways - Five Road Trips into Terror    by David Bain
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.
The Castleton Files: Five Adventures    by David Bain
Price: $2.99 USD. 37450 words. Published on April 14, 2012. Fiction.
In these stories - including an all-new 12,000-word novella, unavailable anywhere else - "slightly psychic" detective Will Castleton takes on ghosts, hardcore criminals, his girlfriend and his relationship to reality itself. THE CASTLETON FILES collects the four previously available tales, plus "Homeward Devils" an all-novella! Watch for DEATH SIGHT, the 1st Will Castleton novel this summer!
Nighteyes: A Will Castleton Adventure    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 8680 words. Published on December 16, 2011. Fiction.
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.
TWO KILLERS by Wayne Allen Sallee and David Bain    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 13740 words. Published on December 3, 2011. Fiction.
(3.00 from 1 review)
Two stories. Two authors. TWO KILLERS. In Wayne Allen Sallee's "Let No Dogs Befoul Me", an ex-con seeks revenge against the priest who abused him and set him off on a life of crime... In "Hellcat Prom Night" by David Bain, a traveler meets a strange - and possibly dangerous - young Southern belle who insists on telling him how she went hellcat on her prom night...
Samantha: A Will Castleton Adventure    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 11160 words. Published on December 2, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
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 on November 29, 2011. Fiction.
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...
David Bain's Grindhouse Quintuple Feature!!!    by David Bain
Price: $2.99 USD. 35740 words. Published on November 24, 2011. Fiction.
Coming soon to an e-reader near you! Five novelettes inspired by intentionally over-the-top, genre-jumping, smart-but-schlocky B-movie grindhouse cinema! For one low price you get David Bain's CAULDRON CAR, BRUJAS BEHIND BARS, THE COWBOYS OF CTHULHU, THE PIT OF CORMAIR and ISLAND GHOSTS! The theater lights are dimming. If you hurry on in, you can still catch the start of the previews!
The Cowboys of Cthulhu: A Weird Western Grindhouse Novelette    by David Bain
Price: $1.99 USD. 11870 words. Published on October 14, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Snake oil salesman Dr. Darius Darke and other legends of the Old West are called upon to fight a band of brain-eating bandits in a three-dimensionally-challenged box canyon. Being the long lost chapter of T. H. Thomasma's world-famous biography of "Gentleman" John Brodie (a.k.a. The Demon Duelist).
While the City Sleeps: Tales from Green River    by David Bain
Price: $2.99 USD. 31330 words. Published on September 4, 2011. Fiction.
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.
A Pleasure to Burn    by David Bain
Price: $0.99 USD. 9990 words. Published on August 15, 2011. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.71 from 7 reviews)
Rafe Johnson, Green River, Michigan's most famous son, has snuck home to put both the literal and figurative ghosts of the past to rest. Unbeknownst to him, however, a paparazzi journalist has followed him. This story was downloaded more than 30,000 times in the anthology where it originally appeared. NOTE: "A Pleasure to Burn" also appears in David Bain's collection WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS.
Gray Lake: A Novel of Crime and Supernatural Horror    by David Bain
Price: $3.99 USD. 110090 words. Published on June 29, 2011. Fiction.
Brian and Iggy suddenly find themselves living the ghost stories and urban legends they love one night after a spectral encounter on the shores of GRAY LAKE. At the same moment, in the marshes to the north, the battle for dominance over a troubled gang of small town meth dealers begins. Dark love and darker obsessions soon lead to a violent showdown pitting friend against friend.
Island Ghosts: A Will Castleton Adventure    by David Bain
Price: Free! 8890 words. Published on January 18, 2011. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.33 from 3 reviews)
"Slightly psychic" U.S. Marshal Will Castleton's tropical vacation is no escape from his past. Rescued from the pages of the out-of-print hard-boiled DIME detective anthology, this story finds Will 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. First in a series of previously published tales.

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Smashwords book reviews by David Bain

  • Backcountry Trail Pics on Aug. 05, 2011
    star star star star star
    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.