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Kenneth W. Cain

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in The United States

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Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Kenneth W. Cain first got the itch for storytelling during his formative years in the suburbs of Chicago, where he got to listen to his grandfather spin tales by the glow of a barrel fire. But it was a reading of Baba Yaga that grew his desire for dark fiction. Shows like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and One Step Beyond furthered that sense of wonder for the unknown, and he’s been writing ever since.

Cain is the author of The Saga of I trilogy, United States of the Dead, the short story collections These Old Tales and Fresh Cut Tales, and the forthcoming Embers: A Collection of Dark Fiction. Writing, reading, fine art, graphic design, and Cardinals baseball are but a few of his passions. Cain now resides in ...more

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	Midnight in the Graveyard by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert McCammon, Jonathan Janz (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 629 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	October Screams: A Halloween Anthology by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ronald Malfi (Goodreads Author), Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 313 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight in the Pentagram by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Author), Brian Malfi (Foreword), Brian Moreland (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight From Beyond the Stars by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabino Iglesias (Goodreads Author), James Newman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 83 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Clock Strikes 13 by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), John R. Little (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 71 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Wake: An Anthology of Dream Horror by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tim Meyer (Editor), Eric LaRocca (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 56 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from The Lake Vol. 5 by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gemma Files (Goodreads Author), Lucy A. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 53 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Old Tales 3.72 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Embers: A Collection of Dark Fiction 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fresh Cut Tales: A Collection of Dark Fiction 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Stories from Hell #2

One of my earliest stories is “In The Shadow Of The Equine.” That one made it into several anthologies and when I conceived Hell, Delaware and decided to include one story about a lighthouse, I figured why not both? So we see the transformation of Hell over the decades, that particular site going from a cult of literal mind-controlled religious fanatics spreading the “word” of a god to an area

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Kenneth Cain liked Olivia's review of October Screams: A Halloween Anthology: "This anthology has some of my favorite horror authors ever, along with some authors I’ve been meaning to get to! Some of the stories invoke that Halloween nostalgia perfectly, while others are down right creepy, but they all are at least GOOD. Some a" Read more of this review »
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Kenneth Cain liked Sadie's review of Fear of Clowns A Horror Anthology: Coulrophobia Stories: "Not my usual cup of tea, but it is very good at what it is. I read most of it outside on Halloween while I waited for trick-or-treaters, and it was perfect. I liked some stories better than others of course but for an anthology the quality was consis" Read more of this review »
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“Getting the key in the ignition was like trying to put her elbow in her ear.”
― Kenneth W. Cain, Midnight in the Graveyard

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“If we can’t be honest about the books we read, what’s the point of reviewing in the first place?”
― Kenneth W. Cain, One of Us: A Tribute to Frank Michaels Errington

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“It is not the job of reviewers to flatter the egos of writers.”
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