Product Description

Aliens... Angels... Demons... Zombies... Ancient Evils... Modern Horrors... These are MADMEN'S DREAMS.

Eric S. Brown and D. Richard Pearce present a deranged collection of 34 horror and sci-fi tales so startling they could only come from the nightmares of the insane. Brown and Pearce take the reader into the darkest corners of the madhouse in these tales that run the gamut from classic horror and science fiction to intense action and psychological terror. "Madmen's Dreams" is a peek at the inner workings of an unstable mind.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1804445 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 164 pages

Review
..."Madmen's Dreams" is an addictive feast of mind-candy sure to satisfy the most discerning of speculative fiction junkies. -- Adrienne Jones, author of

Eric S. Brown delivers his grim worldview like a razor-fisted punch to the gut... -- Scott Nicholson, author of

Eric S. Brown is a master of the sucker punch, a dark dreamer with a promising future. -- Steve Vernon, author of

Eric S. Brown is...a whirlwind of talent, dedication, and good old fashioned scares. -- Brian Keene, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of

Pure entertainment for a 'dark and stormy night.' -- J.C. Walkup, The Waynesville Mountaineer

About the Author
Eric S. Brown is a 30-year-old author living in North Carolina. He has been in love with the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Marvel Comics, and just about everything horror related— especially zombies—since he was born. He has had over 300 short stories published since March 2001. Many of these tales have collected in books including his Bram Stoker Award recommended collection Dying Days. His Bram Stoker Award recommended short story "And The Dead Shall Rise" appears in "Madmen's Dreams". His first novel Cobble will be published in 2005.

D. Richard Pearce is a west coast writer, and as such, may be vaguely annoying to many people. His work has appeared around the web and in print, and includes individual stories, articles, and some collaborative efforts.

Customer Reviews

A great and relevant collection of scenario based horrorr
Eric S. Brown's storys, once you get used to their format, are intriguing and insightful. His stories are usually short, some just one and half pages, and that took some getting used to on my part. After reading the first half of the book I was a little bit mad. many of the stories could have been expanded into novellas or novels or movies or ANYTHING. He just gives you a taste of a world so finely crafted and drawn...and then takes it away! But i wouldn't have been mad if i didn't like the stories. I just wanted more.
By the time I finished the book it didn't bother me so much. You got to go from one strange place to another and you didn't have to invest 3 weeks reading a book. You could easily read 4 or 5 stories a night and go to bed well spooked.
Richard Pearce shows upat the end and holds his own using humor and a higher word count than Brown but of the 35 stories, i think 32 or 33 are from Brown so it's mainly his party.
If you like Zombies, Vampires, etc. this book will be a welcome treasure. It had stories that reminded me of X-Files episodes as well as The Stand, The Time Machine, etc. My only bit of advice to Brown would be this...EXPAND!!! There are AT LEAST 7 short stories in this collection that would make EXCELLENT stand alone Novels. I don't have the book in front of me so i can't cite the Title but the story about the man holed up in an abandoned gas stattion who befriends a coyote as zombies take over earth would make an excellent novelas would the story of the human who is seen as the "real" monster by the majority zombie population. Very twilight Zone-esque. I loved it.

Good, engaging, and yes, short!
I've read and enjoyed a lot of Brown's work, wherein his shorter stories generally consist of a grim one-two punch. I don't find anything wrong with that - but when mixed in are a few of his longer works, the ones where the characters and plot are developed more deeply, it can leave the other stories feeling lacking. That said, MADMEN'S DREAMS is nonetheless a fun, brisk read.

Awful, just awful
The stories are far too short to get any pleasure from. They read like somthing a 12 year old has written.
I remember being at school being told stories consist of a beginning, a middle and an end then writing a story with a paragraph for each section. That is exactly how these stories are written.

Save your money and the weeks of waiting as they print this book for your. If you want a good horror read try Richard Matheson, I am Legend. Or if your after short stories try the book of flesh trilogy.