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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

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electrical or mechanical means, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the author or publisher, except where permitted by law.

  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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