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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780976555919 ISBN: 0976555913 Label: Permuted Press Manufacturer: Permuted Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 164 Publication Date: April 01, 2005 Publisher: Permuted Press Studio: Permuted Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating: - 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. Rating:  - good anthologyThis horror-science fiction anthology consists of thirty-four for the most part ultra short stories (mean average length is 4.2 pages) that are predominantly written by Eric S. Brown as D. Richard Pearce contributes two solos and three collaborations. The tales run the gamut of horror and science fiction from A (angels) to Z (zombies) with plenty of supernatural and alien stops in between. The bloodsuckers bring a new meaning to "Family" while Zombies display how high the price of gas can become ... Read More Rating:  - Awful, just awfulThe 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 ... Read More Rating:  - A great and relevant collection of scenario based horrorrEric 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. ... Read More 
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