James Arthur Moore is an American horror novelist and short story writer.
In 2003, he was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for "Best Novel" for his book Serenity Falls. In 2006, the novella Bloodstained Oz (co-authored by Christopher Golden) was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for "Best Long Fiction". He wrote the novelization of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Chaos Bleeds (based on the video game written by Christopher Golden). Many of his books have been released by small press publishers like Earthling, Cemetery Dance as signed hardcover limited editions.
He also has done a lot of Collectible card game and Role-playing game related work for White Wolf, Inc including writing manuals, storyteller's guides, short stories, modules, and novels.
"Dear Diary" - a short story available as a PDF download from Necessary Evil Press that involves a character from the novel Deeper
Little Boy Blue - a limited edition chapbook (2008, Bloodletting Press)
The Haunted Forest Tour - Co-authored by Jeff Strand (Earthling Publications, late 2007)
Blood Red (Earthling Publications, 2005 and Berkley Books, 2007) ISBN 0-425-21759-0
"Blood Tide" (Earthling Publications, 2005) - A limited edition (250 copies) short story that was given away for free at the World Horror Convention in 2005. It also serves as a prologue to Blood Red.
Newbies (Smooch, 2004) ISBN 0-843-95474-4
Chaos Bleeds (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2003) ISBN 0-743-42767-X
Fireworks (Meisha Merlin Publishing, 2001 and Leisure Books, 2003) ISBN 08439-5247-4
Under the Overtree (Meisha Merlin Publishing, 2000 and Leisure Books, 2002) ISBN 08439-5110-9
Bloodstained series
Bloodstained Oz - Co-authored by Christopher Golden (Earthling Publications, 2006) ISBN 0-976-63396-5
Bloodstained Wonderland - contracted and slated (not yet published)
Bloodstained Neverland - contracted and slated (not yet published)
Chris Corin series
Possessions (Leisure Books, 2004) ISBN 08439-5171-0
Rabid Growth (Leisure Books, 2005) ISBN 08439-5172-9
Harvest series
"Harvest Moon/Harvest Gods" - short story published in Slices
"Bone Harvest" - Chapbook limited to 500 copies published by Cemetery Dance Publications, 2008
Harvest Moon (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006) ISBN 1-58767-163-8
"Shades of Gray" - short story published in Slices (involves a character from the novel Harvest Moon)
Serenity Falls "trilogy"
This series was originally released as one book published by Meisha Merlin Publishing in 2003. Jove publishing got the rights to it and reprinted them in an expanded and extended form as three separate books in 2005. There is more story in the new Jove printings.
Serenity Falls (Meisha Merlin Publishing, 2003) ISBN 1-892-06566-5
Writ in Blood (Jove, May 2005) ISBN 0-515-13968-8
The Pack (Jove, June 2005) ISBN 0-515-13969-6
Dark Carnival (Jove, July 2006) ISBN 0-515-13985-8
Short stories, anthologies, and collections
Slices - a short story collection (Earthling Publications, 2009). Contains the following:
"Greasepainted Smile"
"Shades of Gray" (Original to this collection)
"War Stories"
"Skinwalker"
"Simon's Muse"
"A Place where there is Peace"
"In the Oubliette" (original to this collection)
"Hathburn Avenue"
"My Brother's Keeper" (original to this collection)
"The Dark Place"
"Harvest Gods"
Story Notes
Destination Prague - A Doctor Who anthology featuring the short story "Room for Improvement" (Big Finish Productions, 2007) ISBN 1-84435-253-6
Halloween: New Poems - a poetry anthology edited by Al Sarrantonio that contains the poems "They Grow Pumpkins Down There," "Jack's Lantern," and "Autumn" (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009) ISBN 978-1-58767-205-7
The Big Book of NECON", a collection editied by Bob Booth that features the piece "Virtually Perfect" (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009) ISBN 978-1-58767-202-6
British Invasion - anthology co-edited by James A. Moore, Christopher Golden, and Tim Lebbon featuring Kealan Patrick Burke, Ramsey Campbell and many others (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009) ISBN 978-1-58767-175-3
Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror - an anthology edited by Ryan C. Thomas that contains the story "Whatever Became of Randy" (Permuted Press, 2009) ISBN 978-1-93486-112-7
Digital chapbooks
Discarded Blessings - a digital-only chapbook collection (Darkside Digital, 2009). Contains the following short stories:
*"Discards"
*"Mary's Blessing"
"The Walker Place" - digital only chapbook (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009)
"Home for the Holidays" - digital only chapbook (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2008)
Gaming related works
Most, if not all, of these are set in White Wolf's World of Darkness
The Eternal Struggle
House of Secrets (a novel co-authored by Kevin Andrew Murphy) ISBN 1-565-04843-1
The Masquerade
Berlin By Night, a supplement for Vampire: The Masquerade
Vampire Players Guide Second Edition, includes
"Creative Combat," (an essay)
"The Samedi"
World of Darkness 2
Storyteller's Guide
Demon Hunter X
Vampire Deluxe Edition
"Necromancy" section of the Thaumaturgy book.
The Apocalypse
Werewolf: Hell-Storm (novel) ISBN 0-061-0567-8
When Will You Rage? (short story included)
Book of the Wyrm, sections including:
Enticers
Thunderwyrms
"The First Ronin"
"Phantasmi, Bitter Rages"
"Oases"
"Dangerous Toys"
Book of the Wyrm, Second Edition
The Valkenburg Foundation includes his story "Skins," (reprinted in Werewolf Chronicles Volume 1).
The Werewolf Players Guide, sections including:
"Why the Garou Run in Packs" (short story)
"The Get of Fenris"
"The Wendigo"
"The Nuwisha (Werecoyote)"
"Do You Need a Pack?" (essay)
The Werewolf Players Guide, Second Edition
Storyteller's Handbook
"In Dreams and Nightmares," for the Rage Across The Amazon supplement
"The Black Forest Sept" for the Caerns: Places of Power supplement (reprinted in Werewolf Chronicles Volume 2).
Three Short adventures for the Werewolf Storytellers' Screen
Outcasts
The Get Of Fenris Tribebook
Freak Legion:Players Guide to the Fomori
Nuwisha
The Wild West
Werewolf: The Wild West Companion
Werewolf: The Wild West Tales from the Trails, Mexico
The Ascension
"Harvest Time" (an adventure for the Chantries supplement)
The Book of Shadows: The Mage Players Hand Book, sections including:
"The Euthanatos"
"The Hollow Ones"
"Orphans"
"The Nephandi"
The Chaos Factor (sourcebook and adventure for Mage)
Book of Madness
Book of Worlds
The Oblivion
Necropolis: Atlanta
Haunts (about Hermitage Castle)
Dark Kingdom of Jade Adventures: "Hiroshima"
"Mediums" (short story)
Wraith: The Oblivion, Second Edition
Wraith Players Guide
Shadow Players Guide
Legions
The Great War
The Dreaming
Changeling Players Guide
Dreams and Nightmares
Land Of Eight Million Dreams
White Wolf Magazine
Issue #40 contains the short story "A Psychological Profile on Samuel Haight."
Issues #42- #44 included a three part The Apocalypse adventure.
Comic books
Clive Barker's Hellraiser issue #15 featured "Of Love, Cats and Curiosity" (James A. Moore's debut publication)
