About James
Dark Fiction author
James Cheetham
has spent his entire life on the Canadian prairies growing up in Manitoba where the winters last forever. He spent many a blizzard enthralled in horror movies and books, hunkered down while the elements outside had their way. He now resides on an acreage near Bird’s Hill Park with his wife Tanya and daughter Stephanie.
Over the past seven years James has worked at a maximum security prison as a Corrections Officer, most of that time spent working the psychiatric ward of the institution. It was there where many of his ideas for stories were born.
His first novel, Fade To Pale (available on Amazon), has developed a cult following. Cocktail Reviews calls Fade To Pale “psychologically acute and entertaining, dark and inspiring, deeply personal and universally appealing all at the same time”. It also won Best Horror Novel of 2007 at Preditors and Editors.
His short story The Beekeeper was recently released in an anthology called Weirdly: A Collection of Strange Stories. Said of The Beekeeper: “A literary feel to this one, and immensely enjoyable if you like tales with a deeper meaning. With a hint of creepiness and other worldly-ness, I’ll remember this tale forever.” The Beekeeper won Best Short Horror of 2007 at Preditors and Editors.
And now, his second full length novel is the initial book in a series dedicated to the zombie genre but written with a fresh new twist. Seasons of The Brittle Harvest Volume One: Prairie Frost is a Canadian take on the ominous world of the walking dead.
The extreme winter weather of the Canadian prairies, and the infestation of the damned makes survival for those still alive remote at best. Add the mental effects of long term isolation and cabin fever, and you have a survival story of epic proportions.
Cocktail Reviews said of Prairie Frost: “A fabulous read that chilled my bones at times…a fantastic exploration into three people’s personalities and how they coped with a world gone mad, while attempting to stave off the insanity that lurks at every turn. Prairie Frost is a must read for all horror enthusiasts.”
