The Nightmare Club: #1 The Headless Paperboy [Kindle Edition]

Howard Hopkins (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

"...will leave you gasping with fear along with the characters..."
--Margaret Marr, Nights & Weekends Reviews

Where Everyday is Halloween!

When October Williams moves to the small seaside town of New Salem, Maine, he hardly expects to be chased by the ghost of the Headless Paperboy. But New Salem is a town gripped by the supernatural where anything can happen... October soon learns a strange and terrifying tale. Every Halloween three children vanish as the ghost begins searching for his head. Riding a thirty-year-old bicycle and hurling flaming newspapers, the phantom needs three victims before disappearing for another year. Together with a band of misfit kids who call themselves the Nightmare Club, a strange girl named Alliecat who wants to shove her way into the group, and a pot-bellied pig named Barnabas, he must find the Paperboy's head and put it back with the body before it's too late and he loses his own!

"...sure to satisfy any young reader's hunger for something scary to read."
--Margaret Marr, Nights & Weekends Reviews

About the Author

Howard Hopkins lives in a small Maine town and has written 27 westerns under the penname Lance Howard and six horror books under his own. The Nightmare Club is his first children's/Young adult novel.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 238 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0052O5AIQ
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,239 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Howard Hopkins' life took a dramatic turn after picking up his first Doc Savage book at the age of 13, though he wouldn't realize it until a number of years later. On a snowy November day, the daydream prone, shy child began a journey into escapist fiction that would later inspire him to write over 40 novels in the horror, western, comic book, science fiction and pulp adventure genres. "I never realized at the time how much the author of that book would inspire me to create my own stories and fire a passion to help others escape from their own problems, even if only for a few hours." Many years later Howard sold his first short story, a horror tale, to a small press magazine and not long after completed his first novel NIGHT DEMONS, a generational horror tale set in the supernaturally cursed town of Dark Harbor, Maine. A second horror novel, GRIMM, soon followed, which spawned his most recent supernatural/mystery series THE CHLOE FILES.

Now Howard is the author of numerous horror novels/western novels/comic book fiction, as well as over 50 published short stories, one recently appearing in THE SPIDER CHRONICLES with John Jakes (The Spider being that uber violent and trifle psychotic crimefighting pulp hero of the 1930s. He recently coedited, wrote the intro and two stories for THE AVENGER CHRONICLES, a short story anthology dedicated to the greatest pulp hero of the 40s, The Avenger) and has upcoming work in the Captain Midnight and The Green Hornet anthologies.

Besides NIGHT DEMONS, GRIMM, and THE CHLOE FILES, his novels under his own name include, THE DARK RIDERS (a vampire western) and his short story anthology DARK HARBORS, which were EPPIE nominated finalists and Fictionwise top five bestsellers. He also write a spooky series for children (8+) called THE NIGHTMARE CLUB, the first called THE HEADLESS PAPERBOY.

His recent trade paperback novel PISTOLERO combines horror and mystery with his second writing love, westerns, which he authors under the penname Lance Howard. So far he has written 32 Black Horse Westerns in hardcover and trade paperback, the most recent being COYOTE DEADLY.

His comic book and graphic novel scripts include, The Spider: Judgement Knight and the upcoming The Strange Case of The Spider and Mr. Hyde, and he is a big fan of the pulps, especially Doc Savage, The Avenger and The Shadow.

"I love entertaining people and taking them away from reality and giving something back to others. I started writing because Doc Savage, and other pulp heroes helped me through a difficult period in my life and awakened a creative spark that turned into a roaring fire. Writing is my passion and being able to touch others' lives through words drives me to tell stories. I invite you to take a look at my personal website for excerpts, contests and more info about my work."

Howard lives in a small southern Maine coastal town and his interests include bodybuilding and playing multiple instruments.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME BOOK, July 21, 2011

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Christy Kay - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Nightmare Club: #1 The Headless Paperboy (Paperback)

Hi my name is dj and i am 10 years old and i enjoyed the book headless paperboy by Howard Hopkins. I rate the book 5 stars out of 5. It was funny at some times and bone chilling at other times. You should try this book i give Howard credit.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Nightmare Club #1, February 5, 2007

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Susan Hartigan (Riverside, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Nightmare Club: #1 The Headless Paperboy (Paperback)

Howard Hopkins does it again with another clever tale! This time with a

tamed down view of horror.

October Williams moves from Philadelphia to New Salem, Maine. Mom has

gotten a divorce and needs the space. Thus October is the new kid stuck

in a new school. Of course he gets the school bully mad at him that first day.

How could he not? Even worse, he comes up against a town legend in the

living, uh - dying, flesh. After all, every new kid should be chased by

a Headless Paperboy to get his year started off right.

October gets befriended by the school oddballs, the Nightmare Club.

Meanwhile he has to keep running bottom over end from bully, Fonzie

wannabee, Jimmy Gibbens. Poor October Williams, he finds himself in the

middle of the supernatural and a bit of discrimination.

Buzzy

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for young adults!, August 6, 2011

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Book CraZ "BookcraZ" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Nightmare Club: #1 The Headless Paperboy (Paperback)

I'll admit it. I'm old. I'm far beyond being a young adult reader. But having read Howard Hopkins other works, I decided to give The Headless Paperboy a try...and couldn't stop reading! It's so cute and well written, plus it has a good lesson in it for teens and preteens (without being preachy). So while I recommend The Nightmare Club (#1 The Headless Paperboy) to young adult readers, I also think adults would enjoy it, too. I can't wait to read #2 in the series!The Nightmare Club: #1 The Headless Paperboy