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Adam Cesare

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Horror, Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

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Adam Cesare is a New Yorker who lives in Philadelphia. His books include Clown in a Cornfield, Video Night, The Summer Job, and Zero Lives Remaining. He’s an avid fan of horror cinema and runs Project: Black T-Shirt, a YouTube review show where he takes horror films and pairs them with reading suggestions.

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Average rating: 3.74 · 71,140 ratings · 13,524 reviews · 67 distinct works • Similar authors

	Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 41,962 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives 3.83 avg rating — 12,255 ratings — published 2022 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Church of Frendo (Clown in a Cornfield, #3) 3.65 avg rating — 5,134 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Influencer 3.67 avg rating — 2,726 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Video Night 3.86 avg rating — 1,772 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tribesmen 3.61 avg rating — 890 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summer Job 3.56 avg rating — 624 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Con Season 3.52 avg rating — 606 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First One You Expect 3.87 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zero Lives Remaining 3.70 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Clown in a Cornfield 4: Cover and Synopsis Reveal

Yes, I’ve teased it, I’ve begged you not to call the Clown in a Cornfield series a trilogy, and now it’s time to share why: Clown in a Cornfield 4 will be released August 18th, 2026 in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. Above is the amazing cover illustrated by Matt Ryan Tobin, first revealed on Bloody Disgusting here.

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Adam Cesare wrote a new blog post Clown in a Cornfield 4: Cover and Synopsis Reveal Yes, I’ve teased it, I’ve begged you not to call the Clown in a Cornfield series a trilogy, and now it’s time to share why: Clown in a Cornfield 4 wi Read more of this blog post »
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“I . . .” I’m not your sweetheart, motherfucker.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield: A Great Fall and Halloween Read for Teens

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“Quinn looked to the horizon as the cornstalks swayed with the breeze. The corn itself could have been waving hello, or it could have been breathing.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

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“The bones of a nice house were there—the front porch and its deck swing were charming—but what was on those bones . . . damn.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield: A Great Fall and Halloween Read for Teens

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“down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world.

“He will take no man’s money dishonestly and no man’s insolence without a due and dispassionate revenge. He is a lonely man and his pride is that you will treat him as a proud man or be very sorry you ever saw him.

“The story is this man’s adventure in search of a hidden truth, and it would be no adventure if it did not happen to a man fit for adventure. If there were enough like him, the world would be a very safe place to live in, without becoming too dull to be worth living in.”
― Raymond Chandler

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