Brand New Bentley Little Novel Announced Today!

Brand New Bentley Little Novel Announced Today!
The Influence by Bentley Little
Trade Hardcover Editions, Signed Limited Editions!

Hi Folks!

We’re very pleased to announce we’ll be publishing The Influence by Bentley Little, a brand new 400+ page novel that has never been published anywhere in the world!

The InfluenceDue out this October, the trade hardcover edition will be available to booksellers and librarians everywhere, but there’s also a Signed Limited Edition and a Deluxe Signed & Traycase Lettered Edition that we expect will sell out very quickly as collectors snag all three editions of this very special publication!

To celebrate the announcement of this extraordinary addition to the Cemetery Dance line-up, we’re also offering an amazing special offer for this week only. Read on for details!

About the Book:
Everything is about to change…

When Ross Lowry moves into his cousin’s guest house in the small community of Magdalena, Arizona, he expects nothing more than breathing room and a brief respite from his economic woes.

But something is not right in the desert.

After a raucous party on New Year’s Eve, the luck of the attendees undergoes an immediate U-turn. The rich and successful suddenly find themselves facing catastrophic failure while the less well-off are unexpectedly flush with good fortune.

This is only the beginning…

Free US ShippingSoon the citizens of Magdalena are experiencing unnatural desires.

Next their children begin to disappear and freakish creatures emerge from the surrounding wilderness.

The community is unraveling at a frightening pace.

But these are merely the early warning signs of a showdown with a powerful force of darkness that could obliterate the world forever, and only Ross Lowry sees the danger that lurks ahead…

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Long Time Cemetery Dance Fans Take Note: Tune In Next Tuesday For Exciting News!

Long Time Cemetery Dance Fans Take Note:
Tune In Next Tuesday For Exciting News!

Hi Folks!

June 11 TeaserOn Tuesday, June 11, we’ll be announcing an exclusive new novel by one of our favorite authors of all-time, an author who has been with Cemetery Dance since the very beginning.

We think our long-time fans will be very excited about this news and the signed editions could sell out very quickly given the author’s strong following.

As always, we’ll make this new announcement by hitting “send” on our newsletter, posting on our Breaking News page, posting on Twitter, Facebook, and our official Forum.

PLEASE NOTE: Because the newsletter takes up to an hour to send to the entire list, we recommend you check our website, Facebook, Twitter, and our forum on Tuesday if you’re interested in the signed editions.

We apologize for any delay in the newsletter reaching you, but because of the size of our list, the mailing list system sends each newsletter in batches to help prevent the emails from being accidentally flagged as spam by the larger ISPs.

Stay Tuned On June 11th For This Exciting News!

World War Z: The Deluxe Special Edition — Down To Our Last 50 Copies!

World War Z: The Deluxe Special Edition
Down To Our Last 50 Copies!

Hi Folks!

We’re down to our last 50 copies of World War Z: The Deluxe Special Edition by Max Brooks and it WILL be sold out pre-publication, so don’t wait to place your order!

World War Z

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The Zombie Survival Guide: The Deluxe Special Edition
by Max Brooks

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.

The Zombie Survival Guide

1. Organize before they rise!

2. They feel no fear, why should you?

3. Use your head: cut off theirs.

4. Blades don’t need reloading.

5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.

6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.

7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.

8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!

9. No place is safe, only safer.

10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset—life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save your life.

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

News from the Dead Zone #157

Next week is going to be busy in the Stephen King universe. Joyland and the all-star soundtrack for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County both come out on June 4. My review of Joyland can be seen here. It will also appear in issue 70 of Cemetery Dance magazine, together with an interview with Charles Ardai, Hard Case Crime’s publisher.

Here are the media appearances that are slated for next week to promote the two releases. Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett will be involved with some of them.

  • Monday, June 3rd: The Today Show and Meet the Creators (a live event at Apple’s NY Soho store that will be broadcast later in the week)
  • Tuesday, June 4th: Morning Joe and Charlie Rose
  • Wednesday, June 5th: All Things Considered and Late Show with David Letterman
  •  Thursday, June 6th: The Colbert Report
  •  Friday, June 7th: SiriusXM Live Conversation with Mojo Nixon

King has already done a few interviews about Joyland. Last weekend he was on the cover of Parade magazine (there’s a cool behind-the-scenes video online) and a couple of days ago he did a long interview with Terry Gross on NPR (On Growing Up, Believing in God and Getting Scared). Some people have been complaining about the lack of an eBook edition of Joyland (for now at least). Charles Ardai wrote an essay that explained their rationale: Why Cling to the Past? Exclusive essay by Stephen King’s publisher about Joyland. There’s a 15-second teaser trailer for the book on YouTube.

Concord Music group has announced that Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be released as an illustrated digital book for iBooks on June 3rd. The comprehensive multimedia edition fuses the production’s story, soundtrack, artwork and video extras into a complete interactive experience. The soundtrack is streaming live at The Wall Street Journal.

That’s not all that’s new. “Afterlife,” the story King read in its entirety at UMass Lowell last December, is in the “summer reading” issue of Tin House magazine. You can get it from the various online bookstores, but it’s only $15 straight from the publisher, with free media mail shipping.

And I assume you’ve already ordered a copy of The Dark Man, the lavishly illustrated edition from CD that showcases Glenn Chadbourne’s awesome art?

Then, on June 17, Coliloquy is publishing the eBook Hard Listening, which has a collection of essays and e-mail exchanges from members of the Rock Bottom Remainders. The iPad/iBooks version is enhanced and interactive, with videos and audio files embedded in the text. There’s a great video of everyone in the green room getting a laught out of Mitch Albom’s Elvis wig. Steve is rolling on the floor with laughter. It’s a funny and fun book. Also of note, there’s a new King short story. However, I won’t reveal the title because three other authors were tasked with writing a story in King’s style and readers get a chance to vote on which one they think is the real King. After you vote, you can see how other readers voted and, separately, how other Rock Bottom Remainders voted. All author proceeds from the sales of Hard Listening will be donated to offset the late Kathi Kamen Goldmark’s medical bills. You can read an excerpt here.

And then, on June 24th, we get the premiere of Under the Dome. Here’s a long trailer and Hollywood Reporter’s 10 Things to Know about the series.

PS Publishing has added two more 30th anniversary King editions to their roster, in addition to the already announced Christine and Pet Sematary. In 2014 they will issue Thinner and Skeleton Crew. There’s a strong Cemetery Dance angle here, too. Rich Chizmar has written the afterword for Christine, and I wrote one for Pet Sematary.

Chris Evans (Captain America) has been cast as the lead in Tom Holland’s adaptation of “The Ten O’Clock People.” Filming is expected to begin in Atlanta this fall. The John Cusack film Cell is also scheduled to begin filming in September. Tod “Kip” Williams (Paranormal Activity 2) is directing.

I attended the Dollar Baby Film Festival that was held in conjunction with Comicpalooza in Houston last weekend. Here’s my report on the event at FEARnet.

Fate and The Exorcist: An In-depth Interview with William Peter Blatty

Fate and The Exorcist: An In-depth Interview with William Peter Blatty

KinsmenWhen Cemetery Dance Publications managing editor Brian James Freeman sat down with William Peter Blatty for a quick interview, he already knew the New York Times bestselling author of The Exorcist, Legion, The Ninth Configuration, Elsewhere, and many other acclaimed novels was a fascinating person, as well as one of our most acclaimed writers of the last fifty years.

What Freeman didn’t expect was how open Blatty would be about his entire life and every aspect of his career, including both the highs and the lows.

What started as a simple interview turned into a 10,000 word career-spanning discussion that touches on just about every project Blatty has ever conceived.

Starting with Blatty’s appearance on You Bet Your Life through the writing of The Exorcist and concluding with his current projects and his thoughts on fate and life in general, there is something for every William Peter Blatty fan in this incredibly in-depth interview.

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Cemetery Dance, Issue #69: The End of the World Special Issue

We’re pleased to announce another eBook has been added to our online store for immediate download:

Cemetery Dance, Issue #69: The End of the World Special Issue

CD #69This Special Issue features stories and non-fiction celebrating apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction.

Includes fiction by Brian Hodge, Simon Clark, Kaaron Warren, Kealan Patrick Burke, and Brian James Freeman.

Features include “The Stand: Trivia From the End of the World” by Brian James Freeman, Kevin Quigley, and Bev Vincent and a feature review of After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.

Plus our “usual suspects” including Richard Chizmar, Bev Vincent, Thomas F. Monteleone, Ed Gorman, Ellen Datlow, Michael Marano, Mark Sieber, Robert Morrish, Brian James Freeman, and Nanci Kalatan’s review section!

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Four Classic Horror Novels by Patrick Whalen

Hi Folks!

We’re pleased to announce four more exciting eBooks have been added to our online store for immediate download:

Night Thirst
by
Patrick Whalen

Night ThirstWHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN THE HUNGER BEGINS.

Yesterday, they ruled a lonely monastery on a deserted island in the Pacific Northwest. Tonight, an entire city is theirs.

They are the New Ones, a thoroughly modern breed of vampires terrifyingly unlike the blood-feeding Ancients who came before them. Now Seattle burst with the unholy presence of nocturnal predators, for whom the hot, salty liquid from their living victims means not only survival, but superhuman power-and indescribable ecstasy. Those they feed on rise again. They climb from beneath darkened streets, driven by a raging thirst that can never be sated.

The humans who hurt them say there is nothing in this world that can’t be destroyed. They’re wrong…

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Out of the Night
by
Patrick Whalen

Out of the NightThe strangers came under cover of darkness and camped high on the hill just west of town. Then the deaths began – horrible, savage, beyond comprehension – one every night for five nights. When two young boys disappeared, the enraged townsfolk of Ravina swept up the cemetery hill, a dark vengeful mass knowing neither pity nor remorse – only the terrible need to shed blood for blood. In their walk they left six grim shadows hanging from a gnarled oak tree.

A century later the cemetery still stands atop the hill. The mortuary is presided over by the horrcove twins, wizened old men who rarely see the light of day. And death has returned to Ravina, California. A series of grotesque murders committed at night has the town in the grip of terror.

Only one man – famed archeologist Martin Larchmont – suspects the truth. His convictions are looked upon as the raving of a crazy old man, yet as the murders continue, only Larchmont can save the town. He joins forces with Sheriff Henry Sutton, once a non-believer, now driven by hi own desire for revenge.

Together they must fight against the consuming evil that threatens to engulf them all…

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Deathwalker
by
Patrick Whalen

DeathwalkerWHEN DEATH STIRS THE EARTH QUAKES WITH RAGE AND FEAR

After a century of buried silence, in Avallon, Washington, a fissure opens to the light and a creature awakens from a stony sleep. Driven by Indian sprits, it is the Witiko, gatherer of power, harvester of human flesh and blood…..

On the Maine coast hired assassins search for their target: John Winter, a former government hit man one of their own. Winter is dying of Cancer even while he’s marked for death. Heading west is his station wagon, he hopes to slip beyond the reach of the hired killers, but they follow close behind all the way across the county…

In the vast, majestic Northwest, the citizens of Avallon are also being pursued – by a more unearthly, insatiable force. A charred tribe of blackened corpses, the newly dead are descending from the mountains, threatening the town and its determined young police chief, Erin O’Donnell.

For her, for John Winter, for everyone, the truth will soon be revealed. Living death, the ghastly legacy of the Witiko, is their only chance for survival…

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Monastery
by
Patrick Whalen

Monastery

“THOSE THAT ARE HERE WILL BECOME AS US. THOSE THAT COME HERE WILL MEET THE SAME FATE. NOTHING CAN STOP US. NOTHING.”

Chinook Island, twenty-six miles off the coast of Washington State…a solitary place of windswept cliffs and brooding skies. A place where a godforsaken abbey stands sentry over an ancient, unholy secret. Long ago, two priests took a vow in blood-a vow to silence forever the evil entombed below.

Today the guardians are gone. And with a promise forged in hell, the madness is beginning Again. Now a preternatural hunger stalks the people of Chinook Island. In the shadows, human flesh is torn, ravaged, drained. Bodies are resurrected. And gruesome solders form an unspeakable army.

This time the creatures of the night…the living dead…will survive. Many will be lured within the hallowed, haunted chambers. They will find no escape, no peace, no rest. Not even death…

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Femme and Kinsmen by Bill Pronzini eBooks Announced!

Hi Folks!

We’re pleased to announce two more exciting eBooks have been added to our online store for immediate download:

Femme: An Original “Nameless Detective” Novella
by Bill Pronzini

FemmeFemme fatale. French for “deadly woman.”

You hear the term a lot these days, usually in connection with noir fiction and film noir. But they’re not just products of literature or film, the folklore of nearly every culture. They exist in modern society, too. The genuine femme fatales you hear about now and then are every bit as evil as the fictional variety. Yet what sets them apart is that they’re the failures, the ones who for one reason or another got caught. For every one of those, there must be several times as many who get away with their destructive crimes...

In the thirty years the Nameless Detective has been a private investigator, he has never once had the misfortune to cross paths with this type of seductress… but in Femme he’ll meet Cory Beckett, a deadly woman who has brought some new angles to the species. New—and terrible.

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Kinsmen: A “Nameless Detective” Novella
by Bill Pronzini

KinsmenAvailable again after twenty years; first time as an eBook!

Allison Shay was traveling home from the University of Oregon with her new boyfriend, Rob Compton, when their car broke down near the tiny rural town of Creekside, California. Soon after, Allison and Rob went missing without a trace.

Whatever happened, it felt like something bad to the Nameless Detective. Five days without a whisper of contact with the outside world. Long past the inconsiderate-kids stage; long past the silly and the harmless.

Kinsmen takes Bill Pronzini’s classic private investigator to California’s northeast backwoods, where an isolated community is determined to keep a deep, dark secret: why Allison Shay and Rob Compton really vanished.

The real question facing the Nameless Detective: are they still alive?

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New Brian Hodge Signed Limited Edition Already 50% Sold Out!

FREE US Shipping For A Few More Days!

Dark AdventWe’re pleased to announce our signed Limited Edition hardcover of Dark Advent by Brian Hodge, his epic 550 page end of the world novel, is already more than 50% sold out! The FREE US SHIPPING offer ends this week, so don’t wait to place your preorder!

About the Book:
It arrives without warning: a devastating plague, the medieval Black Death weaponized for the age of global terrorism.

Like a biblical pestilence, this plague sweeps through modern civilization almost overnight, destroying good and evil alike, leaving only a handful of survivors to make their way through an empty landscape and face the unknown horrors awaiting them in a savage new world.

In a deserted St. Louis department store, a few survivors band together to begin again. But beyond their temporary haven, an evil is stirring. An evil that preys upon human weakness for its own twisted ends.

Soon, all that stands between the reborn world and a reign of insanity is this unlikely fortress of humanity, armed with what can be found on a department store shelf and what courage they can muster to battle a monstrous, merciless scourge…

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

The Dark Man by Stephen King: Slipcased Edition Already 50% Sold Out!

Hi Folks!

The Dark ManThanks to your support, the Slipcased Trade Hardcover of The Dark Man by Stephen King is already 50% sold out, WAY ahead of where we thought it might be! Don’t wait to place your order!

About the Book:
Stephen King first wrote about the Dark Man in college after he envisioned a faceless man in cowboy boots and jeans and a denim jacket forever walking the roads. Later this dark man would come to be known around the world as one of King’s greatest villains, Randall Flagg, but at the time King only had simple questions on his mind: Where was this man going? What had he seen and done? What terrible things…?

i have ridden rails…

The Dark ManMore than forty years after Stephen King first wrote his breathtaking poem “The Dark Man,” Glenn Chadbourne set out to answer those questions in this World’s First Edition hardcover featuring more than 70 full-page illustrations from the talented artist behind The Secretary of Dreams.

i have slept in glaring swamps…

This Cemetery Dance Publications hardcover is a true marriage of words and art, with Chadbourne pulling the images from King’s imagination and illustrating them in magnificent detail. The incredible blending of King’s words with Chadbourne’s art creates a unique page turning experience you can return to again and again, always finding new details hidden on every page. You’ll discover hidden layers and mysterious secrets for years to come.

i am a dark man…

So who is the Dark Man and why is he traveling the country? The answers are terrifying….

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New Signed Limited Edition: Dark Advent by Brian Hodge

New Signed Limited Edition Announced Today!
Dark Advent by Brian Hodge
FREE US Shipping For One Week Only!

Dark AdventHi Folks!

We’re pleased to announce we’ll be publishing a signed Limited Edition hardcover of Dark Advent by Brian Hodge, his epic 550 page end of the world novel, which we’ll be publishing later this year!

This special hardcover edition features stunning wrap-around cover artwork by Vincent Chong, and for the next week only we’re offering FREE shipping within the US!

About the Book:
It arrives without warning: a devastating plague, the medieval Black Death weaponized for the age of global terrorism.

Like a biblical pestilence, this plague sweeps through modern civilization almost overnight, destroying good and evil alike, leaving only a handful of survivors to make their way through an empty landscape and face the unknown horrors awaiting them in a savage new world.

In a deserted St. Louis department store, a few survivors band together to begin again. But beyond their temporary haven, an evil is stirring. An evil that preys upon human weakness for its own twisted ends.

Soon, all that stands between the reborn world and a reign of insanity is this unlikely fortress of humanity, armed with what can be found on a department store shelf and what courage they can muster to battle a monstrous, merciless scourge…

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

The Dark Man by Stephen King featured in USA TODAY

The Dark Man by Stephen King
Featured In USA TODAY’S Book Buzz!

Hi Folks!

The Dark Man by Stephen King received a very nice mention in USA TODAY’S Book Buzz today:

The Dark Man“Beware, for the Dark Man cometh! That is, the book The Dark Man by Stephen King, reigning master of scary tales. Cemetery Dance Publications will publish a hardcover edition of the title on July 30. It’s a change of pace for the author: The Dark Man is an 88-page poem featuring artwork by Glenn Chadbourne. Considered something of a prequel to his apocalyptic epic The Stand, it was written in 1969 when King was a student at the University of Maine. It appeared in literary magazines while he was in college, but has never before been published for the general public.”

Read more about The Dark Man or place your order on our website!

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Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Winners of the “Something Dark Is Coming” Contest!

Congratulations to all of the winners of the “Something Dark Is Coming Contest” and thank you to everyone who entered!

$1000 Gift Certificate — Terri W
$500 Gift Certificate — Mary B
$100 Cemetery Dance signed book bundle — Scott N, Kim P, Frank S, Paul G, Keith Y, Marsha N, Benton V, Linda S, Roger B, Julie M
Cemetery Dance Lifetime Magazine Subscription — Barbara N, Karyn W, Melissa K, Ken C, David S, Gavin S, Stewart C, Seth D, Tarah L, Harvey M
A collectible book signed by Stephen King — Ralph M

Thank you again to everyone who entered!

The Dark Man by Stephen King Update!

Hi Folks!

The Dark ManThanks to all of your support, The Dark Man by Stephen King is already pre-selling better than Blockade Billy did at this point, which we think is absolutely amazing!

In fact, we assumed we’d have copies of the slipcased edition for the rest of the year to promote in December as a great holiday gift, but between our distributors asking for as many as we’ll give them and the direct orders from our incredible customers, that doesn’t seem possible now.

PLEASE NOTE: We will fill the direct customer orders first before we decide how many copies go to distributors, so if you want to be sure you receive a first edition, first printing in good condition, please place your order through our website.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

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The Dark Man by Stephen King Update!

The Dark Man by Stephen King
Trade Hardcover With Slipcase Now 35% Sold Out!
Signed Editions SOLD OUT In Less Than 2 Hours!

Trade Editions Shipping on July 30, 2013!

Hi Folks!

The Dark ManWe’re very sorry for the website trouble yesterday. Our technical help and the server company thought they had everything in place, but all it takes is a few forgotten lines of coding for there to be a problem. We really appreciate your patience and support!

Thanks to your support, the Limited Edition and the Lettered Edition sold out in less than TWO HOURS and there are already 200 people on the Waiting Lists! If you missed out, you can join the waiting list for either or both editions.

The Dark ManThe Slipcased Trade Hardcover with the alternate dust jacket and collectible bookmark are already 35% sold out, too, WAY ahead of where we thought it might be. One of our distributors already asked for that entire print run, which obviously isn’t going to happen, but it could be put Out of Print on publication day if we wanted. Reserve your copy now so you don’t miss out!

For the general readers, there is still the beautiful trade hardcover, which we’re making as special as possible and we hope you’ll check it out!

Read more on our website or place your order on our website!

Discuss this project on our forum!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!