Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories ReviewsLeave a comment on Review: ‘Final Girls’ by Mira Grant 
Final Girls by Mira Grant
Subterranean Press (May 2017)
111 pages; $40.00 hardcover; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand
Mira Grant mixes a diverse set of influences ranging from The Matrix to A Nightmare On Elm Street to produce her fresh, tautly-written new novella, Final Girls.
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Breaking NewsLeave a comment on New Releases From Norman Prentiss! We’re thrilled to report that one of our favorite authors, Norman Prentiss, has several new releases available NOW! Some of these are discounted to “introductory” prices that may not last very long, so please be sure to order NOW to grab the savings!
The Books of Baby Names, which sold out pretty much instantly when we published it as a signed Limited Edition hardcover, is now available as an eBook for the special price of just $2.99 — OR you can read it for FREE if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited:
Life in a Haunted House, Norman’s brand new novel, is available as both value-priced eBook and trade paperback:
And if you love short fiction, there are also THREE “tie-in” stories for Life in a Haunted House, which you can purchase as 99 cent eBooks:
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories My First FrightLeave a comment on My First Fright featuring Mercedes M. Yardley 
Mercedes M. Yardley was only eight years old when she read her father’s copy of Stephen King’s It. Pretty intense material for someone so young, wouldn’t you say? But years earlier, Yardley had been introduced to what i09 referred to as “The Most Horrifying Children’s Movie Ever Made.” Perhaps she was better prepared to handle the horrors of Pennywise the Clown after repeatedly watching a scary movie starring….a pink-haired unicorn?
Yardley is a Bram Stoker Award-winning writer residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. A self-described dark fantasist, she is the author of multiple books and short stories, including 2013’s Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love and 2014’s Pretty Little Dead Girls. We had a video chat about her first fright, and her choice was unexpected, to say the least.Continue Reading
‘Til Death: Marriage Poems by Janice Leach and James Frederick Leach
Raw Dog Screaming Press (January 2017)
112 pages, $12.95 paperback; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Anton Cancre
Let’s go ahead and skip the expected Princess Bride reference and pretend I made it so we can move on, alright? After all, marriage isn’t just about love, no matter how true that love may be. Just as it isn’t about sex (just ask every hack comic). Or the creation of small clones of yourselves. Or the merging of empires. Sure, those are part of it, but they utterly fail to encompass the actual experience. Marriage is about a life shared, along with all of the terror, heartache, unbridled rage and desperation that entails. The rest is just window dressing.Continue Reading
As you know, we are COMPLETELY SOLD OUT of the 1st Printing, 1st Edition of Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar, but we checked around this weekend and it appears that Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million still have SOME copies left in-stock! (That said, retailers are telling us their stock levels are very low and they desperately need the 2nd printing, which shipped to them on Friday.) You may also want to try your local indie bookseller!
This 1st Printing, 1st Edition is one of the lowest in many decades for a Stephen King trade hardcover distributed to bookstores, so if you’re a collector, these bookstores might represent your last chance to snag a brand new copy for your collection!
Our 2nd Printing will begin shipping this week, and you can reserve your copy SIGNED by Richard Chizmar through our website. The 3rd printing is underway and will be completed in approximately four weeks.
If you’re a fan of eBooks, we also have some very important news for you! We will be handing off the eBook rights for Gwendy’s Button Box to another publisher later this summer, and at that point they will be setting the retail price based on their own process. We don’t know what that means for future eBook buyers, but we do know that many people are calling our $6.99 eBook a good deal, so whether you want to read the eBook now OR have it handy for down the road, you may want to order NOW to take advantage of this price!
You can order the eBook via these links:
Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo * iTunes
And please don’t forget, the audiobook is narrated by Maggie Siff and features an exclusive interview with the authors and a bonus Stephen King short story:
Amazon * Audible on Amazon * Audible.com * Barnes & Noble * iTunes
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Reviews1 Comment on Review: ‘The Forgotten Girl’ by Rio Youers 
The Forgotten Girl by Rio Youers
St. Martin’s Press (June 13, 2017)
352 pages; $19.03 hardback; $14.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms
Many readers will consider this novel to be Youers’ first, but fans will be familiar with the author from strong efforts such as Westlake Soul, Mama Fish, and End Times. With a voice demanding greater exposure, Rio’s The Forgotten Girl just might be the breakout novel he’s needed to reach a well-deserved massive following.Continue Reading
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories ReviewsLeave a comment on Review: ‘Monstrumführer’ by Edward M. Erdelac 
Monstrumführer by Edward M. Erdelac
Comet Press (January 2017)
335 pages; $15.95 paperback; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington
If you read Edward M. Erdelac’s story, Andersonville, about the most sadistic rebel prison of the Civil War, with a supernatural twist, you likely have some idea where he’s going with this new novel, Monstrumführer, combining the horrors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, with Frankenstein’s monster. Once again, this gifted storyteller plays with historic events and imbues his tale with elements of horror, as Josef Mengele endeavors to improve upon the work of Dr. Victor Frankenstein.Continue Reading
Our designer has created some incredible cover designs for Jana Heidersdorf’s stunning artwork for our special edition of Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King, and you can see them below:
Slipcased Gift Edition:
Signed and Traycased Limited Edition (sold out):
READ MORE OR RESERVE YOUR COPY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories ReviewsLeave a comment on Review: ‘Ruler of the Night’ by David Morrell 
Ruler of the Night by David Morrell
Mulholland Books (November 2016)
352 pages; $17.70 hardcover; $13.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms
What can one say about the conclusion of a terrific trilogy from one of the masters of horror and thrillers, besides wow? Many fans are still marveling that David Morrell, Rambo’s father and author of the classic dark novels The Totem, Creepers, and Testament, embarked on a ride back into the Victorian Age, giving birth to yet another enigmatic character in Thomas DeQuincey (the real life Opium Eater) who in real life penned several stories and essays which directly influenced Edgar Allan Poe.Continue Reading
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Breaking News1 Comment on Gwendy’s Button Box 1st Printing Is Going, Going… Less than two weeks after Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar was published, we have notified the printer to prepare for a 3rd printing! This is history in the making for Cemetery Dance Publications! Although we’ve published trade editions before, and even gone back for a few 2nd printings, we’ve never needed a 3rd printing before!
PLEASE NOTE: The 2nd printing begins shipping next week, and we stopped sending 1st printings to retailers last week, but we held the last 100 copies of the 1st printing for our direct customers. These have been signed by Richard Chizmar and they’re available on our website while supplies last! Visit the product page and place your order before they are gone forever!
If you haven’t snagged your copy already, here are the links again for a bunch of different places to order, but the First Printing, First Edition is nearly gone, so do not wait!
Trade Hardcover Edition: Cemetery Dance Publications * Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Books-A-Million
eBook: Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo * iTunes
Audio: Amazon * Audible on Amazon * Audible.com
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
The High-Maintenance Ladies of the Zombie Apocalypse by Melinda Marshall and Christine Steendam
Hazelridge Press (October 2016)
127 pages, $10.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book
Reviewed by Joshua Gage
The High-Maintenance Ladies of the Zombie Apocalypse is exactly what the title conveys, a humorous attempt to pit pampered fashionistas against brainless, flesh-eating hordes. Taken in that spirit, this book is a complete success. It is at times silly, gory, irreverent, suspenseful and all around fun. Co-authors Melinda Marshall and Christine Steendam have concocted some clever heroines and given us insight into their survival skills. Overall, this is a quick, fun read that’s worth pursuing.Continue Reading
Jana Heidersdorf is making amazing progress on the artwork for our special edition of Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King, and we wanted to take a moment to show you another new painting she has delivered for this project:
READ MORE OR RESERVE YOUR COPY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Horror Drive-In1 Comment on The Horror Bust (That Didn’t Seem Like a Bust) 
We were talking about the great horror boom of the 1980s at the Horror Drive-In message boards the other day. Most seem to think that it was the greatest era in the history of the genre. I happen to agree. I was there, and as big a fan of all things horror as you’d have been likely to find. It was an exciting time, for movies and for horror fiction. I could go on about it indefinitely, but I have something else on my mind today.Continue Reading
BIG NEWS! One week after Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar was published, it has made history for Cemetery Dance Publications as our first-ever National Bestseller! Specifically, our edition is now:
* #4 on the New York Times bestsellers list (combined print/ebook)
* #7 on the New York Times list (hardcover)
* #4 on the USA Today bestsellers list
* #12 on the Amazon bestsellers list
In addition, on Amazon.com they noted: “MOST ANTICIPATED. There were more pre-orders for Gwendy’s Button Box than any other book released this week on the Most Sold Fiction Chart.”
We’ve also heard that Gwendy’s Button Box will appear on Publishers Weekly bestsellers list this week.
If you haven’t ordered your copy already, here are the links again, but the First Printing, First Edition is nearly gone, so do not wait!
Trade Hardcover Edition: Cemetery Dance Publications * Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Books-A-Million
eBook: Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo * iTunes
Audio: Amazon * Audible on Amazon * Audible.com
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories InterviewsLeave a comment on Heading Up the Skelton Crew: An Interview with Israel Skelton 
Skelton Crew Studio, a comic book replica studio based in the wilds of Maine, was founded by Israel Skelton in 2008. A sculptor and creator for more than 30 years, Skelton first made a name for his studio with a replica key based on the critically-acclaimed comic series Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. Collaborations with a wide variety of creators soon followed, and Skelton Crew Studio’s work is now highly sought after among collectors and creators alike. Skelton Crew has a busy year ahead of them—more on that in a minute—so we appreciate Israel Skelton taking a few moments to discuss his work with us.
(Interview conducted by Blu Gilliand)Continue Reading
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