Cemetery Dance Breaking News

If you’ve been a serious reader of Cemetery Dance for any period of time, you know we are diehard Bentley Little fans. In fact, probably only Norman Partridge has appeared within these pages more often than Bentley.

Today we're very pleased to shine the Special Issue spotlight on Bentley Little for Cemetery Dance #64 — featuring two brand new short stories by Little, an in-depth interview conducted by legendary The Horror Show editor and wonderful writer, David Silva, as well as Little-related non-fiction by Kealan Patrick Burke, Steve Vernon, and Mark Sieber.

Graced by another magnificent Stacy Drum cover (inspired by Bentley Little's short story "The Mailman"), this special issue features fiction by Brian Knight, Shaun Jeffrey, Benjamin Percy, and Simon Strantzas, as well as excerpts by Stephen King and Brian James Freeman, and Part Three of Douglas Clegg’s brilliant serial, The Innocents at the Museum of Antiquities.

This issue also features Steve Vernon’s look at the rising star of Brian Knight, the launch of a new graphic novel column by Dark Horse editor Scott Allie, a feature look at The New Dead anthology, as well as non-fiction from Cemetery Dance regulars Ed Gorman, Thomas F. Monteleone, Michael Marano, Don D’Auria, Ellen Datlow, Robert Morrish, and Mark Sieber.

This issue is packed full with 136 pages of horror and suspense for every type of reader -- all for the incredible low price of just $5!

Cover Artist: Stacy Drum
Interior Artists: Jill Bauman, Glenn Chadbourne, David Grilla, Chris Hill, Zach McCain, Alex McVey, Keith Minnion, Erin S. Wells
Page Count: 136 pages!

Fiction

"The Wheel" by Bentley Little

"We" by Bentley Little

"An Excerpt from Blockade Billy" by Stephen King

"The Innocents at the Museum of Antiquities: Part Three" by Douglas Clegg

"Out of Touch" by Simon Strantzas

"The Long Black Coat" by Benjamin Percy

"An Excerpt from The Painted Darkness" by Brian James Freeman

"In Darkness" by Shaun Jeffrey

"Deathbed" by Brian Knight

Special Features

"A Conversation with Bentley Little" by David B. Silva

"The Indispensable Bentley Little" by Mark Sieber

"Little Stories, Large Shadows: The Short Fiction of Bentley Little" by Steve Vernon

"Feature Review: His Father’s Son by Bentley Little" by Kealan Patrick Burke

"A Conversation with Brian James Freeman" by Norman Prentiss

"The New Dead: A Feature Look" by Brian James Freeman

"New Voices: Brian Knight" by Steve Vernon

"Horror in Comics" by Wayne Edwards

"A Few Words with Paul Mackman, producer of Aliens vs. Predator" by Brian James Freeman

The Usual Suspects

"Words from the Editor" by Richard Chizmar

"Stephen King News: From The Dead Zone" by Bev Vincent

"Editorial Perspectives" by Don D'Auria

"The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association" by Thomas F. Monteleone

"Fine Points" by Ed Gorman

"Drawing on Your Nightmares" by Scott Allie

"MediaDrome" by Michael Marano

"The Last Ten Things I've Read" by Ellen Datlow

"Spotlight on Publishing" by Robert Morrish

"Horror Drive-In" by Mark Sieber

"Cemetery Dance Reviews" edited by Nanci Kalanta

"The Final Question" by Brian James Freeman (featuring Bentley Little, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Holder, Robert Booth, Rocky Wood, David B. Silva, John R. Little, Norman L. Rubenstein)

Exciting News for Fans of Stephen King, Peter Straub, Al Sarrantonio, Jay Bonansinga, Lisa Tuttle, David B. Silva, Melanie Tem, Brian Hodge, Brian Keene, Alan Peter Ryan, Jack Kilborn, and many others!
Shivers VI is coming soon!
Featuring Novellas by Stephen King and Peter Straub!

Next week we'll be sending Shivers VI edited by Richard Chizmar to the printer and it contains a huge surprise: "The Crate" by Stephen King, his long lost NOVELLA written in the late 1970s that hasn't seen print in over 30 years and has never been in one of his collections!

This is classic, old fashioned Stephen King and 99.9% of his fans don't even know this novella exists... but later this year it'll be readily available to ALL readers for the first-time ever in Shivers VI, which will be published as an affordable trade paperback!

Shivers VI is by far the largest volume in the series to date and it will also be the first volume to be published as a Limited Edition signed by the editor for the collectors in addition to the affordable trade paperback edition for general readers!

But that's just the beginning of the amazing contents in the latest volume in this acclaimed anthology series! Read on for details!

About the Book:
Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce the sixth entry in this award-nominated and best-selling anthology series!

Shivers VI weighs in at 410 pages and contains more than 110,000 words from today's most popular authors of horror and suspense including Stephen King, Peter Straub, Al Sarrantonio, Jay Bonansinga, Lisa Tuttle, David B. Silva, Melanie Tem, Brian Hodge, Brian Keene, Alan Peter Ryan, Blake Crouch and Jack Kilborn, Bev Vincent, Brian James Freeman, Norman Prentiss, and many others.

Two of the longest pieces are a long lost novella, "The Crate" by Stephen King, which was only published once and hasn't been in print in more than three decades, and "A Special Place: The Heart of A Dark Matter" by Peter Straub, a novella that is "creepy to the core" and "shines a terrible light on the backstory of Straub's acclaimed A Dark Matter" according to the coveted Starred Review from Publishers Weekly.

Featuring original dark fiction with a handful of rare reprints, Shivers VI is available only from Cemetery Dance Publications.

And don't forget: if you live in the US and preorder this book today, you won't pay a dime for SHIPPING!

Over the years we've been asked if there's really a good way for our readers to store their copies of Cemetery Dance magazine -- something better than tossing them in a cardboard box in the basement or stacking them in piles on a bookcase!

A few years back, one of our traycase/slipcase designers proposed a special, fitted slipcase that held approximately nine to ten issues of the magazine. Those slipcases are long sold out, but we've started hearing from readers about needing more, so we've talked to our new slipcase maker and they've looked at the old cases and decided they can make even nicer cases!

SPECIAL BONUS OFFER:
Not a regular reader of Cemetery Dance yet? Or maybe you're a new reader without many issues in your collection? If so, we have the deal for you! For just $15 more, you can have our warehouse "fill your slipcase" with 9 back issues of Cemetery Dance magazine to create an "instant collection" starter! The retail value on these issues will be at least $50, so that's a great deal! Issues will be selected when the slipcases ship.

(Due to the high cost of shipping these items via the post office, we have to charge $10 shipping for the first slipcase and $1 for each additional. No coupons, discounts, Gift Certificates, Savings Certificates, or store credit of any kind can be used on this special offer for the same reason.)

Big Shipping & Production Update From Cemetery Dance!
New releases this fall from Stephen King, Peter Straub, Justin Cronin, William Peter Blatty, and many others, including a few big surprises!

Today we have some updates about our late summer and early fall publication/shipping schedule. These are just a few of the most asked about books we're publishing or have sold for other publishers, and there are a lot more titles that you'll see shipping before the year is over. This is easily going to be one of our most productive years since we opened for business in 1988!

The Secretary of Dreams (Volume Two) by Stephen King
The book is rolling at the printer and they currently expect to be shipping the book to our warehouse by the end of September, so we're planning on an October publication date.

We're also working with our slipcase and traycase manufacturer to keep everything moving smoothly on their end. They have received the "dummy book" from the printer and they're confirming the sizing and the material order this week. Their production time from when they finish this pre-production process is approximately six weeks.

(A dummy book is basically a blank test book that is sized exactly like the real book so the slipcase/traycase maker can be very precise in their specs while getting a head start on production. Without a dummy book, you actually have to wait for the real books to be completely printed before you can start on the slipcases and traycases.)

Due to the publicity from Blockade Billy by Stephen King, we now have THOUSANDS of "purchase orders" from the big booksellers and distributors for The Secretary of Dreams (Volume Two). If we wanted to, we could declare it Out of Print today... but we're going to fill ALL direct customer orders BEFORE we consider shipping to anyone else, and the odds are good we won't be filling any of those purchase orders, so if you want to guarantee yourself a copy, place your order today!

Riding the Bullet by Stephen King and Mick Garris -- Update From Lonely Road Books
"The book is rolling at the printer and they've given us a tentative shipping date of late September, but that is dependent on everything running smoothly on their end. Also, please remember that we need to get slipcases and traycases made before we can ship the books to you, but we're already working with our manufacturer on the design of those and they don't have to wait for a finished book to get started on production because the printer is able to make a 'dummy book' to give them exact sizing. We'll keep you updated as we have news, but we expect this title to ship in October."

We still have some copies of the Slipcased Collector's Gift Edition of Riding the Bullet available for preorder on our site, but as with The Secretary of Dreams (Volume Two), there are already MORE purchase orders for the book than the tiny print run, which will NOT be changing. If you want a copy, you need to order direct to guarantee you don't miss out!

Blockade Billy by Stephen King -- Update From Lonely Road Books
"We've received the original artwork page for the Lettered Edition and the printer has now started all of the pre-press work for both editions, including ordering the special paper stock, the leather for the Limited Edition, and the Japanese book cloth and another leather for the Lettered Edition. We should have more information about their production schedule soon.

We're still waiting to find out if we can have a 'dummy book' made to give our traycase manufacturer exact sizing for the cases. That might not be possible due to some of the special materials we're using, and it will be a major factor in the publication date, so we'll let you know as soon as we have a firm date from everyone involved."

The Passage by Justin Cronin
We're making great progress on our deluxe special edition of this fantastic book. Our cover designer has turned in the final dustjacket design of Tomislav Tikulin's beautiful cover artwork, which you can view on the product page.

We've also received the interior artwork from Jill Bauman and the book is undergoing one last proofread now. Our thanks go out to everyone who emailed us about the printing problems with the trade edition. We've confirmed our files don't have that issue.

The signature sheets are waiting at the author's home for when he can sign them. He's probably having the busiest summer of his life right now promoting the book, but we hope he'll have a free afternoon soon. We'll let you know when those sheets are safely back in our hands!

Just a few of the unannounced books that are rolling at the printer right now include titles by Christopher Golden, TM Wright, Thomas Tessier, Edward Lee, and an incredible novella collection featuring Brian Keene, Tim Lebbon, Steve Vernon, and Tim Curran. Details about these books will be announced when they are closer to their publication dates, but some of these are going to sell out very quickly!

And these are just the first of the surprises we have lined up for the fall and winter, and some of the announcements we have in the works are really going to blow away our collectors! As always, thanks for your continuing support!

Stephen King Says:
"When Peter Straub turns on all jets, no one in the scream factory can equal him."

Today we're very pleased to announce we'll be publishing Pork Pie Hat, Peter's Straub's classic blend of Halloween and Jazz, in three different states this October — and the signed editions are ALREADY SOLD OUT! But if you're a general reader, there's a $19.99 trade hardcover that's perfect for you!

All three states will feature exclusive B&W interior artwork by Jill Bauman and a beautiful full-color cover painting by Glen Orbik, and it's going to be a "must have" for readers this Hallowneen. And don't forget: if you live in the US and preorder this book today, you won't pay a dime for SHIPPING!

About the Book:
"Sometimes people just disappeared. They'd be gone. All kinds of stuff used to happen, stuff you wouldn't even believe in now."

The jazz legend known as Pork Pie Hat has never told anyone about the horrible event he witnessed as a child in the forbidden woods known as The Backs, even though the events of that Halloween night have haunted him ever since. But Hat is sick now, nearing the end of a long slide through the depths of alcoholism and depression, and the time has come for the truth to be known about what he saw... and what he did.

About the Author:
Peter Straub is the author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. They include Ghost Story, Koko, Mr. X, In the Night Room, and two collaborations with Stephen King, The Talisman and Black House. He has written two volumes of poetry and two collections of short fiction, and he edited the Library of America's edition of H. P. Lovecraft’s Tales. He has won the British Fantasy Award, seven Bram Stoker Awards, two International Horror Guild Awards, and two World Fantasy Awards. In 1998, he was named Grand Master at the World Horror Convention. In 2006, he was given the HWA's Lifetime Achievement Award.

We're pleased to report that our slipcase manufacturer finished the special collectible slipcases for our edition of Blockade Billy by Stephen King earlier than expected and those cases arrived in our warehouse this morning, so we'll be shipping them right back out the door to our customers this week!

* If you have a US shipping address, you already paid for shipping and your slipcase will ship automatically as soon as we reach your order.

* If you live outside the US, we will automatically bill your credit card for the shipping fee soon. (We will contact you if there are any problems, there's no need for you to contact us now.)

* If you live outside the US and paid via PayPal, we will be sending you a PayPal invoice via email. Please be patient as it may take us a little while to process all of the paperwork.

This special slipcase was only offered for sale for a limited time only, and we will never produce more.

That said, we had a lot of Non-US customers for this item and there are always some who we never hear back from when it comes time to pay their shipping fees, so we've made an official WAITING LIST for these special collectible slipcases. If someone does not pay for their case, members of the waiting list will be the first people offered those copies.

(And yes, for those who asked, our special Second Printing will also fit inside this case, so you snagged one of those copies and an extra slipcase, your collection of our editions of Blockade Billy will be complete!)

Richard Chizmar and Cemetery Dance were featured on "Your Money and Business" on MPT last week, and the episode is now online here:

Just scroll ahead to the 16 minute mark to watch the story, which gives a look inside our offices and some details about how the company was founded and about our work with Stephen King and many other great authors of horror and suspense.

Maryland Public Television is a producer of programs about Maryland and the region such as Direct Connection, Outdoors Maryland, and specials on arts and culture and news and public affairs.

NOW SHIPPING!
Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King
a massive book about Stephen King and his works
illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne

Featuring special appearances by Stephen King, Peter Straub, Ridley Pearson, Mick Garris, Marsha DeFilippo, Michael Whelan, Stewart O’Nan, Glenn Chadbourne, Robin Furth, Steven Weber, Mark Stutzman, Frank Darabont, Jae Lee, Tyson Blue, and many others!

For over a decade now, Lilja has been one of the leading voices on the Internet when it comes to covering and reporting on Stephen King's books and movies. His website, Lilja's Library, is the die-hard fan's source for information about new King projects and breaking news, but Lilja has also featured his own in-depth reviews and interviews with many of the mostimportant people in King's world, including Stephen King himself.

Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King is a brand new massive collection of over 150 of those reviews, over 40 of those interviews, and other special features of interest to King readers everywhere. If you've never been to the website, you're in for a real treat as you catch-up with over 500 pages of articles and features that are sure to please any kind of Stephen King fan, from the general reader to the die-hard collector. And for Lilja's constant readers, there's original material in this special volume that has never appeared anywhere on his website before, and every article and review has been updated and revised for this release.

You have to see the table of contents to understand just how much great material is in this massive book, but just a few of the interviews include: Stephen King (twice!), Frank Darabont, Marsha DeFilippo, Mick Garris, Peter Straub, and many other people who have been involved in King's prolific career. The reviews include detailed commentary on well-known works by and about Stephen King, along with details about the rare works you might not have heard of, including the original scripts for Hearts in Atlantis, Stud City, and dozens of others; the original pilot for The Dead Zone that never aired on TV; Walking The Mile: The Making Of (a book that has never been released); the Pet Sematary and Secret Window, Secret Garden UK dramatizations; the dozens of Dollar Babies, and more!

There are also dozens of brand new features written exclusively for this volume, including interviews with Lilja himself and Glenn Chadbourne; reviews of short films such as "Here There Be Tygers," "Boogeyman," "Walking Ghost," "The Secret Transit Codes of America's Highways," "Night Surf," "Stephen King's Gotham Café," "Sorry, Right Number," "Night of the Living Dead," and others; reviews of the script for "The Mist" and scripts that are currently in development (including Black House and From a Buick 8); reviews of books such as Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography, Stephen King: The Non-Fiction, and others; and much, much more!

If you're new to the world of Lilja's Library or already a constant reader, this special volume is a must-have for your collection! An exclusive Cemetery Dance Publications release, there are no other editions planned anywhere in the world for this incredible book.

Hell Hollow
by Ronald Kelly
A Massive Original Novel -- 500 Pages of Southern Horror NOW Shipping!

From out of a shadowy backwoods hollow, echoes a dark threat from the past, nearly a century lost and forgotten.

The rural town of Harmony, Tennessee possessed a disturbing secret; a secret so ancient that most of its residents were completely unaware of it. Even the last survivors of a vigilante raid long ago have filed the tragic events of that autumn night away, totally unaware of the evil that remains, dormant, but forever patient, among the tall pines and thick-leaved kudzu of a place known only as Hell Hollow.

There it would have remained, unrevealed, if not for a handful of unknowing participants. Four kids, bored for excitement during one of the hottest summers on record. A killer on the run, dodging his latest atrocity. And a rape victim on a deadly mission – scarred in both body and mind. All have a hand in bringing forth an unspeakable evil from the dark woods of Hell Hollow.

He is a skeletal figure in top hat and tails, brandishing a handful of magical cards and a patented elixir that was brewed in the very depths of Purgatory. And he has returned for what he is owed.

Praise for the Author:
"Ron Kelly is an important talent in the horror field. His work is dark and swift with a Southern accent. Watch for him!
— Joe R. Lansdale

"Kelly writes with a voice and style all his own, and is making a serious move into the top ranks of the genre."
— Mystery Scene

"Kelly writes colorful, cannonading outdoors horror that creeps into the pit of your belly like a fanged muzzle and doesn't let go! It is the best kind of all-out attack of terror, because Kelly does his homework and knows how to make the incredible credible."
— J.N. Williamson

"Ronald Kelly is a remarkable entertainer with a literary voice to match."
— Locus

All four new entries in our acclaimed Cemetery Dance Signature Series are now sold out! If you missed out, we've added a Waiting List option to the product pages because we will have a handful of copies available to sell at the original retail price in a few weeks. We're just closing out the account of a retailer who didn't pay his old invoices, so his loss is your gain! Just click on the titles below to join the FREE waiting list to be notified when those copies are available for purchase.

Butterfly by Simon Clark (Signature Series #7), Featured Artist: Steve Gilberts

Scratch by Brian Keene (Signature Series #7), Featured Artist: Russell Dickerson

Three new entries in our acclaimed Cemetery Dance Signature Series have arrived in our warehouse and are shipping now! If you didn't already place your order, don't wait because these are selling out very quickly and we don't expect them to last long! One of the books has less than 10 copies left and the others are close behind!

If you're new to Cemetery Dance, the Signature Series is an exclusive line of special edition books designed specifically for collectors. This unique series of art-oriented, high-end collectible books have some of the lowest print runs of any book we publish.

These books are designed around novelettes by horror's best and brightest authors. The average length is up to 20,000 words and we say the books are "designed around" the stories because these books feature more interior artwork, spot artwork, and other illustrations than almost anything else we publish!

In addition to all of the interior artwork, each title in the Signature Series has illustrated endpapers and a unique "art based" signature sheet. Each book is bound in high quality cloth with unique stamping. These books have a taller, yet more compact trim size, too, to make them really different than anything anyone else is publishing.

For this series we work with your favorite Cemetery Dance artists to create unique works of art that you'll only find here! Read on for details about these three great new books!

The dying days of WW2: Nazi secret weapons draw lines of fire in Germany's skies. In the depths of a forest the pilot of a ME163 rocket-plane battles not only the formations of allied bombers but a creeping menace that invades both his body and his mind.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there are currently over 500 active serial killers within the United States. Somewhere out there, isn't it possible that an online message board exists for those who live outside society's rules? For those who kill for the thrill of it, and yearn for the taste of blood? This is... The Forum!

The Turtle Boy: Peregrine's Tale by Kealan Patrick Burke
Featured Artist: Alan M. Clark

Timmy Quinn's search for answers has taken him halfway around the world, forcing him to endure many horrors, among them the revelation that the dead do not operate of their own free will, but are instead influenced by an enigmatic figure known only as "Peregrine." About this man, Timmy knows nothing. But he will learn, and in time, he will come to know Peregrine as an adversary worse than the vengeful dead...

Cemetery Dance Keeps On Rolling:
The Cage and Scratch Are Here, Lots More to Come!

We're not slowing down now that summer is here, though. We've already published Edward Lee's new novel, The Innswich Horror, which was Out of Print on publication and has been reselling for over $150 on the collectible market; another huge new collection, Futile Efforts by Tom Piccirilli; and today we're pleased to announce we've received The Cage and Scratch by Brian Keene from our printer. The Cage and Scratch are already LONG sold out, and we'll begin shipping preorders this week.

And then this fall we'll have some HUGE surprises that are really going to make our collectors happy. We can't say more right now, but we're very excited about these projects and we think they're going to be the perfect way to end one of our best years to date!

Stay tuned for details! And as always, thanks for your continued support and enthusiasm!

* In Cemetery Dance Novella Series news, the Limited Editions of Catching Hell by Greg Gifune (Novella Series #20) and The Corpse King by Tim Curran (Novella Series #21) are NOW SOLD OUT! The Limited Edition of Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss (Novella Series #19) sold out last month, but there are still a couple of copies of the Lettered Editions of these three incredible books left available for reservation.

* And finally, The Cage by Brian Keene (Novella Series #22) and Scratch by Brian Keene (Signature Series #7) should be shipping from our printer next week. We'll post an update on our website when they arrive and we begin filling preorders.

Today we're very pleased to announce Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season by Norman Partridge, which is going to be the first of two extremely exciting new books we'll be publishing this October!

Johnny Halloween and the other surprise book are already headed to the printer and will be published in time for Halloween, but collectors, you're not going to want to wait around to place your order: Partridge's last Limited Edition, Lesser Demons, sold out in just two weeks! So don't put off placing your order because if you do, you're going to miss out on something really special!

And don't forget: if you live in the US and preorder this book today, you won't pay a dime for SHIPPING!

About the Book:
Norman Partridge's Halloween novel, Dark Harvest, was chosen as one of Publishers Weekly's 100 Best Books of 2006. A Bram Stoker Award winner and World Fantasy nominee, Partridge's rapid-fire tale of a small town trapped by its own shadows welcomed a wholly original creation, the October Boy, earning the author comparisons to Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and Shirley Jackson.

Now Partridge revisits Halloween with a collection featuring a half-dozen stories celebrating frights both past and present. In “The Jack o' Lantern,” a brand new Dark Harvest novelette, the October Boy races against a remorseless döppelganger bent on carving a deadly path through the town's annual ritual of death and rebirth. “Johnny Halloween” features a sheriff battling both a walking ghost and his own haunted conscience. In “Three Doors,” a scarred war hero hunts his past with the help of a magic prosthetic hand, while “Satan's Army” is a real Partridge rarity previously available only in a long sold-out lettered edition from another press.

But there's more to this holiday celebration besides fiction. “The Man Who Killed Halloween” is an extensive essay about growing up during the late sixties in the town where the Zodiac Killer began his murderous spree. In an introduction that explores monsters both fictional and real, Partridge recalls what it was like to live in a community menaced by a serial killer and examines how the Zodiac's reign of terror shaped him as a writer.

Halloween night awaits. Join a master storyteller as he explores the layers of darkness that separate all-too-human evil from the supernatural. Let Norman Partridge lead you on seven journeys through the most dangerous night of the year, where no one is safe…and everyone is suspect.

Here are some quick updates on The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman, which is already proving to be a huge success.

• The signed & slipcased Limited Edition sold out less than 24 hours after the book was announced!

• There are still some copies of the signed (by Freeman, Keene, and Bauman) Lettered Edition available, but they are being reserved at a good clip and we don't expect them to last long!

• We are publishing The Painted Darkness this fall as a Trade Hardcover Edition with full color dust jacket for just $19.99 so if eBooks or signed editions aren't your thing, we highly recommend you order a copy of that edition right away!

• The printed book will include an exclusive introduction by Brian Keene and more than a half-dozen interior illustrations by Jill Bauman, none of which is in the eBook, making it an incredible value!

• Remember, if you want to read The Painted Darkness for free right now, just go to DownloadTheDarkness.com and start reading or listening in seconds! THOUSANDS and thousands of people from all over the world have already taken advantage of this incredible offer, and the feedback has been tremendous!

• That eBook is formatted to fit the screens of most e-readers and should work on most Kindles, Sony eReaders, the Nook, and Apple devices. Consult your user manual if you need instructions on how to convert a .pdf file to read on your device.

• For a limited time only, you can get your trade hardcover signed by the author free of charge -- see the product page for details!

"The tone and building dread reminds me of classic Stephen King. Great velocity and impact, and super creepy. Don't go in the basement!"
— Stewart O'Nan, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Country and A Prayer for the Dying

"Spooky stuff!"
— Richard Matheson, New York Times bestselling author of What Dreams May Come and I Am Legend

Today we're very pleased to announce The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman, which has already received enthusiastic praise from bestselling authors such as Richard Matheson, Stewart O'Nan, Tess Gerritsen, David Morrell, and Bentley Little.

We'll be publishing The Painted Darkness this fall as a Trade Hardcover Edition with full color dust jacket for just $19.99. The book includes an exclusive introduction by Brian Keene and more than a half-dozen interior illustrations by Jill Bauman, making it an incredible value.

There are also two different signed editions for the collectors, including one signed by all of the contributors, so be sure to visit the product page for details while supplies last!

Update for Collectors:
The signed & slipcased Limited Edition sold out less than 24 hours after the book was announced. There are still some copies of the signed (by Freeman, Keene, and Bauman) Lettered Edition available, but they are being reserved at a good clip and we don't expect them to last long.

But that's just the beginning of the extremely exciting news we have to share today! Check this out:

About the Book:
When Henry was a child, something terrible happened in the woods behind his home, something so shocking he could only express his terror by drawing pictures of what he had witnessed. Eventually, Henry's mind blocked out the bad memories, but he continued to draw, often at night by the light of the moon.

Twenty years later, Henry makes his living by painting his disturbing works of art. He loves his wife and his son, and life couldn't be better... except there's something not quite right about the old stone farmhouse his family now calls home. There's something strange living in the cramped cellar, in the maze of pipes that feed the ancient steam boiler.

A winter storm is brewing and soon Henry will learn the true nature of the monster waiting for him down in the darkness. He will battle this demon and, in the process, he may discover what really happened when he was a child — and why, in times of trouble, he thinks: I paint against the darkness.

But will Henry learn the truth in time to avoid the terrible fate awaiting him... or will the thing in the cellar get him and his family first?

Written as both a meditation on the art of creation and as an examination of the secret fears we all share, The Painted Darkness is a terrifying look at the true cost we pay when we run from our grief — and what happens when we're finally forced to confront the monsters we know all too well.

Early Reviews and Praise:
"The tone and building dread reminds me of classic Stephen King. Great velocity and impact, and super creepy. Don't go in the basement!"
— Stewart O'Nan, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Country and A Prayer for the Dying

"Brian James Freeman's evocative tale about the dark corners of an artist's imagination is elegant and haunting. This beautifully designed book with splendid illustrations by Jill Bauman is a pleasure to read and a joy to hold."
— David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of The Shimmer

"Spooky stuff!"
— Richard Matheson, New York Times bestselling author of What Dreams May Come and I Am Legend

"The Painted Darkness is a dark, terrifying, and deeply moving gem of a novella. Brian James Freeman managed to both scare me and move me to tears."
— Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Keepsake and Harvest

"Wonderfully reminiscent of the quiet horror of Charles L. Grant, The Painted Darkness takes readers on a gently chilly walk through the forest of fears both conscious and subconscious. With Straubian lyricism, Brian James Freeman evokes not only the irrational terrors of childhood, but addresses the roots of creativity and the vital importance of art. A very impressive achievement."
— Bentley Little, author of The House and His Father's Son

About the Author:
Brian James Freeman's short stories, essays, novellas, and novels have been published by Warner Books, Leisure, Cemetery Dance, Borderlands Press, Book-of-the-Month Club, and many others. His short fiction has appeared in From the Borderlands, Borderlands 5, Shivers, Shivers II, Shivers III, Shivers IV, Shivers V, Corpse Blossoms, and many other magazines and anthologies. His essays, columns, and interviews have appeared in The Stephen King Library Desk Calendar series from Book-of-the-Month Club, Jobs in Hell, Hellnotes, and Cemetery Dance.

Have your Trade Hardcover signed by the author:
If the Limited and Lettered Editions are out of your price range but you'd like a copy signed by the author, just select the "Signed by the Author" Trade Hardcover option on the product page and Brian would be happy to sign your book when it ships. No fuss, no muss, no extra charges and no extra postage.

Futile Efforts by Tom Piccirilli:
Huge New Collection In-Stock & Shipping Now!

Futile Efforts features nearly 500 pages of Tom Piccirilli's unique blend of intense and provocative writing. In addition, the four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award invited a group of guest contributors that reads like a "who's who in horror" to write smart and insightful introductions for every piece in this outstanding collection. These authors include Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, Thomas Monteleone, Gerard Houarner, Ray Garton, Brian Keene, Christopher Golden, Simon Clark, Ed Gorman, James A. Moore, and many others.

Leading off with his most controversial novella and concluding with 45 of the author's most acclaimed poems, Futile Efforts is an incredible collection of horror and suspense. Whether you're experiencing Piccirilli's compelling writing for the first time, or you're a long-time fan and collector, this is a must-have addition to your bookshelf.

Available only as an exclusive signed Limited Edition from Cemetery Dance Publications, this special edition is sure to top many reviewer and reader lists this year!

Praise & Reviews:
PW Star

"In this disturbing, often grotesque and ultimately mesmerizing collection, Piccirilli reprints 17 stories and 45 poems. Although the star-studded introductions are a nice bonus, Piccirilli's stories are the selling point, and all are standouts... Piccirilli's unique mix of gore, violence and a literate style bordering on the lyrical help make this collection one that horror fans will relish."
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Tom Piccirilli is a skilled and versatile wordsmith: a dark fantasist with the heart of a crime/Noir writer, a sculptor of oddities, and a gifted poet, also. However, for all Piccirilli's strange, melancholic grace, the sharp edge of steel isn't far behind."
— Shroud Magazine

About the Author:
Tom Piccirilli lives in Colorado where, besides writing, he spends an inordinate amount of time watching trash cult films and reading Gold Medal classic noir and hardboiled novels. He's the author of twenty novels including The Cold Spot, The Midnight Road, and The Dead Letters. He's a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award and has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, and Le Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire.

Catching Hell by Greg Gifune receives a STARRED REVIEW in Publishers Weekly!

Catching Hell by Greg Gifune has received a STARRED REVIEW in Publishers Weekly, which means we're going to see a flood of distributor orders in the next few weeks. Please order your copy today if you want one because we'll fill direct customer orders first and we don't expect this book to be aroundmuch longer. Like Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss, it's looking like a very quick sellout!

Gifune's stunning novella has the precision, creepiness, and breathless pace of a classic horror movie.. This is taut and gripping old-school horror that startles and unnerves up to the very end. While the bones of Gifune's tale are familiar, his subtle characterizations, attention to historical detail, and sympathy with the restless, reckless mindset of his 20-something characters will draw in and engage even jaded readers."
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Sims 5 by F. Paul Wilson and The Innswich Horror by Edward Lee are shipping now!

The Innswich Horror by Edward Lee (BOTH EDITIONS SOLD OUT) and Sims 5: Thy Brother's Keeper have arrived in our warehouse and are shipping now. If you missed out on your chance to pre-order Sims 5, it is now available again on our website for ordering.

After consulting with our printers again this week, we're pleased to post our updated shipping schedule, which includes several titles we hadn't previously mentioned.

If you haven't placed your order for these books already, and a book you want is still available, now would be a great time to order so you don't miss out and so you can be sure to get a copy right away at the retail price!

Remember, most of our PREORDERS qualify for FREE US SHIPPING! (Any that don't qualify for free shipping are marked as such on their product page.)

Elsewhere by William Peter Blatty (Lettered Edition) -- shipping now (SOLD OUT)
Got to Kill Them All & Other Stories by Dennis Etchison (Lettered Edition) -- shipping now (SOLD OUT)
The Innswich Horror by Edward Lee -- shipping to us soon (SOLD OUT)
Sims Book 5: Thy Brother's Keeper by F. Paul Wilson -- shipping to us soon
Futile Efforts by Tom Piccirilli -- shipping to us in July
The Cage by Brian Keene -- shipping to us in mid-July (SOLD OUT)
Scratch by Brian Keene -- shipping to us in mid-July (SOLD OUT)
Butterfly by Simon Clark -- shipping to us in late July
The Turtle Boy by Kealan Patrick Burke -- shipping to us in late July
The Forum by James Newman -- shipping to us in late July
Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King by Hans-Ake Lilja -- shipping to us in August
Hell Hollow by Ronald Kelly -- shipping to us in August

*** And just for easy reference, here are our recent publications from the last couple of months:

We are currently sending more books to our printers and our schedule for the rest of the year is going to be packed. We also have some incredible news to share, and several more huge announcements, so keep watching our newsletter for updates.

LOW STOCK ALERT!
Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss:
Limited Edition SOLD OUT, Lettered Edition ALMOST Sold Out!

Our warehouse has just alerted us that the Limited Edition of Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss has SOLD OUT! We checked and there are a couple of copies of the Lettered Ediition left available for preorder, but we don't expect those to last long. Place your order now if you don't want to miss out on this extremely collectible new author!

BONUS FREE READ:
Norman Prentiss Reads From His Novella Invisible Fences
By Michael M. Hughes

It’s June, but it feels like Halloween. Norman Prentiss stands at a podium inside The Shoshana S. Cardin School in North Baltimore, preparing to read from his recently released novella Invisible Fences (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2010). The room is large and bright, with standard issue beige walls, fluorescent lights, and vintage posters of Orioles heroes Frank Robinson and Eddie Murray. But the black-robed, skeletal Grim Reaper hanging above Prentiss’s head hints that the story he is about to tell will fall on the darker end of the literary spectrum....

Justin Cronin recently appeared on Good Morning America to discuss his huge new novel, The Passage. You can watch the entire video on the ABC website here:

To top it off, Justin received a surprise phone call by Stephen King during the segment! Talk about a having a great day.

Andrew Monge over at Horror Drive-In has posted a terrific review of Halloween: New Poems edited by Al Sarrantonio where he says: "This is one of those special books you can take down off the shelf year after year, reading and rereading the works, finding something new each time. I look forward to curling up with it later this Autumn as the leaves are falling from the trees and the weather turns crisp, waiting for the trick-or-treaters to ring the doorbell…"

Hello again fellow readers, and welcome to the second installment of The Horror Enthusiast. Like most, if not all, of you I recently read and enjoyed Stephen King's Blockade Billy, but that isn't what I am going to talk about today. I also joined in the excitement about Justin Cronin's The Passage coming out as a limited edition from Cemetery Dance and being sold out within a couple of hours of being announced, but that also isn't what I am going to talk about.

There is another awesome thing that has happened recently; I started getting multiple packages of Cemetery Dance books that I pre-ordered, and I feel like it is my birthday every time I get to open one (on a cool note: my birthday is in May, and I actually got two of my pre-ordered Cemetery Dance books on that day, score).

Out of all the ones that have been delivered though, nothing has excited me more than having Rick Hautala's Occasional Demons arrive on my front porch. I have treasured having Rick Hautala's last couple of Cemetery Dance collections, Bedbugs and Four Octobers, in my library for a couple of years now. Seeing Occasional Demons right there next to them makes my collection feel…more complete. I am also a fan of Glenn Chadbourne's panel-filling artwork, and that makes this book that much more special....

Reviewers and readers alike are loving our recent releases! Here are just a few of the reviews we've seen already:

Occasional Demons by Rick Hautala:
"In his love letter to the craft, On Writing, Stephen King refers to the short stories he pumped out at the beginning of his career as 'one reel horror movies.' It's a perfect description of what you’ll find in Rick Hautala's new collection from Cemetery Dance, Occasional Demons: almost thirty compact, visceral thrill rides full of blood, suspense, and a variety of Horrible Things, presented in quick bites that linger for a period of time far longer than it actually takes to read them...This is one of those collections that will be perfect for a crisp autumn night when the moon is riding high and shadows are gathering at the windows. Occasional Demons is a fun, occasionally superb batch of horror stories, and is highly recommended."
— Blu Gilliand, Dark Scribe Magazine

"Glenn Chadbourne's illustrations perfectly complement the text."
— Publishers Weekly

Catching Hell by Greg Gifune:
"Deliver(s) a solid dose of adrenaline and a couple of intense gross-out moments. It definitely put me off of hamburgers for the Memorial Day weekend, and perhaps for the rest of the summer... If you're searching for a quick summer read that delivers some chills, Catching Hell could be just the thing."
— Green Man Review

"Gifune's prose is the real attraction here; vivid in language and specificity, neat and tight, offering very concrete images with just the right words. He instills a chilling mood and ambiance also, making this the perfect read for a warm summer day...but perhaps when safe at home and not out wandering lonely country roads on a summer vacation."
— Kevin Lucia, Shroud Magazine

The Corpse King by Tim Curran:
"Horror finds its roots in many places: the supernatural, the occult and the bizarre, the common fears of humanity, the lusts and desires of the criminally insane. Often overlooked, however, but perhaps even more potent are the pages of history. We didn't always live in such a sanitized, advanced, progressive world. For all but a few, especially those who lived in crowded urban areas, life was often a miserable, filthy, degrading experience that offered little hope for the future, and in this sewer-bound world very real, tangible horrors, inescapable abounded."
— Kevin Lucia, Shroud Magazine

Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss:
"Cemetery Dance's short novel program yields another gem with this sobering story about the imaginary barriers of fear we place around our life circumstances as we grow up… Carefully crafted prose… a lucid reflection on life's inevitable burden of fear and fractured memory."
— Booklist

"Prentiss writes with an assured voice, weaving a tale of building disquiet. . . Invisible Fences is dark and atmospheric, a quick read that lingers long after the final sentence is read. It marks another excellent entry in the Cemetery Dance library, and an impressive debut for its author."
— Blu Gilliand, Dark Scribe Magazine

"Prentiss handles a story that could have been melodramatic or slight and instead infuses it with a quiet dignity and an admirable style. If you're missing the work of the late Charles E. Grant, you'll find what you're looking for here."
— Richard Dansky, Green Man Review

"Norman Prentiss' debut is a haunting tale of reminiscence and regret, of how things thought laid to rest long ago still lurk at the bottom of our souls. His prose is smooth, nearly flawless, and his narrative voice invokes a Gothic, literary tone. Best of all, the chills lie solidly in the strength and substance of the story, rather than something tacked on in pastiche at the end... The chills are there, but they are subtle, part of the characters and their existence, rather than an affected trope. This is the mark of a writer who will enjoy a long, successful career and critical acclaim."
— Kevin Lucia, Shroud Magazine

Last Exit For the Lost by Tim Lebbon:
"During a 15-year career, award-winning horror author Lebbon has received many alms of praise. But perhaps none are more emphatic than the words of genre colleague Joe R. Lansdale, who, in introducing this collection, calls Lebbon a "magical and damned great writer." The 19 tales sumptuously showcased here make a compelling case that Lansdale is right on target... Lebbon's prodigious gifts include a compelling narrative voice and an uncanny understanding of the human psyche. This first-rate collection is guaranteed to win new fans and provide older ones with much to savor."
— Booklist

"...a collection of dark, stirring tales from one of the most poetic writers working in the genre today, Tim Lebbon. Offering some of his best work to date, Lebbon weaves an entrancing tapestry of stories happening both near and far away; in locales mundane and fantastical, but one thing endures:his elegant style. He exhibits an almost casual mastery over his craft, moving in and out of genres and tropes fluidly, almost effortlessly. Even the hardest critic will be hard pressed to find a 'weak link' in this collection..."
— Shroud Magazine

Halloween: New Poems edited by Al Sarrantonio:
"This anthology gathers original verse from some well-known horror and sci-fi writers—mostly of prose willing to risk the ridicule of being labeled poets in order to delight readers with new material about their favourite holiday... The big selling feature is the first-ever poetry by author Joe R. Lansdale. In his six pieces, Lansdale proves himself perfectly suited to the task…he exhibits a distinct voice, restraint with his words and a command of the slow reveal... (the) best selections are haunting enough to be enjoyed year round."
— Rue Morgue

"Sarrantonio and Cemetery Dance have put together another unique collection that will be of interest to lovers of poetry and horror. This collection is one that will be of interest at times other than Halloween. Pick this one up before it goes out of print and keep it on the shelf next to The Devil's Wine, if you were fortunate enough to obtain the other landmark volume of poetry from Cemetery Dance."
— The Baryon Review

Cemetery Dance author Norman Prentiss recently appeared on Good Morning Maryland on ABC to discuss his new novella Invisible Fences, why the darkness inspires him, and how he overcame a curse (seriously!) during the course of his writing career. He also reads from Invisible Fences.

And if you've ever wanted to see our infamous "Linda Blair" Cemetery Dance magazine cover on television, this is your chance!

Sorry, our Special Deluxe Signed Limited Edition of The Passage by Justin Cronin is now sold out! You can read more about the book or join the Waiting List in case a copy becomes available on the product page on this website.

Do you want to collect other high-end special editions that aren't available in regular bookstores? If so, be sure to order these before they also sell out:

Sorry, the first printing of Blockade Billy by Stephen King is sold out. You can still order the reprint editions on Amazon:

We have a HUGE new announcement in the works, and we're just waiting on confirmation of a couple of extra "special features" that will make our deluxe signed edition even more collectible. We expect this to be one of the biggest collectible books announced in the genre this year, so make sure you don't miss out on your chance to grab a copy while supplies last. Stay tuned for details!

Occasional Demons, The Corpse King, Catching Hell, and Invisible Fences Shipping Now!

And finally, Occasional Demons by Rick Hautala, Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss (Novella Series #19), Catching Hell by Greg Gifune (Novella Series #20), and The Corpse King by Tim Curran (Novella Series #21) have arrived at our warehouse and all of the preorders are being processed and shipped right now.

We're pleased to report that Last Exit for the Lost by Tim Lebbon will be shipping from our printer later this week, and we'll begin filling preorders next week.

From multi award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer Tim Lebbon comes this huge collection of the very best of his short fiction.

His first short fiction collection As the Sun Goes Down (Night Shade Book), attracted rave reviews. Now, Last Exit for the Lost collects the best of Lebbon's output from 2000 to the present day. Weighing in at over 560 pages and containing 150,000 words of fiction, it also features two brand new, never-before-published stories: the novelette The Evolutionary, and the novella Nothing Heavenly.

• In Kissing at Shadows, a man makes a yearly journey through an apocalyptic landscape to visit the memory of his wife...
• In The Stuff of the Stars, Leaking, a dead sea creature washed up on a remote beach proves to be more mysterious than it first appears…
• A man loses his son... and he will do anything to get him back In Perpetuity…
• In The Horror of the Many Faces, Watson witnesses his friend Sherlock Holmes committing horrendous crimes that the great man himself would have trouble solving...
• A boy meets a mysterious stranger who can heal dead animals in The Evolutionary… but is there some fearful design to their meeting…?
• And captured by angels or demons, a prisoner can find Nothing Heavenly in either...

Lebbon has been described as "…the most exciting voice in the horror genre since Poppy Z Brite and Bentley Little", "...the most exciting new name in horror for years", and "…one of the very few genuinely talented British writers of thought-provoking horror and dark fantasy".

Reviews and Praise:
"During a 15-year career, award-winning horror author Lebbon has received many alms of praise. But perhaps none are more emphatic than the words of genre colleague Joe R. Lansdale, who, in introducing this collection, calls Lebbon a "magical and damned great writer." The 19 tales sumptuously showcased here make a compelling case that Lansdale is right on target. In the title story, a despondent alcoholic learns the whereabouts of his long-lost daughter from a series of portrait paintings that transfer intimate moments from the lives of their subjects. The father of an abducted child in "Pay the Ghost" comes face-to-face with the ghoul behind the abduction on a genuinely haunting Halloween night. "Old Light" recounts the fate of a man given an ancient torchlight that shines on a sometimes unwelcome future. Lebbon's prodigious gifts include a compelling narrative voice and an uncanny understanding of the human psyche. This first-rate collection is guaranteed to win new fans and provide older ones with much to savor."
— Booklist

"...a collection of dark, stirring tales from one of the most poetic writers working in the genre today, Tim Lebbon. Offering some of his best work to date, Lebbon weaves an entrancing tapestry of stories happening both near and far away; in locales mundane and fantastical, but one thing endures: his elegant style. He exhibits an almost casual mastery over his craft, moving in and out of genres and tropes fluidly, almost effortlessly. Even the hardest critic will be hard pressed to find a 'weak link' in this collection..."
— Shroud Magazine

Halloween: New Poems edited by Al Sarrantonio
Joe R. Lansdale, Tom Disch, Gary Braunbeck, T.M. Wright, Elizabeth Massie, Tom Piccirilli, Steve Rasnic Tem

We're pleased to report that Halloween: New Poems edited by Al Sarrantonio will be shipping from our printer later this week, and we'll begin filling preorders next week.

About the Book:
Here is the first-ever collection of brand-new poems written expressly for the Orange-and-Black holiday, edited by horror master Al Sarrantonio!

Halloween: New Poemscontains original poetic gems by some of today's best horror writers – including the first poems ever published (a total of six!) by Joe R. Lansdale. Along with Lansdale find such horror greats as Tom Disch, Gary Braunbeck, T.M. Wright, Elizabeth Massie, Tom Piccirilli, Steve Rasnic Tem and Brian Freeman, as well as poetry by Al Sarrantonio himself.

This is a book you will take down from your shelf every Halloween season – a real keepsake and one-of-a-kind volume, with a beautiful cover by Alan Clark and fantastic interior art by Keith Minnion.

About the Editor:
Al Sarrantonio has been called a "master anthologist" by Booklist. He is the author of more than forty books, including novels, short story collections (including Halloween and Other Seasons from Cemetery Dance Publications) and anthologies such as 999, Redshift, and Flights.

Occasional Demons, The Corpse King, Catching Hell, and Invisible Fences
In-Stock & Shipping Now!

Occasional Demons by Rick Hautala, Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss (Novella Series #19), Catching Hell by Greg Gifune (Novella Series #20), and The Corpse King by Tim Curran (Novella Series #21) are all shipping this week. If you haven't placed your order for these books already, now would be a great time to order so you don't miss out!

Occasional Demons by Rick Hautala -- a monster 500+ page collection of great horror!

Since his first novel, Moondeath, was published in 1980, Rick Hautala’s novels and stories have entertained millions of readers around the world.

Now Cemetery Dance is proud to present Occasional Demons, a huge collection of his greatest short stories, which are ALL illustrated by award-winning artist and Cemetery Dance favorite Glenn Chadbourne, the artist for The Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King.

This HUGE collection is over 500 pages and within these pages you'll find a demon for just about any occasion...

The other three new titles are part of our acclaimed Cemetery Dance Novella Series. Each book is signed by the author, fully illustrated, and features all our usual high production standards, such as full-cloth binding, acid-free paper, and smyth-sewn binding -- all for an incredibly low price for a collectible book! Some of the early titles have re-sold on the collectible market for over $400, and the Cemetery Dance Novella Series has proven to be a big favorite among readers and serious book collectors alike.

Do you see the point of the story, Nathan? We all cut parts of ourselves away, but we never lose them. Things stay with us—souvenirs with memories attached. We can't always choose what to keep, what to throw away.

Nathan's parents devised cautionary tales for him and his sister—gruesome stories about predatory cars racing along the "Big Street" at one end of their neighborhood, or dope fiends lurking in the woods behind their house and ready to plunge hypodermics into the skin of foolish young trespassers. These stories served their purpose during Nathan's gullible childhood, essentially constructing an invisible fence around the yard and keeping the boy close to home where he'd be safe.

Such barriers are not so easy to discard in later life. As an adult, Nathan no longer believes his parents' stories, and yet they still confine him. He lives cautiously, avoiding serious relationships, avoiding risk. But despite his efforts, something from his parents' cautionary tales threatens to creep beneath that invisible border…and the enclosed yard might not be as safe and secure as it always seemed…

As fall approaches and the summer stock theaters on Cape Cod close for the season, three promising young actors and a stagehand pile into an old Ford Fairlane and head for a vacation resort in Maine. Hoping for a relaxing getaway before pursuing their dreams in New York City or going on to college, they instead encounter a bizarre storm while on a lonely stretch of state highway and soon find themselves stranded in the strange rural community of Boxer Hills.

At first glance it seems a harmless little backwoods town, but Boxer Hills has a horrible secret and a deadly history. It's a place of horrific age-old rituals and a legendary evil that will let no one escape without paying a terrible price.

Before the sun rises on a new day, they will have to fight their way through the night and out of town, or risk falling prey to an endless cycle of depravity and violence at the hands of a demonic creature so profane few will even speak its name.

Tended by resurrection farmers with grubby fingers, cold hearts, and greedy minds, the fields were worked with shovel and spade and sweat. Beneath a pall of thin moonlight, the crops were plucked from the moist, black earth, torn from wormy boxes and mildewed shrouds like rotting corn from corrupting husks.

The harvest of cadavers was piled in the beds of muddy wagons and taken to market, sold to the highest bidder to supply dissection room and anatomical house. The farmers worked their bone fields night after night, thinking they were alone in their grim harvest.

But there was another who worked the graveyards and mortuaries, another reaper whose cultivation reached back to antiquity. Moon-faced and skeleton-fingered, he was the grand lord of the charnel harvest, master of graveyard harrow and yield.

Enter the world of the late-18th century and join Samuel Clow and Mickey Kierney as they earn their living in the resurrection trade... little realizing that they will soon meet The Corpse King.

Please note: The Cage (Novella Series #22) by Brian Keene will be shipping to us in June, but that book is completely sold out in preorder.

Blockade Billy by Stephen King was just the start of the big announcements for us this year, and our next HUGE announcement is planned for next week! We expect this to be one of the biggest collectible books announced in the genre this year, so make sure you don't miss out on your chance to grab a copy while supplies last.

There are a lot of different ways to get news and updates out there, and although this mailing list and our Breaking News page will always be our first method, we also wanted you to know about our pages on Facebook and Twitter where we will post the highlights of the news and maybe even some special offers we won't be posting anywhere else!

You don't have to sign-up for all of those and you don't need to do anything after you start following our pages. Thanks for your support!

As we announced a few weeks back, Stephen King's The Dark Tower Concordance by Robin Furth and Blockade Billy by Stephen King are just the first titles in our huge publishing and shipping surge, which will carry us into early summer. Our printers have finished or are finishing a bunch of great new books, and below is the shipping schedule we worked out with them to keep the books flowing into our busy warehouse in an orderly fashion. If you haven't placed your orders for these books already, and a book you want is still available, now would be a great time to order so you don't miss out and so you can be sure to get a copy right away at the retail price. Remember, most of our PREORDERS qualify for FREE US SHIPPING! (Any that don't qualify are marked as such on their product page.)

We are currently sending more books to our printers, including several very cool surprise (unannounced) titles, so our summer schedule is also going to be very exciting. We have some incredible news to share throughout the rest of this year, and several huge announcements, so keep watching our newsletter for updates.

WETWARE: On the Digital Frontline with Stephen King
a chapbook by Kevin Quigley

US SHIPPING IS ONLY $1 FOR THIS ITEM IF YOUR ORDER INCLUDES ANOTHER IN-STOCK BOOK!

WETWARE: On the Digital Frontline with Stephen King
a chapbook by Kevin Quigley

About the Chapbook:
Stephen King has long been at the forefront of experimental publishing. As the world grows more digital each day, King has consistently remained on the edge of breakthrough trends and technology, finding new ways to publish and interpret his stories. King's digital journey has been strange and fascinating. Wetware is your guide.

From the prehistory of King’s involvement with digital media such as The Dark Half video game and F13 to his online release of the lost work, The Cannibals, Wetware covers it all — in a concise and engaging pocket history. Explore the controversy surrounding King's online serial publication, The Plant. Relive the groundbreaking excitement of King's landmark e-book publication, Riding the Bullet. If you ever engaged in interactive fiction with The Mist, were intrigued by the Kindle-only release of UR, or terrified by the motion comic N., Wetware is essential reading.

Note from the Publisher:
This chapbook has a GLOSSY cover like Sepsis by Graham Masterton and is not part of the promotional chapbook line. It is approximately 50 pages in length and has a staple binding.

About the Author:
Kevin Quigley's website, Charnel House has been a premiere Stephen King resource for nearly fifteen years. Charnel House was the first website to feature full-length reviews of every Stephen King book; today, it also includes up-to-date King news, a section focused on books about King, and a comprehensive listing of unpublished and uncollected shorter works. Quigley is also the author of two previous chapbooks on King — Chart of Darkness and Ink In the Veins. In addition to his works on King, Quigley is also the author of several novels, and has recently published a collection of poetry, Foggy At Night In the City. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his partner, Shawn.

WAITING LIST FOR:
The Limited Edition Slipcase for the 1st Edition of Blockade Billy!

Unfortunately, the Blockade Billy Slipcase promotional offer ended on April 23rd and we've already placed our order with our manufacturer, so we cannot accept more orders.

That said, sometimes customers change their mind and we could have a few cancellations for this item. If that happens, we'll sell those slipcases on a first come, first served basis to our waiting list. The waiting list is a FREE service and you don't have to pay anything to sign-up.

If someone does cancel their order, you could be offered ONE slipcase at the original retail price of $16.95. (This is a great deal considering some people are already pre-selling the cases for $10 more than that on eBay!)

Blockade Billy by Stephen King was just the start of the big announcements for us this year. We have several other very exciting unannounced projects in the works, including a special deluxe edition of what is surely going to be the most talked about horror novel to come out of New York this year...

More details to come soon! Thanks again for your support of Cemetery Dance Publications!

We're shipping a ton of copies of Blockade Billy by Stephen King right now. We're over 90% sold out of the World's First Printing at this point, but it's not too late! If you want a copy, you can still place an order today!

Also, please note that the Blockade Billy Limited Edition slipcase is now SOLD OUT.

Although the news the last three weeks has appeared to be all about Blockade Billy by Stephen King, we're still pushing hard on all of our other books that are in production. Here are a few updates:

As we mentioned last time, after looking at the size of The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance, and considering that The Century's Best Horror Fiction edited by John Pelan is TWO volumes about that size (706 pages and 868 pages), we had a change of heart about not dustjacketing those two volumes. So instead of using Alan M. Clark's incredible paintings as frontispieces, our designer is turning them into dustjackets to protect each book. This will not delay our plans to send the books to the printer this summer. Here are the final designs for the front covers:

• Lonely Road Books has passed along this good news: here is a small JPG of the dustjacket design for Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition by Stephen King and Mick Garris so you can see how the "double" concept is going to look in real life:

Riding the Bullet by Stephen King has been described as a "ghost story in the grand manner" and the story of "a young man who hitches a ride with a driver from the other side," but in this special edition only available from Lonely Road Books, we're going to show you King's classic novella in a way you've never seen it before: alongside the feature film screenplay adaptation by director Mick Garris.

The road from print to the silver screen is often a bumpy one and much has been written about how a story is sometimes transformed to make it work in moving pictures. This is your chance to experience Riding the Bullet in a way only those close to the production of the film ever have. Start with King's original novella, then flip the book over and read the original script by Mick Garris. Compare what he kept, what he had to change, and even the storytelling flourishes he added to round out the tale.

This highly collectible oversized special edition will be published in the same manner as our acclaimed edition of The Arthur Darknell Double — in the tradition of the old Ace Doubles. This is the very first Stephen King Limited Edition to be published in this manner, and we're certain it'll be a huge hit with the collectors.

Complete with stunning cover artwork & interior color plates by Alan M. Clark and beautiful movie artwork by Bernie Wrightson, this exclusive Lonely Road Books special edition is going to be published this summer and it's sure to be one of the most discussed small press books of the year. Click here to place your order today for the Collector's Gift Edition!

• Back to Cemetery Dance news, collectors and readers alike love our HUGE new signed and slipcased Limited Edition of Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance by Robin Furth with a special foreword by Stephen King. This giant book is over 800 pages with an oversized design and a custom slipcase to protect your investment. Here are just a few of the happy emails we've gotten about this special edition:

John H says: "Just a note to let you know the DT Concordance arrived in perfect condition a few minutes ago. Thanks very much!"

Robert C says: "Regarding the C. D. edition of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower; The Complete Concordance – and in a word – WOW!!! Cemetery Dance remains the gold-plated industry leader. Thanks for your excellent service."

Alan says: "Received Robin Furth's The Complete Concordance yesterday. Was everything I expected and more. Excellent book and goes well with my other S.K. reference books. Robin Furth did an outstanding job."

• Rue Morgue reviewed Halloween: New Poems edited by Al Sarrantonio, which we'll be shipping next month, and they loved it! Here's just a little of what they had to say: "This anthology gathers original verse from some well-known horror and sci-fi writers—mostly of prose willing to risk the ridicule of being labeled poets in order to delight readers with new material about their favorite holiday... The big selling feature is the first-ever poetry by author Joe R. Lansdale. In his six pieces, Lansdale proves himself perfectly suited to the task…he exhibits a distinct voice, restraint with his words and a command of the slow reveal... (the) best selections are haunting enough to be enjoyed year round."

• Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss is still receiving fantastic reviews and we're pleased to announce it and the other new Cemetery Dance Novella Series books will be shipping in late May. Here is the newest review for Norman's terrific debut:

By the way, Norman just won the BRAM STOKER AWARD for his chilling short story "In the Porches of My Ears", which our good friends at PS Publishing published last year. Congrats, Norman!

• Death Hunt on Ervoon (formally titled Vespix) by Ray Garton, which is deep in production (and already Sold Out and Out of Print pre-publication), now has official dust jacket sales copy:

"When we first meet Thom Verku, he's doing what he does best—hunting vespix. Though the large eel-like creatures always provide a challenge, no vespix hunt could ever compare to the adventure he is about to undertake. After being asked to track down a client's runaway wife, Verku and his crew travel to the desolate planet of Ervoon where it doesn't take long for the hunter to become the hunted.

Inspired by the works of authors such as Edgar Rice Burroughs and E.E. "Doc" Smith, Ray Garton's Death Hunt on Ervoon is like nothing you've ever read before. Get ready to encounter songbats, nightmonkeys, vampire snakes and, of course, vespix on this strange new world that only Garton could have dreamed up.

• And finally, our designer has delivered her stunning cover design for Four Ghosts, the "not for sale and never to be reprinted" anthology of ghost stories by Peter Straub, Joe Hill, Ray Garton, and Kealan Patrick Burke that will only be shipping to our Cemetery Dance Book Club 3.0 customers. Here it is:

That's all for now, but there is a lot more to come! Thanks again for your support of Cemetery Dance Publications!

Important Update on Blockade Billy by Stephen King
Key Details Exclusive to our World's First Printing

We've had some questions from new customers about the differences between our World's First Edition of Blockade Billy by Stephen King and the one that will be in stores in about six weeks, and we're happy to help you make an informed decision about which one is right for you. We are now 90% of the way sold out and we don't expect the remaining copies to last much longer, especially now that some collectors are coming back and buying additional copies. Don't wait to place your order!

* a very limited and collectible print run of just 10,000 copies -- a tiny fraction of what a New York publisher normally prints for a new release

* heavily illustrated with interior artwork that will not be appearing in the Scribner edition

* the only trade hardcover edition to be protected by a full-color dust jacket -- the Scribner edition will be "paper on boards" which is where the cover is printed right on the book. In other words, there will be no dustjacket on the Scribner edition.

* includes the Limited Edition William "Blockade Billy" Blakely baseball card, which will not come with the Scribner edition

* will be published almost six weeks before any other print edition in the world

Here is some important information about your order and our shipping process:

* Mindy is processing orders as fast as possible, working day and night on just that and customer service emails. Please be aware that copies ordered today will ship after all of the other preorders that we already have, so your order may not ship until after Tuesday.

* We have extra help coming in to help us pack all weekend long, so we need to process your paperwork by tomorrow morning to ship your copy in the first batch of US orders. If you placed multiple orders, they will ship is multiple shipments.

* Orders from outside the US will be shipping soon, but if you paid via PayPal you will need to pay your shipping invoice before your copy ships. We will send that invoice when we reach your order. (Credit card orders will be charged automatically. We will contact you if there is a problem with your card.) Non-US shipments will take longer to prepare and process due to the customs paperwork and the additional trips to the post office required to ship them.

* Please make sure you've added news@cemeterydance.com and order@cemeterydance.com and cemeterydance.com in general to any "safe list" or "white list" your email program or ISP might have or you might miss an important email or update from us.

Thanks! If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to email us at info@cemeterydance.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

First and foremost, I want to say that working on Blockade Billy these past couple months has been one of the most rewarding – and definitely the most fun – experiences I've had in over two decades of publishing. As I noted in the press release, "Stephen King and I have corresponded about baseball and books for almost 20 years now…so to combine the two is a dream come true for me."

When Stephen King's agent, Chuck Verrill, emailed last year and told me that Steve thought BILLY would be a good fit for CEMETERY DANCE because he knew how much of a baseball fan I was, I knew this book was going to be something special. But I didn't know the half of it…

If you had told me then that word of our secret, little Stephen King baseball project would end up traveling all over the world, drawing attention from Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Time Magazine, GQ, New York Magazine, ESPN, ABC, Sports Illustrated, Fangoria, PerezHilton.com, Gather.com, The Independent (UK), The Guardian (UK), Reuters, Examiner.com (New York), Publishers Weekly, Publishers Lunch, Shelf Awareness, The Washington Post, LA Times, Bloomberg, The San Francisco Chronicle, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Miami Herald, The Boston Herald, Bangor Daily News, Baltimore Sun, Maryland Daily Record, Sacramento Bee, a newspaper in South Africa, and dozens of blogs and websites…I would have thought that you were crazy.

If you had told me we would end up selling all 10,000 first edition trade copies to individual readers (which is exactly what will happen in the next couple weeks), I would have sworn up and down that you were crazy.

If you had told me Stephen would graciously allow us to reprint another 10,000 copies of the trade edition and all of them would be swallowed up by just libraries (that's right, not a single retail account in the bunch), I would have known that you were crazy.

And, finally…if you had told me that retail demand – make that retail frenzy – for our secret, little Stephen King baseball project (which was always meant to have a very limited printing) would lead to Steve and CEMETERY DANCE working out a deal with Scribner to make Blockade Billy available to all his Constant Readers, I would have asked what planet you were living on... which, incidentally, is exactly what the head buyer at one of the country's biggest booksellers asked Cemetery Dance Marketing Director Brian Freeman when he explained to them that they would not be receiving any copies of our edition of the book!

But Blockade Billy really did take the world by storm, blowing away the expectations of everyone involved – and we're very proud of the role we've played in bringing Stephen King's first baseball story to readers. In just one week our World's First Edition/First Printing will begin shipping…and that's only the beginning. Who knows what kind of news our secret, little Stephen King baseball project is going to generate next.

Blockade Billy
a brand new, original novella by Stephen King!
This World's 1st Edition Limited Hardcover Will Not Be Available in Stores!

For A Limited Time Only:
Receive An Authentic Blockade Billy Baseball Card With Your Order!

Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce Blockade Billy by Stephen King, an original, never-before-published novella that only the King of Horror could have dreamed up!

Even diehard baseball fans don't know the true story of William Blakely, but in just a few weeks you'll be holding this dark tale in your own two hands so you can read it for yourself.

That's right! This Cemetery Dance limited hardcover edition is already rolling at the printer and will be arriving at our warehouse in mid-April.

Our edition has a very limited printing and the 1st Edition/1st Printing hardcover we're selling through our online store is also the only trade printing to include the Limited Edition "Blockade Billy" baseball card, which we have a feeling will be quite the collectible in the years to come.

A lot of general readers will use the card as a bookmark or lose it over time, so collectors who hold onto their card and keep their copy of the book in good condition could have a very nice addition to their collection.

We're only printing a small number of first edition copies compared to what New York publishers print for a brand new book. Our editions will NOT be available in stores or sold to the big online retailers like Amazon. Please order directly through our website to guarantee yourself a copy of the 1st Edition, 1st Printing hardcover.

About the Book:
Even the most diehard baseball fans don't know the true story of William "Blockade Billy" Blakely. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever seen, but today no one remembers his name. He was the first — and only — player to have his existence completely removed from the record books. Even his team is long forgotten, barely a footnote in the game's history.

Every effort was made to erase any evidence that William Blakely played professional baseball, and with good reason. Blockade Billy had a secret darker than any pill or injection that might cause a scandal in sports today. His secret was much, much worse... and only Stephen King, the most gifted storyteller of our age, can reveal the truth to the world, once and for all.

This original, never-before-published novella represents Stephen King at his very best, and this Cemetery Dance hardcover edition brings it into print for the very first time.

A Few Words from Stephen King on Blockade Billy:
"I love old-school baseball, and I also love the way people who've spent a lifetime in the game talk about the game. I tried to combine those things in a story of suspense. People have asked me for years when I was going to write a baseball story. Ask no more; this is it."

Special Bonus With Your Order!
For a very limited time only, we'll be including an authentic William "Blockade Billy" Blakely baseball card with every copy of the 1st Edition/1st Printing hardcover edition we ship. Just place your order through our website and we'll do the rest!

Please Note: No coupons, savings certificates, store credit, special offers, or other discounts can be applied to this item, and this item cannot be used to qualify for any special offer or discount or deal. If you choose to pay by check, please place your order using the online shopping cart system and mail us your check the next business day (write your Order Number in the memo field and include a printout of your order confirmation). If we do not receive your check within one week, we will have to cancel your order. To pay via PayPal, please checkout using the online shopping cart system and select the PayPal option. The system will take you through the rest of the steps. If you are a retailer, please note that standing orders do not apply for this item -- you need to email Mindy Jarusek for more information. Shipping for US addresses is $7 for the first copy, $1 for each additional. Please email us for a shipping quote for NON-US addresses. If you have any questions about this item, please contact our office. Email is the best way to contact us about this item.

One More Small Production Update!
Dark Tower, The Century's Best Horror Fiction, Grave Tales, and Lettered Editions!

After looking at the size of The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance, and considering that The Century's Best Horror Fiction edited by John Pelan is TWO volumes about that size, we had a change of heart about not dustjacketing those two volumes. So instead of using Alan M. Clark's incredible paintings as frontispieces, our designer is turning them into dustjackets to protect each book. This will not delay our plans to send the books to the printer this summer. You can see the undesigned artwork on the The Century's Best Horror Fiction product page. Final cover designs will be posted soon.

Grave Tales #7 will be sent to the printer soon, and it features a perfect cover by artist Chris Odgers, an adaptation by Joe Hill, and a comic based on an Ed Gorman story.

And finally, as we mentioned before, we have a backlog on our Lettered Editions, but we didn't want to post an update until we had more definitive information for our customers. Last year, we placed a very large order with our traycase maker, who started work and then went out of business with a lot of money (not just ours, but other presses, too) and a lot of unfinished cases. Nearly a dozen projects in all. It was an attempt on our part to get "all caught up" in one fell swoop, and it didn't turn out as planned, obviously.

The good news is, we've gone back to one of our older traycase makers who decided to get back in the game, and he's working hard on all of those projects. He does all of his work by hand, so it'll take a while, but he isn't going anywhere and he's dedicated to getting the job done and done right. Thanks to everyone for your patience while we get these finished.

In related news, the hand-binder experiment for the Lettered Editions is over. We thought it would make the books more collectible and more durable, but we saw very little difference (other than a higher cost of production) and we've decide it was not worth the many delays this extra step in production was adding. From now on, with a few exceptions for high-end books, we're using our old binder for the Lettered Editions. This includes almost all of the books at the printer now. There are still fifteen titles that are going to need hand bound because of how they were printed, but we are working with a couple of binders to get those caught-up as fast as possible.

After those titles are bound, they will go to our new traycase maker when he is done with the dozen+ projects we are sending him in batches right now. This IS going to take some time, but we think our collectors will be very pleased with the final presentation of these books.

Thanks, as always, for your support! Keep watching for our exciting news and updates!

Many customers asked us about the books that are in production that we're waiting to announce until we're more caught-up on preorders. We appreciate your excitement and enthusiasm, but we're not going to post too much info yet.

We can say that we're working on a new Halloween novella by Norman Partridge, a novel by Thomas Tessier, a novel by Edward Lee, a novel by Peter Straub, a western horror anthology featuring some incredible contributors, a collection of short stories by Christopher Golden, a collection by TM Wright, a novella anthology featuring some of our favorite authors, and much much more -- and those are just some of the unannounced books we can send to the printer after the current logjam clears. We will also be sending even more older preorders that we're working hard to finish off this year, and there are other great new books that are starting their way through production, of course. We have quite a few surprises planned, but we're committed to catching up as many books as we can first.

Stay tuned for updates. There are a lot of different ways to get news and updates from Cemetery Dance, and although this mailing list and our Breaking News page will always be our first method, we also wanted you to know about our pages on the social networking sites where we will post the highlights of the news and even some special offers we won't be posting anywhere else!

Thanks, as always, for your support! Keep watching for our exciting news and updates!

Right now, we're shipping Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance by Robin Furth, one of the biggest books we've ever published, and the second printing of Elsewhere by William Peter Blatty! (Speaking of which, if you want a FIRST EDITION hardcover of Elsewhere, please email Mindy at order@cemeterydance.com because we held onto a couple of copies, but they can't be ordered through the website.)

This is going to be a huge year for Cemetery Dance, especially when it comes to catching up on some long delayed titles. We've put the pieces in place to publish a lot of books between now and the fall, including many older projects you've been very patiently waiting for, plus a bunch of great new surprises we think our readers and collectors will be extremely excited about!

Cemetery Dance #63 is about to ship from the printer and Cemetery Dance #64, which is the Bentley Little special issue and hasn't been officially announced yet, is deep in production. Bentley provided us with TWO great original short stories, plus he sat down for one of the best interviews we've read in a long time. There's also a bunch of great supplemental material, along with all of the other terrific fiction and non-fiction you expect. Watch for the complete TOC and official announcement next month!

In other news, as we previously announced, The Secretary of Dreams (Volume Two) by Stephen King is still on target for its new summer publication date. Also currently at the printer are a mix of long delayed titles and some newer announcements:

These titles are completely ready for the printer and will be going in the next batch, as soon as we clear some of the back log:

The following titles are deep in production and should be ready for the printer later this year:

These titles are completely ready for the printer with the exception of some final artwork they need:

And there are many other projects in the works that we'll be announcing closer to their publication, and several other older titles that are finally moving along. In fact, we're going to have a very big announcement in the next couple of weeks, a brand new book that will be in-stock and shipping in April. We've spent a lot of time these last few months preparing for this announcement (we had to clear a lot of warehouse space!) and we can't wait to tell you more because it'll be one of the most exciting new book announcements we've made in years!

Thanks, as always, for your support! Keep watching for our exciting news and updates!

"I found this overview of In-World, Mid-World, and End-World both entertaining and invaluable. So, I am convinced, will you." — Stephen King

Compiled by Robin Furth in her role as Stephen King's personal Dark Tower research assistant, this volume is the complete and definitive guide to Stephen King's bestselling epic fantasy series, The Dark Tower.

The Dark Tower is the backbone of Stephen King's legendary career. Begun more than thirty years ago, there are seven books and more than three thousand pages in the series. The Complete Concordance is the definitive, encyclopedic reference book that provides readers with everything they need to navigate their way through the series.

With hundreds of characters, Mid-World geography, High Speech lexicon, and extensive cross-references, this comprehensive handbook is essential for any Dark Tower fan. It is the perfect way in for readers new to the series, or the perfect way back in for longtime fans who read all of the books (and associated works) as they were published.

From Stephen King's Foreword:
"Her Concordance was never meant to be published; it was created solely as a writer's tool. But, even with most of my mind preoccupied by the writing of my tale, I was aware of how good it was, how interesting and readable it was. I also became aware, as time passed and the actual publication of the final three volumes grew closer, of how valuable it might be to the Constant Reader... In any case, it was Robin Furth who inventoried the goods I had on sale, and replaced all the dim overhead lights so I could see everything clearly and find my way from Housewares to Appliances without getting lost...or from Gilead to Calla Bryn Sturgis, if you prefer. That in no way makes her responsible for my errors—of which I'm sure there are many—but it is important that she receive credit for all the good work she has done on my behalf. I found this overview of In-World, Mid-World, and End-World both entertaining and invaluable. So, I am convinced, will you."

From Robin Furth's Introduction:
"For over two years I have lived in Roland's world—occasionally surfacing in ours—and during that time I've collected much of the myth, history, and folklore of Mid-World. Just as, when you wake up from a dream, you try to capture what you saw during your night travels, the book that follows is my attempt to capture my journey with Roland. My goal, when I started, was to make a doorway between worlds. I hope that I have, at least, made a small window."

Praise & Reviews:
"[An] invaluable aid whenever you want to puzzle out all of the references . . . or find a refresher course on who's good and who's evil."
— The New York Times

"Furth's concordance anticipates—and answers—virtually every question the Constant Reader might come up with."
— Locus

New Books on the Way:
Cemetery Dance Signature Series and Cemetery Dance Novella Series!

We have a lot of great books deep in production right now, and we wanted to let you know about some more titles that will be shipping to our warehouse in the next three months. If you haven't preordered one of these books (and it's still available for preorder) and you want to qualify for FREE US SHIPPING, now is a great time to place your order! The following titles in the Cemetery Dance Signature Series and the Cemetery Dance Novella Series are rolling at the printer:

Butterfly by Simon Clark:
"I dream I am flying over forests, then seas, then cities. Then I am swooping down firing my guns at people. They run through the streets like frightened sheep, but I roar at them, kill them with my guns. When I have no more bullets my wings become scythes that cut them down." The dying days of WW2: Nazi secret weapons draw lines of fire in Germany's skies. In the depths of a forest the pilot of a ME163 rocket-plane battles not only the formations of allied bombers but a creeping menace that invades both his body and his mind.

The Forum by James Newman:
Online message boards. You've seen them around the Internet. Perhaps you've been a member of several. You've cursed the spammers and trolls, witnessed the flounces and the flame wars waged by faceless usernames with nothing better to do. There are millions of different message boards throughout the World Wide Web, all of them catering to different hobbies and cultures and fetishes. They are communities for people with common interests, a gathering of like minds and kindred souls . . . . According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there are currently over 500 active serial killers within the United States. Somewhere out there, isn't it possible that an online message board exists for those who live outside society's rules? For those who kill for the thrill of it, and yearn for the taste of blood? A place to swap stories . . . to boast of their exploits and discuss tricks of "the trade." A safe haven where mementos can be displayed . . . where members can learn how to hone their dark craft, and maybe make a few new friends in the process . . . . This is THE FORUM.

The Turtle Boy: Peregrine's Tale by Kealan Patrick Burke:
At eleven years of age, strange things started to happen to a boy named Timmy Quinn. His ordinary life was abruptly thrown into chaos by the revelation that there exists a separate plane of existence reserved solely for the vengeful spirits of the murdered: The Curtain. Worse, Timmy is a conduit for these monstrous entities, allowing them to walk freely between worlds to exact their brutal vengeance. His search for answers has taken him halfway around the world, forcing him to endure many horrors, among them the revelation that the spiritual realm known as The Stage may have been manmade, and that the dead do not operate of their own free will, but are instead influenced by an enigmatic figure known only as "Peregrine." About this man, Timmy knows nothing. But he will learn, and in time, he will come to know Peregrine as an adversary worse than the vengeful dead. Herein lies the genesis of a monster.

Scratch by Brian Keene:
Sorry, this title sold out in pre-publication and there will be no additional copies available for ordering.

Invisible Fences by Norman Prentiss:
Nathan's parents devised cautionary tales for him and his sister—gruesome stories about predatory cars racing along the "Big Street" at one end of their neighborhood, or dope fiends lurking in the woods behind their house and ready to plunge hypodermics into the skin of foolish young trespassers. These stories served their purpose during Nathan's gullible childhood, essentially constructing an invisible fence around the yard and keeping the boy close to home where he'd be safe. Such barriers are not so easy to discard in later life. As an adult, Nathan no longer believes his parents' stories, and yet they still confine him. He lives cautiously, avoiding serious relationships, avoiding risk. But despite his efforts, something from his parents' cautionary tales threatens to creep beneath that invisible border…and the enclosed yard might not be as safe and secure as it always seemed…

Catching Hell by Greg Gifune:
Summer, 1983. As fall approaches and the summer stock theaters on Cape Cod close for the season, three promising young actors and a stagehand pile into an old Ford Fairlane and head for a vacation resort in Maine. Hoping for a relaxing getaway before pursuing their dreams in New York City or going on to college, they instead encounter a bizarre storm while on a lonely stretch of state highway and soon find themselves stranded in the strange rural community of Boxer Hills. At first glance it seems a harmless little backwoods town, but Boxer Hills has a horrible secret and a deadly history. It's a place of horrific age-old rituals and a legendary evil that will let no one escape without paying a terrible price. Before the sun rises on a new day, they will have to fight their way through the night and out of town, or risk falling prey to an endless cycle of depravity and violence at the hands of a demonic creature so profane few will even speak its name. They were young, reckless and chasing hell. What they hadn't counted on was actually catching it.

The Corpse King by Tim Curran:
From the fields of the dead, the harvest was brought forth. Tended by resurrection farmers with grubby fingers, cold hearts, and greedy minds, the fields were worked with shovel and spade and sweat. Beneath a pall of thin moonlight, the crops were plucked from the moist, black earth, torn from wormy boxes and mildewed shrouds like rotting corn from corrupting husks. The harvest of cadavers was piled in the beds of muddy wagons and taken to market, sold to the highest bidder to supply dissection room and anatomical house. The farmers worked their bone fields night after night,thinking they were alone in their grim harvest. But there was another who worked the graveyards and mortuaries, another reaper whose cultivation reached back to antiquity. Moon-faced and skeleton-fingered, he was the grand lord of the charnel harvest, master of graveyard harrow and yield. Enter the world of the late-18th century and join Samuel Clow and Mickey Kierney as they earn their living in the resurrection trade... little realizing that they will soon meet The Corpse King.

The Cage by Brian Keene:
Sorry, this title sold out in pre-publication and there will be no additional copies available for ordering.

There are a lot more updates to come, so stay tuned to this newsletter so you don't miss out!

Brand New Stephen King Book: FULL DARK, NO STARS!
Trade Hardcover Edition & Unabridged Audiobook on CD!

We're very pleased to announce we will be getting a limited supply of copies of Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King, which will be published by Scribner later this year, so now would be a good time to place your order and reserve your copy!

Full Dark, No Stars
A brand new collection of four ORIGINAL novellas by Stephen King

These darkly thrilling stories are all linked by the theme of retribution, and are a showcase for the power of King's inimitable imagination – satisfying established readers whilst enticing new ones. Visceral, immediate and featuring just a few characters, this is the other side of King's writing; contrasting intimate portraits after the huge canvas that was Under the Dome. One of the novellas is reportedly about Hemingford Home, Nebraska, which fans of The Stand know as the home of Mother Abagail. We'll post more information as we receive it, but don't wait to place your order because the Special Bonus Items won't last long!

(Since this is another publisher's book, we have to charge our usual shipping fees. No coupons, discounts, Gift Certificates, Savings Certificates, or store credit of any kind can be used on this special offer due to the low discount we'll be receiving. Limit of TWO chapbooks per person and limit of ONE set of coupons per household, mailing address, customer, or family.)

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There are a lot of different ways to get news and updates out there, and although this mailing list and our Breaking News page will always be our first method, we also wanted you to know about our pages on Facebook and Twitter where we will post the highlights of the news and even some special offers we won't be posting anywhere else!

If you're on those services and you're not aware of our pages, now is the time to check them out because we're going to send out some very cool special offers EXCLUSIVELY to those customers, readers, and friends who follow us on those social networks.

You don't have to sign-up for all of those and you don't need to do anything after you start following our pages. At some point in the near future, we'll simply send a DIFFERENT special to each of the above groups to say thanks for signing up!