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“The Janitor” and “We”

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 8, 2017March 5, 2017Exhumed"The Janitor", "We", Bentley Little, Columns, Exhumed, K. Edwin Fritz3 Comments

Hello again, folks. This is the fifth installment of monthly double reviews studying the structure of great horror fiction published in our beloved Cemetery Dance.

Last time I reviewed my favorite story from Cemetery Dance #1, Anke M. Kriske’s “The Departing of Debbie” and William Peter Blatty’s semi-controversial “Terry and the Werewolf” from Cemetery Dance #62 (2009).

If you want to know about some really great early horror fiction and/or give your respect to our recently-lost great, Mr. Blatty, do please check it out.

This month, I’m going to review 2 stories from the same author, a man who is clearly one one of Cemetery Dance’s favorite repeat contributors based on the fact that he’s been published in Cemetery Dance numbers 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 14, 34, 36, 39, 50, 64, and 71. He has been published by CD more than only one other author (that’s a column for another day), and has been there since the beginning.

His name is Mr. Bentley Little.

Let’s get to it…Continue Reading

Review: ‘The Haunted Halls’ by Glenn Rolfe

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 7, 2017March 5, 2017Reviews- Frank Michaels Errington, Glenn Rolfe, Reviews, Shadow Work Publishing, The Haunted Halls1 Comment

The Haunted Halls by Glenn Rolfe
Shadow Work Publishing (December 2016)
280 pages; $14.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

It’s been a while since I’ve read a good in-your-face horror novel. Don’t get me wrong, I read and enjoyed an abundance of excellent work in 2016, but when I compare them to The Haunted Halls, the latest from up-and-coming horror writer Glenn Rolfe, they’ve all been rather tame.Continue Reading

Richard Chizmar Discusses Writing With Stephen King and More!

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 6, 2017Breaking NewsLeave a comment

Be sure to download episode 105 of The Horror Show with Brian Keene because “Richard Chizmar sits down with Brian and Dave to spill all the behind-the-scenes details on returning to Castle Rock for his new collaboration with Stephen King, GWENDY’S BUTTON BOX, as well as discuss how their friendship and professional relationship has grown over the years.”

Don’t forget: Richard Chizmar is only signing orders we receive before WEDNESDAY for our World’s First Edition of Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar! If you’d like Richard to sign your copy, please order via our website ASAP! Please visit the product page to read more about this exciting news and to reserve your copy today!

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

Review: ‘Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling’ edited by Jaym Gates and Monica Valentinelli

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 6, 2017March 6, 2017ReviewsAnton Cancre, Apex Book Company, Jayn Gates, Monica Valentinelli, Reviews, Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in StorytellingLeave a comment

Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling edited by Jaym Gates and Monica Valentinelli
Apex Book Company (December 2016)
$13.48 paperback; $4.99 ebook
Reviewed by Anton Cancre

Anthologies based on meta-fictive themes can be a bit of a sticky wicket. Sure, we get bored with the same old over and over again, and it is super cool when someone messes with our heads. At the same time, those “look how deft I am at subverting literature” stories are self important in the most boring way possible. Continue Reading

Epilogue, Part Two

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 3, 2017March 2, 2017Brian Keene's End of the RoadBrian Keene, Columns, End of the RoadLeave a comment

Twenty Years Ago

Now

Tomorrow

Twenty Years From Now

Eventually, the road leads you here. Continue Reading

Those Crazy Swedes

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 2, 2017February 19, 2017Video VisionsColumns, Hunter Shea, John Carpenter, The Thing, Video Visions2 Comments

John Carpenter’s The Thing was one of the very first VHS tapes I ever bought because it was, and still is, my hands-down favorite horror movie. Coming in at #2 is Alien. I’m a sucker for flicks with isolated, well-defined characters getting picked off by terrifying creatures. That also explains my infatuation with The Descent.

The Thing tape had a shelf all by its lonesome, a place of special importance, flanked by posters of Loni Anderson and Samantha Fox. Aside from being creepy, gory and this side of awesome, The Thing was also associated with a very special memory.

It’s the movie that made my father throw up. Continue Reading

Interview with Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

Bev VincentMarch 1, 2017March 1, 2017AsideInterviews, Stephen King News from the Dead Zonecastle rock, Hulu, Richard Chizmar, Skeleton Crew, Stephen King, Stephen King Revisited, The Talisman24 Comments

Constant Readers the world over are rejoicing over the news that Stephen King is returning to Castle Rock, the small town he created, nurtured and nearly destroyed in works such as The Dead Zone, The Dark Half and Needful Things. Joining him as co-writer of the new novella “Gwendy’s Button Box” is Cemetery Dance founder and publisher Richard Chizmar, fresh off his successful short story collection A Long December. Recently, the two authors answered a few questions from our Bev Vincent about their highly anticipated collaboration.Continue Reading

Review: ‘Behind Her Eyes’ by Sarah Pinborough

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 1, 2017February 20, 2017Reviews- Frank Michaels Errington, Behind Her Eyes, Flatiron Books, Reviews, Sarah Pinborough2 Comments

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Flatiron Books (January 2017)
320 pages; $18.18 hardback; $12.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

There’s a quote from Benjamin Franklin at the beginning of Behind Her Eyes. It provides a clue, of sorts, as to the devilish nature of the story which follows.

Three can keep a secret if two are dead.

Stephen King: News from the Dead Zone #195

Bev VincentFebruary 28, 2017March 6, 2017Stephen King News from the Dead Zone1922, Bev Vincent, castle rock, Columns, Gerald's Game, Gwendy's Buttons, It, Mr. Mercedes, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Mist4 Comments

Castle Rock.

A little town in the lakes region of Maine, just south and west of Lewiston-Auburn, population somewhat less than two thousand. Not much to make it stand out from all of the other little places in the state. The founders made full use of the Castle name. Castle View is right next door. Nearby bodies of water are the Castle Stream, Castle River and Castle Lake, and the town is the county seat of Castle County. The more affluent people live on Castle Hill.Continue Reading

Gwendy’s Button Box: A Brand New Castle Rock Novella by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar!

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017Breaking News1 Comment

We are extremely pleased to announce the World’s First Edition of Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar, a brand new original Castle Rock novella!

Featuring full-color cover artwork by Ben Baldwin and black and white interior artwork by Keith Minnion, this book marks the first-ever colloboration by these two long-time friends and award-winning authors.

Please visit the product page to read more about this exciting news and to reserve your copy today!

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

Big News Coming Tomorrow!

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 27, 2017Breaking NewsLeave a comment

Tomorrow, February 28, we’ll be announcing the trade edition of the brand new Stephen King and Richard Chizmar novella.

Please note that things might be a little crazy because Entertainment Weekly is “revealing” the book first, so please be patient if you have trouble accessing the CemeteryDance.com website. Our hosting company is preparing things on their end, but you know how the Internet can be.

You can follow Cemetery Dance Publications on Facebook and Twitter to see the news as soon as possible since the newsletter will probably go out very slowly.

Also, please be sure to sign-up for Richard’s FREE mailing list for occasional updates, and follow him on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.

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

The Women I Have Known

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 27, 2017February 22, 2017EssaysAmber Fallon, Anne Rice, Charlee Jacob, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Cherie Priest, Damien Angelica Walters, Daphne du Maurier, Elizabeth Massie, Essays, Francis Stevens, Joyce Carol Oates, Karen Taylor, Kathe Koja, Krisi de Meester, Kristin Dearborn, Lisa Tuttle, Lucy Taylor, Marjorie Bowen, Mary SanGiovanni, Mary Shelley, Melanie Tem, Melissa Lason, Michelle Garza, Nancy Collins, Sarah Langan, Sarah Pinborough, Shirley Jackson, Somer Cannon, Tanith Lee, The Women I Have Known, V.C. Andrews, Women In Horror6 Comments

The Women I Have Known
by Mary SanGiovanni

As a horror writer coming up in the first decade of the new millennium, I’ve had the opportunity to see the dual perspectives of women’s place in the horror genre, the former reflecting where we used to be, and the latter reflecting how much progress we’ve made. Continue Reading

Epilogue, Part One

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 24, 2017February 22, 2017Brian Keene's End of the RoadBrian Keene, Columns, End of the Road1 Comment

November 16, 2016

Brian and his oldest son have spent a week in Seattle. His oldest son, now twenty-five, is a social worker by day, and a budding rock guitarist by night. He is a fan of Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Mother Love Bone, and the rest of the grunge-era music (which is now considered classic rock—something that makes Brian feel that full weight of fifty that he knows will be drawing down on him next year). Given this, Seattle makes sense for what will be their first father and son vacation since the now-young-man was ten years old.Continue Reading

HUGE Stephen King and Richard Chizmar News Coming on February 28! Plus: The Dark Screams eBooks Have New Covers!

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 23, 2017February 23, 2017Breaking News1 Comment

Next Tuesday, February 28, Stephen King and Richard Chizmar have some huge news that will be first announced by Entertainment Weekly! If you’re not already following Richard and Cemetery Dance on social media, THIS is the time for sure!

Sign-up for Richard’s FREE mailing list for occasional updates, and follow him on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.

You can follow Cemetery Dance Publications on Facebook and Twitter.

Also, as you might remember, Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman of Cemetery Dance Publications joined forces with the cutting edge team at Hydra, a division of Random House, to publish a series of horror eBook anthologies called Dark Screams that features the best horror authors working in the business today. Recently, Random House hired Kealan Patrick Burke (a man of many talents!) to create brand new covers for these eBooks and ALL FIVE volumes are available for immediate download:

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

Charles L. Grant, Part 2: The Short Stories

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 23, 2017February 23, 2017RevelationsA Glow of Candles, Black WIne, Charles L. Grant, Columns, Kevin Lucia, Revelations, Scream Quietly, Tales from the Nightside5 Comments

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.

This sentiment haunts me. It has since I first heard it quoted by Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society. The quote in its entirety, by Henry David Thoreau, is even more chilling:

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them.

The implications make me shiver. Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. Most of us are gripped by worry, anxiety, fear, and a crippling helplessness. But it’s repressed deeply inside; quiet, restrained, shackled, bringing us to the brink of madness without ever quite plunging us over the edge. And in the end, we go to the grave with the song still in us, never able to express what we wanted to—needed to—while shuffling through this numbing thing called “life.”Continue Reading

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