Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors edited by Christopher Golden
Dark Horse Books (August 29, 2017)
216 pages; $10.19 paperback; $8.99 e-book
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand
For this, the fourth Hellboy prose anthology and the first in almost 10 years, editor Christopher Golden decided to recruit only authors who had never published a Hellboy story in prose before. The result is a fresh crop of tales that showcase the depth and richness of the world Mignola has created.Continue Reading
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Indigo by Various Authors
St. Martin’s Press (June 2017)
352 pages; $19.27 hardback; $14.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington
I found Indigo to be overall satisfying, but it was certainly not without its faults.
Indigo features the talents of great genre writers like Charlaine Harris, Christopher Golden, Kelley Armstrong, Jonathan Maberry, Kat Richardson, Seanan McGuire, Tim Lebbon, Cherie Priest, James Moore, and Mark Morris. However, with these many strong writers, each bringing their own voice to the story, there were times when, as a reader, it seemed the tale would be going in one direction and suddenly it would change dramatically as a new writer took the reins. Continue Reading
As you might recall, we announced Tales from Greystone Bay and He’ll Come Knocking at Your Door by Robert McCammon last week and the signed editions sold out so quickly we never even had time to feature them in a second newsletter!
There ARE trade hardcover editions for both books, and we thought you might like to see a small sample of some of the incredible Erin S. Wells artwork from the books:
Tales from Greystone Bay artwork samples:
He’ll Come Knocking at Your Door artwork samples:
Read more or place your order while supplies last!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
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3 Minutes by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström
Quercus (July 2017)
432 pages; $18.35 hardback; $12.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms
Now for something quite different: a Nordic thriller set in South America. While several Scandinavian authors continue to invade the bookshelves of American readers, almost all of them are set in those countries, which isn’t a bad thing. Unknown settings make for exciting reads. Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström have exploded onto the scene, most recently with 3 Seconds, and here, with the sequel, 3 Minutes. Continue Reading
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Exhumed4 Comments on “In Loving Memory” and “A Wiggle of Maggot, a Curl of Bacon” 
In its illustrious 29*-year print run, Cemetery Dance magazine has published no less than 560 short stories and novel excerpts in 73** individual issues. As the super fan that I am, Exhumed is my humble attempt to read and review them all in monthly double reviews.
*and counting!
**there were also two “double issues” (#17/18 in 1993 and #74/75 in 2016), each of which squeezed twice as much content into a single magazine.
Last time I reviewed two Norman Partridge stories:
If you missed it, you missed a particularly complex story (and a particularly “colorful” review).
This month is the 10th installment of Exhumed and, as promised, I present to you two Steve Vernon stories.
Let’s get to it… Continue Reading
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The Best of Subterranean edited by William Schafer
Subterranean Press (July 2017)
752 pages; $37.74 hardcover
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand
In what is already being looked back on as a groundbreaking ten-year run, Subterranean magazine published a staggering array of stories featuring one elite, award-winning author after another. Three years after the last issue was published, The Best of Subterranean arrives as an overdue celebration of one our finest, most lamented genre magazines.Continue Reading
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Breaking NewsLeave a comment on Two New Signed Limited Editions by Robert McCammon! We’re thrilled to report we have FOUR projects in the works with one of our favorite authors, Robert McCammon! Two of the books are being announced today and will be published at the end of October; a new novel will be announced in a few weeks and published in February; and a Limited Edition of one of his classic novels will be announced next year.
The two books being announced today are Tales from Greystone Bay and He’ll Come Knocking at Your Door, and the signed Limited Editions of these books are expected to sell very, very quickly given the high demand for McCammon’s collectible editions!
PLUS: For a few days only, we are offering FREE SHIPPING on both of these titles to US addresses, so now is the perfect time to place your order!
Read more or place your order for the signed Limited Edition hardcovers on our website!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Interviews, The Comic Vault3 Comments on Christopher Golden on Hellboy and his Assortment of Horrors 
Obviously, there’s no name more synonymous with the character of Hellboy than that of creator Mike Mignola. However, Christopher Golden runs a close second. Golden, a prolific best-selling author of original novels, media tie-in books and countless short stories, helped pioneer the line of Hellboy prose novels and anthologies, beginning with 1997’s The Lost Army and continuing this month with Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors. He’s also a screenwriter (along with Mignola and Andrew Cosby) of the upcoming Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, the Neil Marshall-directed reboot of the Hellboy film franchise. Golden was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to talk with Cemetery Dance Online about his long history in the world of Hellboy.
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Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Reviews2 Comments on Review: ‘Black Mad Wheel’ by Josh Malerman 
Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman
Ecco (May 2017)
304 pages; $17.29 hardback; $12.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms
When Bird Box hit the horror scene three years ago, something special happened. Readers discovered a new voice, one which was lyrical and rhythmic but could also turn brutal on the next page. Josh Malerman wrote like a musician carving away at an album of great songs.The result was a true original which should have won the Bram Stoker award.Continue Reading
Author Bev VincentPosted on Categories Stephen King News from the Dead Zone7 Comments on Stephen King: News from the Dead Zone #200 
Over the past few years, TV series based on the works of Stephen King have taken different approaches with varying degrees of success. One of the best was 11.22.63, which stayed reasonably close to the source material and did not continue past the novel’s conclusion. At the other end of the spectrum was Under the Dome, which started out okay, but struggled as time went on. Rather than film the novel, they decided to stretch it as far as it could go, and it broke.Continue Reading
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Breaking NewsLeave a comment on Night Shift Chris Odgers Artwork Preview! Our deluxe special edition of Night Shift by Stephen King is already 90% sold out due to high demand, so please do not wait to place your preorder. There will NOT be a second printing of this special edition!
In the meantime, we thought you might like to see just a few of the TWENTY black and white interior illustrations by Chris Odgers, so here is a preview of that incredible artwork:
Read more or place your order while supplies last!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Paper Cuts1 Comment on 7 Movies You Must Watch While Reading ‘The Dark Tower’ 
Well. Yeah. That headline is a little misleading. A little clickbaity. Sue me. These definitely aren’t films you must watch while you’re reading the Dark Tower series.
But still, hunker down and let us palaver for a secondContinue Reading
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Reviews1 Comment on Review: ‘The Dark Tower: The Art of the Film’
The Dark Tower: The Art of the Film text by Daniel Wallace
Scribner (July 2017)
208 pages; $27.19 hardcover
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand
Some might view books like The Dark Tower: The Art of the Film as big, expensive brochures for upcoming movies, but for me they’ve always provided a fascinating glimpse into the process of bringing these large-scale extravaganzas to our screens. Even when they come from the kind of rich source material of, say, an eight-book series written by Stephen King, there’s a lot of designing and refining that goes into the look of a movie like The Dark Tower. This volume gives us a glimpse of that, but I’ll confess that it left me wanting much, much more.Continue Reading
Author Bev VincentPosted on Categories Breaking News, Reviews, Stephen King News from the Dead Zone3 Comments on Bev Vincent reviews ‘The Dark Tower’
I was fortunate enough to see The Dark Tower on Tuesday evening at the Bangor Mall Cinemas 10, an event sponsored by Zone Radio. The audience was filled with people who won tickets from the station. In addition to getting a chance to see the film early, attendees also won some King-related merchandise as door prizes, including Dark Tower novel sets, audio books and signed ARCs of the final three volumes in the series. Dark Tower t-shirts were flung into the audience, too.Continue Reading
We’re thrilled to announce our deluxe special edition of Night Shift by Stephen King, featuring two pieces of full-color artwork by Mark Stutzman, TWENTY black and white interior illustrations by Chris Odgers, and a brand new afterword by Stewart O’Nan!
PLEASE NOTE: The Slipcased Gift Edition is already 80% sold out due to high demand, so please do not wait to place your preorder. There will NOT be a second printing of this special edition!
Read more or place your order while supplies last!
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