Review: 'Demon with a Comb-Over' by Stuart R. West

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 30, 2016Reviews- Frank Michaels Errington, Demon with a Comb-Over, Featured, Reviews, Samhain Publishing, Stuart R. WestLeave a comment

Demon with a Comb-Over by Stuart R. West
Samhain Publishing (March 2016)
168 pages; $4.50 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

Demon With a Comb-Over is a novel that combines the world of stand-up comedy with a compelling tale of horror.

Here’s the setup:

Talk about a tough crowd.

Take Charlie Broadmoor’s life. Please. Charlie sucks at stand-up comedy. He gets by, though. Things are okay. His life is decent. Until the night he makes fun of a demon’s comb-over. Big mistake. What kind of demon wears a comb-over? The sensitive kind. The kind who’s not going to let an insult slide. A demon who’s going to take Charlie down. As in down to Hell. And he intends on dragging everyone Charlie cares about along for the ride.

Norman Prentiss and Michael McBride: Collaborating on 'The Narrator'

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 28, 2016InterviewsInterviews, Michael McBride, Norman Prentiss, The NarratorLeave a comment

Norman Prentiss and Michael McBride:
Collaborating on The Narrator

The Narrator eBook

The Narrator, written by Norman Prentiss and Michael McBride, was first released by Cemetery Dance in 2014 in a trade paperback edition. Now it’s back in a new digital edition, and the authors took this chance to sit down and look back on their work together.

The Narrator: The children in Julia Linder’s sixth grade class have grown increasingly agitated. The symptoms are spreading and the source seems to be stories that seize upon the children’s deeply seated fears and intensify them….

Review: 'Ghost Heart' by John Palisano

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 25, 2016Reviews- Frank Michaels Errington, Featured, Ghost Heart, John Palisano, Reviews, Samhain PublishingLeave a comment

Ghost Heart by John Palisano
Samhain Publishing (February 2016)
218 pages; $14.99 paperback; $4.24 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

Get this book. Don’t even bother reading my review, just drop everything and get yourself a copy. You won’t regret it.

Here’s the synopsis you’ll find on the first page:

Live fast, die young, and leave a bloodthirsty corpse.

That’s the saying of a new pack of predators infesting a New England town. They’re infected with the Ghost Heart, a condition that causes them to become irresistible and invincible…as long as they drink the blood of the living. But these vampires don’t live forever, and as the Ghost Heart claims them, their skin loses color and their hearts turn pale. When a young mechanic is seduced by the pack’s muse, he finds falling in love will break more than his heart.

Cemetery Dance #73 Shipping Now!

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 23, 2016July 12, 2016Breaking NewsLeave a comment

Cemetery Dance #73 Shipping Now!
Featuring Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, Gerard Houarner, Keith Minnion, Thomas F. Monteleone, and many others!

Hi Folks!

We’re pleased to announce Cemetery Dance #73 is now shipping from the printer and subscriber copies are already showing up around the world!

This issue features short stories by Gerard Houarner, Keith Minnion, Michael Wehunt, Nik Houser, and Amanda C. Davis.

The non-fiction includes “The Rise of Modern Horror Fiction” by Christopher Fulbright featuring Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, and Robert Weinberg.

Our usual suspects return with new columns by Bev Vincent, Thomas F. Monteleone, Michael Marano, Ellen Datlow, Ed Gorman, Robert Morrish, and Mark Sieber.

This issue’s cover artwork is by Sarah X. Dylan and there’s also interior artwork by Zach McCain, Chris Bankston, Steve Gilberts, Chad Savage, and Glenn Chadbourne.

Place your order today so you don’t miss out!

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'Misery' on Broadway – What Every Other Review Won't Tell You

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 23, 2016October 5, 2016Reviews, Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBroadway, Bruce Willis, Featured, Jason Sechrest, Laurie Metcalf, Misery, Reviews, Stephen KingLeave a comment

Misery on Broadway – What Every Other Review Won’t Tell You
by Jason Sechrest

In the Fall of 2015, Misery came to Broadway – but that’s not necessarily as bad as it sounds.

The stage adaptation of the novel by Stephen King made its run at the Broadhurst Theater from November 15th, 2015 to February 14th, 2016, starring Bruce Willis as romance novelist Paul Sheldon (who has suffered a near fatal car accident in a snow storm), and Laurie Metcalf as Annie Wilkes, his “#1 fan” who has rescued him from said crash only to hold him captive in her home.

Now, we could have reviewed Misery on Broadway during its run, but where is the fun in all that?Continue Reading

The Book of Baby Names by Norman Prentiss

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 22, 2016July 12, 2016Breaking NewsLeave a comment

The Book of Baby Names by Norman Prentiss
Just Announced! Brand New Signed Limited Edition Rolling At The Printer!
Just 600 Copies and They’re Already 90% Sold Out!

Hi Folks!

We’re extremely pleased to report that we’ve sent The Book of Baby Names by Norman Prentiss, a brand new Signed Limited Edition hardcover, to the printer and it’ll be published in June! This special edition is already 90% sold out, a testament to the growing legion of fans of Norman’s work!

About the Book:
Sandra picked up the dull, saddle-stitched book. The child on the cover laughed, a mischievous gleam in her eyes. Water stains on the front cover blurred the outline of some of the child’s teeth, making a few look sharp, like an animal’s. But the girl laughed, so everything was okay. Sandra didn’t realize The Book of Baby Names was a work of fiction. And that the stories inside were horrifying….

This mini-collection from Bram Stoker Award-winner Norman Prentiss contains six tales about sinister or endangered children. Features two never-before-published stories, “The Baby Truck” and “The Well-Adjusted Child,” along with a new Foreword/Afterword that places all the tales in an additional disturbing context.

Published as a Hardcover Limited Edition:
• Limited to just 600 signed and numbered copies
• Personally signed by the author on a unique signature page
• Printed on 60# acid-free paper
• Bound in full-cloth with colored head and tail bands
• Featuring hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine
• Printed and bound with full-color endpapers
• Smyth sewn to create a more durable binding
• Wrapped in a full-color dust jacket
• Limited ONE TIME printing of this special edition
• Retail price just $30!

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

Review: 'The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever' by Jeff Strand

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 21, 2016Reviews- Frank Michaels Errington, Featured, Jeff Strand, Reviews, Sourcebooks Fire, The Greatest Zombie Movie EverLeave a comment

The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand
Sourcebooks Fire (March 2016)
272 pages; $7.42 paperback; $7.02 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

When reading a new work from Jeff Strand, I’m frequently reminded of the popular line from Forrest Gump: “My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.'” Will I get something in the horror genre, something delightfully demented, strange, or even charmingly romantic like his Kumquat novel from a couple of years back? Or will I just get chocolate all over the pages of the book?Continue Reading

An Interview with Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman: Talking "Odd Numbers" and "How the Wind Lies"

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 18, 2016InterviewsBrian James Freeman, Featured, Interviews, Keith Minnion, Norman Prentiss, Richard Chizmar, White Noise PressLeave a comment

An Interview with Richard Chizmar
and Brian James Freeman:
Talking “Odd Numbers” and “How the Wind Lies”

In April, Keith Minnion’s White Noise Press is publishing a “flipbook” of two stories: “Odd Numbers” by Richard Chizmar and “How the Wind Lies” by Brian James Freeman. White Noise Press produces beautiful, hand-crafted chapbooks in very limited numbers, attractive to own and collect. And as the line-up for this latest chapbook attests, readers get great fiction from well-known genre authors.Continue Reading

Review: 'Echoes of Darkness' by Rob Smales

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 16, 2016Reviews- Frank Michaels Errington, Echoes of Darkness, Featured, Reviews, Rob SmalesLeave a comment

Echoes of Darkness by Rob Smales
Books & Boos Press (February 2016)
265 pages; $10.79 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

Echoes of Darkness is a baker’s dozen of high caliber horror shorts; some have been published elsewhere and several are new to this collection. I can’t say I’ve read a lot of Rob Smales’ writing, but this collection has propelled him to the top of my list of writers to keep an eye on. His stories are compelling, entertaining and, on occasion, horrific.Continue Reading

‘Salem’s Lot: The Deluxe Special Edition — Two New Photos!

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 16, 2016July 12, 2016Breaking NewsLeave a comment

‘Salem’s Lot: The Deluxe Special Edition
We’re Down to Our Last Copies and This Edition WILL NOT Be Reprinted!
Two New Photos of This Beautiful Special Edition!

Hi Folks!

We have less than 50 copies of ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King left available for reservation, and we thought you might like to see two more photos, this time of the Dust Jacket artwork without the slipcase and also the BOOK BINDING without the DJ:

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

‘Salem’s Lot: The Deluxe Special Edition Almost Sold Out!

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 15, 2016July 12, 2016Breaking NewsLeave a comment

‘Salem’s Lot: The Deluxe Special Edition
We’re Down to Our Last Copies and This Edition WILL NOT Be Reprinted!
Weighing In At 660 Pages, This Is Our Second Biggest Stephen King Collectible Edition EVER!

Hi Folks!

We’re very pleased to report that we have less than 100 copies of ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King left available for reservation! This 660 page special edition will be a ONE TIME PRINTING with an introduction by Stephen King, an afterword by Clive Barker, color paintings by David Palumbo, and Special Bonus Features including Deleted Scenes and a foldout map of the town by Glenn Chadbourne!

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

Review: 'Children of the Dark' by Jonathan Janz

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 14, 2016ReviewsChildren of the Dark, Featured, Jonathan Janz, Reviews, Sinister Grin Press2 Comments

Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz
Sinister Grin Press (March 15, 2016)
293 pages; $6.49 e-book
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

Reviews for Children of the Dark, the new novel from Jonathan Janz via Sinister Grin Press, have been flowing freely for the last couple of weeks, and if I’ve seen one reference to Stephen King’s “The Body” or Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life, I’ve seen a dozen. Each time I’d think, if I was Jonathan Janz I might ask people to ease back on that, because…talk about setting expectations on “High.”

Then I dug into the book itself and, well, I can see where those other reviewers are coming from.Continue Reading

Review: 'Wrapped in Skin' by Mark Morris

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 11, 2016ReviewsChiZine Publications, Featured, Mark Morris, Reviews, Wrapped in SkinLeave a comment

Wrapped in Skin by Mark Morris
ChiZine Publications (February 2016)
300 pages; $16.99 paperback
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

Until now, my only experience with Mark Morris’s work was the first two
excellent books in his Obsidian Heart series (The Wolves of London and The Society of Blood). Those books, coupled with this collection just released by ChiZine Publications, have motivated me to explore the rest of the author’s deep back catalog. After spending a few days wandering through the wastelands of Wrapped in Skin, I’m in awe of the sheer breadth of talent Morris brings to the table, and I can’t wait to read more of his work.Continue Reading

Last Train from Perdition by Robert McCammon!

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 10, 2016July 12, 2016Breaking NewsLeave a comment

Last Train from Perdition
by Robert McCammon
Signed, Slipcased, and Numbered Limited Edition With A Very Low Print Run!
Beautiful Trade Hardcover Edition Also Available!

Hi Folks!

We’re pleased to report we’ll be getting a few copies of Last Train from Perdition by Robert McCammon from Subterranean Press, but we don’t expect our copies to last long, especially considering the TINY print run for the signed and numbered and slipcased Limited Edition!

Last Train from Perdition (Book 2 in the I Travel by Night series!)
by Robert McCammon

In I Travel by Night, master of horror Robert McCammon introduced the tortured and instantly unforgettable vampire adventurer Trevor Lawson—All Matters Handled—as he searched for his maker, LaRouge, in hope of becoming human once more. It wove a tale about the terrors of the Dark Society, featuring the gothic sensibilities of old New Orleans, and the unforgiving violence of the untamed frontier of 1886. Now McCammon returns to Lawson’s gripping journey and sends him West, in the chilling sequel novella Last Train from Perdition.

Ever on the hunt for LaRouge, Lawson still travels by night, but no longer alone. Crack-shot, whip-smart Ann has become his companion, on her own search for her vampire-taken father and sister. Lawson has been summoned from New Orleans and the Hotel Sanctuaire to Omaha by a wealthy man who needs his son retrieved from a band of outlaws. Lawson and Ann agree to take the case and travel to the town of Perdition where they find their prey–but things get complicated fast when a saloon shootout leaves an innocent girl badly injured.

On a night train from Perdition to Helena to find medical help, it soon becomes clear that Lawson and Ann’s enemies may also be looking to prey upon them. As they struggle against those forces of darkness with a trainload of their most unlikely allies yet, Lawson also wages battle with the darkness LaRouge left within him. This latest installment in Trevor Lawson’s battle for redemption finds bestselling McCammon at his thrilling best.

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

Review: 'Good Girls' by Glen Hirshberg

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 9, 2016Reviews- Frank Michaels Errington, Featured, Forge, Glen Hirshberg, Good Girls, Motherless Children Trilogy, Reviews, Tor1 Comment

Good Girls by Glen Hirshberg
Tor/Forge (February 2016)
352 pages; $20.44 hardcover; $12.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

Top notch writing, enjoyable prose, a twisted and demented story… but I was a bit lost at times. Seems Good Girls is book 2 in the Motherless Children Trilogy, something the publisher failed to mention when promoting the book. Now that it’s for sale to the public, I see that it’s listed that way, but it’s also being touted as a stand-alone novel. I, personally, would have preferred reading Motherless Child first.

That being said, there is some wonderful story-telling going on here. From the opening line, there’s magic in the words…Continue Reading

Norman Prentiss and Michael McBride: Collaborating on The Narrator

Misery on Broadway – What Every Other Review Won’t Tell You by Jason Sechrest

An Interview with Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman: Talking “Odd Numbers” and “How the Wind Lies”

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Norman Prentiss and Michael McBride:
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Misery on Broadway – What Every Other Review Won’t Tell You
by Jason Sechrest

An Interview with Richard Chizmar
and Brian James Freeman:
Talking “Odd Numbers” and “How the Wind Lies”