Hi Folks!

We’re pleased to announce a Top Secret surprise addition to our December publication slate, Turn Down the Lights edited by Richard Chizmar, which is already rolling at the printer!

This brand new anthology features original horror stories by Stephen King, Norman Partridge, Jack Ketchum, Brian James Freeman, Bentley Little, Ed Gorman, Ronald Kelly, Steve Rasnic Tem, Clive Barker, and Peter Straub that capture the genuine love of the genre that pushes Cemetery Dance Publications forward year after year.

This beautiful hardcover edition will be published in three states including a trade hardcover for general readers (shipping in December) and two special hardcover editions for serious collectors (shipping in 2014), but there are no other versions planned at this time, so don’t wait around because we have no idea how long these might last!

Table of Contents:
“Turn Down the Lights…” an introduction by Richard Chizmar
“Summer Thunder” by Stephen King
“Incarnadine” by Norman Partridge
“The Western Dead” by Jack Ketchum
“An Instant Eternity” by Brian James Freeman
“In the Room” by Bentley Little
“Flying Solo” by Ed Gorman
“The Outhouse” by Ronald Kelly
“Lookie Loo” by Steve Rasnic Tem
“Dollie” by Clive Barker
“The Collected Short Stories of Freddie Prothero” by Peter Straub
Afterword by Thomas F. Monteleone

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

We’re pleased to report we’ll be getting copies of Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King, his brand new 500 page novel due out from Scribner next year!

We only have some early details, but USA Today described this book as a suspense novel about a deranged terrorist with a bomb. King said he began it before the Boston Marathon bombing, but the events were “too creepily close for comfort.” It’s also been previously described as a detective novel involving a person who drove a car into a crowd of people and then taunted the Detective who handled the case after his retirement.

Read more or place your order!

Add A Special Exclusive Slipcase To Your Order To Protect Your Book!

Even though Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King is being published by another publisher, we will be producing one of our popular custom-made slipcase for this title like we have for the last few Stephen King books!

The easiest way to add a slipcase to your purchase is by selecting the “Trade Hardcover Edition with Exclusive Slipcase!” option above — you’ll also save on shipping by ordering this way! (You can order just the slipcase by itself on the Mr. Mercedes custom slipcase product page.)

Don’t know what a slipcase is? That’s okay! You can see some sample images of other slipcases we’ve made below. We’re using the same high-quality materials we have used for our previous Stephen King cases, with one color hot foil stamping. The company who makes these for us is the best in the business and you won’t find a better way to protect your investment! (If you’re new to collecting, you can read more about slipcases on our Book FAQ page.)

We’re selling these special slipcases for just $24.95, making them an extremely affordable way to protect your book.  These cases will be produced after the book is published because we need a real copy of the book to get the sizing just right and your book and slipcase will ship together to save you on shipping. We think our collectors will be very pleased with what we have in mind for these very special cases, so don’t wait to place your order!

Sample Slipcase Photos:

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

We’ve received some great new reviews for Brian James Freeman’s work in the past week, including two rave reviews for his collection Weak and Wounded, which will be done at the printer later this month.

Here is an excerpt from Kevin Quigley’s review of Weak and Wounded for FEARnet:

“Rarely has a title been so apt. Weak and Wounded plunges us into small worlds, in which people live desperate lives and struggle with impossible decisions. Loss permeates every page: these people survive the deaths of parents, children, spouses, and siblings, only to find that survival might be a fate worse than death. But the power in these pages comes not from what our protagonists suffer, but how they suffer it. How they continue to go on…. By tying these stories together by theme, feel, and intent, Freeman has created a work of collected fiction that stands as one piece. Each story beats with its own punctured heart, but taken as a whole, Weak and Wounded is even better than the sum of its broken and damaged parts.”

Here is an excerpt from Mario Guslandi review of Weak and Wounded at SF Site:

“Brian James Freeman is a brilliant writer whose horror stories do not rely upon vampires, zombies or werewolves, as the present collection (a slim book reprinting five of his previously published stories) clearly demonstrates. In these stories he portrays one of the true horrors afflicting human existence, namely the pain, the hurt and the emptiness created by the loss of loved ones. Freeman describes that horror with skill, insight and finesse, leaving behind a deep sense of sorrow and anger for the atrocities of life… Whether you’re a horror fan or not, it doesn’t matter: anyone fond of good fiction addressing and probing the deep secrets of the human soul will be enchanted by the sheer beauty of those stories.”

Finally, here is an excerpt from Wayne C. Rogers review of Blue November Storms at Hellnotes:

“I have to admit that what Blue November Storms reminded me of was one of the old episodes from the sixties’ version of The Twilight Zone television series. This is when some of the greatest writers in television (Rod Sterling, Charles Beaumont and Richard Matheson) were creating masterpieces on a little known TV show that would later alter the lives of hundreds of future authors. Brian James Freeman, like the authors above, creates and structures his stories at a pace that starts off slowly and then gradually works its way to an exploding climax that has the reader making a mad dash to the finish line.”

Don’t forget, we have two awesome new Signed Limited Edition Art Prints by Glenn Chadbourne that were inspired by two of Stephen King’s greatest books and these will be available for a very limited time only:

Have you read Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet yet?

Cemetery Dance publisher Richard Chizmar has been raving about the novel and it’s one of his top reads of the entire year. If you loved the book the way he did, please consider voting for Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet for the 2013 Goodreads Choice Awards.

You can use the WRITE-IN space at the bottom of the Best Mystery & Thriller category over at Goodreads.com to vote for the book, but you need to be logged into the Goodreads website to see the write-in box. Thanks!

Still In The Halloween Spirit This Weekend?
Our Halloween Short Story eBooks Available For Immediate Download!

Hi Folks!

If you’re still in the mood for Halloween, don’t forget that we published a bunch of a great short stories last October as eBooks, and they’re still available!

You can view all of our Halloween Short Stories eBooks on this special page in our store:

Halloween Short Stories eBooks Section!

Also, here’s a special Amazon.com link you can bookmark to always pull up all of our eBooks on their store:

http://amzn.to/CDeBooksAmazon

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

Surprise Cemetery Dance Halloween Sale!
Save 50% Off Your Order Until Midnight Tonight!

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Shivers VII In-Stock and Shipping Now!
Featuring Stephen King, Clive Barker, Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini, Lisa Tuttle, Graham Masterton, Kaaron Warren, Del James, Lisa Morton, Roberta Lannes, Scott Nicholson, Bev Vincent, Brian James Freeman, Norman Prentiss, and many others!

Shivers VII has arrived in our warehouse and preorders will be shipping for the next two weeks. If you want to guarantee yourself a first printing, first edition, place your order today so you don’t miss out!

This new volume in our acclaimed anthology series contains more than 100,000 words of chilling fiction from more than two dozen of today’s most popular authors of horror and suspense including Stephen King, Clive Barker, Graham Masterton, Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini, Lisa Tuttle, Kaaron Warren, Del James, Lisa Morton, Scott Nicholson, Bev Vincent, Brian James Freeman, Norman Prentiss, and many others!

Of special note to collectors:
“Weeds” by Stephen King was originally published in Cavalier magazine in May 1976 and in Nugget magazine in April 1979, but has not been reprinted since, although it was adapted as “The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill” for Creepshow in 1982.

“The Departed” by Clive Barker was originally published as “Hermione and the Moon” in The New York Times on October 30, 1992.

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

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

Due to demand from our collectors who missed out on Glenn Chadbourne’s previous Stephen King art prints, he has provided us with an ORIGINAL full-color painting for his next signed Limited Edition art print!

This is a brand new and stunning 11 X 17 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION art print by Glenn Chadbourne, inspired by one of Stephen King’s most famous works, and it’s perfect for matting and framing if you were so inclined. These prints would also look great just posted on the wall of your home or office!

Even though these prints are being produced as a signed Limited Edition one-time printing, we’re pre-selling them for the bargain price of just $25 plus shipping!

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

Shivers VII Shipping Soon!
Featuring Stephen King, Clive Barker, Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini, Lisa Tuttle, Graham Masterton, Kaaron Warren, Del James, Lisa Morton, Roberta Lannes, Scott Nicholson, Bev Vincent, Brian James Freeman, Norman Prentiss, and many others!

Shivers VII is almost ready to ship to us from the printer, so we’ll begin filling our preorders by Halloween! That means this is your last chance for FREE US SHIPPING on your order!

This new volume in our acclaimed anthology series contains more than 100,000 words of chilling fiction from more than two dozen of today’s most popular authors of horror and suspense including Stephen King, Clive Barker, Graham Masterton, Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini, Lisa Tuttle, Kaaron Warren, Del James, Lisa Morton, Scott Nicholson, Bev Vincent, Brian James Freeman, Norman Prentiss, and many others!

Of special note to collectors:
“Weeds” by Stephen King was originally published in Cavalier magazine in May 1976 and in Nugget magazine in April 1979, but has not been reprinted since, although it was adapted as “The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill” for Creepshow in 1982.

“The Departed” by Clive Barker was originally published as “Hermione and the Moon” in The New York Times on October 30, 1992.

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

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