Hi Folks!

Today we’re pleased to announce two “Nameless Detective” novellas by Bill Pronzini: Kinsmen, a rare Out of Print reprint, and Femme, an original, never before published book in the series!

Not only are these books being published as value priced trade hardcovers, but there is also a Signed Limited Edition and a Deluxe Signed & Traycased Edition available while supplies last!

Plus US preorders for a limited time only will qualify for FREE US SHIPPING, so don’t wait to place your order!

Kinsmen: A “Nameless Detective” Novella
by Bill Pronzini

Allison Shay was traveling home from the University of Oregon with her new boyfriend, Rob Compton, when their car broke down near the tiny rural town of Creekside, California. Soon after, Allison and Rob went missing without a trace.

Whatever happened, it felt like something bad to the Nameless Detective. Five days without a whisper of contact with the outside world. Long past the inconsiderate-kids stage; long past the silly and the harmless.

Kinsmen takes Bill Pronzini’s classic private investigator to California’s northeast backwoods, where an isolated community is determined to keep a deep, dark secret: why Allison Shay and Rob Compton really vanished.

The real question facing the Nameless Detective: are they still alive?

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Femme: An Original “Nameless Detective” Novella
by Bill Pronzini

Femme fatale. French for “deadly woman.”

You hear the term a lot these days, usually in connection with noir fiction and film noir. But they’re not just products of literature or film, the folklore of nearly every culture. They exist in modern society, too. The genuine femme fatales you hear about now and then are every bit as evil as the fictional variety. Yet what sets them apart is that they’re the failures, the ones who for one reason or another got caught. For every one of those, there must be several times as many who get away with their destructive crimes...

In the thirty years the Nameless Detective has been a private investigator, he has never once had the misfortune to cross paths with this type of seductress… but in Femme he’ll meet Cory Beckett, a deadly woman who has brought some new angles to the species. New—and terrible.

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Hi Folks!

We’re pleased to report we’re now taking preorders for IDW’s trade hardcover edition of Road Rage by Stephen King, Joe Hill, and Richard Matheson!

Road Rage unites IDW’s graphic novel adaptations of Duel by Richard Matheson and Throttle by Stephen King and Joe Hill, two power-packed stories by three of the genre’s most acclaimed authors!

Duel, an unforgettable tale about a driver menaced by a semi truck, was the source for Stephen Spielberg’s acclaimed first film of the same name.

Throttle by Stephen King and Joe Hill is a duel of a different kind, pitting a faceless trucker against a tribe of motorcycle outlaws, in the simmering Nevada desert. Their battle is fought out on 20 miles of the most lonely road in the country, a place where the only thing worse than not knowing what you’re up against is slowing down.

Acclaimed novelist/Eisner-winning graphic novelist Joe Hill collaborated with his father, Stephen King, in Throttle, for the first time on a tale that paid tribute to Richard Matheson’s classic tale, Duel.

Now, IDW is proud to present comic-book tellings of both stories in Road Rage, adapted by Chris Ryall with art by Nelson Daniel and Rafa Garres.

Read more or place your order while supplies last!

Since we’ve had some requests lately for information about Stephen King books, we thought we would end the week with a summary of all of the books and eBooks for Stephen King fans that are currently available on our website:

* In Doctor Sleep, Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance and the very special twelve-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals:

* This fall, Scribner will be publishing stunning new hardcover editions of The Talisman and Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Due to popular demand, we’ll be creating a special slipcase to house both books in stylish fashion for our collectors, and as a special bonus we’ll be including an incredible artwork poster created by Tomislav Tikulin just for this set:

* A Book of Horrors edited by Stephen Jones features a brand new Stephen King story called “The Little Green God of Agony” and we’re pleased to report this story is good old fashioned gothic horror at its best:

* It: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition by Stephen King features a brand new afterword by Stephen King, full-color wrap-around color artwork by Glen Orbik, and nearly thirty original color and black & white interior illustrations by Alan M. Clark and Erin S. Wells:

* The Secretary of Dreams (Volume Two) continues where the first acclaimed volume left off: combining classic tales of terror from the mind of Stephen King with the haunting artwork of Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne. This unique book displays an incredible and original blend of King’s words with Chadbourne’s one-of-a-kind B&W illustrations: text and artwork brought together to tell these chilling stories in a whole new way.

* Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition Double by Mick Garris and Stephen King features the complete original novella and screenplay; creepy movie artwork by Bernie Wrightson; a unique design with two color printing throughout; color wrap-around cover artwork and color interiors by Alan M. Clark, plus: Exclusive storyboards, photos from the set, production notes, hand-corrected script pages, and more from the Top Secret “Director’s Notebook” kept during the production:

* The Big Book of Necon gathers together horror’s finest authors in a rare celebration of what’s unique and exciting about the genre including the extremely rare short story “The Old Dude’s Ticker” by Stephen King:

* Screamplays edited by Richard Chizmar and Martin H. Greenberg features “General” by Stephen King, along with scripts by Richard Matheson, Richard Laymon, Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, and Ed Gorman, and nearly 30 pieces of interior artwork by Glenn Chadbourne and a creepy cover painting by Les Edwards that was inspired by a classic Stephen King story:

* The Century’s Best Horror Fiction edited by John Pelan features stories by Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Shirley Jackson, Robert Bloch, Jack Ketchum, and nearly seven dozen other masters of horror:

* Lots and lots of eBooks for Stephen King fans:

* And finally, we’re down to last few copies of “Carrie White at the Prom!” by Glenn Chadbourne, a stunning 11 X 17 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION art print inspired by one of the most famous scenes from any Stephen King book or movie:

Thanks, as always, for your continuing support!

Exciting Cemetery Dance Books Still Available for Preorder!

Hi Folks!

There are several very exciting upcoming Cemetery Dance books still available for preorder, so don’t wait to place your order! (Plus: Several of these still have FREE US SHIPPING for a limited time only!)

This is not a full list of everything we’ll be publishing in the fall, but instead just some of the exciting books that are still available for preorder, so don’t panic if you don’t see something you’re waiting for. You can always check the Production Update page if you have any questions about the status of a book you’ve ordered.

Click on the covers for more information or to place your order:

Thanks, as always, for your continuing support!

Exciting Cemetery Dance Items Still Available!

Hi Folks!

There are still some exciting Cemetery Dance books, magazines, and art prints available on our website that you might have missed out on! Click on the images below for more information or to place your order while supplies last:

Thanks, as always, for your continuing support!

The Circle by Bentley Little
Outstanding Booklist Review!

Hi Folks!

The Circle by Bentley Little just received a terrific review in the trade publication Booklist. Without spoiling too much, here are some of the highlights:

“In what might be the greatest opening scene ever, a filthy, loinclothed child bursts into a woman’s home, bolts straight for the bathroom, and begins defecating diamonds. This novella from Little gets away with its crimes by pleading insanity, but readers who groove on it… will be telling their friends about this one for ages.”
— Booklist, Daniel Kraus

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Thanks, as always, for your continuing support!

Update on the IDW Signed Limited Editions!

Hi Folks!

As you might remember, Cemetery Dance has been chosen to distribute some of IDW Publishing’s exciting new signed Limited Edition hardcovers!  These Limited Edition books have low print runs, high production values, great contributors (most of whom are signing the books), and incredible low prices!

The first book is an incredible anthology called Zombies vs. Robots: This Means War!, which is set in the world of the ZVR comic and will be ready to ship later this summer! Contributors include Jesse Bullington (The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart, The Enterprise of Death), Nancy Collins (Sonja Blue, Swamp Thing, Vamps), Lincoln Crisler (Despairs & Delights, Magick & Misery), Brea Grant (Dexter), Robert Hood (Immaterial), Nicholas Kaufmann (Chasing the Dragon), James A. Moore (Vendetta), Norman Prentiss (Invisible Fences), Rachel Swirsky (“The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window”), Steve Rasnic (Bram Stoker Award Winner), Rio Youers (End Times), and Jeff Conner (editor/World Fantasy Award Nominee).

Order your copy of ZVR: THIS MEANS WAR! while supplies last!

The second book we’re offering is V-WARS by Jonathan Maberry, Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, James A. Moore, Gregory Frost, John Everson, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Scott Nicholson!

This title is moving through production on schedule and we’ll have an official publication date soon.

About the Book:

A sweeping threaded narrative of the global phenomenon known as the Vampire Wars.

Mankind has been silently infected by millennia-old bacteria unknowingly exhumed by a scientific expedition in Antarctica. Now, in some rare cases, a person’s so-called “junk DNA” becomes activated, and depending on their racial and ethnic heritage they begin to manifest one of the many diverse forms of the “others” that are the true basis for the legends of supernatural creatures. These aren’t your usual vampires and werewolves — it goes much deeper than that.

Conceived by Jonathan Maberry, V-WARS features stories from various frontlines as reported by such contributors as Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, James A. Moore, Gregory Frost, John Everson, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Scott Nicholson, as well as Maberry himself.

The result is a compelling series of tales that create a unique chronicle of mankind’s response to this sudden, hidden threat to humanity.

Order your copy of V-WARS while supplies last!

Thanks, as always, for your continuing support!

Today we’re pleased to announce a great new addition to our fall line-up: The Buffalo Hunter by Peter Straub! The signed editions are going fast (there are less than 30 copies of the Limited Edition left) and there is also a value priced trade hardcover!

About the Book:
The Buffalo Hunter chronicles the fixations of a 35-year-old man who numbs his fear of women in some very unusual ways.  This Peter Straub novella was inspired by an art opening that stuck with the author longer than expected, leading him to purchase an unusual number of baby bottles and discover the haunting story of Bobby Bunting in the process…

About the Inspiration:

“(The Buffalo Hunter) was inspired by a show — an art opening. Her work is often primal, and this show included several beds with baby bottles lashed to them. The next morning, as soon as I woke up, I wondered what that kind of thing would look like if it were made without any artistic impulse. And what kind of person would make it? That morning, I went out and bought a bunch of baby bottles. Bobby Bunting came into view very early on. I knew I wanted to write a novella, and I had so much fun that it turned out to be a little longer than I had expected it to be.”

— Peter Straub

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Hi Folks,

We’re pleased to report that Amazonas: A Novella by Alan Peter Ryan and The Back of Beyond: New Stories by Alan Peter Ryan have both been sent to the printer and will be published in August.

As you may know, Alan Peter Ryan passed away suddenly in last year.  He had just started a major resurgence in his fiction career — which began in the 1980s with classic horror novels like The Kill and Dead White — and we were proud to be working with him on several projects. Alan was definitely at the top of his game when he wrote these and we’re glad to be able to share them with the world.

Read more below and place your preorders while supplies last:

Amazonas: A Novella

by Alan Peter Ryan

The river, the river. She thought it would never end…

They were in search of The Slave Tree, and this had been a mistake. As the boat traveled up the river, deep into the heart of darkness, Henrietta watched Edwin closely. She watched him chew at his fingernails and spit into the river. She watched a vein in his temple that never stopped throbbing and the tic that made a muscle twitch beside his eye. She watched Edwin and the man named Crown whispering some secret, back and forth, as if Crown was hypnotizing Edwin.

The most frightening part of this insane journey was not the fear of losing her husband. She had passed beyond fearing that. But if she did lose Edwin, here, so far upstream from the last outpost of civilization, surrounded by the green-walled forest and the dark and tangled terrors it contained, what in the name of God would become of her?

There were things moving about the jungle, and there was a madman waiting for them at the end of their journey… and then, most importantly, there was The Slave Tree, which held a secret so dark it could drive a person mad.

Amazonas is a piercing look into the true of heart of darkness into which many men enter… and few ever return.

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The Back of Beyond: New Stories

by Alan Peter Ryan

Each of these four brand new stories from Alan Peter Ryan feature men who are haunted by different demons in different places and different times…

In Brazil, there are signs that say “Sexual Exploration Is a Crime,” and Jerry Crenshaw has traveled to the country in search of a girlfriend. He finds one and he has never known a girl like Renata. She is friendly and vivacious. She stands very close to him and looks up straight into his eyes and keeps one hand resting lightly on his arm. But Jerry’s going to find a lot more in Brazil than he bargained for, including something in a bag that will change his world forever….

“The Winter’s Tale” tells the story of a man who lives by a churchyard that is widely and firmly reputed to be the haunt of sprites and goblins. The man cares not for such tales, but he should have paid heed to the warnings because he’s about to find out the hard way that he is not alone in the cold winter night…

In “Starvation Valley,” a man and his son are on a cross country drive that is not going according to plan when they end up at a place called Janey’s, which may or may not be real. It certainly feels real while they’re there, but when the man goes back to find it again, he learns that some places in the world, once visited and then left behind, seem never to have existed at all…

In “Mountain Man,” there’s an old man named Hiram Fuller whose hands are thin and gray with dirt, the nails long and broken, each with a black crescent of dirt. He reeks to high heaven, not just of old sweat but of something thick and suffocating like the smell of a savage animal unwillingly caged… and when you meet him on the old trail he says he “ate his horse,” and he “might just have to eat you as well…”

Journey with Alan Peter Ryan into the darkness that resides within all of these men… but don’t travel too far off the path because you might not find your way home again.

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Hi Folks!

Today we’re pleased to announce our special signed Limited Edition of A Book of Horrors edited by Stephen Jones, which we’re co-publishing with PS Publishing in the UK, will be shipping to us from the printer later this month, so this is your last chance to place your preorder and ship in the first round of shipping! (All orders received after Monday will have to wait to ship in July.)

This brand new anthology features ORIGINAL HORROR STORIES by Ramsey Campbell, Peter Crowther, Dennis Etchison, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Hodge, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Stephen King, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Richard Christian Matheson, Reggie Oliver, Robert Shearman, Angela Slatter, Michael Marshall Smith, and Lisa Tuttle.

Leading off the anthology is a brand new Stephen King story called “The Little Green God of Agony” and we’re pleased to report this story is good old fashioned gothic horror at its best, so this book will be a must have for every Stephen King collector and fan!

If you’re interested, place your order today! After they’ve all sold, we won’t offer more!

Thanks, as always, for your continuing support!

Hi Folks!

This fall, Scribner will be publishing stunning new hardcover editions of The Talisman and Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub, and due to popular demand we’ll be creating a special slipcase to house both books in stylish fashion for our collectors! As a special bonus, we’ll also include an incredible full-size poster featuring an original color piece of artwork by Tomislav Tikulin created just for this set! We can’t say more about the artwork just yet, other than it’ll be inspired by The Talisman or Black House and we think our collectors will be thrilled with it!

We’ll only produce enough slipcases and posters to fill our preorders for the two book set, so there might only be a couple dozen or a few hundred (at the very most) of these collectible book sets anywhere in the world! Place your order early so you don’t miss out!

Included in this Collectible Set will be:

* the new hardcover edition of The Talisman, to be published by Scribner this fall ($35.00 retail value)

* the new hardcover edition of Black House, to be published by Scribner this fall ($35.00 retail value)

* a special Limited Edition Slipcase custom-made by Cemetery Dance specifically for this set. This huge slipcase will be sized perfectly to protect both books and the design features will include custom hot-foil stamping and the high production values of our previous Stephen King slipcases. ($29.95 retail value)

* an original full-size poster featuring original artwork by Tomislav Tikulin that is being commissioned by Cemetery Dance specifically for this set ($20 retail value)

So that’s nearly a $120 retail value for just $99, and the slipcase and the poster will not be sold in stores! If you want this very cool collectible set for your Stephen King collection, our website is the place to order!

If you’re interested, place your order today so you don’t miss out!

Thanks, as always, for your continuing support!

Hi Folks!

Today we’re pleased to announce we’re now offering The Fall (Deluxe Signed Limited Edition) by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan from Lonely Road Books for preorder! This beautiful special edition will be published later this year and is sure to be a hit with collectors!

About the Book:

Last week they invaded Manhattan. This week they will destroy the world.

The vampiric virus is spreading and soon will envelop the globe. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather—head of the Centers for Disease Control’s team—leads a band out to stop these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may be too late.

Ignited by the Master’s horrific plan, a war has erupted between Old and New World vampires. Caught between these warring forces, powerless and vulnerable, humans find themselves no longer the consumers but the consumed. At the center of the conflict lies an ancient text that contains the vampires’ entire history . . . and their darkest secrets.

Whoever finds the book can control the outcome of the war and, ultimately, the fate of us all.

About this Special Edition:

With an oversized page size, an extremely low print run, and an “old world” design to resemble an ancient volume, this special edition will feature a high-quality paper stock and a deluxe binding selected from the finest materials available. This special edition will feature 20 original illustrations by acclaimed comic artist and film director Troy Nixey. This stunning special edition will be like no other book in your collection. Per the policies of Lonely Road Books, customers who buy this volume from Cemetery Dance will have the first opportunity to reserve the final volume in the series.

About the Authors:

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Guillermo del Toro made his feature directorial debut in 1995 with the film Cronos, and has since gone on to direct Mimic, The Devil’s Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy I, Hellboy II, and Pan’s Labyrinth, which garnered enormous critical praise worldwide and won three Academy Awards.

Chuck Hogan is the author of several acclaimed novels, including Devils in Exile and The Killing Moon. The Town was awarded the Hammett Prize for excellence in crime writing, and named one of the ten best novels of the year by Stephen King. He lives with his family outside Boston.

Read more or place your order while supplies last!

Hi Folks!

We’re very pleased to announce we’ll be publishing Sick Chick Flicks by John Skipp this fall as a value priced trade paperback edition! At this time, this is the only planned edition anywhere in the world — and for a limited time only we’re offering FREE US SHIPPING!

INTRODUCING THREE KICKASS LEADING LADIES FROM HADES!

Sit back and enjoy, as mad maverick author-turned-filmmaker John Skipp unspools this twisted TRIPLE-BILL of fierce, fun, f***ed-up mind-movies for the wild at heart:

AFTERPARTY

She’s a caretaker for Hollywood’s broken-hearted. He’s a collector of artists and other lost souls.  And Death is a party that never ends, in this haunting bohemian L.A. ghost story.

THE LEGEND OF HONEY LOVE

The outrageous adventures of a beautiful barmaid who – in thwarting a psycho killing spree – becomes a national hero. And the target of every wannabe psycho killer on Earth.

ROSE

Welcome to “Rose’s Place,” a crazed cable-access/internet puppet show where the songs, skits, and rescue stations run all night long. Or at least until the zombies get in…

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Provocative in-depth commentary from John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow exploring the scripts, the filmmaking process, writers vs. directors vs. producers, and the joy of creating powerful, ground-breaking roles for women.

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Hi Folks!

Today we’re very pleased to report that the Limited Edition of Snow Shadows by Mick Garris has sold out pre-publication!

In addition, our distributor and retailer sales for Torn by Lee Thomas are about to skyrocket due to a terrific review in the trade publication Booklist. Here is just a small taste to avoid spoilers for those who want to approach the book with no idea of what is about to happen:

“The latter third of this novella is a full-on guns-versus-monsters blastathon, with plenty of gore for those so inclined and just enough tortured insight for those looking for some poignancy, too.”
— Booklist

For those who missed the news, Torn is the story of a small town sheriff whose marriage is falling apart.  When a little girl is abducted from a local park and carried into the woods, he leads a desperate search to find her. But the little girl is only bait, and something vicious waits in the woods for her rescuers…

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

Hi Folks!

Today we’re very pleased to report that Torn by Lee Thomas and Snow Shadows by Mick Garris are being sent to the printer and will be published in July! We’re running low on copies of both books, so don’t wait to place your order!

Torn (Cemetery Dance Novella Series #23)
by Lee Thomas

Artwork by Vincent Chong

How do you go on when something like that happens to your child?

Bill Cranston is a family man, whose marriage is falling apart, eroding under his wife’s constant bitterness and her retreat into alcohol and drugs.  He is also the sheriff of Luther’s Bend, a generally quiet town. When a little girl is abducted from a local park and carried into the woods, Bill leads a desperate search to find the child. But the little girl is only bait, and something vicious waits in the woods for her rescuers.

I am me. Can’t you see?  I am me and he is he. When he is he, I can’t be me.

Douglas Sykes is insane. He sits in Bill Cranston’s cell, speaking in rhymes and riddles. Though a stranger to Luther’s Bend, Sykes seems to know a lot about Sheriff Cranston. Through his ramblings he reveals secrets about Bill, and secrets about himself. Sykes claims to be a mythological creature – a monster – and a handful of his victims have finally tracked him down, victims who now share Sykes’ affliction.

A pack is descending on Luther’s Bend. They are hunting Sykes, and they will not stop until everyone near him is left broken, bleeding, and torn.

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

Snow Shadows (Cemetery Dance Novella Series #24)
by Mick Garris

Cover Artwork by Les Edwards

Interior Artwork by Lorry Stone

Nicholas, a painter and teacher at the Ravensbrooke Youth Academy for the Arts, is having difficulties in his marriage.  He also fears he’s losing his artistic inspiration. A brief dalliance with a fellow teacher doesn’t solve his problems—especially when Miss Featherstone takes the affair more seriously than he does.

Enter David Sutcliffe, a young and gifted student who imagines himself as the true object of Miss Featherstone’s affections.  His jealousy causes him to view Nicholas as a rival, and the boy becomes increasingly unhinged as he seeks to eliminate the competition.

Snow Shadows is an unusual and haunting story of love and obsession, with many shocking surprises along the way.

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