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Review: Marla by Jonathan Janz

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 18, 2023January 12, 2023ReviewsDave Simms, Earthling Halloween Series, Earthling Publications, Halloween, Jonathan Janz, Marla, Reviews1 Comment

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Earthling Publications (October 2022)
SOLD OUT Limited Edition; $TBD Lettered Edition
Reviewed by Dave Simms

Another year, another home run for Earthling, this time thanks to the magic of Jonathan Janz. This offering is no different than any of the other great stories Paul Miller has unleashed unto the world of horror.

MARLA is a fascinating read that can be devoured quickly, but shouldn’t, especially if intriguing writing and deep characterization is your thing. In a year full of quality horror, it takes a massive work of art to stand out from the crowd.

HUGE Production Update: THE STAND, Cemetery Dance #78, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, and Much More!!

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 17, 2023February 8, 2024Breaking NewsProduction UpdatesLeave a comment

Busy start to the New Year in the Cemetery Dance warehouse, and it’s only going to get busier as 2023 goes along. Stacks of grab bags, mystery boxes, and Later slipcases headed out the door, as well as new titles from Gauntlet Publications, Borderlands Press, and Thunderstorm Books. Next week, we’ll start shipping the SST UK limited edition of Gwendy’s Final Task (an entire pallet of them!), soon to be followed by Robert McCammon’s latest Matthew Corbett novel and Bentley Little’s The Store, both from Lividian Publications.

two Graveyard Edition books — New editions in our Graveyard Series.

Review: All Hallows by Christopher Golden

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 16, 2023January 11, 2023ReviewsAll Hallows, Blu Gilliand, Christopher Golden, ReviewsLeave a comment

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St. Martin’s Press (January 24, 2023)
336 pages: $22.99 hardcover; $14.99 e-book
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

Christopher Golden sets us up for what sounds like a perfect Halloween night in the opening chapters of his novel All Hallows…and then viciously, gleefully rips it all apart.

It’s 1984 in Coventry, Massachusetts. The kids on Parmenter Road are looking forward to a night of trick-or-treating; the adults are looking forward to the party that starts once the trick-or-treating is done; and everyone is looking forward to a visit to the Haunted Woods, one family’s tradition that’s grown into a much-anticipated annual event. On the surface, things are great. But behind that thin veneer of neighborly civility, things are coming to a boil.Continue Reading

The Cemetery Dance Interview: The Little Hurts of Aaron Dries

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 13, 2023January 8, 2023InterviewsAaron Dries, Interviews, Rick HipsonLeave a comment

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Aaron Dries, Australian phenom, youth addiction counselor, pervasive author of dark fiction and all-around superhero, dissects his collection of little hurts: Cut To Care.

Each story in this book hammers home polarizing lessons in caring, whether by choice or by circumstance, and provides a stark look at the terrors of both caring too much and too little.

Tune in as we discuss the finer points of the realities within from a man who lives life on the front lines and has seen the faces that breed there, and those which become the culmination of its tragic circumstances.Continue Reading

Review: The Vessel by Adam L. G. Nevill

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 12, 2023January 11, 2023ReviewsAdam L.G. Nevill, Haley Newlin, Reviews, The VesselLeave a comment

The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill
Ritual Limited (October 2022)
170 pages; $10.99 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Haley Newlin

In his eleventh book, The Vessel, Adam L.G. Nevill summons readers with another eerie folk horror story with his usual ethereal atmosphere, creative conjurings of terror, and family at the heart of it all. Only this time, Nevill offers a cinematic approach — removing access to the character’s inner dialogue.Continue Reading

Review: Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 9, 2023January 8, 2023ReviewsCraig Dilouie, Dave Simms, Episode Thirteen, ReviewsLeave a comment

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Redbook (January 24 2023)
464 pages; $18.99 paperback; $9.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms

The new year might kick off with its first amazing novel. Episode Thirteen is different. For a fan of the paranormal, it checks all the right boxes. For horror fans, even more. For those who love different modalities of storytelling, well, double check.Continue Reading

Dark Pathways: Walking on Eggshells

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 6, 2023December 18, 2022Dark PathwaysColumns, Dark Pathways, Eggshells, Gemma Amor, Ken BroskyLeave a comment

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I’ve been wanting to write something about Gemma Amor for a while now, and I think her short story “Eggshell” is a perfect opportunity. Originally published in the Human Monsters anthology, “Eggshell” is a personal favorite of mine and I want to share with you exactly why. Here’s a hint: it involves skulls. Continue Reading

Review: Aliens: Vasquez by V. Castro

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 3, 2023January 2, 2023ReviewsAliens, Anton Cancre, Reviews, V. Castro, VasquezLeave a comment

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Titan Books (November 2022)
432 pages; $22.49 hardcover; $12.99 e-book
Reviewed by Anton Cancre

Horror hot take: I’m not that into Aliens as a film. But I dig the heck out of Jenette Vasquez’ take no crap, tear everyone to bits attitude. Without question, I absolutely adore the heck out of everything I have read from V. Castro. While Vasquez ended up being quite different from what I expected, it also ended up being much better.Continue Reading

Review: Shagging the Boss by Rebecca Rowland

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 30, 2022December 18, 2022ReviewsDave Simms, Rebecca Rowland, Reviews, Shagging the BossLeave a comment

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Filthy Loot (June 2022)
82 pages; $12 paperback
Reviewed by Dave Simms

Okay, before anyone starts quoting Austin Powers in a bad accent, the shagging Rebecca Rowland refers to might be a bit different. Well, quite different. The title does fit, though, yet I can’t divulge too much of this novelette’s plot. It’s unique and a quick read, easy for one sitting…but this story stuck to me like a great meal. More on that later.Continue Reading

Review: Bela Lugosi’s Dead by Robert Guffey

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 28, 2022December 18, 2022ReviewsBela Lugosi's Dead, Haley Newlin, Reviews, Robert GuffeyLeave a comment

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Macabre Ink (April 2021)
264 pages; $17.99 paperback; $4.99 ebook
Reviewed by Haley Newlin

Universal monsters Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man and others, primarily produced between the 1930s and 1950s, still stand today as not only icons of horror but pop culture.

And yet, so many of the horrifically haunting films featuring these creatures, including Bela Lugosi’s infamous bloodthirsty Count Dracula, have been buried away and forgotten. Continue Reading

Review: A Gift for a Ghost by Borja Gonzalez

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 26, 2022December 18, 2022Reviews, The Comic VaultA Gift for a Ghost, Abrams Comic Arts, Borja Gonzalez, Columns, Joshua Gage, Reviews, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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Abrams Comic Arts (May 2020)
114 pages; $24.99 hardcover
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Borja Gonzalez is a self-taught illustrator and strip cartoonist from Badajoz, Spain. His first published title, La Reina Orquidea, was a precious and haunting short piece which placed the author at the center of national attention. A Gift for a Ghost is his first long form work, recently translated into English and published for readers in the U.S.Continue Reading

Review: The Black Widow by Louise Worthington

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 23, 2022December 18, 2022ReviewsJoshua Gage, Louise Worthington, poetry, Reviews, The Black WidowLeave a comment

The Black Widow by Louise Worthington
Self-published (October 2022)
116 pages; $10.44 paperback; $4.23 e-book
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Louise Worthington started writing psychological thrillers and horror in 2019 after studying for a postgraduate diploma in psychology and reading true crime non-fiction. Her degree is in literature, and she taught English in secondary schools for many years. The emotional pull of a story is very important to her, both as a reader and a writer. She is a member of the Society of Authors and the Horror Writers Association (HWA). Her latest work-in-progress, a psychological horror novel, recently won the top spot on Litopia with agent Peter Cox. Her family lives in Shropshire, a rural, historic county in the UK. Her day job is tutoring and running a farm with her husband. Their newest collection of dark poetry is the independently published The Black Widow. Continue Reading

Book Trailer: Dear Diary: Run Like Hell by James A. Moore

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 21, 2022December 21, 2022Book TrailersBook Trailers, Dear Diary Run Like Hell, James A. Moore, VideoLeave a comment

Cemetery Dance will soon publish Dear Diary: Run Like Hell by James A. Moore. You can preorder the paperback edition at the our website, and the e-book edition is also available for preorder for a limited time for $0.99! Check out the trailer below!

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Sooner or later even the best prepared hitman is going to run out of bullets. Buddy Fisk has two new jobs: bring back a few stolen books of sorcery, and then stop the unkillable man who wants to see him dead. There are problems even the deadliest assassins can’t be prepared for, like supernatural entities looking for the same prizes he seeks, and mob bosses that refuse to die. The collateral damage adds up quickly and Fisk is looking to solve mysteries that border on the edge of madness…

Review: We Can Never Leave This Place by Eric LaRocca

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 21, 2022December 18, 2022ReviewsEric LaRocca, Haley Newlin, Reviews, We Can Never Leave This PlaceLeave a comment

We Can Never Leave This Place by Eric LaRocca
Trepidatio Publishing (June 2022)
106 pages; $19.95 hardcover; $12.95 paperback; $5.95 e-book
Reviewed by Haley Newlin

In perhaps his bleakest, most grisly tale yet, Eric LaRocca challenges gothic horror’s most visceral and twisted minds, namely The Brothers Grimm.

We Can Never Leave This Place is a screeching, bloody curtain that will hang over readers from start to finish. On the first page, Mara says, “From baby teeth to virginity, to live is to regularly suffer loss,” and it’s here where LaRocca offers a hint of the bloodshed to come. Continue Reading

Review: Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories (2022)

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 20, 2022December 19, 2022ReviewsBiblioasis, Blu Gilliand, Christmas, Gertrude Atherton, Lady Asquith, Reviews, Seth, Shirley JacksonLeave a comment

Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories (2022 Set)
Biblioasis (October 2021)
$7.95 each; $25 set of three
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebrations as turkey, eggnog, and Santa Claus.

This statement, found on the back of each of the three paperbacks in the 2022 Christmas Ghost Stories set from Biblioasis, is just another reminder that I was born in the wrong era. Ghost stories on Christmas Eve? Sign me up!Continue Reading

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