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Review: Venomous Words by Jeff Oliver and Gordon Reilly

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 15, 2022June 16, 2022ReviewsGordon Reilly, Jeff Oliver, Joshua Gage, Reviews, Venomous WordsLeave a comment

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Blurb (May 2022)
126 pages; $148 deluxe hardcover edition (buy direct from Blurb)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Born in Baltimore Maryland in 1982, Jeff Oliver has been writing from his soul for many decades. Gordon Reilly is a Special Operations Veteran who found macro photography of scorpions and invertebrates as a hobby. Their newest collaboration is Venomous Words, a collection of macro photos of scorpions and other invertebrates combined with poetry. Continue Reading

Story Origins: James Cooper on the origins of THE MAN IN THE FIELD

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James Cooper’s The Man in the Field is now available in paperback and e-book from Cemetery Dance! In this exclusive video, Cooper discusses the evolution of his eerie new tale, which began as a thousand-word story and grew into a novel-length work. It all began with a question: “What the hell happens next?”

Review: Cat’s Cradle: The Golden Twine by Jo Rioux

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 13, 2022June 12, 2022Reviews, The Comic VaultCat's Cradle, Jo Rioux, Joshua Gage, ReviewsLeave a comment

Cat’s Cradle: The Golden Twine by Jo Rioux
First Second (June 21, 2022)
128 pages; $21.99 hardcover; $14.99 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Jo Rioux is an author, an illustrator, and a life-long space cadet who flies by the seat of her rocket pants. Since graduating Sheridan College in illustration, she’s illustrated picture books and novels, but her favorite medium remains comics. Her debut graphic novel, Cat’s Cradle, was recently printed by First Second Books.Continue Reading

James Cooper introduces THE MAN IN THE FIELD

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 10, 2022June 16, 2022Breaking News, VideoJames Cooper, The Man in the Field, VideoLeave a comment

Happy Publication Day to James Cooper, whose The Man in the Field is now available in paperback and e-book from Cemetery Dance! Here’s a little treat to celebrate…the author himself reading the eerie synopsis…

Dead Trees: Stephen King: The Art of Darkness

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 10, 2022June 7, 2022Dead TreesColumns, Dead Trees, Douglas E. Winter, Mark Sieber, Stephen King, The Art of Darkness1 Comment

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cover of Stephen KIng: The Art of Darkness Enter the Wayback Machine and go back to 1984. I was still shrugging off the science fiction habit I had all my life and becoming a full-fledged horror fan. I read authors like Grant, Straub, Wilson, Etchison, Campbell. And of course Stephen King. When I finally got around to reading him, my reading life changed forever. Pet Sematary had just been released in paperback. Ahead were wonders like The Talisman, Thinner, Skeleton Crew, and It.

Horror was in a state of flux. In the movies, the slasher era was cycling down. In ’84 we had The Mutilator, Splatter University, The Initiation, and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. A Nightmare on Elm Street was ushering in a new breed of horror. Stephen King adaptations were in a bit of a lull, as disappointing productions like Children of the Corn and Firestarter hit the screens. Bigger and better things were ahead.Continue Reading

Review: Black Beth: Vengeance be Thy Name by Blas Gallego, Alec Worley, DaNi

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 9, 2022June 7, 2022Reviews, The Comic VaultBlack Beth, Columns, Joshua Gage, Reviews, The Comics VaultLeave a comment

Black Beth: Vengeance be Thy Name by Blas Gallego, Alec Worley, DaNi
Rebellion (June 7, 2022)
80 pages; $24 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Black Beth was a one-time character published by Scream in the 1980s. She was a combination of Red Sonja and The Punisher, an armor-clad woman warrior who sought vengeance against the tyrants that slaughtered her love and her village. Aided by her mentor, the blind wild man Quido, she sought vengeance for 23 pages before disappearing into the memories of comic aficionados until 2016, when Rebellion purchased the rights from the original publisher. Alec Worley and artist DaNi have reinvented Black Beth for modern audiences in a dark fantasy tale that is sure to thrill readers. Continue Reading

Review: From Below by Darcy Coates

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 8, 2022June 7, 2022ReviewsDarcy Coates, From Below, Haley Newlin, ReviewsLeave a comment

From Below by Darcy Coates
Poisoned Pen Press (June 7, 2022)
352 pages; $14.39 paperback, $4.99 ebook
Reviewed by Haley Newlin

No light. No air. No escape.

Darcy Coates’ From Below is hopelessly suffocating in the darkest, most devouring sense. And, god, is it brutally brilliant. Continue Reading

FREE FICTION: “The Canyon of Terrible Lizards” (Part 7) by Norman Prentiss

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 7, 2022June 6, 2022Free FictionFiction, Free Fiction, Norman Prentiss, The Canyon of Terrible LizardsLeave a comment

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stop-motion dinosaurs fight!

Haunted Attractions with your Other Father by Norman Prentiss is the sequel to his Odd Adventures with your Other Father, and continues the horror/fantasy road trip adventures of Jack and Shawn as they fight monsters and homophobia in the ’80s. Cemetery Dance is proud to publish this new novel (with an e-book version now on sale at Amazon for 0.99!), and to celebrate we’re serializing a new novella featuring the characters from the books! Today, we’re presenting the exciting conclusion!

When we last saw Jack and Shawn, they joined another couple on a “Dinosaur Safari” tour, their guide Troy leading them downriver. After finding themselves on a strange beach, the group was attacked by a large dinosaur; they killed that one, but a T-Rex followed…and something worse seemed ready to emerge from the forest…Continue Reading

FREE FICTION: “The Canyon of Terrible Lizards” (Part 6) by Norman Prentiss

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Review: Witch 13 by Patrick Delaney

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 2, 2022May 29, 2022ReviewsJoshua Gage, Patrick Delaney, Reviews, Witch 13Leave a comment

Witch 13 by Patrick Delaney
Oblivion Publishing (June 7, 2022)
358 pages; $28.99; $17.99 paperback; $3.99
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Award-winning author Patrick Delaney grew up in varying cities in the greater Los Angeles County, where he attended Canyon High School. Throughout his childhood he pursued various forms of art, from writing short stories to drawing and modeling. Throughout his undergraduate career he gradually polished his debut novel Dante’s Town of Terror, which would go on to win the gold medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards(IPPY) in the horror category for 2018. His most recent novel is Witch 13.Continue Reading

FREE FICTION: The Canyon of Terrible Lizards” (Part 5) by Norman Prentiss

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 1, 2022May 31, 2022Free FictionFiction, Free Fiction, Haunted Attractions with Your Other Father, Norman Prentiss, The Canyon of Terrible LizardsLeave a comment

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When we last saw Jack and Shawn, they joined another couple on a “Dinosaur Safari” tour, their guide Troy leading them downriver. After a (real? fake?) dinosaur sailed beneath their raft, nearly capsizing it, a massive whirlpool threatened to pull them underwater. They escaped, only to find themselves on a strange beach…Continue Reading

Review: Generation X-Ed edited by Rebecca Rowland

Cemetery Dance OnlineMay 31, 2022May 23, 2022ReviewsDave Simms, Generation X-Ed, Rebecca Rowland, ReviewsLeave a comment

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Dark Ink (January 2022)
350 pages; hardcover $27.71; paperback $19.99; e-book $9.99
Reviewed by Dave Simms

What’s the coolest generation in the history of mankind? Those born from 1965 to 1980 know this by heart and feel for those peons who look up to us. The best horror movies? Same — what’s better than what we grew up with? A bit, but not much. As for the horror writers, the novel was king and those fortunate enough to be conceived during this amazing time have a dark streak in their DNA that casts a long shadow.

Trailer: The Man in the Field by James Cooper

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James Cooper’s The Man in the Field will be released in paperback and e-book by Cemetery Dance on June 10. The digital version is available now at a special pre-order price of $0.99! Check out the brand new trailer below.

FREE FICTION: “The Canyon of Terrible Lizards” (Part 4) by Norman Prentiss

Cemetery Dance OnlineMay 27, 2022May 26, 2022Free FictionFiction, Free Fiction, Norman Prentiss, The Canyon of Terrible LizardsLeave a comment

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cover of Haunted Attractions with your Other Father Haunted Attractions with your Other Father by Norman Prentiss is the sequel to his Odd Adventures with your Other Father, and continues the horror/fantasy road trip adventures of Jack and Shawn as they fight monsters and homophobia in the ’80s. Cemetery Dance is proud to publish this new novel (with an e-book version now on sale at Amazon for 0.99!), and to celebrate we’re serializing a new novella featuring the characters from the books!

When we last saw Jack and Shawn, they joined another couple on a “Dinosaur Safari” tour, their guide Troy leading them downriver. Unfortunately, Jack is afraid of water, and he’d projected a vision of a vast, malicious ocean into his partner’s mind…Continue Reading

The Cemetery Dance Interview: Feeding the Ending with Aaron Dries

Cemetery Dance OnlineMay 26, 2022May 22, 2022InterviewsAaron Dries, Interviews, Rick HipsonLeave a comment

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Aaron Dries is an Australian powerhouse of an author and filmmaker. His debut novel, House of Sighs, was first published with the title Disunity for Leisure Books/Rue Morgue/Chizine Publications’ FRESH BLOOD Contest and had been influenced by a local murder that took place in Aaron’s teen years.

Aaron has been compared to the late great Jack Ketchum and, considering the intricate beauty laced throughout the grotesque underbelly of the human condition explored in both men’s work, this is not an unfair comparison.

Other titles from Aaron Dries include The Fallen Boys, No Place For Sinners and Where the Dead Go To Die (with Mark Allan Gunnels) among others.

In this conversation, we discuss the correlation of Aaron’s writing and his background as a youth addictions counselor, his newest coming-of-age novella, Dirty Heads, his upcoming collection of short stories, Cut To Care, and a whole lot more to convince you that Aaron Dries is here to influence your nightmares long into the night. Sit back and enjoy as we peel back the layers of humanity at it’s most horrific and redeeming levels.Continue Reading

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