Review: Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Bad Can Ever Happen Here by Michael Wehunt

Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Bad Can Ever Happen Here by Michael Wehunt
Nightscape Press (September 2019)

78 pages; $30 paperback
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

Late at night, in the comfort of my cozy bed with my husband slightly snoring next to me, I read stories about werewolves, monsters or bad things happening to people when they’re camping. I can rest easy before sleep knowing I can leave all those made-up nightmares in the pages of the books on my nightstand (I don’t camp or go outdoors so, no real threat there). Continue Reading

My First Fright featuring Chad Lutzke

Of the countles sub-genres of horror, body horror is one that I don’t often turn to. There’s just something too real, too personal about it. Sure, a madman wielding a weapon is scary, but you can (unless he’s teleporting Jason Voorhees) theoretically escape from that. You can’t, however, run from a horror that’s coming from within your very own bones, your blood. Author Chad Lutzke doesn’t have such reservations. As a matter of fact, he got into body horror as a kid, courtesy of the 1965 horror flick Curse of the Fly

Chad Lutzke is a writer from Battle Creek, MI. He has written for Famous Monsters of Filmland, Rue Morgue, Cemetery Dance, and Scream. He is the author of dozens of short stories and books such as Of Foster Homes & Flies, Wallflower, Stirring the Sheets, Skullface Boy, The Same Deep Water As You, and The Pale White.Continue Reading

NEW Cemetery Dance Holiday Shirt and Sweatshirt Design!

We’ve just listed a brand new holiday themed t-shirt and sweatshirt, which feature an original (and kind of creepy!) “CD Bloody Ornament” design we’ve never used on anything before!

If you place your order TODAY, your items could still arrive in time for the holidays depending on where you live, so please read more or place your order through this link before time runs out!

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Review: The Fearing, Book Four: Earth & Ember by John F.D. Taff

The Fearing, Book Four: Earth & Ember by John F.D. Taff
Grey Matter Press (November 2019)
170 pages: $9.99 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

I like horror that fires on all cylinders, as I’ve said countless times in interviews. I want my horror to unnerve and disturb me, yes. But I also want it to make me feel love and sadness and regret and anger, too. And I want my characters to have some shot at redemption at the end, Some glimmer of hope, even if it’s obscured. —John F. D. Taff/Earth & Ember

Book four of John Taff’s epic apocalyptic series The Fearing is, sadly, the conclusion to one of the most interactive reading experiences I’ve had since Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.Continue Reading

Gwendy’s Magic Feather Signed & Slipcased Limited Edition News!

Features An Exclusive Bonus From Stephen King That You Won’t See Anywhere Else!

We’re pleased to report we have a few more copies of our special signed & slipcased Limited Edition of Gwendy’s Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar to offer, but due to the low print run, we don’t expect these copies to last very long!

REMINDER: This special edition features an exclusive bonus from Stephen King that won’t appear in any other edition!

Gwendy's Magic Feather

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Bev Vincent reviews Doctor Sleep

Stephen King News From the Dead Zone

“The World Will Shine Again”

I know, I’m seriously late in reviewing the latest big screen adaptation of a Stephen King novel. Hopefully better late than never! I finally got a chance to see Mike Flanagan’s tour-de-force film this week and I am so glad I got to see it on the big screen. And I can’t wait to see it again, although that may have to wait, because I don’t think it’s going to be in theaters much longer.
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Review: Teeth by Kelli Owen

Teeth by Kelli Owen
CreateSpace (June 2018)

248 pages; $12.99 paperback; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

Sometimes I feel like a treasure hunter when I pick up a new book. I hold it in my hands and I think, “Will this book be a bright, shiny gem?” I get excited about the prospect of discovering something new and precious.

I think Teeth by Kelli Owen is such a treasure; a true gem in vampire fiction. Continue Reading

Touch the Night by Max Booth III: Brand New Signed Limited Edition Just Announced!

We’re pleased to announce a brand new and very exciting signed Limited Edition hardcover that is being described as Stranger Things and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre united to form a blood-soaked matrimony of violence and corruption.”

Touch the Night by Max Booth III is a surreal and violent journey into a land of corrupt law enforcement, small-town secrets, gravitational oddities, and ancient black magic.

Touch the Night

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

CD eBook Spotlight: The Dead Bear Witness by James Chambers

This latest “Spotlight” installment features Cemetery Dance’s eBook edition of James Chambers’ zombie-noir novella, The Dead Bear Witness. Check out the mini-interview below, then read about the book at CD’s website.Continue Reading

Review: A Place for Sinners by Aaron Dries

Cover of A Place for Sinners by Aaron DriesA Place for Sinners by Aaron Dries
Poltergeist Press (July 2019)

394 pages; $21.95 hardcover; $14.56 paperback; $5.39 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

Sometimes, in the genre of horror, a reviewer stumbles upon a dark, glistening vein in the granite of horror. Maybe the reviewer reads a book from a specific indie press and enjoys it so much, they find themselves reading other books they have to offer. Or maybe the reviewer finds an author and they run in a circle of like-minded authors who do collaborative work—so the reviewer finds not just one new favorite author, but several!

I found Aaron Dries in one of the aforementioned dark veins in the granite. Being the excitable and curious reader that I am, I bought myself some of his books. A Place for Sinners entices you with an intriguing premise; boiled down it amounts to the simplest of tropes: A traveling experience to the jungles of Thailand goes terribly wrong.Continue Reading

Gwendy’s Magic Feather: PUBLICATION DAY LOW STOCK ALERT!

Well, it’s only been a few hours since Gwendy’s Magic Feather was officially published, and we’re already hearing from booksellers and distributors asking if they can get more copies!

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee them anything beyond the copies they have RIGHT NOW, so be sure to grab a copy while you can!

GMF

Read more or place your order for a 1st Edition/1st Printing while our supplies last!

You can also order on Amazon.com while their supplies last!

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

Gwendy’s Magic Feather: PUBLICATION DAY HAS ARRIVED!

Prepare to Return to Stephen King’s Castle Rock!

The wait has ended! Gwendy’s Magic Feather is officially published today, and copies of the 1st Printing/1st Edition are going FAST!

Gwendy’s Magic Feather is also availble from Amazon while supplies last, but we don’t know if we’ll be able to fill future orders for them, so be sure to grab a copy while you can!

GMF

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You can also order on Amazon.com!

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

Mystery Road by Kevin Lucia: New Novella Series Limited Edition Just Announced!

We’re pleased to announce Mystery Road by Kevin Lucia is book #28 in our acclaimed Cemetery Dance Novella Series, and this one will be headed to the printer before the end of the year!

This book is the epitome of why we launched this successful line: a well-written tale by an up-and-coming author you’ll be hearing much more from in the years to come. Add in some beautiful artwork by Ben Baldwin, and voila, you have a new CD Novella Series classic!

Mystery Road

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