Review: ‘The Little Gift’ by Stephen Volk

The Little Gift by Stephen Volk PS Publishing (March 2017) 80 pages; £12.00 hardcover; £20.00 signed edition Reviewed by Gef Fox If you live with a cat, you live with a natural born killer. Some prey on dangling bits of string, others go after bigger game. And if they like you, they’ll leave you one of their kills as a … Continue Reading! “Review: ‘The Little Gift’ by Stephen Volk”

The Cemetery Dance Interview: The Little Hurts of Aaron Dries

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 … Continue Reading! “The Cemetery Dance Interview: The Little Hurts of Aaron Dries”

Exhumed: “Little Precious” and “Anka”

Don’t you hate it when online columnists start a post by explaining why they haven’t posted in a while? Me too. Me too. Anyway, here’s a bullet list explaining why I haven’t posted in a while: 2019: Moved New job Had a baby 2020: COVID Moved again Another new job Baby is a toddler now, … Continue Reading! “Exhumed: “Little Precious” and “Anka””

“The True Story of Christmas” by John R. Little

Cemetery Dance Online Exclusive Fiction “The True Story of Christmas” by John R. Little My name is Alexander Malicious of Oz. I am twelve years old, but I was only ten months old when the whole world went kablooey, so I don’t remember any of it. Daddy once told me I had a different name … Continue Reading! ““The True Story of Christmas” by John R. Little”

Paper Cuts: The Paper Cuts 2015 Holiday Gift Guide

The Paper Cuts 2015 Holiday Gift Guide I’ve made no secret about using this column to bridge the gap between the sometimes-at-odds and sometimes-overlapping horror fiction and horror film fandoms. But if there’s one thing that unifies all varieties of horror obsessives, it’s our love of crass consumerism and physical media. In that spirit, I … Continue Reading! “Paper Cuts: The Paper Cuts 2015 Holiday Gift Guide”

OUT TODAY! Dark Screams: Volume Five Featuring Mick Garris, J. Kenner, Kealan Patrick Burke, Del James, and Bentley Little

As you might remember, Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman have joined forces with the cutting edge team at Hydra, a division of Random House, to launch a series of horror eBook anthologies called Dark Screams that feature the best horror authors working in the business today. Volumes One, Two, Three, and Four have all been very well received, … Continue Reading! “OUT TODAY! Dark Screams: Volume Five Featuring Mick Garris, J. Kenner, Kealan Patrick Burke, Del James, and Bentley Little”

The Circle by Bentley Little eBook!

The Circle by Bentley Little eBook! Hi Folks! Don’t forget, The Circle by Bentley Little is available for download from our online store, but if you’re more comfortable ordering from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or iBookstore, those links are below for easy reference! About the eBook: “The shrine. How does it operate? Do you … Continue Reading! “The Circle by Bentley Little eBook!”

The Circle by Bentley Little Trade Hardcover Edition With FREE US SHIPPING!

Stephen King calls him “A master of the macabre!” Hi Folks! We’re very pleased to announce we’ll be publishing a value priced trade hardcover edition of The Circle by Bentley Little this fall. This is a classic horror story that only Little could have written, featuring many of the special touches his fans have come … Continue Reading! “The Circle by Bentley Little Trade Hardcover Edition With FREE US SHIPPING!”

Shipping the Gift Edition of It: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition by Stephen King

Our warehouse is busy shipping the preorders of the Gift Edition of It: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition by Stephen King, which will take most of the next two weeks, so please note that the rest of our shipping will be a little slower than normal. We have a lot of extra staff and … Continue Reading! “Shipping the Gift Edition of It: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition by Stephen King”

FREE PREVIEW: Phantom Constellations by Daniel Braum

Phantom Constellations is Daniel Braum’s fifth full short story collection of dark, strange tales, exploring the metamorphic tension between the supernatural and the psychological, out now in trade paperback and eBook from Cemetery Dance Publications. Each of these stories, set in locations around the corner and around the world, evokes the Twilight Zone sense of the unreal … Continue Reading! “FREE PREVIEW: Phantom Constellations by Daniel Braum”

What Screams May Come: The Autum Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi Tor Nightfire (September 2025) The Synopsis Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers guessing until the very last page. Rose DuBois is not your average final girl. Rose is in her late 70s, living … Continue Reading! “What Screams May Come: The Autum Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi”

Nat Cassidy on When the Wolf Comes Home

Nat Cassidy is a USA Today bestselling horror author. He’s received wide acclaim for his work, including his supernatural, perimenopausal horror novel, Mary: An Awakening of Terror, and his Bram Stoker-nominated contemporary horror novella, Rest Stop, that explores historical trauma and reads like a bloody slasher leaping from the page. He was named one of … Continue Reading! “Nat Cassidy on When the Wolf Comes Home”

Review: The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw Tor Nightfire (July 22, 2025) Reviewed by Chandra Claypool (Instagram) (TikTok) I FREAKIN LOVE THIS BOOK! I can’t believe I’ve waited so long to read Cassandra Khaw. I have 3 other books of theirs on my shelves and I don’t know why I kept skipping over them. Welcome … Continue Reading! “Review: The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw”

Night Time Logic with Rebecca Cuthbert

“Strange Tales,” “Ghost Stories,” and “Eco Horror” Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel. Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange … Continue Reading! “Night Time Logic with Rebecca Cuthbert”

Bridgit Connell: Making Monsters in the Mignolaverse

Lady Baltimore: The Daughters of Medusa, the latest in the Outerverse Universe of books, is a two-part comic by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, with art by Bridgit Connell. Connell told Cemetery Dance about her early (elementary school) horror artwork, working with Mignola and Golden, and why this is one of her favorite … Continue Reading! “Bridgit Connell: Making Monsters in the Mignolaverse”