Horror Drive-In: Scaaaa-REEM!

I am the perfect age to be a slasher fan. Halloween was released when I was seventeen years old — roughly the same age as the victims in John Carpenter’s masterpiece. I saw it in a walk-in theater and the experience was truly transformational. I was on the verge of adulthood and this movie, which … Continue Reading! “Horror Drive-In: Scaaaa-REEM!”

Rising Icons of British Horror: A Chat with Catriona Ward and CJ Tudor

Horror is happening right now in the UK and women are right there on top of the book charts. I was honored to chat to two absolute icons, Catriona Ward and CJ Tudor, and find out if it is all heaving bosoms and beguiling men in cloaks or if these British babes are breaking the … Continue Reading! “Rising Icons of British Horror: A Chat with Catriona Ward and CJ Tudor”

All Hail the Popcorn King….and Queen! An Interview with Joe R. Lansdale and Hansi Oppenheimer

After decades of cranking out high-caliber, genre-smashing literature, and with a badass martial arts pedigree to boot, it’s remarkable that no one tackled a documentary about East Texas’ reigning champion of mojo storytelling, Joe R. Lansdale. Along came intrepid New York City filmmaker Hansi Oppenheimer, a self-described fangrrrl who grabbed her camera and jetted to … Continue Reading! “All Hail the Popcorn King….and Queen! An Interview with Joe R. Lansdale and Hansi Oppenheimer”

Video Visions: We’re in the Band – Charles Band, King of the Video Store

We Irish like to think of March as our month. Sure, St. Paddy’ Day is just on the 17th, but I’ve always felt March, with Spring slipping in, is a great time to be green and tipsy. More so this year, considering the miles of shit we’ve had to trudge through just to get here. … Continue Reading! “Video Visions: We’re in the Band – Charles Band, King of the Video Store”

Revelations: Shadows and Borderlands

I’m only an armchair observer and by no means an expert, but it seems in the last six years the horror genre has witnessed a blossoming short story anthology market. And no offense to anyone, but I mean good markets offering quality stories and top-notch production values, not lots of people discovering the novelty of … Continue Reading! “Revelations: Shadows and Borderlands”

Dead Air: Unboxing Jeff Terry

I was waiting on my copy of the Gift Edition of The Shining from the Cemetery Dance “Stephen King Doubleday Years Set” to arrive, so I thought I’d search for some unboxing videos so I could see what people thought about it — and to get a closer look at the finished product. One of … Continue Reading! “Dead Air: Unboxing Jeff Terry”

Interview: John Urbancik’s Dark Walk

John Urbancik has kept the ink flowing across the blurred lines of dark fantasy and horror with well over twenty books to date and counting. His rich style invokes a strong sense of cautious wonder even as you fear what lurks beyond the next page. From a book of poems and stunning photography (John The Revelator) … Continue Reading! “Interview: John Urbancik’s Dark Walk”

Last Chance to Order Books For the Holidays!

We’ve heard from a bunch of readers who are ordering copies of The Girl Who Builds Monsters and some other in-stock items for gifts, so we wanted to put out the word that we really need your order ASAP if you want your order delivered before Christmas. Our warehouse is slammed with Night Shift prep and shipping … Continue Reading! “Last Chance to Order Books For the Holidays!”

Interview: Frank Darabont on Hope and Miracles, Redemption, and Walking the Mile

From the Academy Award-nominated short film The Woman in the Room, Frank Darabont’s first writer/director effort, to The Blob, The Fly II, The Mist, the first season of The Walking Dead and, of course, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile and several more in between, Darabont has spent over thirty years creating films to … Continue Reading! “Interview: Frank Darabont on Hope and Miracles, Redemption, and Walking the Mile”

Video Visions: The Ultimate Movie for Halloween Night

Look, I know most normal people aren’t like me, setting aside about 50 movies to watch each October. I mean, who has that kind of time and demented dedication? If I think I won’t have time to watch a movie when I get home from work, I’ll set the alarm to wake me up at … Continue Reading! “Video Visions: The Ultimate Movie for Halloween Night”

Review: Escape from the Billings Mall: A Select Your Own Timeline Adventure by Chuck Tingle

Escape from the Billings Mall: A Select Your Own Timeline Adventure by Chuck Tingle Independently Published (April 2020) 154 pages; $12.66 paperback; $6.99 e-book Reviewed by Anton Cancre Dr. Chuck Tingle tends to be treated as a joke. That guy who writes those silly Pounded books. However, that is only by those who have not bothered … Continue Reading! “Review: Escape from the Billings Mall: A Select Your Own Timeline Adventure by Chuck Tingle”

Bev Vincent Reviews If It Bleeds by Stephen King

“I Contain Multitudes” What is a novella? In some quarters, it’s defined as a long short story or a short novel. But this is the Stephen King Universe we’re dealing with, where “The Langoliers,” coming it at over 90,000 words—a length many writers would find appropriate for a novel—is considered a novella because it was … Continue Reading! “Bev Vincent Reviews If It Bleeds by Stephen King”

Revelations: The Third Level by Jack Finney

Ironically, in my quest to discover other horror writers besides Stephen King, (I adore King’s work but at that time, I was reading him exclusively), it was King himself who helped lead the way. Somewhere in the middle of that quest I finally, for the first time, read his non-fiction treatise on the horror genre, … Continue Reading! “Revelations: The Third Level by Jack Finney”

My First Fright featuring Gwendolyn Kiste

Two of the biggest horror-comedy films of the 1980s debuted on the exact same weekend in June 1984. Ghostbusters was the bigger success of the two, but Gremlins has remained a fan favorite amongst ’80s kids, and for good reason. It’s silly, with eye-catching character designs that just scream MERCHANDISE OPPORTUNITIES, but it’s also a … Continue Reading! “My First Fright featuring Gwendolyn Kiste”

Interview: Nicholas Day talks the GRIND

Nicholas Day is a science fiction, horror, and crime fiction writer, and is the co-owner (with fellow writer Don Noble) of Rooster Republic Press. His first novel, Grind Your Bones to Dust, will be released on October 10. Recently, Day sat down with Cemetery Dance’s own “Mother Horror” for a chat about creativity, wild donkeys, and … Continue Reading! “Interview: Nicholas Day talks the GRIND”