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Review: The Demon of Beausoleil by Mari Costa

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 26, 2026January 10, 2026Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Joshua Gage, Mari Costa, Oni Press, Reviews, The Comic Vault, The Demon of BeausoleilLeave a comment

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The Demon of Beausoleil by Mari Costa
Oni Press (January 27, 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Mariana Costa was born in Brazil (allegedly) fully formed from a hole in the ground. She is a deeply unserious creature who eats stories and then spits out new ones to repopulate the ecosystem. Whether these new stories are better or worse is for you to decide by eating them yourself. She is best known for Peritale, Paranorthern, Belle of the Ball, and Life of Melody. Her newest graphic novel is The Demon of Beausoleil, which an exciting queer romance set against a background of historical horror.Continue Reading

Exclusive Preview/Interview: Weird Tales – “Shambleau”

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 20, 2026January 18, 2026Interviews, The Comic VaultBlake Northcott, Columns, Danica Davidson, Interviews, Previews, The Comic Vault, Weird TalesLeave a comment

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cover of Weird Tales The iconic Weird Tales franchise is getting a graphic novel adaptation from Monstrous Books through Kickstarter. Cemetery Dance has some exclusive artwork to share, and can confirm first and exclusively that one of the stories in it will be “Shambleau” by C.L. Moore, adapted by writer Blake Northcott (best known for her work on Catwoman) and artist George Quadros (best known for his work on Sumerian). Northcott spoke to Cemetery Dance about her work on the comic adaptation of“Shambleau.”Continue Reading

Review: Plague House by Michael W. Conrad and Dave Chisholm

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 19, 2026January 10, 2026Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Dave Chisholm, Joshua Gage, Michael W. Conrad, Oni Press, Plague House, Reviews, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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Plague House by Michael W. Conrad and Dave Chisholm
Oni Press (January 20, 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Michael W. Conrad is a writer currently living in Portland, Oregon. Michael has worked on a number of books at DC Comics, including Wonder Woman, Batgirls, Nightwing, and more. Elsewhere, Michael has written stories for iconic characters including Godzilla, Dracula, and Boris Karloff. Michael’s creator-owned work such as Tremor Dose, Double Walker, and Neptune have revealed a level of oddity that has captivated audiences looking for experiences unlike anything else on the shelves today.

Dave Chisholm is a graphic novelist and musician currently living in Rochester, New York, where he received his doctorate in jazz trumpet from the Eastman School of Music in 2013. His expertise in music, as well as his formal inventiveness within the comics medium, has resulted in a string of critically acclaimed music-centric comics and graphic novels, including Spectrum (Mad Cave Studios), Miles Davis & the Search for the Sound, Enter the Blue, Chasin’ the Bird: Charlie Parker in California, and the groundbreaking graphic novel + original soundtrack Instrumental (Z2 Comics). Chisholm also has a passion for education and teaches comics and music at the Hochstein School and the Rochester Institute of Technology. In his free time, Dave enjoys spending time with his family and his cats. Their newest collaboration is Plague House.Continue Reading

Nick Cagnetti on Unleashing the Spirit of the Shadows

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 16, 2026December 18, 2025Interviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Danica Davidson, Interviews, Nick Cagnetti, Oni Press, Spirit of the Shadows, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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cover of Spirit of the Shadows #1 Nick Cagnetti of Pink Lemonade co-wrote the five-part comic Spirit of the Shadows with Daniel Ziegler and also took on all the artwork. The series takes the superhero genre into the world of horror, and the first issue drops on January 28. Cemetery Dance spoke to Cagnetti about inspiration, The Phantom of the Opera, working with his co-writer, and some of the crazy, spooky places the story goes to.Continue Reading

Review: When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee by Gus Moreno and Jakub Rebelka

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 12, 2026January 10, 2026Reviews, The Comic VaultBOOM! Studios, Columns, Gus Moreno, Jakup Rebelka, Joshua Gage, Reviews, The Comic Vault, When I Lay My Vengeance Upon TheeLeave a comment

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When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee by Gus Moreno and Jakub Rebelka
BOOM! Studios (January 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Gus Moreno is the author of This Thing Between Us. His stories have appeared in Aurealis, PseudoPod, Bluestem Magazine, LitroNy, the Burnt Tongues anthology, and a bunch of other places that are totally not defunct. Some of his favorite books are American Psycho, Battle Royale, and Under the Skin. Some of his favorite writers are Margaret Atwood, Lucia Berlin, and Amy Hempel. He likes denim jackets, professional wrestling, neighborhood pizza, and anything by The xx. He lives in the suburbs with his wife and dogs, but never think that he’s not from Chicago. His newest graphic novel is When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee, illustrated by Jakub Rebelka.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Jeffrey Ford

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 9, 2026December 18, 2025Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Interviews, Jeffrey Ford, Night Time LogicLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Ghost Stories,” “Hauntings” and “Memory”

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 online and over on my YouTube channel where we explore the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror, dark fiction, and more.

My stories often operate with Night Time Logic. My latest book, Phantom Constellations: Strange Tales and Ghost Stories, out now from Cemetery Dance Publications, is full of these kind of subtle, strange, and intentionally ambiguous tales.

Over the years I’ve had the good fortune to speak with acclaimed, multi-award winning author Jeffrey Ford about ghost stories and more. Here is a video of one of his appearances for the Night Time Logic series on YouTube.

Today we focus on one of his most recent stories, a ghost story that appeared in the journal Conjunctions, and we begin… at the end.Continue Reading

Review: Children of the Night (When Monsters Wake Book 1) by Victoria Setian and Savanna Ganucheau

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 31, 2025November 30, 2025Reviews, The Comic VaultChildren of the Night, Columns, Joshua Gage, Reviews, Savanna Ganucheau, The Comic Vault, Victoria SetianLeave a comment

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Children of the Night (When Monsters Wake Book 1) by Victoria Setian
Abrams Fanfare (January 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Victoria Setian started her career in Gotham City, specifically the third floor of DC Comics in the heart of New York City. Her writing chops eventually landed her a role on the DC interactive team, and since then she’s continued her crossover work with credits including the Batman: Arkham series, Mortal Kombat X, and Just Cause 4. She’s a game developer conference speaker and NYU Game Center Incubator advisor, and she helped pilot the Girl Scouts Game Design patch with Women in Games International. When she’s not tinkering on her next project, she’s hanging with her family or practicing Armenian folk dance.

Savanna Ganucheau is a comic artist from New Orleans. She coauthored her first graphic novel, Bloom, with Kevin Panetta in 2019. Bloom received a distinction from the Junior Library Guild, a GLAAD Award nomination, and Amazon’s pick for Best Graphic Novel of 2019. In 2021, she adapted the novel Turtle in Paradise into the graphic novel format. Ganucheau has been creating comics since she was in third grade, and self-published her work in local comic book shops throughout high school. Her newest YA graphic novel is Children of the Night (When Monsters Wake Book 1).Continue Reading

Review: Doctor Zomba’s Ghostly Tales by David Lucarelli

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 22, 2025December 14, 2025Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, David Lucarelli, Doctor Zomba's Ghostly Tales, Joshua Gage, Reviews, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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cover of Doctor Zomba's Ghastly Tales Doctor Zomba’s Ghostly Tales by David Lucarelli
Abacab Studios (November 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

David Lucarelli is a writer, musician, sound engineer and dad. He is the creator of Tinseltown The Children’s Vampire Hunting Brigade graphic novels. He is the writer/producer of Doctor Zomba’s Ghost Show of Terror, the award winning campy horror comedy revival of a 1950’s style spook show, and the writer/director of Crude, the award winning completely unauthorized play about a band that rose up from the streets of Hollywood to become a cultural phenomenon. He has had stories published by Omnium Gatherum and DNA Publications. The Winter Horror Days anthology which he also edited debuted as the number one horror anthology on Amazon. He was featured in the Monsters and Other Scary Sht, and Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: The Terrible Twos anthologies. His newest comic endeavor is Doctor Zomba’s Ghostly Tales, which is a modern horror anthology comic in the style of E.C. Comics.Continue Reading

Rafael Scavone talks Devil’s Luck

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 19, 2025December 14, 2025Interviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Danica Davidson, Interviews, Rafael Scavone, The Devil's LuckLeave a comment

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cover of Devil's Luck #1 Rafael Scavone’s Hailstone came out several years ago, and now he’s returning to his horror sandbox with his new 5-issue comic Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story from Comixology Originals and Stout Club Entertainment. Cemetery Dance spoke to Scavone about collaborating with artist Eduardo Ferigato, the story’s historical setting, and what he thinks the elements for a good horror comic are.

Be sure to stick around after the interview for a special preview of The Devil’s Luck!

Review: The Girl, The Priest, and The Devil by Theo Prasidis

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 10, 2025November 30, 2025Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Joshua Gage, Reviews, The Comic Vault, Theo PasidisLeave a comment

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The Girl, The Priest, and The Devil by Theo Prasidis
Dead Sky Publishing (December 16, 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Theo Prasidis is a Greek writer and graphic novelist, published by Image Comics, TKO Studios, Scout Comics, and Dead Sky Publishing. He writes quixotic fantasies about hidden folklore, bizarre rituals and wistful dreams. His newest folk horror graphic novel is The Girl, The Priest, and The Devil.Continue Reading

Review: I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer by Doug Wagner, illustrated by Daniel Hillyard

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 8, 2025November 11, 2025Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Daniel Hillyard, Doug Wagner, I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer, Joshua Gage, Reviews, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer by Doug Wagner, illustrated by Daniel Hillyard
Image Comics (December 16, 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Doug Wagner is an American comic book writer whose Image Comics include Plastic (co-created with Daniel Hillyard), The Hard Place (with Nic Rummel), Gun Candy (with Brian Stelfreeze), and The Ride (with too many to list). He’s also written titles such as I.C.E., World of Warcraft: Bloodsworn, Legends of the Dark Knight, and Witchblade/Red Sonja. Doug can be found hiding out in Park City, Utah where he spends his days creating madness, frolicking down the slopes with his lovely wife, and reveling cuddle time with the sweetest kitty in the world. His newest graphic novel is I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Joshua Ginsberg

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 5, 2025November 23, 2025Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Dusty Tiger, Interviews, Joshua Ginsberg, Night Time LogicLeave a comment

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“Haunted Florida”, “Authors from The Twilight Zone”, and “Tales from the Dusty Tiger”

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My short story collections are full of the kind of stories that operate with Night Time Logic. My latest is called Phantom Constellations: Strange Tales and Ghost Stories and is out now from Cemetery Dance Publications.

Over this past Halloween weekend (October / November 2025) I attended the Spooky Empire Horror Convention in Orlando Florida as part of the Creator’s Track. Author Joshua Ginsberg was one of the panelists on the Ghost Stories panel that I moderated. Over the course of the convention I had a chance to speak with Joshua about his work which including his travel guides to weird and haunted attractions in the state of Florida.Continue Reading

Review: Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes, illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 2, 2025November 11, 2025Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Ghost Boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Joshua Gage, Reviews, Setor Fiadzigbey, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes, illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey
Little, Brown Ink (December 2, 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is the New York Times bestselling author of several books for youth, including Ghost Boys; Black Brother, Black Brother; Paradise on Fire; and Treasure Island: Runaway Gold. She is the recipient of many distinguished awards and honors, including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Green Earth Book Award, an NAACP Image Award nomination, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and the Octavia E. Butler Award. Rhodes is the Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and Virginia G. Piper Endowed Chair at Arizona State University. Her novel, Ghost Boys, is now a graphic novel.Continue Reading

Review: Consensual Violence by Del James, Illustrated by Giulia Brusco Arjuna Susini

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 26, 2025November 11, 2025Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Consensual Violence, Del James, Giulia Brusco Arjuna Susini, Joshua Gage, lucha libre, Reviews, The Comic VaiultLeave a comment

Consensual Violence by Del James, illustrated by Giulia Brusco Arjuna Susini
Dead Sky Publishing (November 25, 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Del James is a meat-eating, pro-choice, sober atheist. He writes horror fiction, screenplays, and music. As a lyricist, James has cowritten songs with groups such as Testament, The Almighty, The Outpatience, and Guns N’ Roses, including two songs on GNR’s Grammy-nominated Use Your Illusion album. James has directed several music videos and written live television for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His newest graphic novel, Consensual Violence, explores the dark underbelly of Lucha Libre wrestling.Continue Reading

Cover Artist Soo Lee on Bride of Rocky Horror

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 25, 2025November 25, 2025Interviews, The Comic VaultBride of Rocky Horror, Columns, Danica Davidson, Interviews, Soo Lee, The Comic Vault, The Rocky Horror Picture ShowLeave a comment

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Soo Lee, a Bram Stoker Award–winning cover artist, is one of the talents involved with Bride of Rocky Horror, which is now on Kickstarter. Cemetery Dance spoke with her about her background with Rocky Horror, the franchise’s legacy, and how horror comics have influenced her work.

Be sure to stick around after the interview for a special Bride of Rocky Horror preview!

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