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Review: The Build-a-Monster Workshop by Pedro Iniguez

Cemetery Dance OnlineApril 10, 2026April 12, 2026ReviewsJoshua Gage, Pedro Iniguez, poetry, Revews, The Build-a-Monster WorkshopLeave a comment

The Build-a-Monster Workshop by Pedro Iniguez
Raw Dog Screaming Press (May 7, 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Pedro Iniguez is a Mexican-American Bram Stoker, Elgin, and Dwarf Stars Award-winning science-fiction and horror writer from Los Angeles. He has also been a Rhysling finalist and Puschart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. He is the author of Mexicans on the Moon: Speculative Poetry from a Possible Future, Fever Dreams of a Parasite, Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories, Sythetic Dawns & Crimson Dusks, and the SF novel Control Theory. His newest collection is The Build-a-Monster Workshop.Continue Reading

Review: Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own by Maxwell I. Gold

Cemetery Dance OnlineApril 8, 2026March 1, 2026ReviewsJoshua Gage, Maxwell I. Gold, Reviews, Songs of Enough An Inferno All My OwnLeave a comment

Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own by Maxwell I. Gold
Hippocampus Press (September 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Maxwell I. Gold is a Jewish-American prose poet, author, and editor, with an extensive body of work comprising over 300 poems since 2017. His writings have earned a place alongside many literary luminaries in the speculative fiction genres and his work has garnered nominations for multiple awards including the Pushcart Prize, the Eric Hoffer Awards, Rhysling Awards, and the Bram Stoker Awards. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies such as Weird Tales Magazine, Startling Stories, the recent Horror Writers Association anthology Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology, Chiral Mad 5, and many more. His newest collection is Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own, an epic prose poem based on his Cyber Gods mythos.Continue Reading

Review: Dancing Before Azathoth by Darrell Schweitzer

Cemetery Dance OnlineApril 6, 2026March 1, 2026ReviewsDancing Before Azathoth, Darrell Schweitzer, Joshua Gage, poetry, ReviewsLeave a comment

Dancing Before Azathoth by Darrell Schweitzer
Hippocampus Press (November 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

For more than half a century, Darrell Schweitzer has been contributing poems of fantasy, horror, and the supernatural to countless venues. Dancing Before Azathoth is a major retrospective of Schweitzer’s verse over the past two or three decades, selecting the best poems from earlier collections — including Groping Toward the Light (2000) and Ghosts of Past and Future (2008) — with uncollected poems that have appeared in Weirdbook, Spectral Realms, Asimov’s, Space and Time, and other periodicals.Continue Reading

Review: Artificial by Maria Llovet

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 23, 2026February 22, 2026Reviews, The Comic VaultArtificial, Columns, Joshua Gage, Maria Llovet, Reviews, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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Artificial by Maria Llovet
Image Comics (April 28, 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Maria Llovet is a comics author and Illustrator from Barcelona. As a complete author, she has published numerous graphic novels in Europe and the US, such as Luna, Loud, Heartbeat, Eros/Psyche or Porcelain, among others. As an artist, she has collaborated with Brian Azzarello in Faithless for Boom! Studios and with James Tynion IV in Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country and Thessaly for DC. Her newest graphic novel is Artificial.Continue Reading

Review: Bury My Heart Under the Martian Sky by Juan Manuel Pérez

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 18, 2026March 1, 2026ReviewsBury My Heart Under the Martian Sky, Joshua Gage, Juan Manuel Perez, poetry, ReviewsLeave a comment

Bury My Heart Under the Martian Sky by Juan Manuel Pérez
Interstellar Flight Press (April 6, 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Juan Manuel Pérez, a Mexican-American poet of indigenous descent and the current Poet Laureate for Corpus Christi, Texas (2019-2020), is the author of Another Menudo Sunday (2007), O’ Dark Heaven: A Response to Suzette Haden Elgin’s Definition of Horror (2009), WUI: Written Under the Influence of Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. (2011), Live From La Pryor: The Poetry of Juan Manuel Perez: A Zavala Country Native Son, Volume 1 (2014), Sex, Lies, and Chupacabras (2015), Space In Pieces (2020), and Screw The Wall! And Other Brown People Poems (2020), as well as, the co-editor of The Call Of The Chupacabra (2018). He is the 2011-2012 San Antonio Poets Association Poet Laureate and the Lone Star State’s only El Chupacabras Poet Laureate (For Life). The former Gourd Dancer for the Memphis Tia Piah Big River Clan Warrior Society is also a Pushcart Prize Nominee as well as a SEATTAH Scholar (Striving For Excellence And Accountability In The Teaching Of Traditional American History) through the University Of Dallas. His newest collection is Bury My Heart Under the Martain Sky.Continue Reading

Review: The Undertaker Volume 1: The Gold Eater & Dance of the Vultures by Xavier Dorison and Ralph Meyer

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 13, 2026February 22, 2026Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Joshua Gage, Ralph Meyer, Reviews, The Comic Vault, The Undertaker Volume 1, Xavier DorisonLeave a comment

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The Undertaker Volume 1: The Gold Eater & Dance of the Vultures by Xavier Dorison and Ralph Meyer
Abrams ComicArts (March 31, 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Xavier Dorison was born in 1972. He is a prolific author known for his immersive narratives across multiple genres. He started a comics festival while in college, and within a few years he had become a pillar of that very scene, thanks to series like Long John Silver. Dorison continues to shape modern comics with his high-energy storytellingContinue Reading

Review: Doodooality: Shots Fired from Uranus by Sumiko Saulson, Emily Loretta Flummox, Mysterious Backup

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 6, 2026February 1, 2026ReviewsDoodooality: Shots Fired from Uranus, Emily Loretta Flummox, Joshua Gage, Mysterious Backup, Reviews, Sumiko SaulsonLeave a comment

Doodooality: Shots Fired from Uranus by Sumiko Saulson, Emily Loretta Flummox, Mysterious Backup
Dooky Zines (October 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Sumiko Saulson, Emily Loretta Flummox, Mysterious Backup are members of the metal karaoke band, NypSlyp. When invited to submit to the sequel of Haipoo: 7 Poospectives in Pooetry, a collection of scatalogical verse, the group decided to create their own concept album of “haipoo, limershits, and other forms of poetry focusing on the fecalarity — the sentience of poop.” This chapbook is meant to mirror or mimick a punk rock or metal concept album, full of political import and social criticism, but quickly devolves into shock for shock’s sake.Continue Reading

Review: Mama Came Callin’ by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Camilla Sucre

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 4, 2026February 1, 2026Reviews, The Comic VaultCamilla Sucre, Columns, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Joshua Gage, Mama Came Callin', Reviews, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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Mama Came Callin’ by Ezra Claytan Daniels
William Morrow Paperbacks (February 2026)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Ezra Claytan Daniels is a mixed-race (black/white) multidisciplinary artist and creator of the award-winning graphic novels Upgrade Soul and BTTM FDRS (with illustrator Ben Passmore). Ezra’s work has been featured on the Criterion Channel, at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, and is in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum. Ezra currently resides in Los Angeles, where he writes for film and television, including Doom Patrol, for HBO Max. His newest graphic novel is Mama Came Callin’.Continue Reading

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

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

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

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

Review: Ghost Confessions by John Shirley

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 12, 2025November 30, 2025ReviewsGhost Confessions, John Shirley, Joshua Gage, poetry, ReviewsLeave a comment

Ghost Confessions by John Shirley
Jackanapes Press (November 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

John Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts, screenplays, song lyrics, poetry, and various forms of nonfiction. His books number more than eighty, including numerous novels of sf, dark fantasy, horror, thrillers, and westerns, and twelve short story collections. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for his collection: Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Dark Side, and the Spur Award for his Western Gunmetal Mountain. He has also written one non-fiction book, Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others. His newest collection of poetry and song lyrics is Ghost Confessions.Continue Reading

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

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