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Review: The Music Box 1: Welcome to Pandorient by Carbone and Gijé

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 19, 2022December 14, 2022Reviews, The Comic VaultCarbone, Columns, Gije, Joshua Gage, Pandorient, Reviews, The Comic Vault, The Music BoxLeave a comment

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The Music Box 1: Welcome to Pandorient by Carbone and Gijé
Stone Arch Books (January 1, 2023)
64 pages; $7.99 paperback; $5.99 e-book
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Having always been drawn to the world of children, Bénédicte Carboneill, aka Carbone, made the logical choice when it came time to decide on a profession by becoming a teacher. After joining the teaching ranks in 1995, she went on to become a principal before writing entered her life and quickly took over. In 2015, she tried her hand as a comics author with Le Pass’Temps (published by Jungle), taking on the pen name Carbone. She soon followed with La boîte à musique (Dupuis; The Music Box, Europe Comics, Capstone), and already has multiple other series in store, which readers can look forward to discovering over the coming years. Continue Reading

Review: The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sng

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 5, 2022November 26, 2022ReviewsChristina Sng, Joshua Gage, Reviews, The Gravity of ExistenceLeave a comment

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Intersteller Flight Press (December 5, 2022)
96 pages; $14.90 paperback; $9.99 e-book
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Christina Sng is the three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Collection of Nightmares (2017), A Collection of Dreamscapes (2020), Tortured Willows (2021), Elgin Award runner-up Astropoetry (2017), Elgin Award nominee An Assortment of Sky Things (2016), and haiku chapbooks A Constellation of Songs (2016) and Catku (2016). Her poetry, fiction, essays, and art appear in such venues as Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Interstellar Flight Magazine, Penumbric, Southwest Review, and The Washington Post, and received many accolades, including the Jane Reichhold International Prize, The Pula Film Festival International Haiku Award, multiple nominations for the Rhysling Awards, the Dwarf Stars, the Pushcart Prize, the Elgin Award, and the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award, as well as honorable mentions in the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and the Best Horror of the Year. Her newest book is The Gravity of Existence, a collection of minimalist horror poetry. Continue Reading

Review: Möbius Lyrics by Angela Yuriko Smith and Maxwell I. Gold

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 30, 2022November 26, 2022ReviewsAngela Yurika Smith, Joshua Gage, Maxwell Gold, Mobius Lyrics, ReviewsLeave a comment

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Independent Legions Publishing (October 2022)
84 pages; $11.90 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Angela Yuriko Smith is a third-generation Shimanchu-American and award-winning poet, author, and publisher with 20+ years of experience as a professional writer in nonfiction. She is the publisher of Space & Time magazine, a two-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and HWA Mentor of the Year for 2020 w. Maxwell I. Gold is a multiple award nominated author who writes prose poetry and short stories in weird and cosmic fiction. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines including Weirdbook Magazine, Space and Time Magazine, Startling Stories, Strange Horizons and more. Their newest collaborative collection is Möbius Lyrics. Continue Reading

Review: That Which Cannot Be Undone edited by Jess Landry

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 16, 2022November 13, 2022ReviewsCracked Skull Press, Jess Landry, Joshua Gage, Reviews, That Which Cannot Be UndoneLeave a comment

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Cracked Skull Press (October 2022)
286 pages; $16.99 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

From the ruins of Hell Town, where it’s rumored that the Federal Government hid the mutated results of a chemical accident, to the ghosts of Cry Baby Bridge and Wallhalla Road, to cryptids like the Loveland Frog and Crosswick Monster, Ohio certainly has its horror cred established. Editor Jess Landry has tapped into that horror by gathering some of the finest voices in horror in this anthology of Ohio horror, an anthology that one hopes will be the first of many.Continue Reading

Review: Elegies of Rotting Stars by Tiffany Morris

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 9, 2022November 6, 2022ReviewsElegies of Rotting Stars, Joshua Gage, Reviews, TIffany MorrisLeave a comment

Elegies of Rotting Stars by Tiffany Morris
Nictitating Books (November 15, 2022)
65 pages; $13.99 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Tiffany Morris is a Mi’kmaw/settler writer of speculative fiction and poetry from Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia. Her work has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, and Apex Magazine, among others. She has an MA in English with a focus on Indigenous Futurisms. She is a member of the Speculative Fiction Poetry Association and the Horror Writers Association, and her work has been nominated for Elgin, Rhysling, and Aurora Awards. Her newest book is Elegies of Rotting Stars, a collection of dark fantasy and speculative poetry that is sure to appeal to any horror reader. Continue Reading

Review: The Crows of After by Exsanguine Hart

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 2, 2022October 21, 2022ReviewsExsanguine Hart, Joshua Gage, poetry, Reviews, The Crows of AfterLeave a comment

The Crows of After by Exsanguine Hart
Specimen SandWitch Press (October 2022)
86 pages; $17 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Exsanguine Hart is a scribbler with an obnoxiously pretentious pseudonym living somewhere in Canada with two cats, an assemblage of dolls and a number of dragons. Hart can be found online either doodling on instagram @exsanguine_hart

or lurking on exsanguinehart.com. Their newest collection of poems is The Crows of After.Continue Reading

Review: Messengers of the Macabre by LindaAnn LoSchiavo and David Davies

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 26, 2022October 21, 2022ReviewsDavid Davies, Halloween, Joshua Gage, LindaAnn LoSchiavo, Messengers of the Macabre, poetry, ReviewsLeave a comment

Messengers of the Macabre by LindaAnn LoSchiavo and David Davies
Audience Askew (October 2022)
54 pages; $9.99 paperback; $2.99 ebook
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a dramatist, writer, and poet. A native New Yorker, LoSchiavo has received nominations for the Pushcart Prize, Rhysling Award, Best of the Net, and Dwarf Stars. She is a member of Science Fiction Poetry Assoc., The British Fantasy Society, and The Dramatists Guild. David Davies left Wales under baleful circumstances for The Lone Star State. “Have sonnets, will travel,” announces his business card. His Pushcart- and Bram Stoker-nominated poems and stories have been known to appear in: Granfalloon, Green Lantern Press, MacroMicroCosm, Moon Shadow Sanctuary, Ripples in Space. Together, LoSchiavo and Davies have written the Halloween-themed collection Messengers of the Macabre. Continue Reading

Review: New World Monsters by Chris Mcauley and Jeff Oliver

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 5, 2022September 24, 2022ReviewsChris Mcauley, Jeff Oliver, Joshua Gage, New World Monsters, ReviewsLeave a comment

New World Monsters by Chris Mcauley and Jeff Oliver
Hellbound Books (October 2022)
130 pages; $29.99 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Dr. Chris Mcauley is a writer of prose novels, magazine short stories, video and tabletop games and audio dramas. Chris has been given the Reggie Bannister award for excellence in Horror writing and is nominated for a similar award in science fiction. Jeff Oliver writes that he “began writing Dark Poetry at just 11 years old. Transferring darkness to paper at such a young age. There are thoughts about a troubled childhood, thoughts of love and imagination that never elude his pen. A poet by passion and a father of 8 beautiful children. Yes you read that right 8! His dedication to his family & his craft is second to none.” Their newest collaborative collection is New World Monsters, which is illustrated by Dan Verkys. Continue Reading

Review: Not a Princess, but (Yes) There was a Pea, and Other Fairy Tales to Foment Revolution by Rebecca Buchanan

Cemetery Dance OnlineSeptember 27, 2022September 24, 2022ReviewsJoshua Gage, Not a Princess, Rebecca Buchanan, ReviewsLeave a comment

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Jackanapes Press (September 2022)
170 pages; $15.99 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Rebecca Buchanan is the editor of the Pagan literary ezine Eternal Haunted Summer, and is also a regular contributor to ev0ke: witchcraft*paganism*lifestyle. She is also the editor-in-chief of Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the publishing arm of Neos Alexandria. Her newest collection of fairy tale poems is Not a Princess, but (Yes) There was a Pea, and Other Fairy Tales to Foment Revolution.Continue Reading

Review: Artemis Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 31, 2022August 28, 2022ReviewsArtemis Made Me Do It, Joshua Gage, Reviews, Trista MateerLeave a comment

Artemis Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer
Central Avenue Publishing (September 6, 2022)
184 pages; $16.99 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Trista Mateer is the award-winning and bestselling author of multiple poetry collections, including the feminist greek mythology retelling, Aphrodite Made Me Do It. Mateer is a passionate mental health advocate, currently writing in South Carolina. Her newest collection is titled Artemis Made Me Do It.Continue Reading

Review: He Who Fights with Monsters by Francesco Artibani and Werther Dell’Edera

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 29, 2022August 21, 2022Reviews, The Comic VaultAblaze, Columns, Francesco Artibani, He Who Fights With Monsters, Joshua Gage, Reviews, The Comic Vault, Werther Dell'EderaLeave a comment

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Ablaze (August 30, 2022)
144 pages; $24.99 hardcover
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Francesco Artibani has long worked for the Walt Disney Company Italia, where he writes many tales for Topolino, PK, and W.I.T.C.H., of which he’s been a scriptwriter and story editor for three years, and has created the science fiction series Kylion. Werther Dell’Edera is an Italian comic book artist who provided interior art for the unreleased comic Aliens: Colonial Marines – Rising Threat for Dark Horse Comics, as well as Marvel Comics, and BOOM! Studios hit Something is Killing the Children. Their newest collaboration is the WWII graphic novel He Who Fights With Monsters. Continue Reading

Review: Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 22, 2022August 21, 2022Reviews, The Comic VaultColumns, Joshua Gage, Over My Dead Body, Reviews, Sweeney Boo, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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HarperAlley (August 30, 2022)
240 pages; $24.99 hardcover
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Sweeney Boo is a comic artist and illustrator living in Montreal, Canada.

When she’s not busy drawing witchy girls and hairless cats, she works with various publishers including BOOM! Studios, Archie Comics, IDW, Marvel, Image Comics and DC Comics. She is also the author and illustrator of graphic novel Eat, & Love Yourself. Her newest graphic novel is Over My Dead Body.Continue Reading

Review: Endymion or The State of Entropy: A Lyrical Drama by Kurt R. Ward

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 1, 2022July 31, 2022ReviewsEndymion, Joshua Gage, Kurt Ward, ReviewsLeave a comment

Endymion or The State of Entropy: A Lyrical Drama by Kurt R. Ward
Self-Published (July 2022)
88 pages; $21.99 hardcover
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Kurt R. Ward has privately published numerous poems as well as a recording of his jazz compositions for solo piano. His newest collection of poetry is Endymion or The State of Entropy: A Lyrical Drama.Continue Reading

Review: Recursion’s End by Emma Groom

Cemetery Dance OnlineJuly 15, 2022July 4, 2022Reviews, The Comic VaultEmma Groom, Joshua Gage, Recursion's End, Reviews, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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Recursion’s End by Emma Groom
U-26 Comics (July 2022)
189 pages; $15.00 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

By day, Emma Groom is an undergrad biologist. She’s an entrepreneur specializing in aquaponics and exotic plants/animals with prior work experience in prairie restoration. By night, however, Groom is a comic book artist, and her newest graphic novel is the epic Recursion’s End. Continue Reading

Review: Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo and Ren Graham

Cemetery Dance OnlineJuly 11, 2022July 11, 2022ReviewsBlackwater, Columns, Jeannette Arroyo, Joshua Gage, Ren Graham, Reviews, The Comic VaultLeave a comment

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Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo and Ren Graham
Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks (July 19, 2022)
304 pages; $24.99 hardcover; $17.99 paperback
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Jeannette Arroyo was born and raised in New Mexico but recently relocated to the rainier Seattle area. She has done freelance in animation and children’s book illustrations. A huge fan of the horror genre, Jeannette likes to mix in some lighthearted spooky elements in her work.

Ren Graham is a fiction writer and illustrator currently residing in the rainy Pacific Northwest. They have B.A. in Art History and a graduate studies certificate in Science Illustration, so biology, world mythology, and natural elements tend to influence and reappear in their work. Ren is interested in spooky stories, chilly hikes in the woods, and the ways in which art and science intersect. Co-created, Blackwater is their debut graphic novel. It’s a fabulous horror story geared towards a teen audience.Continue Reading

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