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Double Feature Review: Stephen King at the Movies & The World of IT

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 23, 2019October 22, 2019ReviewsAlyse Wax, Blu Gilliand, Ian Nathan, Reviews, Stephen King, Stephen King at the Movies, The World of ITLeave a comment

Stephen King at the Movies by Ian Nathan
Palazzo Editions (October 2019)
224 pages; $28.93 hardcover

The World of IT by Alyse Wax
Harry N. Abrams (September 2019)
224 pages: $24.49 hardcover; $16.79 e-book

Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

If there’s one thing we as horror fans have never been deprived of, it’s Stephen King adaptations. From major novels like The Shining and Misery to minor stories like “The Mangler” and “Secret Window, Secret Garden,” virtually every corner of King’s bibliography has been mined. If you count sequels and remakes, there are more than 80 film and television adaptations of King’s work…and counting.Continue Reading

Bev Vincent reviews Mr. Mercedes Season 3

Bev VincentSeptember 10, 2019September 9, 2019Stephen King News from the Dead Zonebill hodges, brady hartsfield, end of watch, Finders Keepers, John Rothstein, Mr. Mercedes, News from the Dead Zone, Reviews, Stephen KingLeave a comment

“A Series of Dreams”

Today is publication day for Stephen King’s new novel, The Institute, which I reviewed last week. Book release day is always a big one for fans. However, that’s not the only thing happening today. Season 3 of Mr. Mercedes launches on AT&T Audience Network, and it’s a good one! [Note: Everything I’m going to discuss in this review is covered in the trailer, more or less.]Continue Reading

Bev Vincent reviews It Chapter Two

Bev VincentSeptember 5, 2019September 6, 2019Reviews, Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Cameos, Christine, It, It Chapter One, It Chapter Two, News from the Dead Zone, Reviews, Stephen King, The ShiningLeave a comment

“We Are What We Wish We Could Forget”

aka

“Let’s Kill this Fucking Clown”

Let’s get this out of the way right up front. Yes, It Chapter Two is nearly three hours long. Did it feel like it? Not in the least. Because my phone was turned off during the press screening I attended on Tuesday evening, I had no sense of the passage of time, but I never felt the movie dragged. Not for a moment. I saw it on an IMAX screen, the first time I’ve seen anything on a screen that big in many years. It’s hard to say if it’s worth the premium, but the experience felt immersive to me.

The movie is R-rated, with good reason. It’s pretty darned scary, and very, very bad things happen to cute little kids. I admit, without reservation, that I was jolted into yelling out loud on at least a couple of occasions, which hardly ever happens to me. While the movie has more than its fair share of jump scares, it’s also tense, full of dread, and frightening.

It Chapter Two picks up exactly where we left off two years ago, with the young Losers in the aftermath of their battle with Pennywise, promising to come back if the killings in Derry, Maine start again.

Bev Vincent Reviews The Institute by Stephen King

Bev VincentSeptember 3, 2019September 3, 2019Reviews, Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Breakers, Charlie McGee, dark tower, Everything's Eventual, Firestarter, Flight or Fright, Jerusalem's Lot, ka, News from the Dead Zone, Reviews, Stephen King, The Institute, The Outsider, The ShopLeave a comment

“Great Events Turn on Small Hinges”

When The Institute was announced in January, the book’s description had people wondering if it would have ties to Firestarter or the Dark Tower series. Kidnapping kids with psychic powers sounds like what happened to the Breakers at Algul Siento, and Charlie McGee underwent extensive testing at a compound run by the Shop to determine the range of her pyrokinesis.

In fact, The Institute isn’t connected to those earlier works—or really to anything else in King’s work. The organization that runs the Institute in remote northern Maine (in TR-110, for those keeping track) isn’t the second coming of the Shop. The covert group has been operating for over sixty years. The kidnapped children, ranging from eight to sixteen years of age, aren’t being used to bring down the Beams supporting the Dark Tower. The one story that comes to mind when reading King’s latest is his 1997 novella “Everything’s Eventual,” which ultimately turned out to have Dark Tower implications, although that wasn’t clear at the time.

Stephen King: News from the Dead Zone #213

Bev VincentAugust 9, 2019August 8, 2019Stephen King News from the Dead Zone'Salem's Lot, Bev Vincent, castle rock, Columns, Creepshow, Cycle of the Werewolf, dark tower, Doctor Sleep, Finders Keepers, Flight or Fright, Gwendy's Magic Feather, If it Bleeds, In the Tall Grass, It, Joe Hill, Lisey's Story, Mick Garris, Mr. Mercedes, News from the Dead Zone, Revival, Richard Chizmar, Roadwork, Sleeping Beauties, Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon, The Institute, The Long Walk, The Outsider, The Stand, Wizard and GlassLeave a comment

Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of everything that’s going on in the Stephen King Universe. There are so many projects underway or about to get underway or that could possibly some day get underway that it boggles the mind. This is a new Golden Age for King, especially when it comes to the various adaptations of his work to screens large and small, silver and otherwise. I’m here to help you keep track!
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My First Fright featuring Gemma Amor

Cemetery Dance OnlineJuly 19, 2019July 18, 2019My First FrightColumns, Cujo, Gemma Amor, John Brhel, My First Fright, Stephen KingLeave a comment

What was your gateway to Stephen King? The Shining? It? Pet Sematary? These are a few of the more common examples, but being that King has written approximately fifty thousand books, it’s not that unlikely to get into the author through some of his less-famous (though, really still quite-famous) works.

For author Gemma Amor, it wasn’t The Losers’ Club’s adventures that sparked her love for King, nor was it Jack Torrance’s escapades at the Overlook Hotel. It was a gnarly, rabid St. Bernard named Cujo. In fact, the 1981 book had such an impact on Amor that it inspired her to pursue character-driven horror and short stories. Continue Reading

Interview: Francois Vaillancourt on illustrating Stephen King’s REVIVAL

Cemetery Dance OnlineMay 24, 2019May 28, 2019InterviewsBlu Gilliand, Brian Freeman, Francois Vaillancourt, Interview, Kate Freeman, LetterPress Publications, Revival, Stephen KingLeave a comment

Artwork for the LetterPress Publications edition of Stephen King’s Revival by Francois Vaillancourt.

If you’ve bought a limited edition book from Cemetery Dance in the last decade or so, chances are extremely high that Brian James Freeman and Kate Freeman had a hand in making that book a reality. Recently, Brian announced the formation of a new small press, LetterPress Publications, which he and Kate will use to continue pursuing and creating their own publishing passion projects. (Fear not, Brian remains an integral part of the Cemetery Dance family!) They’re off to a great start with their debut* project, a special limited edition of Stephen King’s 2014 novel Revival.Continue Reading

Sleeping Beauties Photo Gallery: Gift Edition, Limited Edition, Lettered Edition

Cemetery Dance OnlineMay 9, 2019September 9, 2019Photo GalleryGift Edition, Lettered Edition, Limited Edition, Owen King, Photos, Sleeping Beauties, Stephen King4 Comments

Here are some photos of all three special editions of Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King published by Cemetery Dance Publications:

Lettered Edition, Limited Edition, Gift Edition

Sleeping Beauties Slipcased Gift Edition

Sleeping Beauties Signed & Traycased Limited Edition

Sleeping Beauties Signed & Traycased Lettered Edition

Stephen King: News from the Dead Zone #212

Bev VincentMay 3, 2019May 2, 2019Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, castle rock, Columns, Creepshow, dark tower, Doctor Sleep, Duma Key, Eli Roth, Finders Keepers, Flight or Fright, Gwendy's Button Box, Gwendy's Magic Feather, In the Tall Grass, It, Joe Hill, Lisey's Story, Mick Garris, Mile 81, Mr. Mercedes, News from the Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Rest Stop, Richard Chizmar, Stephen King, The Institute, The Outsider, The Stand, The Talisman, Throttle, Wizard and GlassLeave a comment

Bev Vincent reviews Pet Sematary (2019)

Bev VincentApril 5, 2019Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, movie, Movie Reviews, News from the Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Reviews, Stephen King3 Comments

Sometimes they come back again, but they don’t come back the same.

The possibility of a remake of Pet Sematary first emerged (from the grave?) in February 2011. Every year or two since then, there would be new and different names attached to the project. Each time, it seemed like it was just about to happen. Any day now! I greeted these reports with a shrug. Why remake such an effective film?
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Interview: Christian Haywood on Adapting Stephen King’s “L.T.’s Theory of Pets”

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 18, 2019February 17, 2019InterviewsBlu Gilliand, Christian Haywood, Interviews, Kickstarter, L.T.'s Theory of Pets, Stephen KingLeave a comment

By now you’ve likely heard of Stephen King’s “Dollar Baby” program, in which he grants the rights to adapt one of his short stories to fledgling filmmakers for a buck. Frank Darabont is perhaps the best-known graduate of the “Dollar Baby” program, having adapted King’s short story “The Woman in the Room” before going on to helm one of the most acclaimed King adaptations of all time, The Shawshank Redemption (not to mention the undervalued, in my eyes, adaptation of King’s The Green Mile).

Writer/director Christian Haywood is among the latest “Dollar Baby” filmmakers. He and his crew have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the filming of their version of King’s story “L.T.’s Theory of Pets.” Recently, he answered a few questions for us about the project.Continue Reading

Bev Vincent Reviews Elevation by Stephen King

Bev VincentOctober 23, 2018October 23, 2018Reviews, Stephen King News from the Dead Zone19, castle rock, Christine, Elevation, Flight or Fright, Gwendy's Button Box, Hulu, Joe Hill, Needful Things, News from the Dead Zone, Pennywise, Richard Bachman, Richard Matheson, Sheriff Alan Pangborn, Sheriff George Bannerman, Stephen King, The Shrinking Man, The Turbulence Expert, Thinner2 Comments

“The Incredible Lightness of Being”

Stephen King’s most recent published work, “The Turbulence Expert” in the anthology Flight or Fright (which he co-edited with yours truly), suggests the existence of people who prevent airplanes from crashing. It’s an uncharacteristically encouraging notion.

His new novella, Elevation, has an even more positive outlook, despite its setting: Castle Rock, a small town in Maine where terrible things have been happening for decades.

That’s not to say bad things aren’t happening to protagonist Scott Carey, forty-two, recently divorced and dealing with the repercussions of that life change. He’s living alone (with a cat) in a too-large house on Castle View, and he’s having problems with his new neighbors.Continue Reading

Exclusive Audio Excerpt of Bev Vincent’s “Zombies on a Plane” from FLIGHT OR FRIGHT!

Cemetery Dance OnlineSeptember 5, 2018September 4, 2018Book Excerpts, Stephen King News from the Dead Zoneaudiobook, Bev Vincent, Corey Stroll, Fright or Flight, Stephen King, Zombies on a PlaneLeave a comment

Get a sneak-listen of the Flight or Fright audiobook below! Read by an all-star cast featuring David Morse, Norbert Leo Butz, Christian Coulson, Graeme Malcolm, Elizabeth Marvel, Santino Fontana and Simon Jones, the audiobook also features a brand-new story and tailored introductions written and read by Stephen King himself.Continue Reading

Bev Vincent reviews Mr. Mercedes Season 2

Bev VincentAugust 21, 2018August 18, 2018Stephen King News from the Dead Zonebill hodges, brady hartsfield, end of watch, Finders Keepers, Mr. Mercedes, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King1 Comment

“I Feel Like He’s Still Among Us”

The creators of the Mr. Mercedes, the TV adaptation of Stephen King’s crime novels, were faced with a dilemma when the series was renewed for a second season. Protagonist Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) doesn’t appear until 150 pages into the second novel, Finders Keepers, and his nemesis, Brady Hartsfield (Harry Treadaway) is effectively not in the book at all.

That’s easier to manage in a book than in a movie or TV series, where you can’t keep the talent in reserve. Viewers expect them to show up in the opening scenes and appear regularly throughout the season. Imagine The Empire Strikes Back, but with Han Solo in a coma for the entire film and Luke Skywalker not showing up until an hour in.
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Everyone Has An Annie Wilkes

Cemetery Dance OnlineJuly 20, 2018July 15, 2018What I Learned from Stephen KingColumns, Jason Sechrest, Misery, Stephen King, What I Learned from Stephen King3 Comments

In 1987, the gods of creativity were looking favorably upon Stephen King, who blessed Constant Readers with three books in a ten-month period — a new record for the already highly prolific author. Among the three novels published that year was Misery, an instant bestseller that would become hailed as one of King’s classics. At the time of its release, however, it might not have seemed very King-like at all. Continue Reading

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Sleeping Beauties Signed & Traycased Limited Edition

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