{"id":21604,"date":"2026-11-12T16:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T21:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=21604"},"modified":"2026-11-12T16:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T21:24:47","slug":"essays-introducing-your-next-favorite-author-by-jamie-stewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/essays-introducing-your-next-favorite-author-by-jamie-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"Essays: Introducing Your Next Favorite Author by Jamie Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>It takes eight pounds of pressure to rip off a human ear. Considerably more force is needed for an arm or leg. Surprisingly, little effort, however, is needed to pull the guts out of someone and hang them from a tree.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the words that greet readers in Kalvin Ellis&#8217;s debut novel, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In The Hills Above The Gristmill<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A story about a podcaster named Paisley Mott who investigates a series of brutal murders in an Appalachian mining town.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/essays-introducing-your-next-favorite-author-by-jamie-stewart\/in-the-hills-cd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/In-the-Hills-CD.webp?fit=880%2C1360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"880,1360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"In the Hills CD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/In-the-Hills-CD.webp?fit=663%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21606 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/In-the-Hills-CD.webp?resize=226%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/In-the-Hills-CD.webp?resize=226%2C350&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/In-the-Hills-CD.webp?resize=663%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 663w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/In-the-Hills-CD.webp?resize=768%2C1187&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/In-the-Hills-CD.webp?w=880&amp;ssl=1 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 85vw, 226px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember reading that opening and sitting up straighter. The opening line of a book is so important because it&#8217;s the hook that gets readers to turn the page and the next one and the next one. Kalvin&#8217;s work was a call to arms for me. Not only was I intrigued, but I just had that feeling that I had something special in my hands. Reading further only confirmed that.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/in-the-hills-above-the-gristmill-paisley-mott-mystery-book-1-kalvin-ellis\/3e72d4d57c8e0583?ean=9781734252613\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Hills Above the Gristmill <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reads like you&#8217;ve uncovered a new Netflix documentary about murder and deception in a small town. There&#8217;s a sense of reality here &#8211; a reality that&#8217;s strange, perhaps even a little <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twin Peaks<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-tinged &#8211; yet believable. It&#8217;s an incredibly fine line to walk; become too fantastical and you lose the grounded edge; become too believable, and readers may feel like they&#8217;re reading a newspaper instead of a horror novel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the ways Ellis achieves this is by embracing something that a lot of genre fiction either avoids or paints only in a negative light: technology. Specifically, social media. The protagonist, Paisley Mott, is a podcaster. She has a fan base and keeps in contact with them via posts and tweets throughout the story. It&#8217;s a part of her life just as being online has become part of all ours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ellis has a refreshing take on social media. While he doesn&#8217;t sugarcoat it, Paisley\u2019s online experience is mostly positive and doesn\u2019t undermine any of the book&#8217;s tension or atmosphere. In fact, it cleverly manipulates the reader into second-guessing everyone&#8217;s true intentions, luring them further into the mystery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a thread that continues in the sequel,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/in-the-grave-where-the-bones-are-still-wet-kalvin-ellis\/c8b3e1e62538ef54?ean=9781734252637\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In The Grave Where The Bones Are Still Wet<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where Paisley is recovering from the events of the first book while becoming embroiled in a modern-day <em>Silence of the Lambs<\/em>-style story. And the use of technology continues as Paisley receives help from a mysterious social media follower, and, again, the reader can\u2019t be certain the aid is genuine.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/essays-introducing-your-next-favorite-author-by-jamie-stewart\/in-the-grave\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/in-the-grave.jpg?fit=600%2C927&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,927\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"in the grave\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/in-the-grave.jpg?fit=600%2C927&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-21610 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/in-the-grave.jpg?resize=227%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/in-the-grave.jpg?resize=227%2C350&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/in-the-grave.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 85vw, 227px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this impressive follow-up, readers get a sense that Ellis is no longer mirroring creative influences, but reflecting the real America of today, angst and all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As if the Paisley Mott books aren\u2019t enough, Ellis also contributed to the <em>FrightVision<\/em> series- middle-grade horror reminiscent of R.L. Stine&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goosebumps<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series. Ellis\u2019s book, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/don-t-turn-around-culliver-crantz\/0e72f57ca6786ca1?ean=9781952910272\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t Turn Around<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, follows Sam, a young boy with a passion for online gaming and a dispassion for homework. This creates a back-and-forth battle between parent and child as Sam&#8217;s mother wages war on his hobby by canceling the Wi-Fi. But Sam discovers a new game, one that doesn&#8217;t require the internet, a game called <\/span><b>Don&#8217;t Turn Around <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where Sam inhabits a series of protagonists that attempt to flee from an unseen monster. A monster that Sam quickly realizes isn&#8217;t a work of fiction. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/essays-introducing-your-next-favorite-author-by-jamie-stewart\/dont-turn-around\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Dont-turn-around.jpg?fit=600%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dont turn around\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Dont-turn-around.jpg?fit=600%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Dont-turn-around.jpg?resize=219%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Dont-turn-around.jpg?resize=219%2C350&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Dont-turn-around.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 85vw, 219px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t Turn Around <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uses a classic <em>Goosebumps<\/em> trope of terrorizing a young protagonist through their vices, such as a video game obsession. However, Ellis does not take the stance that gaming is wrong; the obsession and what it costs are. The story is a clever update for fans wishing for more <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goosebumps<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Point Horror <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">books. I urge readers to check this one out and the entire <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FrightVision<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series if you yearn for those kinds of reads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then there are the short stories. Ellis\u2019s latest release is a collection called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/bury-my-body-somewhere-nice-a-collection-of-dark-stories-kalvin-ellis\/f537ce769122ebb6?ean=9781734252668\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bury My Body Somewhere Nice<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I remember reading a foreword about Joe Hill where the author compared Hill to an all-rounder for his ability to produce novels, short stories, and graphic novels of such a high standard. I feel it&#8217;s safe to say Ellis is the same. His short stories are distinctly delicious. \u201cScissors: A Love Story\u201d presents readers with a memoir of sorts from the perspective of a pair of sentient yet inanimate scissors. In \u201cAtomic Despair,\u201d readers are treated to a gorgeous piece of writing that hits all the feels before descending into gory mayhem. And in the title story, \u201cBury My Body Somewhere Nice,\u201d the author flexes his comedy muscles in a story about body disposal. In other words, there&#8217;s something for everyone in this collection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/essays-introducing-your-next-favorite-author-by-jamie-stewart\/bury-my-body-somewhere-nice\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Bury-My-Body-Somewhere-Nice.jpg?fit=600%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,984\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bury My Body Somewhere Nice\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Bury-My-Body-Somewhere-Nice.jpg?fit=600%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Bury-My-Body-Somewhere-Nice.jpg?resize=213%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Bury-My-Body-Somewhere-Nice.jpg?resize=213%2C350&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Bury-My-Body-Somewhere-Nice.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 85vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re looking to be entertained with immersive thrills, Kalvin Ellis delivers. I hope you&#8217;ll take the time to check out his work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might find your next favorite book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Article by Jamie Stewart)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>About the Authors<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21620\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21620\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/essays-introducing-your-next-favorite-author-by-jamie-stewart\/unnamed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/unnamed.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"unnamed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jamie Stewart&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/unnamed.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/unnamed.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/unnamed.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/unnamed.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jamie Stewart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jamie Stewart<\/strong> is a horror author and editor. His books include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cult of Choiche<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something Wicked<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something Dark<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montague\u2019s Carnival of Delights and Terror<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Price Manor: The House That Bleeds<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Hear The Clattering of the Keys (And Other Fever Dreams)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He has co-edited anthologies such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the Funhouse<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Blood Rites Horror and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sacrament<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He lives in Ireland with his wife, Claire. He can be found on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jamie.stewart.33\/\">@jamie.stewart.33<\/a> where he reviews and promotes books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kalvin Ellis<\/strong> is the author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In The Hills Above the Gristmill<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In The Grave Where the Bones Are Still Wet, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as an installment in the middle-grade <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FrightVision<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t Turn Around<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. His recent release is a collection of short stories titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bury My Body Somewhere Nice.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He is also Co-Chair of the Colorado Chapter of the Horror Writers Association. You can connect with him on Instagram &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kalvinellis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@kalvinellis<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and on his website &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kalvinellis.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kalvinellis.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21621\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/essays-introducing-your-next-favorite-author-by-jamie-stewart\/kalvin-ellis-author\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?fit=2500%2C1406&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Kalvin Ellis author\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kalvin Ellis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?fit=853%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-21621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?resize=435%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?resize=350%2C197&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kalvin-Ellis-author.webp?w=1706&amp;ssl=1 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 85vw, 435px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kalvin Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It takes eight pounds of pressure to rip off a human ear. Considerably more force is needed for an arm or leg. Surprisingly, little effort, however, is needed to pull the guts out of someone and hang them from a tree. 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