Last updated September 22nd, 2022
General update: As you've probably heard, supply chain problems are affecting every aspect of book production right now. Paper and certain binding materials are taking much longer than normal at the mill, if they're even being produced. Printers are overwhelmed with jobs and the jobs are moving slower than ever. Our main printer is now scheduling into May and June, and one of our other printers is currently booking hardcover delivery dates into NOVEMBER. We're still sending books to the printers, but the printing stage is going to take much, much longer than normal for a while. Slipcases and traycase are also seeing delays. We thank you in advance for your patience!
Trade and Limited Editions:
The Best of Shivers
edited by Richard Chizmar:
Proofreading has been completed for this title, and there is now
only one more author who needs to sign the signature sheets and then this
one will be ready for the printer. This author has had the signature
sheets for close to two years now. We're encouraging him to just return
them, signed or unsigned. We will post an update when they are returned.
Caretakers
by Tabitha King:
The signature sheets are in, and this book is at the printer.
Dark
Debts by Karen Hall:
Work has started on this title, but we are still waiting on the
introduction from Stephen King, so we're unable to estimate the
publication date at this time. We will post an update as soon as we know
more. You can now see the final cover artwork on the
product page.
Dark
Places by Gillian Flynn:
The book is in production and the book has started the final round of
proofreading. We are working with the author to schedule the signing of
the signature sheets.
Dark
Screams edited by Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman:
This book is now ready for the printer.
Dissonant Harmonies by Brian Keene and Bev Vincent:
This exclusive CDCC 11 project is almost ready for the printer.
A
Face in the Crowd
and The Longest December by
Stephen King, Stewart O'Nan, and Richard Chizmar:
This title is forthcoming, early 2023.
Four Shadows (Cemetery Dance
Exclusive Collectors Set #3):
The third book for the Cemetery Dance Collectors Set #3 has been changed
because the author for the book we wanted to use hasn't been able to
finish the manuscript, and we want to keep the set moving. Luckily, we had
another book coming along on our list that was meant to be used in some
kind of deal or promotion (we hadn't decided what yet) and we were able to
slide it over to be the 3rd book in this set. The new book includes four
novellas by five terrific authors (one of the novellas is a collaboration)
and all of the authors are signing the signature sheets.
Four Halloweens 2
The signature sheets are now signed, and this one is
now ready for the printer!
Flight or Fright
edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent (ARTIST EDITION)
We're very pleased to report only one more person needs to sign the
signature sheets! We're still working on getting those into his busy
schedule, but we will post an update when they are done! (And yes, we
could skip this person, but collectors seem to really, really like when he
signs their books, so we'd rather not.)
Previous Update: We can now share some production news on the Gift Edition and Lettered Edition for the collectors who selected those editions, which will see print next year for reasons that will become apparent with this update: We're upgrading the book's design to TWO COLOR interior printing on a larger trim size, which wasn't promised originally. We're also thrilled to report that while we originally planned on six or seven exclusive illustrations from Cortney Skinner that won't appear in the trade hardcover edition, he's been working day and night to deliver 17 (!) pieces of artwork instead, one for each story! Also, as we have mentioned before, the Lettered Edition will be housed in a custom-made box unlike anything we've ever produced for ANY book ever before. In fact, it's been a very long time since any publisher has attempted this style of case for a Stephen King book. We'll let you know how things work out!
The
Girl Who Builds Monsters by Brian James Freeman and Vincent
Chong:
The trade hardcover of this book was published last September.
The signed editions will be printed in 2022.
Gwendy's Final Task Limited and Lettered Edition, by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar:
In pre-production and looking to a 2023 publication.
Gwendy Trilogy Matched Collectors Set In Custom Slipcase
These are the dust jackets for this matching set, and work on the slipcases began this month!
Halloween
Carnival edited by Brian James Freeman (Cemetery Dance
Exclusive Collectors Set #3):
This book has turned into a whopper at 536 oversized pages, but
it is now ready to be sent to the printer.
Husks
by Glen Krisch (Cemetery Dance Collectors Club 10):
Proofreading for this title is now completed.
In
Sunlight and in Shadow edited by Lawrence
Block:
We're very pleased to report the signature sheets have been signed, and
this book is now ready for the printer.
Interview
With the Vampire by Anne Rice:
The signature sheets are in, and this book is at the priner.
Intro
to Alien Invasion by Owen King and Mark
Jude Poirier:
Everything is ready for this one now that the signature sheets are done.
Killer
Crimes edited by Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman
(Cemetery Dance Exclusive Collectors Set #3):
This book is now ready for the printer.
Midnight
Under the Big Top, edited by Brian James Freeman: Mr. Darkness by Douglas
Clegg: The
Night Parade - Graveyard Edition #7 - by Ronald Malfi: October Dreams II
- Lettered Editions : Seasons
of Terror edited by Richard Chizmar: Sharp
Objects by Gillian Flynn: Shivers
VIII edited by Richard Chizmar (Limited Edition) Shocklines:
Fresh Voices In Terror edited by Richard Chizmar & Matt
Schwartz: The Stand by Stephen King: The artwork is in! Due to the absolutely monolithic size of the book (think of our edition of IT for reference), we are pleased to announce that we managed to bring in a trio of artists onto the project--Ned Dameron, Francois Vaillancourt, and Glenn Chadbourne! The printing and slipcase process isn't going to be fast, unfortunately.
Both industries are having some bad supply chain problems this year,
especially for the more unique materials, but even for some common stocks,
too. (Our slipcase maker is telling us to expect "regular" slipcase orders
to take up to 16 weeks now. And we sent a different book to the printer
back on August 1 in the hopes that it be done for a February publication
date.) The plan is to make the official "public" announcement of The Stand
and sell the remaining preorders after the book is rolling at
the printer for a while. But to give you an idea of the size, here is a
photo of the stack of proofreading pages: All of the essays have been completed, so this one just needs a final
round of proofreading. Suffer
the Children by John Saul: 10/31: The Butcher's
Story by Norman Partridge (Four Days of Halloween
promotion, formally called Oktober Shadows): Tomorrow's
Journal by Dominick Cancilla: Turn Down the Lights
edited by Richard Chizmar -- Signed Special Edition: Waiting by
Rick Hautala (Cemetery Dance Book Club #4): We're
All In This Together by Owen King: Cemetery Dance Select Series: Cemetery Dance Magazine Hardcovers: Custom Slipcase for Later (trade paperback): Custom Slipcase for Billy Summers (trade hardcover): Custom Slipcase for the Gwendy Trilogy: Night Shift: Traycases In Production: Thank you for your patience!
The cases for this lettered editions are in, and will ship this September!
We're awaiting the next update from Douglas Clegg on this
project, but if you're tired of waiting, please contact our office and
we'd be happy to cancel your order for you. There is no ETA on a finished
manuscript at this time, unfortunately.
Shipping now!
The cases for these lettered editions are in, and will ship this September!
All of the artwork and lettering is done, and everything is being
proofread now. Simon and Schuster is waiting for some minor art revisions
to one story and then they will schedule their edition, which will allow
us to schedule our edition. 2022 is looking very likely.
The book is in production, the signature sheets have been signed, and the
book has started the final round of proofreading.
This book is now ready for the printer.
This book is now ready for the printer.
Although not "officially" announced yet, we know there are just a ton
of collectors and readers who want to know more about this project, so
we're adding it to the Production Updates page to make it easier to share
information. Sorry we didn't think to do this sooner.
The book is in the proofreading stage.
We're awaiting the next update from Norman Partridge on this project, but
if you're tired of waiting, please contact our office and we'd be happy to
cancel your order for you. There is no ETA on a finished manuscript at
this time, unfortunately.
The Limited Edition is in production now.
Everything is now ready, and this book will be sent to the
printer as soon as possible.
The artwork is in progress, the signature sheets have been
signed, and the book is completely proofread.
This title is now completely ready for the printer.
Other Books:
The launch titles for Cemetery Dance Select Series will be sent to the
printer together, so they can be published and shipped together.
The Cemetery Dance magazine hardcovers have been in a holding
pattern while we searched for a new printer who could produce this trim
size with our preferred binding style (to keep them all looking the same),
but we're pleased to report we've found a printer and they're printing
some samples for us now. If all goes well, we'll have FIVE issues of the
magazine out in hardcover at the same time.
Books From Other Publishers, Custom Slipcases, and related items:
We expect these to be finished September 2022.
As noted above, we do not expect this one to be ready until the end of
2022. Once this slipcase is done, though, we should be fully caught-up on
slipcases.We apologize for the delay, and thank you for your patience!
We don't expect this to be ready until the end of 2022.
Lettered Editions
The binder for the book has ordered his materials. Once the books are
completed, he'll begin making the special cases that we only use for the
Doubleday Years Lettered Editions. We'll post a schedule when he has given
us a better feel for how long everything should take! Here is a photo of
the prototype book to give you an idea of what the finished production
will look like:
Southern Reach, Strange Weather, The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia, Chills, Lost and
Lonely, The Best of the Scream Factory, The
Exorcist for the 21st Century, Usher's
Passing
