Cemetery Dance Publications

Exciting News for Fans of Stephen King, Peter Straub, Al Sarrantonio, Jay Bonansinga, Lisa Tuttle, David B. Silva, Melanie Tem, Brian Hodge, Brian Keene, Alan Peter Ryan, Jack Kilborn, and many others!
Shivers VI is coming soon!
Featuring Novellas by Stephen King and Peter Straub!

Next week we'll be sending Shivers VI edited by Richard Chizmar to the printer and it contains a huge surprise: "The Crate" by Stephen King, his long lost NOVELLA written in the late 1970s that hasn't seen print in over 30 years and has never been in one of his collections!

This is classic, old fashioned Stephen King and 99.9% of his fans don't even know this novella exists... but later this year it'll be readily available to ALL readers for the first-time ever in Shivers VI, which will be published as an affordable trade paperback!

Shivers VI is by far the largest volume in the series to date and it will also be the first volume to be published as a Limited Edition signed by the editor for the collectors in addition to the affordable trade paperback edition for general readers!

But that's just the beginning of the amazing contents in the latest volume in this acclaimed anthology series! Read on for details!

About the Book:
Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce the sixth entry in this award-nominated and best-selling anthology series!

Shivers VI weighs in at 410 pages and contains more than 110,000 words from today's most popular authors of horror and suspense including Stephen King, Peter Straub, Al Sarrantonio, Jay Bonansinga, Lisa Tuttle, David B. Silva, Melanie Tem, Brian Hodge, Brian Keene, Alan Peter Ryan, Blake Crouch and Jack Kilborn, Bev Vincent, Brian James Freeman, Norman Prentiss, and many others.

Two of the longest pieces are a long lost novella, "The Crate" by Stephen King, which was only published once and hasn't been in print in more than three decades, and "A Special Place: The Heart of A Dark Matter" by Peter Straub, a novella that is "creepy to the core" and "shines a terrible light on the backstory of Straub's acclaimed A Dark Matter" according to the coveted Starred Review from Publishers Weekly.

Featuring original dark fiction with a handful of rare reprints, Shivers VI is available only from Cemetery Dance Publications.

And don't forget: if you live in the US and preorder this book today, you won't pay a dime for SHIPPING!

The Secretary of Dreams (Volume Two) by Stephen King continues where the first acclaimed volume left off: combining classic tales of terror from themind of Stephen King with the haunting artwork of Maine artist GlennChadbourne.

This unique book displays an incredible and original blend of King's words with Chadbourne's one-of-a-kind illustrations: text and artwork brought together to tell these chilling stories in a whole new way.

As you venture into this new volume of The Secretary of Dreams you'll discover "The Monkey," "Strawberry Spring," and "In the Deathroom" presented on beautifully designed oversized pages. These stories are heavily illustrated with spot artwork, full page illustrations, and even multiple-page art spreads. Dozens of painstakingly crafted illustrations bring King's characters to life.

Also within this collection are "Gray Matter," "One for the Road," and "Nona," which appear for the very first time in full graphic format as imagined by Chadbourne.

Not one word from King's original manuscripts has been left out. Instead Chadbourne presents the stories through a variety of techniques: traditional paragraphs of text merged directly into the artwork, handwritten bursts of dialogue to convey emotion, and even multiple fonts to match the mood of each scene.

Like the first volume, The Secretary of Dreams (Volume Two) is a new collection of Stephen King's greatest short stories presented in a way never before imagined. Glenn Chadbourne has spent over two years creating the artwork within these pages, digging deep inside the text to make each of these classic tales burst off the page.

There will be HUNDREDS of illustrations in the final book, but we just wanted to give you a taste of what's to come. You can preview just a few samples of the artwork in our Free Extras section on this website.

An original Cemetery Dance Publications publishing event, this deluxe oversized hardcover edition is the World's First Edition and there are no other editions planned of this title at this time.

Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition Double
by Mick Garris and Stephen King

Featuring the complete original novella by Stephen King and screenplay by Mick Garris; great movie artwork by Bernie Wrightson; a unique design with two color printing throughout; color wrap-around cover artwork and color interiors by Alan M. Clark

Plus: Exclusive storyboards, photos from the set, production notes, hand-corrected script pages, and more from the Top Secret "Director's Notebook" kept during the production

About the Book:
Riding the Bullet by Stephen King has been described as a "ghost story in the grand manner" and the story of "a young man who hitches a ride with a driver from the other side," but in this special edition only available from Lonely Road Books, we're going to show you King's classic novella in a way you've never seen it before: alongside the feature film screenplay adaptation by director Mick Garris.

The road from print to the silver screen is often a bumpy one and much has been written about how a story is sometimes transformed to make it work in moving pictures. This is your chance to experience Riding the Bullet in a way only those close to the production of the film ever have.

Start with King's original novella, then flip the book over and read the original script by Mick Garris. Compare what he kept, what he had to change, and even the storytelling flourishes he added to round out the tale.

This highly collectible special edition will be published in the same manner as our acclaimed edition of The Arthur Darknell Double — in the tradition of the old Ace Doubles.

This is the very first Stephen King Limited Edition to be published in this manner, and we're certain it'll be a huge hit with the collectors.

Complete with stunning artwork by Bernie Wrightson and Alan M. Clark, this exclusive Lonely Road Books special edition is going to be one of the most discussed small press books of the year.

About the Special Features:
With an oversized page size and an extremely low print run, Riding the Bullet by Stephen King and Mick Garris is being designed with the ultimate collectors in mind. Each edition will feature a deluxe binding selected from the finest materials available. And like the previous Lonely Road Books releases, all of the signed copies were reserved within a week of being announced, so only the Collector's Gift Edition remains available for preorder.

Stephen King Says:
"When Peter Straub turns on all jets, no one in the scream factory can equal him."

Today we're very pleased to announce we'll be publishing Pork Pie Hat, Peter's Straub's classic blend of Halloween and Jazz, this October.

The book will feature exclusive B&W interior artwork by Jill Bauman and a beautiful full-color cover painting by Glen Orbik, and it's going to be a "must have" for readers this Hallowneen. And don't forget: if you live in the US and preorder this book today, you won't pay a dime for SHIPPING!

About the Book:
"Sometimes people just disappeared. They'd be gone. All kinds of stuff used to happen, stuff you wouldn't even believe in now."

The jazz legend known as Pork Pie Hat has never told anyone about the horrible event he witnessed as a child in the forbidden woods known as The Backs, even though the events of that Halloween night have haunted him ever since. But Hat is sick now, nearing the end of a long slide through the depths of alcoholism and depression, and the time has come for the truth to be known about what he saw... and what he did.

About the Author:
Peter Straub is the author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. They include Ghost Story, Koko, Mr. X, In the Night Room, and two collaborations with Stephen King, The Talisman and Black House. He has written two volumes of poetry and two collections of short fiction, and he edited the Library of America's edition of H. P. Lovecraft’s Tales. He has won the British Fantasy Award, seven Bram Stoker Awards, two International Horror Guild Awards, and two World Fantasy Awards. In 1998, he was named Grand Master at the World Horror Convention. In 2006, he was given the HWA's Lifetime Achievement Award.

NOW SHIPPING!
Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King
a massive book about Stephen King and his works
illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne

Featuring special appearances by Stephen King, Peter Straub, Ridley Pearson, Mick Garris, Marsha DeFilippo, Michael Whelan, Stewart O’Nan, Glenn Chadbourne, Robin Furth, Steven Weber, Mark Stutzman, Frank Darabont, Jae Lee, Tyson Blue, and many others!

For over a decade now, Lilja has been one of the leading voices on the Internet when it comes to covering and reporting on Stephen King's books and movies. His website, Lilja's Library, is the die-hard fan's source for information about new King projects and breaking news, but Lilja has also featured his own in-depth reviews and interviews with many of the mostimportant people in King's world, including Stephen King himself.

Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King is a brand new massive collection of over 150 of those reviews, over 40 of those interviews, and other special features of interest to King readers everywhere. If you've never been to the website, you're in for a real treat as you catch-up with over 500 pages of articles and features that are sure to please any kind of Stephen King fan, from the general reader to the die-hard collector. And for Lilja's constant readers, there's original material in this special volume that has never appeared anywhere on his website before, and every article and review has been updated and revised for this release.

You have to see the table of contents to understand just how much great material is in this massive book, but just a few of the interviews include: Stephen King (twice!), Frank Darabont, Marsha DeFilippo, Mick Garris, Peter Straub, and many other people who have been involved in King's prolific career. The reviews include detailed commentary on well-known works by and about Stephen King, along with details about the rare works you might not have heard of, including the original scripts for Hearts in Atlantis, Stud City, and dozens of others; the original pilot for The Dead Zone that never aired on TV; Walking The Mile: The Making Of (a book that has never been released); the Pet Sematary and Secret Window, Secret Garden UK dramatizations; the dozens of Dollar Babies, and more!

There are also dozens of brand new features written exclusively for this volume, including interviews with Lilja himself and Glenn Chadbourne; reviews of short films such as "Here There Be Tygers," "Boogeyman," "Walking Ghost," "The Secret Transit Codes of America's Highways," "Night Surf," "Stephen King's Gotham Café," "Sorry, Right Number," "Night of the Living Dead," and others; reviews of the script for "The Mist" and scripts that are currently in development (including Black House and From a Buick 8); reviews of books such as Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography, Stephen King: The Non-Fiction, and others; and much, much more!

If you're new to the world of Lilja's Library or already a constant reader, this special volume is a must-have for your collection! An exclusive Cemetery Dance Publications release, there are no other editions planned anywhere in the world for this incredible book.

Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season by Norman Partridge is already headed to the printer and will be published in time for Halloween, but collectors, you're not going to want to wait around toplace your order: Partridge's last Limited Edition, Lesser Demons, sold out in just two weeks! Don't put off placing your order because if you do, you're going to miss out on something really special!

And don't forget: if you live in the US and preorder this book today, you won't pay a dime for SHIPPING!

About the Book:
Norman Partridge's Halloween novel, Dark Harvest, was chosen as one of Publishers Weekly's 100 Best Books of 2006. A Bram Stoker Award winner and World Fantasy nominee, Partridge's rapid-fire tale of a small town trapped by its own shadows welcomed a wholly original creation, the October Boy, earning the author comparisons to Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and Shirley Jackson.

Now Partridge revisits Halloween with a collection featuring a half-dozen stories celebrating frights both past and present. In “The Jack o' Lantern,” a brand new Dark Harvest novelette, the October Boy races against a remorseless döppelganger bent on carving a deadly path through the town's annual ritual of death and rebirth. “Johnny Halloween” features a sheriff battling both a walking ghost and his own haunted conscience. In “Three Doors,” a scarred war hero hunts his past with the help of a magic prosthetic hand, while “Satan's Army” is a real Partridge rarity previously available only in a long sold-out lettered edition from another press.

But there's more to this holiday celebration besides fiction. “The Man Who Killed Halloween” is an extensive essay about growing up during the late sixties in the town where the Zodiac Killer began his murderous spree. In an introduction that explores monsters both fictional and real, Partridge recalls what it was like to live in a community menaced by a serial killer and examines how the Zodiac's reign of terror shaped him as a writer.

Halloween night awaits. Join a master storyteller as he explores the layers of darkness that separate all-too-human evil from the supernatural. Let Norman Partridge lead you on seven journeys through the most dangerous night of the year, where no one is safe…and everyone is suspect.

"The tone and building dread reminds me of classic Stephen King. Great velocity and impact, and super creepy. Don't go in the basement!"
— Stewart O'Nan, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Country and A Prayer for the Dying

"Spooky stuff!"
— Richard Matheson, New York Times bestselling author of What Dreams May Come and I Am Legend

Today we're very pleased to announce The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman, which has already received enthusiastic praise from bestselling authors such as Richard Matheson, Stewart O'Nan, Tess Gerritsen, David Morrell, and Bentley Little.

We'll be publishing The Painted Darkness this fall as a Trade Hardcover Edition with full color dust jacket for just $19.99. The book includes an exclusive introduction by Brian Keene and more than a half-dozen interior illustrations by Jill Bauman, making it an incredible value.

(There are also two different signed editions for the collectors, including one signed by all of the contributors, so be sure to visit the product page for details while supplies last!)

Update for Collectors:
The signed and slipcased Limited Edition sold out less than 24 hours after the book was announced and the signed Lettered Edition sold out within a week.

About the Book:
When Henry was a child, something terrible happened in the woods behind his home, something so shocking he could only express his terror by drawing pictures of what he had witnessed. Eventually, Henry's mind blocked out the bad memories, but he continued to draw, often at night by the light of the moon.

Twenty years later, Henry makes his living by painting his disturbing works of art. He loves his wife and his son, and life couldn't be better... except there's something not quite right about the old stone farmhouse his family now calls home. There's something strange living in the cramped cellar, in the maze of pipes that feed the ancient steam boiler.

A winter storm is brewing and soon Henry will learn the true nature of the monster waiting for him down in the darkness. He will battle this demon and, in the process, he may discover what really happened when he was a child — and why, in times of trouble, he thinks: I paint against the darkness.

But will Henry learn the truth in time to avoid the terrible fate awaiting him... or will the thing in the cellar get him and his family first?

Written as both a meditation on the art of creation and as an examination of the secret fears we all share, The Painted Darkness is a terrifying look at the true cost we pay when we run from our grief — and what happens when we're finally forced to confront the monsters we know all too well.

Early Reviews and Praise:
"The tone and building dread reminds me of classic Stephen King. Great velocity and impact, and super creepy. Don't go in the basement!"
— Stewart O'Nan, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Country and A Prayer for the Dying

"Brian James Freeman's evocative tale about the dark corners of an artist's imagination is elegant and haunting. This beautifully designed book with splendid illustrations by Jill Bauman is a pleasure to read and a joy to hold."
— David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of The Shimmer

"Spooky stuff!"
— Richard Matheson, New York Times bestselling author of What Dreams May Come and I Am Legend

"The Painted Darkness is a dark, terrifying, and deeply moving gem of a novella. Brian James Freeman managed to both scare me and move me to tears."
— Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Keepsake and Harvest

"Wonderfully reminiscent of the quiet horror of Charles L. Grant, The Painted Darkness takes readers on a gently chilly walk through the forest of fears both conscious and subconscious. With Straubian lyricism, Brian James Freeman evokes not only the irrational terrors of childhood, but addresses the roots of creativity and the vital importance of art. A very impressive achievement."
— Bentley Little, author of The House and His Father's Son

If you’ve been a serious reader of Cemetery Dance for any period of time, you know we are diehard Bentley Little fans. In fact, probably only Norman Partridge has appeared within these pages more often than Bentley.

Today we're very pleased to shine the Special Issue spotlight on Bentley Little for Cemetery Dance #64 — featuring two brand new short stories by Little, an in-depth interview conducted by legendary The Horror Show editor and wonderful writer, David Silva, as well as Little-related non-fiction by Kealan Patrick Burke, Steve Vernon, and Mark Sieber.

Graced by another magnificent Stacy Drum cover (inspired by Bentley Little's short story "The Mailman"), this special issue features fiction by Brian Knight, Shaun Jeffrey, Benjamin Percy, and Simon Strantzas, as well as excerpts by Stephen King and Brian James Freeman, and Part Three of Douglas Clegg’s brilliant serial, The Innocents at the Museum of Antiquities.

This issue also features Steve Vernon’s look at the rising star of Brian Knight, the launch of a new graphic novel column by Dark Horse editor Scott Allie, a feature look at The New Dead anthology, as well as non-fiction from Cemetery Dance regulars Ed Gorman, Thomas F. Monteleone, Michael Marano, Don D’Auria, Ellen Datlow, Robert Morrish, and Mark Sieber.

This issue is packed full with 136 pages of horror and suspense for every type of reader -- all for the incredible low price of just $5!

Cover Artist: Stacy Drum
Interior Artists: Jill Bauman, Glenn Chadbourne, David Grilla, Chris Hill, Zach McCain, Alex McVey, Keith Minnion, Erin S. Wells
Page Count: 136 pages!

Fiction

"The Wheel" by Bentley Little

"We" by Bentley Little

"An Excerpt from Blockade Billy" by Stephen King

"The Innocents at the Museum of Antiquities: Part Three" by Douglas Clegg

"Out of Touch" by Simon Strantzas

"The Long Black Coat" by Benjamin Percy

"An Excerpt from The Painted Darkness" by Brian James Freeman

"In Darkness" by Shaun Jeffrey

"Deathbed" by Brian Knight

Special Features

"A Conversation with Bentley Little" by David B. Silva

"The Indispensable Bentley Little" by Mark Sieber

"Little Stories, Large Shadows: The Short Fiction of Bentley Little" by Steve Vernon

"Feature Review: His Father’s Son by Bentley Little" by Kealan Patrick Burke

"A Conversation with Brian James Freeman" by Norman Prentiss

"The New Dead: A Feature Look" by Brian James Freeman

"New Voices: Brian Knight" by Steve Vernon

"Horror in Comics" by Wayne Edwards

"A Few Words with Paul Mackman, producer of Aliens vs. Predator" by Brian James Freeman

The Usual Suspects

"Words from the Editor" by Richard Chizmar

"Stephen King News: From The Dead Zone" by Bev Vincent

"Editorial Perspectives" by Don D'Auria

"The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association" by Thomas F. Monteleone

"Fine Points" by Ed Gorman

"Drawing on Your Nightmares" by Scott Allie

"MediaDrome" by Michael Marano

"The Last Ten Things I've Read" by Ellen Datlow

"Spotlight on Publishing" by Robert Morrish

"Horror Drive-In" by Mark Sieber

"Cemetery Dance Reviews" edited by Nanci Kalanta

"The Final Question" by Brian James Freeman (featuring Bentley Little, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Holder, Robert Booth, Rocky Wood, David B. Silva, John R. Little, Norman L. Rubenstein)