We’re pleased to announce we’ll be publishing a deluxe signed & slipcased Limited Edition of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, one of the most talked about books in recent memory, and due to the small print run for a book with this level of acclaim, we expect our copies will go very quickly!

NOTE FOR COLLECTORS:
Gone Girl is one of the most popular dark thrillers published in the last two years and we don’t expect our small print run of this special edition to last very long.  If you remember how quickly acclaimed books like The Passage sold out, then you have some idea of what we expect for Gone Girl — only this book is probably one of the most talked about books we’ve published in a very long time!

About the Book:
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick Dunne’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River.

Husband-of-the-Year Nick Dunne isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but hearing from Amy through flashbacks in her diary reveal the perky perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge.

Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister Margo at his side, Nick stands by his innocence.

Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was left in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

Employing her trademark razor-sharp writing and assured psychological insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.

Praise and Awards for Gone Girl
New York Times Janet Maslin’s 10 Favorite Books of 2012
Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainer of the Year
People Magazine Best books of the year
Edgar Award nominee for Best Novel
Amazon and Barnes & Noble Best of the Year
Macavity Award nominee for Best Mystery Novel
Anthony Award nominee for Best Novel
The Women’s Prize nominee for Fiction
Strand Critics Award nominee

Special Features Exclusive to this Collector’s Edition:
• deluxe oversized design with a fine binding designed to look like an old world volume
• we’re working closely with the author and her publisher to make this a unique Limited Edition that is even nicer than the fine production values you’ve come to expect from our high-end books
• housed in a fine, hand-made slipcase made with the same materal as the book’s binding
• each copy will be individually hand-numbered or hand-lettered, making it a unique copy that no one else in the world owns
• extremely collectible print run that is a tiny fraction of the hundreds of thousands of copies of the edition you’ll see in bookstores — and you will NOT see our edition in chain bookstores!

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

Revival: A New Novel by Stephen King

We’re pleased to report we’ll be getting copies of Revival by Stephen King, another brand new 500+ page novel from the King of Horror that is due out from Scribner later this year! This new book is in addition to Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King, which is also being published this year!

About the Book:
In a small New England town, over half a century ago, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. Charles Jacobs, along with his beautiful wife, will transform the local church. The men and boys are all a bit in love with Mrs. Jacobs; the women and girls feel the same about Reverend Jacobs—including Jamie’s mother and beloved sister, Claire. With Jamie, the Reverend shares a deeper bond based on a secret obsession. When tragedy strikes the Jacobs family, this charismatic preacher curses God, mocks all religious belief, and is banished from the shocked town.

Jamie has demons of his own. Wed to his guitar from the age of 13, he plays in bands across the country, living the nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll while fleeing from his family’s horrific loss. In his mid-thirties—addicted to heroin, stranded, desperate—Jamie meets Charles Jacobs again, with profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil’s devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings.

Read more on our website or place your order!

Add A Special Exclusive Slipcase To Your Order To Protect Your Book!

Even though Revival by Stephen King is being published by another publisher, we will be producing one of our popular custom-made slipcase for this title like we have for the last few Stephen King books!

The easiest way to add a slipcase to your purchase is by selecting the “Trade Hardcover Edition with Exclusive Slipcase!” option above — you’ll also save on shipping by ordering this way! (You can order just the slipcase by itself on the Revival custom slipcase product page.)

Don’t know what a slipcase is? That’s okay! You can see some sample images of other slipcases we’ve made below. We’re using the same high-quality materials we have used for our previous Stephen King cases, with one color hot foil stamping. The company who makes these for us is the best in the business and you won’t find a better way to protect your investment! (If you’re new to collecting, you can read more about slipcases on our Book FAQ page.)

We’re selling these special slipcases for just $24.95, making them an extremely affordable way to protect your book.  These cases will be produced after the book is published because we need a real copy of the book to get the sizing just right and your book and slipcase will ship together to save you on shipping. We think our collectors will be very pleased with what we have in mind for these very special cases, so don’t wait to place your order!

Sample Slipcase Photos:

Place your order today so you don’t miss out!

Stephen King calls Bentley Little “A master of the macabre!”
The Mailman: The 20th Anniversary Special Limited Edition
We’re Down To Our Last 25 Copies And Then It’s Gone For Good!

Due to all of the interest in our brand new publishing deal with Bentley Little, we’re now down to our last 25 copies of The Mailman: The 20th Anniversary Special Limited Edition and they’re going fast!

Special Features Exclusive to this Deluxe Collector’s Edition:
• deluxe oversized (7 X 10) design different from any other edition ever published
• a color signature sheet featuring exclusive artwork by Glenn Chadbourne and personally signed by the author
• fine binding for both the Limited Edition and the Lettered Edition
• full color cover artwork by Les Edwards
• extremely collectible print run that is a tiny fraction of the hundreds of thousands of copies of the paperback editions that have been printed over the years — and you will NOT see this special edition in chain bookstores!

About the Book:
Once upon a time, waiting for the mail was filled with warm anticipation.

But the suicide of the local mailman has left the residents of this tiny Arizona town shell-shocked. Nothing this bad has ever happened here.

And now there’s a new mail carrier in town, one who’s delivering lethal letters stuffed with icy fear.

Nothing — not even the most outstanding citizens or the most secret weaknesses — is safe from the sinister power of this malicious mailman…

Click here to read more or to place your order before supplies run out!

As you might have heard when we announced our new 12 book publishing deal with Bentley Little, we’re now onto a second printing of his brand new original novel The Influence that we published back in October!

What we forgot to mention is that we’re down to last 50 copies of the signed Limited Edition and they’re going fast! This Limited Edition is the same trim size as the new books we’ll be publishing, with cover artwork by the same cover artist, so place your order now if you want a complete set for your collection!

About the Book:
Everything is about to change…

When Ross Lowry moves into his cousin’s guest house in the small community of Magdalena, Arizona, he expects nothing more than breathing room and a brief respite from his economic woes.

But something is not right in the desert.

After a raucous party on New Year’s Eve, the luck of the attendees undergoes an immediate U-turn. The rich and successful suddenly find themselves facing catastrophic failure while the less well-off are unexpectedly flush with good fortune.

This is only the beginning…

Soon the citizens of Magdalena are experiencing unnatural desires.

Next their children begin to disappear and freakish creatures emerge from the surrounding wilderness.

The community is unraveling at a frightening pace.

But these are merely the early warning signs of a showdown with a powerful force of darkness that could obliterate the world forever, and only Ross Lowry sees the danger that lurks ahead…

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce we’ve signed a twelve book deal with horror legend Bentley Little to make many of his most popular classics available again for readers as collectible signed Limited Edition hardcovers, affordable trade paperbacks, and eBooks!

This new deal grew out of the success of The Influence by Bentley Little, an original novel we published in October 2013 that is now on its second printing, and these twelve books include The Revelation, The Mailman, and The Summoning, which will be published later this year, to be followed by University, Dominion, The Ignored, The Walking, The Association, The Collection, The Policy, Dispatch, and The Burning. (The Mailman has already been published as a signed Limited Edition, but supplies are nearly exhausted and that edition will not be reprinted.)

The Revelation, The Mailman, and The Summoning are all available for preorder immediately!

Thank you, as always, for your continuing support!

Hi Folks!

If you’re on the fence about ordering Turn Down the Lights edited by Richard Chizmar, we’d like to point you toward some of the new reviews landing on our desk!

Click on the links below the excerpts to read the entire reviews, which we highly recommend:

“A surprise anniversary anthology from Cemetery Dance is coming out to commemorate 25 years of their magazine…. To celebrate that landmark event, he has put together a collection of all-new stories from many regulars of the magazine and book line. It’s an all-star lineup for this horror anthology and a diverse group of stories too… Still with the amazing lineup of authors with all new stories, it’s definitely worth the $35 price tag in my opinion. Recommended.”
— Trever Nordgren, Hellnotes

“Turn Down the Lights functions as both a celebration and a summation; aptly, quite a few of these stories are about endings, quiet and loud… ”
— Kevin Quigley, FEARnet

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

Due to demand from our collectors who missed out on Glenn Chadbourne’s previous Stephen King art prints, he has provided us with an ORIGINAL full-color painting for his next signed Limited Edition art print, which is IN-STOCK and shipping now!

This is a brand new and stunning 11 X 17 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION art print by Glenn Chadbourne, inspired by one of Stephen King’s most famous works, and it’s perfect for matting and framing if you were so inclined. These prints would also look great just posted on the wall of your home or office!

Even though these prints are being produced as a signed Limited Edition one-time printing, we’re selling them for the bargain price of just $25 plus shipping!

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

Big News Coming Soon! Follow Cemetery Dance Publications On Social Media!

Hi Folks!

We have some HUGE news to announce over the next few weeks, and if you use Twitter or Facebook, we strongly recommend you “follow” or “like” Cemetery Dance Publications because our social media accounts are updated AUTOMATICALLY when we post news on the Breaking News page.

In addition, publisher and founder of Cemetery Dance Publications, Richard Chizmar, along with managing editor Brian James Freeman, also have their own social media accounts where they post news and an “inside look” at Cemetery Dance Publications including behind the scenes information and photos.

Here are our official social media accounts and we hope you’ll connect with us on all of them:

Cemetery Dance Publications on Facebook

Richard Chizmar on Facebook

Brian James Freeman on Facebook

Cemetery Dance Publications on Twitter

Richard Chizmar on Twitter

Brian James Freeman on Twitter

Thank you, as always, for your continuing support!

Eight New Sold Out Releases To Start 2014 and Big News On The Way!

We’re working on a couple of our biggest announcements in a long time, including a signed Limited Edition of one of the bestselling books of the last few years and an unprecedented multi-book deal with one of the biggest authors in the horror genre for the last 25 years, so be sure to stay turned because some of these signed Limited Editions will be gone in no time at all after they’re announced!

In fact, this is the perfect time to follow our social media accounts so you can be among the first to know the news since the newsletter often takes up to two hours to fully send to the entire list:

https://www.facebook.com/CemeteryDance

https://twitter.com/CemeteryDance

We’re also pleased to report we’ve started 2014 with a bang, publishing EIGHT new releases, most of which are already SOLD OUT and OUT OF PRINT:

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

“Calvin and Hobbes meets Coraline, with a healthy dose of Edward Gorey mixed in.”
Beautiful Trade Hardcover In-Stock and Ready To Ship To You!

Hi Folks!

We’re pleased to report we have a few extra copies of The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Dark of Deep Below by Pat Rothfuss from Subterranean Press, which we should stress is NOT a children’s book!

This is actually a dark twist on the classic children’s picture book.

Perfect for geek children and adults who love dark faerie tales, international bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss has described the Princess’s adventures as, “Calvin and Hobbes meets Coraline, with a healthy dose of Edward Gorey mixed in.”

Dust Jacket and Interior Illustrations by: Nate Taylor
Trade Hardcover Edition: $25
Publisher: Subterranean Press

Place your order today so you don’t miss out!

We’re very pleased to announce the publication of Weak and Wounded by Brian James Freeman, featuring an exclusive introduction by Ron McLarty, a stunning cover by Vincent Chong, and original interior illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne!

About the Book:
This new collection by Brian James Freeman features characters who are searching for answers to deeply troubling questions.

* In “Running Rain,” a devastated husband and wife try to pretend life can somehow be normal again after their son becomes a victim of a serial killer known as The Riverside Strangler… but the dark secrets they’re keeping from each other push their relationship to the brink.

* In “Marking the Passage of Time,” a couple approaches the end of the world in their own ways as the clock ticks down and they try to figure out where all of the time has gone…

* “Where Sunlight Sleeps” is the tale of a grieving father and his young son, both dealing with a shared loss the best they can, who take a trip down a memory lane lined with jagged edges and vicious traps…

* On “The Last Beautiful Day,” a devoted husband returns to the scene of the worst day of his life by volunteering for a job that is both morbid and profound.

* “Walking With the Ghosts of Pier 13” is the story of a young man visiting the beach front amusement park where his brother died during a terrorist attack. He wants to understand why a madman came to this place and blew himself up and killed so many innocent people… but the answer to that question might not be the only thing waiting for the young man when he starts walking with the ghosts.

These five hauntingly beautiful stories show why Publishers Weekly has called Freeman’s writing “skillfully composed prose” and why Tess Gerritsen has said, “Brian James Freeman managed to both scare me and move me to tears.”

Read more or place your order while supplies last!

Double Feature
by Owen King
Signed Limited Edition Hardcover Selling Out Fast!

We’re pleased to report we’ll be receiving a few copies of the signed Limited Edition of Double Feature by Owen King from Gauntlet Press, but this special edition has a TINY print run and demand is HUGE so we expect these remaining copies to be snapped up in no time at all!

This is Owen’s first novel and he has added a ton of bonus material including deleted scenes to make this special edition unique from any other edition in the world!

Double Feature
by Owen King

Publisher: Gauntlet Press
Publication Date: 2014
Limited Edition: 500 numbered copies, signed by Owen King and Scott Snyder ($65)

About the Book:
Filmmaker Sam Dolan has a difficult relationship with his father, B-movie actor Booth Dolan—a boisterous, opinionated, lying lothario whose screen legacy falls somewhere between cult hero and pathetic. Allie, Sam’s dearly departed mother, was a woman whose only fault, in Sam’s eyes, was her eternal affection for his father.

Also included in the cast of indelible characters: a precocious, frequently violent half-sister; a conspiracy-theorist second wife; an Internet-famous roommate; a contractor who can’t stop expanding his house; a happy-go-lucky college girlfriend and her husband, a deranged ballplayer; the morose producer of a true crime show; and a slouching indie film legend. Not to mention a tragic sex monster.

Unraveling the tumultuous, decades-spanning story of the Dolan Family’s friends, lovers, and adversaries, Double Feature is an epic novel about letting go of everything — regret, resentment, dignity, moving pictures, the dead — and taking it again from the top. Combining propulsive storytelling and mordant wit against the backdrop of indie filmmaking, Double Feature brims with a deep understanding of the truths of ambition and art, of relationships and life and of our attempts to survive it all.

This limited edition includes a tip sheet drawn by bestselling author Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box, NOS4A2), an afterward by Harvey Award-wining author Scott Snyder (American Vampire, Batman), as well as deleted scenes and other bonus materials that expand on the world of the novel.

Read more or place your order while our limited supplies last!

Save Yourself
by Kelly Braffet

One of The Most Talked About Thrillers In Recent Memory And We’re Offering Signed Trade Hardcovers For A Limited Time Only!

Cemetery Dance publisher and founder Richard Chizmar said Save Yourself was one of his favorite reads of 2013 and he’s not the only one who loves this exciting new dark thriller!

Entertainment Weekly called it “spectacularly nightmarish” and Booklist said “the plot is on a collision course that is going to end ugly—but also, in Braffet’s hands, beautifully” and Publishers Weekly (in their starred review) called the book “captivating, realistically creepy.”

We’re getting  a very limited  number of copies of this trade hardcover and we’ve made special arrangements to have them SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR! Considering this was one of the most talked about dark thrillers of 2013, that’s a deal you can’t beat!

About the Book:
A gripping novel full of suspense and pathos that Dennis Lehane calls an “electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller.”

Patrick Cusimano’s life can’t get much worse. His father is in jail, he works the midnight shift at a grubby convenience store, and his brother’s girlfriend, Caro, has pushed their friendship to an uncomfortable new level. On top of all that, he can’t shake the attentions of Layla Elshere, a goth teenager who befriends Patrick for reasons he doesn’t understand, and doesn’t fully trust. The temptations these two women offer are pushing Patrick to his breaking point.

Meanwhile, Layla’s little sister, Verna, is suffering through her first year of high school. She’s become a prime target for her cruel classmates, and not just because of her strange name and her fundamentalist parents. Layla’s bad-girl rep casts a shadow too heavy for Verna to bear alone, so she falls in with her sister’s tribe of outcasts. But their world is far darker than she ever imagined…

Unless Patrick, Layla, Caro, and Verna can forge their own twisted paths to peace—with themselves, with each other—then they’re stuck on a dangerous collision course where the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Kelly Braffet has written a novel of unnerving power—darkly compelling, compulsively addictive, and shockingly honest.

Read more or place your order while our limited supplies last!