Meet Richard Chizmar Live and In Person This Monday, June 19!

We wanted to make sure our collectors knew about Richard Chizmar’s ONLY confirmed book signing and public event for Gwendy’s Button Box:

It’ll be held at 6:30 PM on June 19 at the Barnes & Noble in Bel Air, Maryland — this upcoming MONDAY!

Here is the store’s address for mapping purposes:

Barnes & Noble
620 Marketplace Drive
Bel Air, MD 21014

Richard will be reading from Gwendy’s Button Box and answering YOUR questions about the book, working with Stephen King, and anything else you’ve always wanted to ask the founder of Cemetery Dance Publications!

Gwendy's Button Box

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

“The Hounds of Hell to Pay” and “Martyr and Pesty”

In its illustrious 29*-year print run, Cemetery Dance magazine has published no less than 560 short stories and novel excerpts in 73** individual issues. As the super fan that I am, Exhumed is my humble attempt to read and review them all in monthly double reviews. This the eighth such installment. Continue Reading

Review: ‘The Freedom Broker’ by K.J. Howe

The Freedom Broker by K.J. Howe
Quercus (February 2017)
400 pages; $17.79 hardback; $12.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms

Far too many times, a thriller fails to live up to its name. Formulaic, tired tropes, ripoffs of the same old “high concept” plots which circulate through the shelves as readers’ minds numb to the repetition. Thankfully, a few push beyond the herd with something new now and then. Newcomer K.J. Howe has definitely brought something special to the table.  Continue Reading

The Halloween Children by Brian James Freeman and Norman Prentiss PUBLISHED TODAY!

We’re very pleased to report that The Halloween Children, a novel written by Cemetery Dance staffers Brian James Freeman and Norman Prentiss, has just been published by Hydra/Random House and the introductory price for the eBook edition is only $2.99 for a limited time only!

Amazon.com • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.ca • Barnes & Noble • iBookstore • Kobo

The Halloween Children eBook

Read more or place your order now!

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

Review: ‘Final Girls’ by Mira Grant

Final Girls by Mira Grant
Subterranean Press (May  2017)
111 pages; $40.00 hardcover; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

Mira Grant mixes a diverse set of influences ranging from The Matrix to A Nightmare On Elm Street to produce her fresh, tautly-written new novella, Final Girls.

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New Releases From Norman Prentiss!

We’re thrilled to report that one of our favorite authors, Norman Prentiss, has several new releases available NOW! Some of these are discounted to “introductory” prices that may not last very long, so please be sure to order NOW to grab the savings!

The Books of Baby Names, which sold out pretty much instantly when we published it as a signed Limited Edition hardcover, is now available as an eBook for the special price of just $2.99 — OR you can read it for FREE if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited:

The Book of Baby Names

Life in a Haunted House, Norman’s brand new novel, is available as both value-priced eBook and trade paperback:

Life In A Haunted House

And if you love short fiction, there are also THREE “tie-in” stories for Life in a Haunted House, which you can purchase as 99 cent eBooks:

The Dungeon of Count Verlock

The Lake Monster

The Space Visitor

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

My First Fright featuring Mercedes M. Yardley

Merc3edes M. Yardley
Mercedes M. Yardley

Mercedes M. Yardley was only eight years old when she read her father’s copy of Stephen King’s It. Pretty intense material for someone so young, wouldn’t you say? But years earlier, Yardley had been introduced to what i09 referred to as “The Most Horrifying Children’s Movie Ever Made.” Perhaps she was better prepared to handle the horrors of Pennywise the Clown after repeatedly watching a scary movie starring….a pink-haired unicorn?

Yardley is a Bram Stoker Award-winning writer residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. A self-described dark fantasist, she is the author of multiple books and short stories, including 2013’s Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love and 2014’s Pretty Little Dead Girls. We had a video chat about her first fright, and her choice was unexpected, to say the least.Continue Reading

Review: ”Til Death: Marriage Poems’ by Janice Leach and James Frederick Leach

‘Til Death: Marriage Poems by Janice Leach and James Frederick Leach
Raw Dog Screaming Press (January 2017)

112 pages, $12.95 paperback; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Anton Cancre

Let’s go ahead and skip the expected Princess Bride reference and pretend I made it so we can move on, alright? After all, marriage isn’t just about love, no matter how true that love may be. Just as it isn’t about sex (just ask every hack comic). Or the creation of small clones of yourselves. Or the merging of empires. Sure, those are part of it, but they utterly fail to encompass the actual experience. Marriage is about a life shared, along with all of the terror, heartache, unbridled rage and desperation that entails. The rest is just window dressing.Continue Reading

Gwendy’s Button Box — Did You Miss Out On A 1st Printing? Here’s Where You Might Find One!

As you know, we are COMPLETELY SOLD OUT of the 1st Printing, 1st Edition of Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar, but we checked around this weekend and it appears that Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million still have SOME copies left in-stock! (That said, retailers are telling us their stock levels are very low and they desperately need the 2nd printing, which shipped to them on Friday.) You may also want to try your local indie bookseller!

This 1st Printing, 1st Edition is one of the lowest in many decades for a Stephen King trade hardcover distributed to bookstores, so if you’re a collector, these bookstores might represent your last chance to snag a brand new copy for your collection!

Our 2nd Printing will begin shipping this week, and you can reserve your copy SIGNED by Richard Chizmar through our website. The 3rd printing is underway and will be completed in approximately four weeks.

If you’re a fan of eBooks, we also have some very important news for you! We will be handing off the eBook rights for Gwendy’s Button Box to another publisher later this summer, and at that point they will be setting the retail price based on their own process. We don’t know what that means for future eBook buyers, but we do know that many people are calling our $6.99 eBook a good deal, so whether you want to read the eBook now OR have it handy for down the road, you may want to order NOW to take advantage of this price!

You can order the eBook via these links:
Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo * iTunes

And please don’t forget, the audiobook is narrated by Maggie Siff and features an exclusive interview with the authors and a bonus Stephen King short story:
Amazon * Audible on Amazon * Audible.com * Barnes & Noble * iTunes

Gwendy's Button Box

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

Review: ‘The Forgotten Girl’ by Rio Youers

The Forgotten Girl by Rio Youers
St. Martin’s Press (June 13, 2017)
352 pages; $19.03 hardback; $14.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms

Many readers will consider this novel to be Youers’ first, but fans will be familiar with the author from strong efforts such as Westlake Soul, Mama Fish, and End Times. With a voice demanding greater exposure, Rio’s The Forgotten Girl just might be the breakout novel he’s needed to reach a well-deserved massive following.Continue Reading

Review: ‘Monstrumführer’ by Edward M. Erdelac

Monstrumführer by Edward M. Erdelac
Comet Press (January 2017)
335 pages; $15.95 paperback; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

If you read Edward M. Erdelac’s story, Andersonville, about the most sadistic rebel prison of the Civil War, with a supernatural twist, you likely have some idea where he’s going with this new novel, Monstrumführer, combining the horrors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, with Frankenstein’s monster. Once again, this gifted storyteller plays with historic events and imbues his tale with elements of horror, as Josef Mengele endeavors to improve upon the work of Dr. Victor Frankenstein.Continue Reading

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King Cover Artwork and Designs Revealed!

Our designer has created some incredible cover designs for Jana Heidersdorf’s stunning artwork for our special edition of Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King, and you can see them below:

Slipcased Gift Edition:
Sleeping Beauties

Signed and Traycased Limited Edition (sold out):
Sleeping Beauties

READ MORE OR RESERVE YOUR COPY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

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

Review: ‘Ruler of the Night’ by David Morrell

Ruler of the Night by David Morrell
Mulholland Books (November 2016)
352 pages; $17.70 hardcover; $13.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms

What can one say about the conclusion of a terrific trilogy from one of the masters of horror and thrillers, besides wow? Many fans are still marveling that David Morrell, Rambo’s father and author of the classic dark novels The Totem, Creepers, and Testament, embarked on a ride back into the Victorian Age, giving birth to yet another enigmatic character in Thomas DeQuincey (the real life Opium Eater) who in real life penned several stories and essays which directly influenced Edgar Allan Poe.Continue Reading

Gwendy’s Button Box 1st Printing Is Going, Going…

Less than two weeks after Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar was published, we have notified the printer to prepare for a 3rd printing! This is history in the making for Cemetery Dance Publications! Although we’ve published trade editions before, and even gone back for a few 2nd printings, we’ve never needed a 3rd printing before!

PLEASE NOTE: The 2nd printing begins shipping next week, and we stopped sending 1st printings to retailers last week, but we held the last 100 copies of the 1st printing for our direct customers. These have been signed by Richard Chizmar and they’re available on our website while supplies last! Visit the product page and place your order before they are gone forever!

If you haven’t snagged your copy already, here are the links again for a bunch of different places to order, but the First Printing, First Edition is nearly gone, so do not wait!

Trade Hardcover Edition: Cemetery Dance Publications * Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Books-A-Million

eBook: Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo * iTunes

Audio: Amazon * Audible on Amazon * Audible.com

Gwendy's Button Box

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

Review: ‘The High-Maintenance Ladies of the Zombie Apocalypse’ by Melinda Marshall and Christine Steendam

The High-Maintenance Ladies of the Zombie Apocalypse by Melinda Marshall and Christine Steendam
Hazelridge Press (October 2016)

127 pages, $10.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

The High-Maintenance Ladies of the Zombie Apocalypse is exactly what the title conveys, a humorous attempt to pit pampered fashionistas against brainless, flesh-eating hordes. Taken in that spirit, this book is a complete success. It is at times silly, gory, irreverent, suspenseful and all around fun. Co-authors Melinda Marshall and Christine Steendam have concocted some clever heroines and given us insight into their survival skills. Overall, this is a quick, fun read that’s worth pursuing.Continue Reading