Review: ‘The Progeny’ by Tosca Lee

The Progeny by Tosca Lee
Howard Books (May 2016)
336 pages; $17.10 hardcover; $15.99 paperback; $13.99 e-book
Reviewed by Kevin Lucia

I first encountered Tosca Lee’s work in her debut novel, Demon: A Memoir. A moody, tense, gripping story about a down-on-his-luck literary agent and his encounter with a demon who demands he tell Its story told to the world, Memoir predicted big things for Tosca, big things which have come to pass. Continue Reading

Welcome to the Videodrome!

There was no way of knowing how much that top loading Fisher VCR with wired remote control would change all of our lives. We were a family of movie addicts. We had a theater called The Kent two blocks away that showed double features and had a balcony where all sorts of shenanigans ensued, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. There was also the drive-in just ten miles away in Elmsford, a mecca for families and horny teens all throughout lower Westchester County.

But this VCR contraption, which my father brought home with a buzzing glee, was about to take us to a whole new level. Continue Reading

Review: ‘Children of God’ by Craig Dilouie and Jonathan Moon

 

Children of God by Craig Dilouie and Jonathan Moon
Zing Communications (May 2016)
148 pages; $9.99 paperback; ebook $2.99
Reviewed by Anton Cancre

Cults are fascinating; the tragedy which follows so many of them doubly so. We sit on the outside, talking about how crazy those people must be. When all we see is the smoke and the bodies and the ramblings of their leaders, it is easy to disassociate ourselves. Continue Reading

Have A New eReader? Load Up On These Great (And Reasonably Priced!) Horror eBooks From Cemetery Dance Publications!

Do you have a fancy new eReader or eBook App sitting nearby right now? Why not fill it with some great and reasonably priced horror eBooks from Cemetery Dance Publications??

Visit our New eBooks Page, our Full eBooks Store, or maybe click on the covers below to read more about just a few of our bestselling good reads:

The Influence

The Mailman

The Revelation

The Circle

The Christmas Spirit

Dark Screams

Dark Screams 2

Dark Screams 3

Dark Screams 4

Dark Screams 5

The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book

Dominoes in Time

Better Weird

Cemetery Dance Select Michael Marshall Smith

Savenger Hunt

Little by Little

Ursa Major

Dreams in Black and White

The Memory Tree

The Gray Zone

Placeholders

Miranda

Little Things

Death Songs From the Naked Man

People Are Strange

Cemetery Dance Issue #70

The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book

Tyler's Third Act

Shivers 7

Nothing Lasting

The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction

Thrill

The Children's Ward

Water Baby

Lullabye

See No Evil

Twice Blessed

Only Child

The Taint

Traces

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

FREE CHRISTMAS SHORT STORY! **Updated With Links to the US, UK, and Canada!**

Hi Folks!

As we mentioned, you can download a brand new Christmas-themed short story “The Christmas Spirit” FOR FREE, but we forgot to include the links for the UK and Canada product pages, so here are all of the links again for easy reference:

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA

The Christmas Spirit

For those of you who love beautiful CHAPBOOKS, there is also a print edition available for the bargain price of just $4.99!

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

FREE CHRISTMAS SHORT STORY!

Good news for our readers! Right now, you can download a brand new Christmas-themed short story “The Christmas Spirit” FOR FREE on Amazon.com! Don’t wait because this deal won’t last long… and did we mention it is FREE?!

The Christmas Spirit

Read more or grab your FREE copy before time runs out!

For those of you who love beautiful CHAPBOOKS, there is also a print edition available for the bargain price of just $4.99!

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

“Rock of Ages” and “Bad Luck”

*Humblebrag… I own all 75 issues. Took me 8 years to track ‘em all down. Just look at that collection!
(Photo Copyright 2016 K. Edwin Fritz)

Hello again, folks. This is the third installment of monthly double reviews studying the structure of great horror fiction published in our beloved Cemetery Dance.

Last time I reviewed David B. Silva’s “Fury’s Child” from CD #1 (1988) and Lisa Morton’s “The Rich are Different” from CD #74/75 (2016).

If you haven’t read either one, do check them out. The Silva story in particular is hard to find… of course. 😉

This month we’ve got another 2 stories from the same 2 issues…Continue Reading

Review: ‘The Train Derails in Boston’ by Jessica McHugh

trainderailsThe Train Derails in Boston by Jessica McHugh
Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing (June 2016)
346 pages; $14.95 paperback; ebook $3.99
Reviewed by Anton Cancre

What in the ever loving…

Okay, the usual review format (hook, blurb, opinion) just ain’t gonna cut it here. Call me unprofessional or just a plain fool if you want. I’m okay with that. When a train runs this far off the rails, honey, you just have to look at the wreckage from a different angle.Continue Reading

Hell’s Bounty by Joe R. Lansdale & John L. Lansdale: New Signed Limited Edition Hardcover!

Hi Folks!

We’re pleased to report we’ll be receiving some copies of the signed Limited Edition hardcover of HELL’S BOUNTY by Joe R. Lansdale & John L. Lansdale from SST Publications in the UK. This is a beautiful signed Limited Edition and we think our collectors will love it, but our copies will not last long!

Hell's Bountry

Read more or place your order while our supplies last!

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

The Dark Highway

“Everybody thought it was a big joke… It was so funny, I just kept on going…Everybody thought I was just going to go on tweaking the Major’s balls to the very end. Which was what I did. Then one morning I woke up and I was in. I was a Prime Walker…So I guess it turned out the Major was tweaking my balls.” Stephen King, The Long Walk

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Review: ‘Eyes Like Lighthouses When the Boats Come Home’ by Dane Cobain

dane-cobain-eyes-like-lighthouses-when-the-boats-come-homeEyes Like Lighthouses When the Boats Come Home by Dane Cobain
CreateSpace (June 2016)
170 pages, $11.99 paperback; $3.49 e-book
Reviewed by Joshua Gage

Eyes Like Lighthouses When the Boats Come Home is a self-published collection of poetry by British performance poet Dane Cobain. It shows a lot of enthusiasm and potential, but ultimately fails due to a number of basic craft issues. Continue Reading

The December 14, 2016 Special Offer

Hi Folks!

Here are the three lucky winners whose names were picked at random:

Mike K. wins 12 books!
Dorothy S. wins 14 books!
Stacy C wins 16 books!

Congratulations to all of the winners!

All selections of Cemetery Dance Publications are final. Void where prohibited. Winners will be contacted via email at the email address provided on the order.

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

Cautionary Splatter

I’ve been in the process of moving over the past few months. As you may imagine, there are a lot of books, magazines, and other items to be gathered and transported. I’ve been taking it slowly, and looking over a lot of the items I have. Some of which I had almost forgotten about.

I came upon the Footsteps Press chapbook edition of Douglas E. Winter’s Splatter: A Cautionary Tale. I had not read the story in many years, and it has always been a favorite of mine. So I propped up the pillows, climbed under the warm blankets, and read this chilling short story.Continue Reading

Review: ‘Devils in Dark Houses’ by B.E. Scully

devilsDevils in Dark Houses by B.E. Scully
DarkFuse (August 2016)
510 pages; $19.99 paperback; $5.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

Having never read anything from B.E. Scully before, I had no idea what to expect. Truthfully, I didn’t anticipate being entertained as completely as I was. Devils in Dark Houses is a set of four equally powerful novellas set in the author’s home state of Oregon. The stories are all connected through a pair of homicide detectives assigned to the individual cases.Continue Reading