Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Reviews1 Comment on 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
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories ReviewsLeave a comment on 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
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:
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Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories ReviewsLeave a comment on 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
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Breaking News1 Comment on 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
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
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
Jana Heidersdorf is making amazing progress on the artwork for our special edition of Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King, and we wanted to take a moment to show you another new painting she has delivered for this project:
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Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Horror Drive-In1 Comment on The Horror Bust (That Didn’t Seem Like a Bust) 
We were talking about the great horror boom of the 1980s at the Horror Drive-In message boards the other day. Most seem to think that it was the greatest era in the history of the genre. I happen to agree. I was there, and as big a fan of all things horror as you’d have been likely to find. It was an exciting time, for movies and for horror fiction. I could go on about it indefinitely, but I have something else on my mind today.Continue Reading
BIG NEWS! One week after Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar was published, it has made history for Cemetery Dance Publications as our first-ever National Bestseller! Specifically, our edition is now:
* #4 on the New York Times bestsellers list (combined print/ebook)
* #7 on the New York Times list (hardcover)
* #4 on the USA Today bestsellers list
* #12 on the Amazon bestsellers list
In addition, on Amazon.com they noted: “MOST ANTICIPATED. There were more pre-orders for Gwendy’s Button Box than any other book released this week on the Most Sold Fiction Chart.”
We’ve also heard that Gwendy’s Button Box will appear on Publishers Weekly bestsellers list this week.
If you haven’t ordered your copy already, here are the links again, 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
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories InterviewsLeave a comment on Heading Up the Skelton Crew: An Interview with Israel Skelton 
Skelton Crew Studio, a comic book replica studio based in the wilds of Maine, was founded by Israel Skelton in 2008. A sculptor and creator for more than 30 years, Skelton first made a name for his studio with a replica key based on the critically-acclaimed comic series Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. Collaborations with a wide variety of creators soon followed, and Skelton Crew Studio’s work is now highly sought after among collectors and creators alike. Skelton Crew has a busy year ahead of them—more on that in a minute—so we appreciate Israel Skelton taking a few moments to discuss his work with us.
(Interview conducted by Blu Gilliand)Continue Reading
The Halloween Children by Brian James Freeman and Norman Prentiss
Hydra/Random House (June 2017)
300 pages; $2.99 e-book
Reviewed by Dave Simms
A Halloween story is something no reader of horror fiction should ever miss. A broad statement, true, but The Hallowen Children is another Hallowen tale which has knocked it out of the park. This is a disturbing, claustrophobic, beyond enjoyable read which encompasses everything Halloween should be. Of course, parallels will be drawn to The Shining, but that would be extremely unfair to Brian Freeman and Norman Prentiss. The Halloween Children is utterly original and deserves to be given applause on its own merits. This is an everyman’s horror story—the best, most relatable kind—and holds family close to its dark heart.Continue Reading
READING STEPHEN KING edited by Brian James Freeman, a brand new signed Limited Edition hardcover featuring essays about Stephen King and his work, is now more than 80% sold out!
Featuring insightful essays from Clive Barker, Stewart O’Nan, Frank Darabont, Stephen Spignesi, Richard Chizmar, Justin Brooks, Tony Magistrale, Michael R. Collings, Rocky Wood, Robin Furth, Kevin Quigley, Hans-Ake Lilja, Billy Chizmar, Jack Ketchum, Bev Vincent, Mick Garris, and Jay Franco, this special edition is sure to be a “must read” for fans of the Master of Horror!
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Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories ReviewsLeave a comment on Review: ‘Crow Shine’ by Alan Baxter 
Crow Shine by Alan Baxter
Ticonderoga Publications (November 2016)
$29.99 hardcover; $22.99 paperback; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington
The first short story I ever read by Alan Baxter was “In Vaulted Halls Entombed,” which featured a group of soldiers chasing terrorists into a cave in Afghanistan only to see them trapped by something their training never prepared them for. Since then, I always get excited when I see his name attached to an anthology.Continue Reading
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories Exhumed6 Comments on “The Officer’s Club” and “The Phone Call” 
Hello again, fans of the Dance. This is the seventh installment of monthly double reviews studying the structure of great horror fiction published in our beloved Cemetery Dance.
Last time I reviewed two Barry Hoffman stories: “An Island Unto Herself” from Cemetery Dance #1 (1988) and “Vicious Cycle” from Cemetery Dance #26 (1997). If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do so and let me know what you think.
In keeping with the popular notion of reviewing two stories by the same author separated by time, this month I’m going to dive into a pair of Roman A. Ranieri stories. The first, once again from Cemetery Dance #1, was published in 1988. The second, from Cemetery Dance #23, was published in 1996.
Let’s see what eight years of separation did for ole’ Roman’s skill set… Continue Reading
Author Cemetery Dance OnlinePosted on Categories ReviewsLeave a comment on Review: ‘Life in a Haunted House’ by Norman Prentiss 
Life in a Haunted House by Norman Prentiss
Amazon Digital Services (May 2017)
175 pages; $0.99 e-book
Reviewed by Kevin Lucia
I absolutely love coming of age stories. I don’t know why. Maybe because I’m an overgrown kid myself. Maybe there’s something inside me which looks back on those years fondly, but also remembers how hard it was to be a kid. Everyone expects you to “grow up” and figure out what it is you want to do with your life, all before your sixteenth birthday. I remember those years well, and as a high school teacher, I see it enacted before me, in living color, every single day. So I’m always a sucker for a well-told, engrossing coming of age tale. Continue Reading
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