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“Beó duine d’éis a anma” the words read, but what did they mean? After author Pádriac Rosa died, his house immediately went up for auction to pay his debts. Now an auctioneer and two journalists are taking stock of what his four-story gothic house has to offer, but they’re about to discover more than they expected…
This year Cemetery Dance Publications is gathering a collection of the horror genre’s finest authors to pay tribute to our favorite holiday. Watch for the other stories in the series by Stewart O’Nan, Joe R. Lansdale, Norman Prentiss, Kealan Patrick Burke, Bill Pronzini, Lisa Morton, Brian James Freeman, and many others!
An ageing millionaire wakes on Halloween night to find himself buried in a coffin with only a bell and a lamp for company, a bell meant to alert those above ground that he is alive. But Miles Camden is not quite ready to ring that bell. To him, it’s an admission of defeat. No, he has not gotten to his station in life by conceding to the games of others. So he plans to wait and use the time to uncover his tormentor. But no man can hope to win a game without knowing the stakes, and Miles is about to discover that the stakes are very high indeed.
This year Cemetery Dance Publications is gathering a collection of the horror genre’s finest authors to pay tribute to our favorite holiday. Watch for the other stories in the series by Stewart O’Nan, Joe R. Lansdale, Norman Prentiss, Bill Pronzini, Graham Masterton, Lisa Morton, Brian James Freeman, and many others!
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Today we’re very pleased to announce we will be receiving copies of NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, which is certain to be one of the most talked about novels published next year!
About the Book:
According to Joe Hill, the book is about “a very bad man with a very bad car. Bad things happen to the children who get in the car with him. These children wind up being driven to a place called Christmas Land, and if Disney Land is the happiest place on Earth, Christmas Land is the unhappiest place NOT on Earth. It’s partially about people who have unnatural powers that they derive from vehicles.”
About the Author:
Joe Hill is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Heart-Shaped Box, the award-winning collection, 20th Century Ghosts, and a critically acclaimed comic book series, Locke & Key.
This is the perfect time of year to pick up a copy of Halloween: New Poems for your collection!
About the Book:
Here is the first-ever collection of brand-new poems written expressly for the Orange-and-Black holiday, edited by horror master Al Sarrantonio!
Halloween: New Poems contains original poetic gems by some of today’s best horror writers – including the first poems ever published (a total of six!) by Joe R. Lansdale. Along with Lansdale find such horror greats as Tom Disch, Gary Braunbeck, T.M. Wright, Elizabeth Massie, Tom Piccirilli, Steve Rasnic Tem and Brian Freeman, as well as poetry by Al Sarrantonio himself.
This is a book you will take down from your shelf every Halloween season – a real keepsake and one-of-a-kind volume, with a beautiful cover by Alan Clark and fantastic interior art by Keith Minnion.
Elly and David Ward lost their daughter three-and-a-half years ago, and nothing reminds them more of this than seeing the children trick-or-treating on their street on Halloween night. She was twelve. Neither parent has dealt very well with the loss of their child. David has introverted and spends his nights in his deceased daughter’s bed. Elly has just had a meaningless affair. But now, it’s Halloween night and their memories are strong with their daughter’s death…and the children that they blame for it.
This year Cemetery Dance Publications is gathering a collection of the horror genre’s finest authors to pay tribute to our favorite holiday. Watch for the other stories in the series by Stewart O’Nan, Joe R. Lansdale, Norman Prentiss, Bill Pronzini, Kealan Patrick Burke, Graham Masterton, Lisa Morton, Brian James Freeman, and many others
We’ve received yet another terrific review of Sick Chick Flicks by John Skipp, this one from The Horror Fiction Review:
“Sometimes it is what it says on the cover, and this is one of those times. Flicks? Yes indeed, three screenplays. Chicks? Absolutely, strong female lead characters all! Sick? Suffice to say, you probably will NOT be seeing Jennifer Aniston or any of those SEX AND THE CITY ladies starring in one of these… These characters are strong, sassy, sexy, occasionally screwed-up, and kickass, WITHOUT being a bunch of stroke-fantasy fanservice bimbos. We need more of that.”
On the Greek island of Kefalonia, Gerassimos Flamotas faces the most extraordinary day of his life when a stranger makes a uniquely tempting offer – one that will have terrifying consequences. This spellbinding story of physical transformation is as shocking as it is unexpected…
(Simon Clark also wrote a new introduction for this e-short and talks about his formative years and the inspiration behind ‘Gerassimos Flamotas – A Day in the Life.’)
This year Cemetery Dance Publications is gathering a collection of the horror genre’s finest authors to pay tribute to our favorite holiday. Watch for the other stories in the series by Stewart O’Nan, Joe R. Lansdale, Norman Prentiss, Kealan Patrick Burke, Ed Gorman, Lisa Morton, Brian James Freeman, and many others!
On October 29, the Halloween decorations disappeared from the Myrick lawn. Instead, an official sign appeared at the edge of the property: “Quiet Zone: Death in the Family.”
This year, Jeremy would finally be allowed to trick or treat without his parents’ supervision, and he’d been looking forward to visiting the neighborhood’s most famous October attraction. Now, after all his anticipation, it felt like Halloween had been cancelled. To his young mind, even a grieving family deserves some version of the traditional “trick”…but Jeremy’s impulsive act of revenge has far-reaching, terrifying consequences.
This year Cemetery Dance Publications is gathering a collection of the horror genre’s finest authors to pay tribute to our favorite holiday. Watch for the other stories in the series by Stewart O’Nan, Joe R. Lansdale, Simon Clark, Kealan Patrick Burke, Ed Gorman, Lisa Morton, Brian James Freeman, and many others!
Please Note: Today, you can also read “Essential October Reads: Norman Prentiss” over at the October Country blog, which is one of our favorite reading corners of the Internet!
Today we’re very pleased to share just a little bit of the FEARnet.com review of I’m Not Sam by Jack Ketchum & Lucky McKee with you! Blu Gilliand writes:
“Cemetery Dance has been quite brilliant in their subtle marketing approach to this book, relying on the strength of the authors’ names (and of their previous collaboration, The Woman, which Cemetery Dance also published) and keeping the details of the story largely under wraps. I’m not about to undo those efforts by going into a detailed synopsis here… In both the novella and the short story, Ketchum and McKee meld their styles into a single powerful voice. The fiction they create together continues to be compelling and fearless, going places where writers with weaker hearts (and weaker talents) dare not tread. Here’s hoping they’ve just found their groove, and that their muses continue to connect on many, many projects to come.
Read the rest of the terrific (and spoiler free) review over at FEARnet.com!
As a Halloween party rages on, two friends have an altercation. It seems that Stevie’s girlfriend has been stepping out on him…with his best friend. And Stevie has quite a temper. Will a little Halloween talk make everything all right? Will they be able to mend their friendship before the night is over? Or will Stevie’s axe get put to good use?
This year Cemetery Dance Publications is gathering a collection of the horror genre’s finest authors to pay tribute to our favorite holiday. Watch for the other stories in the series by Stewart O’Nan, Simon Clark, Norman Prentiss, Kealan Patrick Burke, Ed Gorman, Lisa Morton, Brian James Freeman, and many others!
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Stories from the Plague Years by Michael Marano
Named one of Booklist’s Top Ten Horror Books of the Year!
A Very Limited Print Run and a Great Value!
Today we’re pleased to offer preorders for a very exciting signed Limited Edition trade paperback from ChiZine Publications, but our supplies are very limited, so be sure to place your order sooner than later!
Stories from the Plague Years
by Michael Marano
Introduction by John Shirley
Interior illustrations by Gabrielle Faust
About the Book:
Stories from the Plague Years is the first fiction collection from award-winning fantasy author Michael Marano. Nine tales arranged in a haunting symphony that guides readers through a tour of the darkest landscapes of human existence.
Here, fury and hate grow so strong, they cannot be held within one man’s body, and manifest themselves to devastating effect. Cities contain second, unseen cities populated by the vengeful ghosts of those who died too soon. Countries fall to famine and war. But these are also the tales of love lasting beyond death, love existing beyond all hope, and friendships never forgotten. Within are the widely praised stories “Winter Requiem,” “The Siege,” and the controversial “Burden,” as well as two original novellas, including the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated “Displacement.”
Marano, acclaimed for his evocative voice, paints lush portraits both terrifying and tender, injecting even the darkest of fantasies with a punk rock sensibility and a touch of the humane. With Stories from the Plague Years, he presents snapshots of a time when our world collided with evil, sickness, and self-destruction, and left behind lasting scars on those who dared to survive.
Two days ago, Greg got an invitation in his email from someone he didn’t know. This invitation was to a Halloween party in the local graveyard. His friend Kurt received the same invitation. Now, it’s close to midnight on Halloween night and they’re driving out to the graveyard. Greg has a funny feeling that something might be off. Kurt doesn’t agree, but Kurt is wrong. Dead wrong.
This year Cemetery Dance Publications is gathering a collection of the horror genre’s finest authors to pay tribute to our favorite holiday. Watch for the other stories in the series by Joe R. Lansdale, Stewart O’Nan, Simon Clark, Norman Prentiss, Kealan Patrick Burke, Ed Gorman, Lisa Morton, Brian James Freeman, and many others!
More Than Thirteen New Halloween Short Story eBooks to be Published Between Now and October 31st!
First Up:
“Monsters” by Stewart O’Nan
Today we’re pleased to announce we’ll be publishing a new Halloween short story eBook every weekday between now and October 31st to celebrate our favorite season of spooks and ghouls and goblins, starting with “Monsters” by Stewart O’Nan, which is available for download today:
Monsters: A Halloween Short Story
by Stewart O’Nan
About the eBook:
They were going to be monsters for the Church haunted house—Creatures from the Black Lagoon. Mark and his best friend Derek would each get to wear a suit with a zipper up the back and a head that fit like a diving helmet. They could scare the little kids and gross out the girls. No one would know who they were. But a backyard accident will ensure this Halloween is even more memorable than the young boys expect, and their friendship will never be the same…
“A quietly brilliant story with its own singular darkness.”
—Paula Guran, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror
Don’t forget, there’s a special Amazon.com link you can bookmark to always pull up our eBooks on their store:
If you miss a newsletter during the 13 Days of Halloween promotion, you can view all of the Halloween Short Stories eBooks on this special page in our store as they are announced:
We can’t spill the beans just yet, but we have big plans for Halloween this year! We might be planning 13 days worth of Halloween, you could say. Watch for the announcement on Monday, but in the meantime, you can see we’re already getting into the spirit of the season:
Thank you, as always, for your continuing support!
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