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Review: The Weight of Words edited by Dave McKean and William Schafer

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 7, 2017December 7, 2017ReviewsBlu Gilliand, Dave McKean, Reviews, Subterranean Press, The Weight of Words, William SchaferLeave a comment

The Weight of Words edited by Dave McKean and William Schafer
Subterranean Press (December 2017)
248 pages; $40 hardcover
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

Like all great artists, Dave McKean has a style that is immediately recognizable as his and his alone. His unique visuals have graced everything from comic books (perhaps most notably his eight-year run as cover artist for Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series and his collaboration with Grant Morrison on the graphic novel Arkham Asylum) to album covers. book covers….even stamps. So, what happens when you ask a group of authors to filter that style through their own distinct voices?Continue Reading

Review: A Warning About Your Future Enslavement That You Will Dismiss as A Collection of Short Fiction and Essays by Kit Power

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A Warning About Your Future Enslavement That You Will Dismiss as A Collection of Short Fiction and Essays by Kit Power
Amazon Digital Services (November 2017)
268 pages; $2.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

Nearly two years ago to the day, I read and reviewed Godbomb! by Kit Power. It was one of the most amazing books I read in 2015. Now Kit has returned with a collection of short stories and essays which are hard to describe, but I’m willing to give it my best shot here.

A Warning About Your Future Enslavement That You Will Dismiss As a Collection of Short Fiction and Essays covers a lot of ground and is loosely woven together with a story set in a future where most of human history has been forgotten or purposely covered up. A mid-level government employee is doing his best to uncover the truth through a series of stories uncovered in a hidden mainframe.Continue Reading

Tonight, Again by Clive Barker: New UK Edition Limited To Just 600 Copies!

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We’re pleased to report we’ll be receiving copies of the new “Limited” trade hardcover of TONIGHT, AGAIN by Clive Barker from SST Publications in the UK!

Just 600 copies are being printed and this special edition includes previously unpublished and never-before-seen illustrations by Clive Barker to go along with his stories!

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

Brian Keene’s History of Horror Fiction, Chapter Two: Thurg Life

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 30, 2017January 4, 2018Brian Keene's History of Horror FictionBrian Keene, Columns, History of Horror Fiction5 Comments

In the opening sentence of his seminal 1927 essay Supernatural Horror in Literature, H.P. Lovecraft wrote, “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear.”

Decades later, in the Introduction to 1982’s Prime Evil anthology, Douglas E. Winter wrote, “Horror is not a genre, like the mystery or science fiction or the western. It is not a kind of fiction, meant to be confined to the ghetto of a special shelf in libraries or bookstores. Horror is an emotion.”

In his posthumously released 1993 song “Thug Life,” 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) rapped, “Thinkin’ of dead niggas that I knew that died young. Is there a heaven for a nigga up to no good, or is it another fuckin’ hood?”

Three seemingly disparate quotes, connected only tenuously, and yet all speaking to one universal truth that is as old as humankind itself. Three quotes that serve to interpolate the work of the Upper Paleolithic era’s version of Stephen King—an artist known as Thurg.Continue Reading

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Review: Bubba and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers by Joe R. Lansdale

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 27, 2017November 26, 2017ReviewsBlu Gilliand, Bubba and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers, Joe R. Lansdale, Reviews, Subterranean PressLeave a comment

Bubba and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers by Joe R. Lansdale
Subterranean Press (October 2017)
200 pages; $31.84 hardcover; $6.99 e-book
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

Back in 1994, Joe R. Lansdale wrote a story called “Bubba Ho-Tep” about an elderly Elvis Presley teaming up to fight a mummy with a fellow nursing home resident who thought he was JFK, and I read it and thought, “Welp, it doesn’t get much crazier than that.” Boy, was I wrong.Continue Reading

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Review: ‘Stephen King and Philosophy’ edited by Jacob Held

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 24, 2017November 22, 2017ReviewsJacob Held, Kevin Lucia, Reviews, Stephen King, Stephen King and PhilosophyLeave a comment

Stephen King and Philosophy edited by Jacob Held
Rowman & Littlefield (August 2016)
328 pages; $13.56 paperback; $9.99 e-book
Reviewed by Kevin Lucia

In a documentary filmed many years ago, bestselling author Peter Straub lamented the fact that, ever tongue-in-cheek and self-deprecating, Stephen King once referred to his own work as the equivalent of a “Big Mac and fries.” Straub considered it an unfortunate comparison which didn’t do King justice, that his work was far more substantial than mere intellectual junk food. Continue Reading

Review: We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone by Ronald Malfi

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 22, 2017November 22, 2017Reviews- Frank Michaels Errington, JournalStone, Reviews, Ronald Malfi, We Should Have Left Well Enough AloneLeave a comment

We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone by Ronald Malfi
JournalStone (November 2017)
299 pages; $29.95 hardcover; $16.67 paperback; $9.95 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone, the debut short story collection from Ronald Malfi, is a bit of a mixed bag. Although the twenty shorts included do make for an enjoyable read, I have to say I much prefer Malfi’s recent novels to the tales included here. Little Girls made my top ten list in 2015, The Night Parade did the same in 2016, and Bone White is my favorite read so far in 2017.Continue Reading

Revelations: Paul F. Olson

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 17, 2017November 13, 2017RevelationsColumns, Kevin Lucia, Paul F. Olson, Revelations2 Comments

For the most part, this column travels in semi-chronological order, chronicling the writers I’ve discovered the last few years who’ve had an impact on me as a writer. I will, however, occasionally stray from this chronological path, simply because, well, I feel like it. This is one of those cases, as we discuss writer Paul F. Olson.Continue Reading

Review: Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire edited by Vince Liaguno

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 16, 2017November 15, 2017ReviewsAbominations of Desire, Blu Gilliand, Evil Jester Press, Reviews, Unspeakable Horror 2, Vince LiagunoLeave a comment

Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire edited by Vince Liaguno
Evil Jester Press (October 2017)
404 pages; $14.99 paperback; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

In his introduction, accomplished author and editor Vince Liaguno describes the theme of Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire as “desire gone awry.” This theme winds through a strong slate of stories selected by Liaguno for his follow-up to the Bram Stoker Award-winning collection Unspeakable Horror (2008). As we often see in real life, these stories portray desire as a catalyst for more than pleasure; often, desire leads to unintended consequences, bad decisions, and terrible results.Continue Reading

Review: Teeth of the Sea by Tim Waggoner

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 13, 2017November 12, 2017ReviewsFrank Michaels Errington. Severed Press, Reviews, Teeth of the Sea, Tim Waggoner1 Comment

Teeth of the Sea by Tim Waggoner
Severed Press (October 2017)
182 pages; $10.95 paperback; $4.99 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

Teeth of the Sea begins from the point of view of some very large sea creatures and returns to that viewpoint periodically throughout, to great effect.

Most of the action takes place in and around the relatively new luxury resort, Elysium, far from anywhere, in the middle of the ocean. Ancient sea creatures return to the place where they’ve come every ten years or so to lay their eggs and they are terribly hungry.Continue Reading

Review: ‘Buffalo Soldier’ by Maurice Broaddus

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 10, 2017November 7, 2017ReviewsAnton Cancre, Buffalo Soldier, Maurice Broaddus, Reviews, TorLeave a comment

Buffalo Soldier by Maurice Broaddus
Tor (April 2017)
144 pages, $9.57 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Anton Cancre

So, we’ve got Desmond Coke, right? He’s a former James Bondian spy (full of all the expected baddass, class and Dapper Dan style that goes with the title) who found out a little too much. There’s also this boy, Lij Tafari, stuck at the center of the “too much” I just mentioned. They strike off from their home to find a place where the boy can live a normal life in peace, without being the pawn of political figureheads.Continue Reading

The Summoning by Bentley Little: New Trade Paperback Edition Shipping In December!

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We’re very pleased to report our new trade paperback edition of Bentley Little’s classic novel The Summoning will be published next month!

Darkness is descending on the small town of Rio Verde, Arizona. An evil older than time is rising from the desert, waiting for night to fall and a reign of terror to begin…

Brad Woods has performed a lot of autopsies, but never one like this. The body is purged of all blood.

Fear has made Sue Wing run from the darkened school and into night, a fear so powerful she can only name it using the Cantonese myths of her grandmother: Cup-hu-girngsi… the corspe who drinks blood.

Reporters like Rich Carter don’t believe in the supernatural, but all the signs are pointing to the same conclusion: a vampire is stalking the streets of Rio Verde.

No, Rich Carter doesn’t believe in such things. Not yet. But he will come to believe with a faith borne of horror after horror…

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

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