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Night Time Logic with Douglas Ford

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 23, 2024August 18, 2024Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Douglas Ford, Interviews, Night Time Logic, The Twilight ZoneLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“The Twilight Zone. The Infection Party. And the Heart of Darkness.”

photo of author Douglas Ford — Douglas Ford

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance online and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with Douglas (along with author Jeffrey Ford) in April 2024 about their recent work. Our conversation is here on YouTube.

My conversation with Douglas today begins with question about author Charles Beaumont…Continue Reading

Revelations: The Third Level by Jack Finney

Cemetery Dance OnlineApril 10, 2020March 31, 2020RevelationsDanse Macabre, Jack Finney, Kevin Lucia, Revelations, Stephen King, The Third Level, The Twilight Zone2 Comments

Banner for Revelations, the column written by Kevin Lucia for Cemetery Dance

Author photo of Jack Finney — Jack Finney

Ironically, in my quest to discover other horror writers besides Stephen King, (I adore King’s work but at that time, I was reading him exclusively), it was King himself who helped lead the way. Somewhere in the middle of that quest I finally, for the first time, read his non-fiction treatise on the horror genre, Danse Macabre (which you should all do, right now). Continue Reading

My First Fright featuring Josh Malerman

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 16, 2019August 7, 2019My First FrightColumns, John Brhel, Josh Malerman, My First Fright, The Twilight ZoneLeave a comment

The Twilight Zone is one of the most respected and beloved television series of all time. Horror writers regularly cite it as an influence on their writing, like Christopher Golden did for this very column. But what about the 1983 film adaptation? Twilight Zone: The Movie is an anthology, featuring (mostly) remakes of famous episodes by famous directors like Steven Spielberg and John Landis. It wasn’t well-received upon release, and it gained notoriety for a helicopter accident that claimed three lives, but it’s achieved somewhat of a cult status over the years. For some, like author Josh Malerman, it was their first real exposure to horror, an eclectic blend of spooky, fantastical storytelling. Continue Reading

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