Stephen King Revisited

Stephen King Revisited: Volume One
by Richard Chizmar

With historical context essays by Bev Vincent and guest essays by Brian Keene, Michael Koryta, Josh Boone, Ed Gorman, Chet Williamson, Kealan Patrick Burke, Stewart O'Nan, and many others!

About the Book:
Cemetery Dance Publications presents the first volume in a massive new project unlike anything the horror and suspense publisher has undertaken in our thirty years in publishing!

Cemetery Dance founder and publisher Richard Chizmar has been re-reading all of Stephen King's books in the order of publication, and then writing down his memories from the first time he read the books decades ago and sharing his thoughts upon reading them again, often for the first time in many years.

"Like many longtime readers,” Chizmar explains, "I can chart the course of my life by when and where I read most of Stephen King's books. Re-reading Christine recently when writing an afterword for an anniversary edition a few years back was like traveling back to my youth in a time machine.  I turned the pages, and I was a teenager again, carrying around a tattered, old paperback. Experiencing the novel for the first time. It felt like a kind of magic. And I wanted to do it again."

When Chizmar asked Stephen King what he thought of the idea of him re-reading all of the books in order, King replied, "go for it!"

For readers who are interested in behind the scenes information about Stephen King's unprecedented career, author Bev Vincent has contributed a historical context essay for each title, including insightful anecdotes about the writing and publication history of the book.

In addition, special guest contributors have provided their own takes on the books, including Josh Boone, Kealan Patrick Burke, Ray Garton, Christopher Golden, Ed Gorman, Brian Keene, Michael Koryta, JD Barker, Joseph Maddrey, James Newman, Stewart O'Nan, Norman Prentiss, Ian Rogers, Bev Vincent, Hank Wagner, and Chet Williamson.

Stephen King Revisited is an ongoing project, and Volume One covers Carrie through The Eyes of the Dragon.

About the Special Editions:
To celebrate this incredible publication, we're planning TWO special editions for our collectors!

In addition to the beautiful Trade Hardcover Edition, there will be a Limited Edition Hardcover signed by Richard Chizmar, Bev Vincent, and François Vaillancourt on a special signature page. This book will have a different binding and endpapers than the trade hardcover.

Our high-end collectors should take special note of the Lettered Edition because each copy will include an ORIGINAL PIECE OF ARTWORK bound into the book to make it unique, and no scene or character will be repeated for these original artwork pages, meaning each copy will truly be unique! This edition is traycased and signed by FOUR contributors, and we don't expect the available copies to last very long!

Published as a Trade Hardcover Edition:
• Printed on acid-free paper
• Bound in cloth with colored head and tail bands
• Featuring hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine
• Wrapped in a full-color dust jacket
• Retail price just $35

To be published as a Signed Limited Edition Hardcover:
• Limited to just 750 copies personally signed by Richard Chizmar, Bev Vincent, and François Vaillancourt on a special signature page
• Printed on acid-free archival quality paper
• Bound in full-cloth with colored head and tail bands
• Featuring hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine
• Printed and bound with full-color endpapers
• Smyth sewn to create a more durable binding
• Wrapped in a full-color dust jacket
• Limited ONE TIME printing of this special edition
• Retail price just $65

To be published as a Signed & Traycased Hardcover Lettered Edition:
• Limited to just 52 signed and lettered copies personally signed by Richard Chizmar, Bev Vincent, François Vaillancourt, and Glenn Chadbourne
• Each copy will include an ORIGINAL PIECE OF ARTWORK by Glenn Chadbourne bound into the book to make it unique
• No scene or character will be repeated for the original artwork page, meaning each copy will truly be unique!
• Bound in a fine material with colored head and tail bands
• Featuring hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine
• Printed and bound with deluxe endpapers
• Smyth sewn to create a more durable binding
• Housed in a custom-made traycase
• Limited ONE TIME printing of this special edition
• Retail price: $225

RICHARD CHIZMAR is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy's Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and multiple editions of The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. Chizmar's work has been translated into many languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. Please visit the author's website at: Richardchizmar.com

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