It can’t really have been two months since I last updated this site, can it? Apparently so. My apologies. I’ve been somewhat busy with an as-yet-unannounced book project that I hope will interest y’all when I can talk about it.

So, what’s new? The biggest thing, probably, is the fact that The Wind Through the Keyhole is starting to ship from Donald M. Grant. If you ordered the Artist Edition, you’re at the head of the list, though us poor alphabet-challenged people will have to wait a little longer than the Andersons and Billings and Carpenters of the world. My review of what King calls Dark Tower 4.5 (because the contemporary action takes place after the ka-tet leaves the Green Palace) will appear in the next issue of Cemetery Dance magazine.

I won’t bore you with news about the various remakes of movies based on King’s works. None of them seem to be going anywhere fast these days. However, I wrote an essay for FEARnet about the various Carrie adaptations, both cinematic and dramatic: Carrie On.

What’s King reading these days? According to Entertainment Weekly, he’s deep into the second volume of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Issue #1 of Road Rage, IDW’s graphic novel adaptation of Throttle is out this month, as is The Way Station #4.

King has commented about how he reworked the ending of 11/22/63 in response to feedback from his son. The original version of the last page or so of the manuscript is now available on his website.

Do you have your copy of Cycle Zombies by Stephen King? Nope, me neither. When showrunner Kurt Sutter asked King if he had a book he would like to promote during an episode of Sons of Anarchy last fall, this is the title King came up with. Sutter put his art department to work, and you can see the results here. Note that the text below the image is a spoiler for the fate of a major character, so if you haven’t seen the most recent season yet, don’t read the text!

King was at the Savannah Book Festival last weekend. He read from the opening pages of Dr. Sleep, the sequel to The Shining. This is a different passage than the one he read from last fall and features Danny and Wendy. You can find audience videos of the reading on YouTube.

Speaking of The Shining, you might be interested in Room 237, a documentary that digs into Kubrick’s film and comes up with some surprising deductions and extrapolations. Some articles about the movie: Cracking the Code in ‘Heeere’s Johnny!’ and Fascinating ‘Room 237′ Will Forever Change ‘The Shining’ For Audiences.

This week’s Saturday Night Live featured a sketch in which “Maya Angelou” stars in a ‘prank show.’  One of her victims is Bill Hader playing Stephen King (which can be seen in this video at about the 1:40 mark).

Just a couple of months until the premiere of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. I’ll be attending and will file a report after the event. A guest star-packed studio concept album is scheduled to be released on May 22 in both a single disc and 3-CD deluxe edition.

“Fair Extension” appears in the charity anthology Rage Against the Night to benefit King expert Rocky Wood. I also have a story in the book, which you can order here.

“Herman Wouk is Still Alive” was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the short fiction category.

I found this in-depth essay fascinating: You Can’t Always Get What You Want: On Stephen King from The Nation.

Plus: Last Copies Found of Two Previously Out of Print CDSS Books!

Hi Folks!

If you were on the fence, we wanted to let you know the new books in the Cemetery Dance Signature Series are selling out VERY quickly, and obviously the Signature Series Discounted Three Pack will be taken off the site the moment one of the books sells out!

Here are some updates on sales and a few notes about what makes each book unique for our collectors:

Dueling Minds edited by Brian James Freeman: Limited Edition is 90% sold out and there are only 2 copies of the Lettered Edition left. (Remember, this edition is signed by ALL of the contributors!)

Homestead by James A. Moore: Limited Edition is 82% sold out and there are only 6 copies of the Lettered Edition left. (Fun Fact: this book was inspired by a real life Cemetery Dance customer, but we can’t say more right now!)

Tyler’s Third Act by Mick Garris: Limited Edition is 84% sold out and there are only 5 copies of the Lettered Edition left. (This is easily the strangest and yet most compelling story Mick has written to date, and we think readers are going to be blown away!)

(Please Note: This is the perfect time to start adding the acclaimed Signature Series to your collection because we just found a few last copies of Four Legs in the Morning by Norman Prentiss and The Miniaturist by Jay Bonansinga, which we’re selling again on the site right now! So if you ordered all five of these title today, you’d almost be halfway to having a complete set!)

Read more or place your order while supplies last!

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Special Discounted “Three Pack” Available For A Limited Time Only!
Plus: FREE US SHIPPING For The Next Two Weeks or While Supplies Last!

Hi Folks!

Today we’re very pleased to announce three new titles in the acclaimed Cemetery Dance Signature Series, which is always a big fan favorite among our collectors! In fact, due to advance sales to our long-time Signature Series collectors, these books are already between 66% and 75% sold out, and that number just keeps climbing every hour! These new books are:

Dueling Minds edited by Brian James Freeman, the first ever anthology in the series, featuring stories by Brian Keene, Gary A. Braunbeck, Tom Piccirilli, Tim Lebbon, Jenny Orosel, and Gerard Houarner and artwork by Alan M. Clark and Erin S. Wells — and this Limited Edition is a huge bargain because it is SIGNED by all of the contributors!

Homestead by James A. Moore featuring artwork by Alex McVey

Tyler’s Third Act by Mick Garris featuring artwork by William Stout

Based on previous books in the series, we expect these books to sell very quickly, but to help our collectors while the economy is still on the rebound, we’re also going to offer a brand new special offer for these three books: a Signature Series Discounted Three Pack!

With this limited time only special offer, not only will you guarantee yourself a copy of the signed Limited Editions of Dueling Minds edited by Brian James Freeman, Homestead by James A. Moore, and Tyler’s Third Act by Mick Garris, but you’ll also save $26 off the retail price!

In addition, you STILL qualify for FREE US SHIPPING on your order, which makes this an even better deal!

Read more or place your order while supplies last!

Discuss this exciting news on our forum!

Please Note: If you want the books to have matching numbers, or if you need the numbers for this set to match the books in the series you already own, please REPLY to your order confirmation and let Mindy know what that number is. She will do her very best to secure your number for you. Numbers are secured on a first come, first served basis.

No coupons or other discounts can be applied to the Three Pack special offer.

We’re pleased to announce that we’re teaming up with Glenn Chadbourne (the artist behind The Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King) to produce a brand new t-shirt featuring his original take on The Dark Tower!

We think our fellow Stephen King and Glenn Chadbourne fans will love these shirts, but we’re only going to accept preorders for a limited time because the custom printing will be done by a local shop.  Once we close the preorder window, we will place our order with the shop.

These awesome Limited Edition t-shirts would be an excellent addition to your Stephen King collection and an incredible
way to show off Chadbourne’s incredible artwork around your hometown! (Be sure to let us
know what your friends, family, and coworkers think!)

Don’t wait to place your order because once the preorder window closes, we will not be able to increase our order! Read more or place your order on our website!

We have a lot of new subscribers on this mailing list, so we thought it would be helpful to summarize some of our most important recent news:

* We have a bunch of new eBay auctions, but eBay was having some trouble yesterday so the pages weren’t always loading. Hopefully they work better today: Check out our eBay auctions!

* The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners edited by Joe R. Lansdale has arrived in our warehouse and preorders will begin shipping next week.

* Horror Drive-In Presents An All-Night Short Story Marathon edited by Mark Sieber is a brand new, in-stock signed Limited Edition glossy chapbook featuring short stories by Bill Pronzini, Harry Shannon, Brian James Freeman, Norman Prentiss, and Ronald Malfi. Preorders should be shipping by Monday.

* Preorders for The Century’s Best Horror Fiction edited by John Pelan are about 50% shipped! This is a massive two volume set of 100 short stories by the legends of horror including Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Charles Beaumont, Jack Ketchum, Gary Brandner, Dennis Etchison, Michael Bishop, Ramsey Campbell, David Schow, Joe R. Lansdale, Glen Hirshberg, Richard Matheson, Shirley Jackson, and nearly seven dozen others. Definitely a must-have for any horror fan!

* The Gift Edition of It: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition by Stephen King is still selling very steadily, so don’t wait to place your order for this huge special edition that won’t be seeing print again.

* Pure by Julianna Baggott is more than 90% sold out, so there will not be copies around to order down the road.

* Titanic 2012 by Bill Walker (Revised & Updated Edition!) is available on a variety of eBook stores including our own.

* Wild Horses by Brian Hodge is also now available as an eBook, which is great news for his many fans!

* Sides by Peter Straub, Elsewhere by William Peter Blatty, and The Two Sams and The Snowman’s Children by Glen Hirshberg are also now available as eBooks.

* Our copies of Peep Show, Volume One edited by Paul Fry are on their way across the ocean and should ship to our customers later this month.

* Seven Stories by Brian James Freeman is now Amazon’s #1 bestselling free story collection in the US, UK, Germany, France, and Spain, plus #2 in Italy! If you missed out on your free download, here are the links again while there’s still time: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it.

Thanks again for your support!

Featuring George R.R. Martin, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Jack Ketchum, Joe R. Lansdale, David Morrell, Alan Rodgers, and many others!

We’re pleased to announce that The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners edited by Joe R. Lansdale is arriving in our warehouse now and preorders will start shipping next week!

Featuring full color cover artwork by Alan M. Clark and black & white interior artwork for every story by acclaimed artist Glenn Chadbourne, this landmark anthology collects for the first-time ever the Bram Stoker Award-winning short stories and novellas from legendary authors such as George R.R. Martin, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Jack Ketchum, Joe R. Lansdale, David Morrell, Alan Rodgers, and many others!

The Stoker Award is presented annually by the Horror Writers Association, and this volume represents the very best fiction in the horror field! This is a must-read for any fan of horror fiction!

Table of Contents:
“Introduction” by Joe R. Lansdale
“The Scent of Vinegar” by Robert Bloch
“The Calling” by David B. Silva
“Chatting With Anubis” by Harlan Ellison
“The Pear-Shaped Man” by George R.R. Martin
“The Night They Missed the Horror Show” by Joe R. Lansdale
“Lady Madonna” by Nancy Holder
“The Box” by Jack Ketchum
“Stephen” by Elizabeth Massie
“The Red Tower” by Thomas Ligotti
“The Boy Who Came Back From the Dead” by Alan Rodgers
“The Night We Buried Road Dog” by Jack Cady
“Metalica” by P.D. Cacek
“Orange is for Anguish, Blue is for Insanity” by David Morrell

Place your order today so you don’t miss out!

Hi Folks!

As our way of saying thanks again for the huge outpouring of support for our “All You Can Read” eBook membership program for 2012, which was a huge success, we’re pleased to announce that Seven Stories by Brian James Freeman, which is only available on Amazon.com, is now FREE FOR EVERYONE THIS WEEK ONLY at this special link:

Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.de
Amazon.fr
Amazon.es
Amazon.it

If you have a Kindle, or the Kindle App, or even if you just want to try out the free Kindle Cloud for the first time, now is a great time to grab a copy of the collection before it goes back up to the regular retail price on Friday!

(Also: because these stories are going to appear in three new collections down the road, the eBook will probably disappear from Amazon later this year, but those who download the eBook now will have it for as long as you want, of course.)

If you can, please help us spread the word about this FREE giveaway by posting the news and that link on your websites, blogs, message boards, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Download your FREE copy of this eBook before time runs out!

UPDATE: We wanted to thank all of you for making Seven Stories by Brian James Freeman Amazon’s #1 bestselling free story collection in the US, UK, Germany, and France, plus #2 in Spain and and Italy!  Thanks again for your support!

About the Book:
In Las Vegas, anything goes. So when Allison discovers her blackjack dealer boyfriend has a cheatin’ heart, “hit me” takes on a whole new meaning. She clobbers Boyd with a cactus. Then she trashes his prized money-skimming scam, swipes his only records of an off-shore bank account (the key to a fortune) without realizing it, and blows town. Big mistake. Because Boyd has a partner: an aging showgirl still young enough to scheme. Not happy with her cut, this redhead wants revenge–and she knows a cold-blooded killer who will help her get it. Meanwhile, Boyd has found solace with a new-age hooker who cares about Boyd’s karma more than his money.

Now the whole brawling, balling, hurting tangle of friends, traitors, and lovers is going on the road. In separate cars. Leaving behind a trail of broken bodies and broken laws, they’re all following Allison. And she’s following a devious plan of her own…

Read more or download your copy today!

Today we’re very pleased to announce a surprise In-Stock Signed Limited Edition Chapbook that we think you’re really going to love: Horror Drive-In Presents An All-Night Short Story Marathon edited by Mark Sieber!

About the Chapbook:
Horror Drive-In Presents An All-Night Short Story Marathon is a signed Limited Edition glossy chapbook featuring short stories by Bill Pronzini, Harry Shannon, Brian James Freeman, Norman Prentiss, and Ronald Malfi.

Edited by Mark Sieber, the founder of the Horror Drive-in website and a columnist in Cemetery Dance magazine, these tales are sure to take you back to the days when books were printed on pulpy pages, and you watched scary movies outdoors under the stars.

These stories are both scary and unsettling, and this chapbook is signed by all five contributors and the editor!

Table of Contents:
“Why Horror Drive-In?” by Mark Sieber
“Angelique” by Bill Pronzini
“Control” by Norman Prentiss
“Night Nurse” by Harry Shannon
“Where Sunlight Sleeps” by Brian James Freeman
“The Dinner Party” by Ronald Malfi

Note from the Publisher:
This chapbook has a color cover like Blood Splattered and Politically Incorrect or Tales Too Extreme For Cemetery Dance and is not part of the promotional chapbook line.

Read more or place your order today while supplies last!

We’re accepting BEST OFFERS for each piece between now and 3 PM EST on Thursday, February 2, 2012. “Best Offer” means you let us know the amount you’re willing to spend for each piece item/set. The highest offer wins. You can make offers on as many items/sets as you want. You do not need to make offers on all of them, but if you win multiple items, we can combine the lots for shipping to save you on postage.

* HOW TO SEND YOUR OFFER:

1) Click on the EMAIL LINK above the image. This link should fill-in the proper email address to send your bid to, along with the proper subject line, in your email program. (If you use a web-based email program like AOL or Hotmail, please see alternate entry method below.)

2) In the BODY of your email, enter your very best offer for that item/set. A minimum bid for each item/set is listed below.

3) Please send a separate email for EACH item/set you are bidding on.

* HOW TO SEND YOUR OFFER IF YOU USE A WEB-BASED EMAIL SYSTEM OR IF THESE LINKS DON’T WORK FOR YOU:

1) Copy the “My Best Offer For (Item Name)” text ABOVE the image and put that in your SUBJECT LINE.

2) The “Send To” address for the email should be mindyj@cemeterydance.com

3) Enter your very best offer for that item/set in the BODY of the email and hit send.

4) Please send a separate email for EACH item/set you want to bid on.

Mindy will compile the offers. Winners will be notified on Friday.

Email Your Bid: My Best Offer For IT F&G
Minimum Bid: $500

First up for bidding is the “Folded and Gathered” Proof of IT: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition, which was made during a one-time printing by our printer for final approval *before* they started printing the real books. All of the color elements are in place, the artwork is where it would be bound into the book, and the pages are gathered into signatures, but the pages haven’t been bound into a hardcover. Only ONE of these exists anywhere in the world.

Email Your Bid: My Best Offer For IT Cover and Binding
Minimum Bid: $500

Next up for bidding are the “Cover and Binding Prototypes AND stamping dies” Proof of IT: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition. These are the test covers they make for our approval before printing begins, and as you can see below we changed the foil for the Gift Edition so there are two versions included. You will also receive the STAMPING DIES that were used to actually stamp the foil designs on all three editions. (The dies came “wrapped” in another set of the FINAL covers, as you can see below.) Only ONE of these sets exist anywhere in the world.

Email Your Bid: My Best Offer For IT Bluelines, Artwork Proofs, and Other Proofs
Minimum Bid: $500

Our last item up for bidding are the “Bluelines, Artwork Proofs, and Other Proofs” for IT: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition. This includes the Bluelines for the interior (the proof we’re sent for approval before the F&G is printed), the bluelines for ALL three dust jackets, the approval prints of the interior color artwork, the color printout stamping die positioning sheets, a full set of the final set of dust jackets for approval, and some other production/proof material. Only ONE of these sets exists anywhere in the world.