Cemetery Dance discussion thread

[herbertwest]

We’re pleased to announce Cemetery Dance #68 is already shipping from the printer and will be arriving in mailboxes around the world early next month!

This issue celebrates one of our favorite artists and all around great guy, Glenn Chadbourne. We’ve honored to work with Glenn for many years now and even more honored to call him a good friend. This special issue features cover to cover story illustrations by Glenn, as well as an in-depth interview and a new short story by Glenn and Holly Newstein.

Of special note to Stephen King fans, this issue also includes “The Glass Floor,” which was published in Startling Mystery Stories in 1967 and was King’s first professional sale. It has never appeared in any of his collections:

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/_cd068

That's a GREAT news!

[Bad Penny]

Very much looking forward to receiving this issue - sounds like a total Glenn-Out

[Brian James Freeman]

Very much looking forward to receiving this issue - sounds like a total Glenn-Out

That it is! There's Glenn artwork all over the place. He even created his own versions of the columnist header artwork for each column.

I'll post a preview of his artwork for "The Glass Floor" on my blog later today.

Brian

[Robert Fulman]

I read the first few stories in "More than Midnight" and started on "I'm not Sam". I'm trying to get my money's worth out of the ERCs. I have liked what I have read so far, and I'm finding that I really enjoy reading short stories and novellas on my commute.

[shaq]

Did I read that the CD Magazine is (or is going to be) available online?

I'd love to be able to have a copy on the ipad.

Also, any news when the Exorcist hardback magazine-edition is due to be rolled out?

Cheers, Dave

[Brian James Freeman]

Did I read that the CD Magazine is (or is going to be) available online?

I'd love to be able to have a copy on the ipad.

Also, any news when the Exorcist hardback magazine-edition is due to be rolled out?

Cheers, Dave

Yep, there will be an electronic edition of the magazine starting in the next few months.

The CD #62 hardcover edition will be published this winter.

Thanks for asking!

Brian

[Jimimck]

That's great news. While I prefer physical books, an electronic version would be cool to avoid shipping fees.

[DanHocker]

That's great news. While I prefer physical books, an electronic version would be cool to avoid shipping fees.

The electronic version will feel more like an eBook than a magazine, though it will house all the artwork that the actual print editions have, though in a format appropriate for eReaders. I am actually really happy with how these issues are turning out. Keep an eye out for them soon though, I'm getting pretty close to being ready to go with them.

[Bev Vincent]

Announcing TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY KING

Author: Bev Vincent
Page Count: 50
Pub. Date: November 30, 2012
Status: In-Stock

About the Book:
Since the turn of the century, Bev Vincent, author of The Stephen King Illustrated Companion and The Road to the Dark Tower, has been reviewing the works of Stephen King. These reviews have been published in a variety of venues, including Onyx Reviews, The Essential Stephen King, FEARnet, the Conroe Courier, and Cemetery Dance magazine.

Twenty-First Century King collects these reviews for the first time, starting with Riding the Bullet, King's first published work after his near-fatal accident in 1999. The twenty-one reviews (amounting to nearly 21,000 words) cover works of non-fiction, collections, collaborations, pseudonymous works and novels, including five books from the Dark Tower series.

Bev Vincent is the author of three books: The Road to the Dark Tower, The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, and the forthcoming The Dark Tower Companion (NAL, April 2013). He co-edited The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book and has been writing News from the Dead Zone for Cemetery Dance since 2001. He is the author of over seventy short stories, including appearances in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Shivers (II, IV, VI & VII), and When the Night Comes Down, which contains four of his stories. His story "The Bank Job" won the 2010 Al Blanchard Award, and he has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award (twice) and the Edgar Award. He reviews at Onyx Reviews and blogs on writing for Storytellers Unplugged. Visit him on the web at bevvincent.com.

Published as:
• Signed Limited Edition Chapbook with a glossy cover limited to just 750 copies signed by the author ($12)

[Dan]

I ordered the chapbook yesterday. Looking forward to it Bev!

[Randall Flagg]

Sounds great.

[Brian James Freeman]

A preview of Glenn's artwork for "The Glass Floor" by Stephen King in Cemetery Dance #68:

http://brianjamesfreeman.wordpress.c...tery-dance-68/

Brian

[George at C-Springs]

This came in the mail today, it was the $39 "Other Publisher's Grab-Bag"



"Deathflash" is a S/L #54/100; "Beyond the Lamplight" is signed (I've never heard of either one of these guys, so something new); I didn't have the H & S trade hardcover of TWTTK (only the S/L of 700) so that filled a space; the Scribner I had already so my son will get this one (he's all excited because it's his first King book ... he turns 9 on Saturday, so I figure better to start with this than IT).

[shaq]

Did I read that the CD Magazine is (or is going to be) available online?

I'd love to be able to have a copy on the ipad.

Also, any news when the Exorcist hardback magazine-edition is due to be rolled out?

Cheers, Dave

Yep, there will be an electronic edition of the magazine starting in the next few months.

The CD #62 hardcover edition will be published this winter.

Thanks for asking!

Brian

Great news on both accounts, looking forward to both.

Fingers crossed the back catalog is published too?

Thanks for the info.

[Robert Fulman]

I finished "I'm Not Sam" this morning on the train. It was a good short read, and I would recommend it. My primary criticism revolves around the introduction by Jack Ketchum, in which he discusses how the story came about and describes the contents of the book...

Here be spoilers...

He explains that there is a second story in the book called "Who's Lily?", and asks that the reader take a break between the two stories, rather than reading the second right after the first. I disagree with the instructions; from my perspective, all of the emotional resonance is contained within the second story. I get that they want us to finish "I'm Not Sam" and ruminate on what a sick bastard Patrick is, but I was much more interested in closure. Without "Who's Lily?", I think the story would have been incomplete and, ultimately, disappointing. Regardless, my complaint is actually that they felt the need to warn us about "Who's Lily?" in the intriduction to the story. Just by mentioning it, I was made aware of two things:

1. That there was coda that probably contained the resolution to the story.
2. That somebody would be asking "Who's Lily?", and it was pretty obvious who that person would be.

This was a minor annoyance, and it probably bugged more than it will bug others. In the end, I still enjoyed the story. I just think that the book would have been better served by moving the "introduction" to the end of the first story; that would have forced a pause between the two, and also removed the "spoilers" from the beginning.

[Brian James Freeman]

Does anyone have one of our FULL DARK, NO STARS slipcase or UNDER THE DOME slipcase that you no longer want? If so, please drop me a line at brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com because I gave my last office copies to customers a while back but it would be nice to actually have copies here for future project reference.

Brian

[Brian James Freeman]

Two new "surprise in-stock" announcements today:

[Ben Staad]

Awesome looking books. Congrats, Brian!

[Brian James Freeman]

Awesome looking books. Congrats, Brian!

Thank you!

Brian

[Robert Fulman]

I read both "Kinsmen" and "Femme" today on the Acela, and enjoyed them both thoroughly. Highly enjoyable, quick little novellas. I've never read any Pronzini before, and I had never heard of "The Nameless Detective" either; I might just seek out some more titles in the series. In all seriousness, though...

A question on the "Nameless Detective"...

Femme switches narrators from Nameless to his co-worker Runyon. Nameless' chapters are written in the first person, and Runyon's are written in the third. Twice during one of Runyon's chapters, a character named Bill is referenced. I don't know who Bill is for sure, but it seems like he is, in fact, the Nameless Detective. It seems odd that after 40 books he would suddenly get a name, and that it would be dropped so non-chalantly in the middle of a chapter. Did I miss something?

Also, I finished "More than Midnight", and I thought the five stories were pretty good, accompanied by some nice Chadbourne art.

[Tito_Villa]

They are the last 2 books in the collector's club 3.0, can't wait to get them!

[bdwyer19]

I got my Duma Key slipcase delivered today. Fine work, guys. It looks great!!

[Brian James Freeman]

I got my Duma Key slipcase delivered today. Fine work, guys. It looks great!!

Thank you!

Brian

[Roseannebarr]

Just bought the SK chapbook by Vincent and a subscription to Cemetery Dance. Will i get the latest issue with the SK reprint story or does my subscription start with the upcoming unpublished issue? I was hoping to get the SK story. Dont want to read my copy of Startling Mysteries

[carbinworld]

My Duma Key slipcase arrived yesterday, very happy with it. I gotta ask; what's next?