Cemetery Dance discussion thread

[EXPLORER]

ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH....Stephen King Short Story Grab Bag 2021? To celebrate the announcement of Stephen King's new short story "Willie the Weirdo," we're putting together our first Stephen King Short Story Grab Bag in years!
This Grab Bag will include: "Willie the Weirdo" in McSweeney's #65; an Advance Review Copy featuring a rare Stephen King short story; a Trade Paperback anthology featuring a Stephen King short story; and an original Stephen King Short Story Limited Edition Art Print by Glenn Chadbourne! PLUS: a FREE $10 Cemetery Dance Coupon in every Grab Bag! All of these will ship together this fall when the magazine is published.
i RECALL IT WAS delayed due to McSweeney's delay. WAS THERE EVER AN UPDATE?

[Cook]

ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH....Stephen King Short Story Grab Bag.? To celebrate the announcement of Stephen King's new short story "Willie the Weirdo," we're putting together our first Stephen King Short Story Grab Bag in years!
This Grab Bag will include: "Willie the Weirdo" in McSweeney's #65; an Advance Review Copy featuring a rare Stephen King short story; a Trade Paperback anthology featuring a Stephen King short story; and an original Stephen King Short Story Limited Edition Art Print by Glenn Chadbourne! PLUS: a FREE $10 Cemetery Dance Coupon in every Grab Bag! All of these will ship together this fall when the magazine is published.
i RECALL IT WAS delayed due to McSweeney's delay. WAS THERE EVR AN UPDATE?

You should be hearing about it any day now

[OldCrow88]

ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH....Stephen King Short Story Grab Bag.? To celebrate the announcement of Stephen King's new short story "Willie the Weirdo," we're putting together our first Stephen King Short Story Grab Bag in years!
This Grab Bag will include: "Willie the Weirdo" in McSweeney's #65; an Advance Review Copy featuring a rare Stephen King short story; a Trade Paperback anthology featuring a Stephen King short story; and an original Stephen King Short Story Limited Edition Art Print by Glenn Chadbourne! PLUS: a FREE $10 Cemetery Dance Coupon in every Grab Bag! All of these will ship together this fall when the magazine is published.
i RECALL IT WAS delayed due to McSweeney's delay. WAS THERE EVR AN UPDATE?

You should be hearing about it any day now

Day or Year?

[OldCrow88]

Side-note that I have 22 orders pending delivery from CD, dating back to 2015 (yeah, I know, 'only' back to 2015). I truly don't expect to see a single solitary one of them delivered during the entirety of 2022. The symmetry of the numbers 22 and 2022 makes me smirk, the complete failure of the publisher makes me sad. My stubbornness makes me grit my teeth and wait. Though of course no more orders will be added to the pile.

[mcbanick]

ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH....Stephen King Short Story Grab Bag 2021? To celebrate the announcement of Stephen King's new short story "Willie the Weirdo," we're putting together our first Stephen King Short Story Grab Bag in years!
This Grab Bag will include: "Willie the Weirdo" in McSweeney's #65; an Advance Review Copy featuring a rare Stephen King short story; a Trade Paperback anthology featuring a Stephen King short story; and an original Stephen King Short Story Limited Edition Art Print by Glenn Chadbourne! PLUS: a FREE $10 Cemetery Dance Coupon in every Grab Bag! All of these will ship together this fall when the magazine is published.
i RECALL IT WAS delayed due to McSweeney's delay. WAS THERE EVER AN UPDATE?

I completely forgot about this until I saw your post... emailed Mindy, and she says shipping this summer. Good enough for me!

[Kingfan24]

I don't know what the fuck I have to do to get a response from CD so I am turning here. I've sent multiple emails about a package that was addressed incorrectly. It was scanned as delivered but then it was sent back to CD in Maryland. Mind you they have my money - and yet I can't get a response on remedying the situation. This is absolutely asinine.

[webstar1000]

ITs odd... i have sent an emails and no response either...

[Tony Two-Cent]

I can't believe the frustration that has been removed from my life after I cancelled all of my orders and washed my hands of them.

[Cook]

I can't believe the frustration that has been removed from my life after I cancelled all of my orders and washed my hands of them.

Ditto.. Never again

[namelessnpoor]

I can't believe the frustration that has been removed from my life after I cancelled all of my orders and washed my hands of them.

Ditto.. Never again

Sadly, I did the same thing. I had been buying from them for years.
Got many gift and s/l at issue price from them. But after multiple delays on books I had on order.
I finally canceled all outstanding orders and got my money.
I hope it never happens but I feel one day they may just close the doors and everyone with stuff on order will lose out on books and their money. With so many books so far behind I can't help but think they are running on a pyramid scheme.
Using new book money to get old books out the door.
Hopefully they straighten it all out and keep on making beautiful books.

[Randall Flagg]

Have people been unsuccessful trying to contact Mindy, or Dan Hocker?


P.S. pretty disturbing when Dan hasn't logged into the site in 44 days.

[webstar1000]

Have people been unsuccessful trying to contact Mindy, or Dan Hocker?

yes

[Cook]

Just out of curiosity, in general, if any type of mail order online company declares bankruptcy..
1. Would it be a public record filing ?
2. Would everybody lose all their money ?

My apologies if this is the wrong thread for this question.
(Just a general question for any online company)

[Br!an]

Just out of curiosity, in general, if any type of mail order online company declares bankruptcy..
1. Would it be a public record filing ?
2. Would everybody lose all their money ?

My apologies if this is the wrong thread for this question.
(Just a general question for any online company)

*** I am not an attorney and this is not legal advice.***

It's a public record. Bankruptcy is federal civil law. You can keep track of it just like any federal suit on PACER.

Each bankruptcy is different. There are various bankruptcy chapters which operate differently. It depends on the assets & debts of the bankrupted entity and their legal organization. It depends on whether they are restructuring or simply insolvent.

Creditors can notify the court of their debt claim. Valid claims will be paid by the trustee as ordered by the judge in a hierarchical order. Secured debt will usually recover a percentage of the balance due. Unsecured debt may or may not be paid after all secured debt is paid.

A customer who bought an item more than six months ago (within six months credit card companies and PayPal will usually reimburse you) and doesn't receive it because of the seller going bankrupt has little to no recourse since it simply isn't worth the fight. A customer with thousands of dollars in orders lost might recover some of it.

[Randall Flagg]

Just an FYI, Dan Hocker no longer works full time for CD.

[Cook]

Just out of curiosity, in general, if any type of mail order online company declares bankruptcy..
1. Would it be a public record filing ?
2. Would everybody lose all their money ?

My apologies if this is the wrong thread for this question.
(Just a general question for any online company)

*** I am not an attorney and this is not legal advice.***

It's a public record. Bankruptcy is federal civil law. You can keep track of it just like any federal suit on PACER.

Each bankruptcy is different. There are various bankruptcy chapters which operate differently. It depends on the assets & debts of the bankrupted entity and their legal organization. It depends on whether they are restructuring or simply insolvent.

Creditors can notify the court of their debt claim. Valid claims will be paid by the trustee as ordered by the judge in a hierarchical order. Secured debt will usually recover a percentage of the balance due. Unsecured debt may or may not be paid after all secured debt is paid.

A customer who bought an item more than six months ago (within six months credit card companies and PayPal will usually reimburse you) and doesn't receive it because of the seller going bankrupt has little to no recourse since it simply isn't worth the fight. A customer with thousands of dollars in orders lost might recover some of it.

Wow!! some of it.. That's depressing

[darkseer]

Well, when you have some guy who packages stuff at the company answering your ??? You have to sort of wonder.
I have only 1 book on order it was $60.00 I'll survive. Sad because they had some really good products but couldn't run their business
properly.

[Roseannebarr]

Just an FYI, Dan Hocker no longer works full time for CD.

By choice or financial decisions by the company? This is very scary! We have 3 king signed lettered books on order. That is alot of Money!

[St. Troy]

...I hope we're not seriously thinking that CD is going under...

[Ari_Racing]

Have people been unsuccessful trying to contact Mindy, or Dan Hocker?


P.S. pretty disturbing when Dan hasn't logged into the site in 44 days.

I contacted Mindy two weeks ago and she replied immediately.

[Curly]

King will save them again. Last time they were in bother he gave them Blockade Billy.

[shaq]

I received a reply within the hour yesterday.

I'd resend your question.

[RC65]

The only pre-order I have is THE STAND, and I’m going to let optimism reign and hold fast on that one.

[Dan Franklin]

Hey y'all, sorry I've been so absent here! Yeah, Dan Hocker is still helping the company with ebooks, but he is not in charge of shipping, etc. I'm working to fill in his spot and hopefully with some dabbling in the limited line production. Kevin Lucia has joined the team too. You can certainly ALWAYS reach out to me at danfranklin@cemeterydance.com and I will do anything I can to answer specific inquiries or you can try to reach me here, Facebook or the CD forums.

As to the general trend... yeah, it's been a hard year. Hard couple years, really, but in an effort to fix our issues of delays etc and get us back more on a righted course, as far as I know we've pretty much put a hold on new limited projects until we're better caught up. We're finalizing updates on Caretakers and Interview with a Vampire and should have information released in the next couple weeks, we've got Graveyard Edition books finishing up at the printers, etc. There's more info coming on the Stand, too. The paperback line is independent to our limited line and it is up and running and operating on schedule while we pull together and get back on course.

I can only apologize for our delays. They are unacceptable. We let you down. I cannot blame anyone for cancelling orders or being frustrated. I would be frustrated too. If you stick it out, we'll do everything we can to deliver a satisfactory product. I'm new to this role and can't guarantee I'll be able to fix the world in a timely manner(trying to fill the shoes of some of the Gods who are no longer at the company is a pretty incredible task), but I will always answer emails and do my very best to hear your issues and forward them on. Please, reach out. You are valued and I want to hear your problems. I want to try to fix them.

-Dan Franklin

[Randall Flagg]

Thanks for dropping in and keeping us informed. Welcome to the board.