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Reviews for The Halloween Children by Brian James Freeman and Norman Prentiss

For those who missed out onThe Halloween Children(which I co-wrote with Norman Prentiss), it looks like Earthling Publicationsstill has a few copies, but I have a feeling that you might be running out of time to place your order.

Here are some of the reviews for this one in case you’re interested:

“This latest installment in Earthling Publications’ annual Halloween series recollects the macabre and gruesome events that befall a suburban apartment. Delivered through a series of journal...

Carrie by Stephen King: A Quick Warehouse Photo of the Numbered Artist Edition

Cemetery Dance Publicationshas been shipping the Gift Edition and Numbered Artist Edition ofCarrieby Stephen King for a few days now. Here’s a stack of the Numbered Artist Edition books in the warehouse waiting to be traycased:

Carrie by Stephen King: Doubleday Years Sneak Peek Photos

Cemetery Dance Publications is publishing a special edition of Carrie to launch our new Doubleday Years set by Stephen King, and the Gift Edition and Limited Edition approval copies arrived this week and and look terrific. Here are two links to the “sneak peek” photo galleries for the Gift Edition and the Numbered Artist Edition on the Cemetery Dance website:

Praise For Dark Screams: Volume One featuring Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, and Ramsey Campbell!

The early reviews for Dark Screams: Volume One are arriving and we’re very pleased with them:

“This is a solid collection of quick reads, a nice selection of appetizers that represent the horror genre and many of its incarnations well.”
— Blu Gilliand, October Country

“These tales are well written, fun to read, and a great way to kill a winter afternoon. Recommended for fans of short story collections and dark fiction!”
— Horror After Dark

“Dark Screams isn’t published by Cemetery Danc...

Faithful by Stewart O’Nan and Stephen King Sneak Peek Photos

As you might remember, I’m publishing a special edition ofFaithfulby Stewart O’Nan and Stephen King over at Books to Benefit to raise fundsfor some good causes the authors support. The Gift Edition approval copies arrived this week and and look terrific. Here are some quick “sneak peek” photos of the Gift Edition and the slipcase:

OUT TODAY! Dark Screams: Volume One featuring Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, and Ramsey Campbell!

Just a reminder that Richard Chizmar and Ihave joined forces with the cutting edge team at Hydra, a division of Random House, to launch a series of horror eBook anthologies called Dark Screams that will feature the best horror authors working in the business today, and Volume One isavailable for downloadNOW for just $2.99!

About the Book:
Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, and Ramsey Campbell are the first contributors to a mind-bending new series of short-story colle...

Coming Next Week! Dark Screams: Volume One featuring Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, and Ramsey Campbell!

Just a reminder that Richard Chizmar and Ihave joined forces with the cutting edge team at Hydra, a division of Random House, to launch a series of horror eBook anthologies called Dark Screamsthat will collect stories by the best authors working in the business today, and Volume One will be available for download next week! Each volume will feature different types of chills and thrills, a little something for every type of horror fan, and there are already five volumes of Dark Screams in the...

Dark Screams: Volume One featuring Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, and Ramsey Campbell!

Richard Chizmar and Ihave joined forces with the cutting edge team at Hydra, a division of Random House, to launch a series of horror eBook anthologies called Dark Screams that will feature the best horror authors working in the business today.

Each volume will feature different types of chills and thrills, a little something for every type of horror fan, and there are already five volumes of Dark Screams in the works.

We would definitely appreciate your support if you could preorder a copy of...

Two stories land on Ellen Datlow’s list of Honorable Mentions for horror stories published in 2013

I was thrilled to discover that two of my stories had made Ellen Datlow’s list of Honorable Mentions for horror stories published in 2013:

Freeman, Brian James “An Instant Eternity,” Turn Down the Lights.

Freeman, Brian James “Marking the Passage of Time,” Cemetery Dance #69.

Cemetery Dance Publications Featured In The New York Times

I’mpleased to report that Cemetery Dance Publications was featured in The New York Timesand you can now read the article online:

Artisanal Terror From Lilliputian Presses: Horror From Cemetery Dance, EC Archives, Centipede Press