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October 30, 2014
Inc. magazine visits the spookiest little publisher in the world
Leigh Buchanan at Inc. magazine came to visit the Cemetery Dance Publications office and wrote anarticle about life at the “spookiest little publisher in the world,” which you can read online now.
October 25, 2014
The Halloween Children reviewed by Rue Morgue
Rue Morguehas reviewedThe Halloween Children(which I co-wrote with Norman Prentiss) and the reviewer definitely got what Norman and I tried to do with this one:
“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 entries and interview transcripts, The Halloween Children goes beyond the creepy kids and paranormal hauntings tropes to deliver a disturbing and...
October 3, 2014
The Halloween Children reviewed by October Country
Blu Gilliand over at October Country has reviewedThe Halloween Children(which I co-wrote with Norman Prentiss for Earthling Publications) and he had some very nice things to say about the book:
“The Halloween Childrenis a twisty funhouse ride through the minds of Brian James Freeman and Norman Prentiss, two enormously talented writers who have created an instant Halloween classic in this, their first collaboration. Much like Norm Partridge’sDark Harvest,The Halloween Childrenis an expert disti...
September 10, 2014
The Polish cover for Revival by Stephen King: Behind The Scenes
For those of you interested in “behind the scenes” information about how the publishing business works, I highly recommend you click on this Polish cover artwork below for Revival by Stephen King, which will take you to cover artist Vincent Chong’s blog where he discusses how the cover came to be — and where he also shows off the original and totally different cover artwork that didn’t get used:
July 29, 2014
The Halloween Children reviewed by The Baryon Review
The first review for The Halloween Children(which I co-wrote with Norman Prentiss for Earthling Publications) has arrived from The Baryon Review.Jim Brock writes:
“THE HALLOWEEN CHILDREN is frankly one of the more disturbing books I have ever read. From page to page my opinion of who was the monster behind what was going on changed from husband to wife to the children and then back. I was shocked and startled, grossed out and horrified – and I enjoyed every minute of it. And in the end, I stil...
July 18, 2014
Faithful by Stewart O’Nan and Stephen King: Special Editions To Benefit Good Causes
This has been such a wild week that I never had a chance to post this on Monday as planned! I’m pleased to announce the first book from Books to Benefit, my little side project, has been announced.
The book is Faithful:The 10th Anniversary Special Limited Editionby Stewart O’Nan and Stephen King, and it will be raising funds forThe Haven Foundation and for organizations that promote cancer care and research. The Haven Foundation gives financial assistance to provide temporary support needed to...
July 7, 2014
Detours Limited Edition Sold Out In 55 Hours!
The 1000 copy signed Limited Edition ofDetourssold out in just 55hours, which is especially amazing sinceit was offered over a holiday weekend when book sales are almost always nil.Thanks to everyone for all of your support!
July 5, 2014
Detours Limited Edition Will Be Sold Out This Weekend!
The 1000 copy signed Limited Edition ofDetours, which was just announced byCemetery Dance Publicationson Thursday, is already 95% sold out and will sell out this weekend! (The deluxe 52 copy Lettered Edition has already sold out.)Thank you to everyone for all of your support! If you haven’t ordered yet, there’s still time if you hurry:
Preorderthe Signed Limited Edition Hardcover:
Cemetery Dance Publications
July 3, 2014
Detours edited by Brian James Freeman has been announced!
My new anthology, which features contributions fromStephen King, William Peter Blatty, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Kelley Armstrong, Michael Koryta, David Morrell, Michael Marshall and Michael Marshall Smith, Chet Williamson, Poppy Z. Brite, Stewart O’Nan, and Owen King, has just been announced byCemetery Dance Publications.
Detours is a project I’ve been working on for a couple of years, and it grew from my fascination with the parts of the creative process that you don’t see in...
July 1, 2014
Carrie by Stephen King: Interior Artwork Sample
As I mentioned ina previous post,Cemetery Dance Publications will be publishing a special edition ofCarrieby Stephen King later this year. ArtistTomislav Tikulinhas been working hard onthe artwork and here is a sample of one of the interiors that are exclusive to this special edition:
