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The Halloween Children Cover Artwork By Glenn Chadbourne

Here’s a larger version of Glenn Chadbourne’s terrifically wicked cover artwork for The Halloween Children:

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The Halloween Children by Brian James Freeman and Norman Prentiss Has Been Announced!

I’m pleased to report that my first-ever collaboration, which just happens to be with one of my favorite writers, has been officially announced:

The Halloween Children is a short novel Norman Prentiss and I wrotefor Paul Miller over at Earthling Publications for the Earthling Halloween Series. Paul’s books are always beautiful and well-designed, and I think you’ll be very pleased by the presentation of this story. The artwork by Glenn Chadbourne is amazing and Paul doesn’t skimp on the details...

Carrie by Stephen King: Interior Artwork Tease

As I mentioned in a previous post, Cemetery Dance Publications will be publishing a special edition of Carrie by Stephen King later this year. Artist Tomislav Tikulin has been working hard onthe artwork all spring, and later this month we’ll be posting a few of the finished interiors on the Cemetery Dance website, but in the meantime I wanted topost just PART of one of my favorite images he’s turned in so far:

Carrie by Stephen King: The Full Wrap-Around Cover Paintings By Tomislav Tikulin

Later this year, Cemetery Dance Publications will be publishing a special edition of Carrie by Stephen King. Artist Tomislav Tikulin has been hard at work on exclusive color paintings for this editionand I thought it would be nice to show off the two completed wrap-around cover paintings for anyone who hasn’tseen them yet. (Click on each image to load a larger version.)

The Gift Edition:



The Numbered ArtistEdition:

I’ll be posting some more artwork from the book in June, so stay tuned!

First Photos of The Dark Man by Stephen King Deluxe Oversized Signed Limited Edition Artwork Portfolio

Our slipcase and box maker toiled over several different prototypes for The Dark Man Artwork Portfolio before coming up with a design that would protect the artwork for years to come. The stack of artwork is nearly 1.5 inches THICK, so housing the artwork in a way that didn’t bend or stress each print was our highest priority, which is why it took three tries to get the case just right. We ended up designing a special two piece slipcase system that we’ve never used before and we’re thrilled w...

And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass (Book Covers I Like)

And the Dark Sacred Night byJulia Glass

First Photos: Smoke & Mirrors and Screamplays Hardcover Special Editions

Here are two photos of our approval copies ofSmoke & Mirrorsedited by Richard Chizmar and Screamplays edited byRichard Chizmar and Martin H. Greenberg, which will be published next month. I grabbed a random paperback off my desk for the front cover shot and then a copy of The Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King for the spine shot:

Slipcase for the Smoke & Mirrors Limited Edition

The approval slipcase for the Limited Edition ofSmoke & Mirrorsedited by Richard Chizmar arrived today and I think our collectors are really going to love this one:

Brian James Freeman Mentioned in The New York Times

This was a neat way to start the week.

In a post about Cemetery Dance Publications’ new six book deal with Stephen King, I was mentioned by a columnist forThe New York Times:

Early Stephen King Novels to Be Reissued in Special Editions

A few comments about my favorite one star review ever for The Painted Darkness

This review forThe Painted Darknessmight be my favorite one star review I’ve ever received, and I seriously mean that:

How great is that? These are all lines I’d love to see in any review for my darker stuff:

* It was weird & VERY creepy…

* …bordered on the Stephen King – type insanity.

* …might very well cause nightmares!

Clearly, this is a case of the book being completely wrong for the reader’s tastes, which happens and isn’t something you worry about, but the reason I love this review is becau...