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Cemetery Dance Publications

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Founded by Richard Chizmar in 1988, Cemetery Dance Publications is widely-considered the world's leading specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense.

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NEW FROM CEMETERY DANCE

Evil Whispers

By Owl Goingback

Robert and Janet Patterson and their young daughter, Krissy, went looking for the perfect getaway vacation spot. They found it in a backwoods Florida town. Far away from civilization. Quiet and peaceful. And terribly isolated.

Robert and Janet should have listened to the local legends. They should have heeded the warnings about the black water lagoons. And they should have listened to their daughter when she told them about the whispers in the woods. Because now, it's too late. Krissy's disappeared, and whatever took their little girl is coming back for more….

"Goingback’s unflinching prose spares no gory detail, and the author maintains a solid sense of dread throughout. This is not for the faint of heart." - Publisher's Weekly

Night Marchers

By Daniel Braum

Daniel Braum delivers his unique brand of storytelling that effortlessly blends genres and defies conventional categorization. Full of sadness, beauty, and unprecedented wonder you’ll find a dash of noir, a cup of literary dark fiction, a scoop of magic realism, and a heaping tablespoon of horror in The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales, his debut collection now in this all-new trade paperback edition from Cemetery Dance.

Join Braum’s multi-dimensional characters as they navigate dark passageways of heartbreak, loss, and the unexplained.

*  Listen to the refrains of an impossible jazz song that might herald the end of the world.
* Navigate sun-soaked beaches with a girl possessed by fierce elemental power.
* Join the search for an enigmatic singer who could be the reincarnation of Crazy Horse.
* Play a deadly game of cat and mouse in the jungles of Central America.
* Behold the mystery of an alabaster Sphinx lumbering not towards Bethlehem but the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn…

Included in this new trade paperback is a new introduction by the author, extensive story notes , and an afterwards by the author. Appearing for the first time here is the title story “The Night Marchers”, “The Sphinx of Cropsey Avenue”, and “A Girl’s Guide to Applying Superior Cat Make Up and Dispelling Commonly Found Suburban Demons” alongside  three classic stories from the pages of Cemetery Dance Magazine and much more!

RELEASES MAY 12 ON AMAZON!

BITTERS

By Kaaron Warron

The giant metal man has stood for hundreds of years, head tilted back, mouth open. All the dead of the town are disposed of this way, carried up the long, staircase that winds around him and tipped in. At his toe emerges the Bitters, the lifeblood of the town, keeping them healthy and prosperous as the sick and needy come to buy and drink.

McNubbin is a happy man with all he wants in life. He’s carried the bodies up since he was 14, a worthwhile, respected job. But when he notices broken girl after broken girl, he can’t stay quiet, and speaking up will change his perfect life.

RELEASING MAY 22 ON AMAZON!

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Crimson Pinnacle Press

May Featured Publisher 

Crimson Pinnacle Press, operated by RJ Roles and Jason Myers, creates incredible anthologies such as Fairy Tale Horrorshow, Dead Heat, and more! Find them at the links below!

https://www.amazon.com/stores/RJ-Roles/author/B07PDZB59B

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