Cemetery Dance Publications

09/01/2026

Available now in paperback, I'll Bring You the Birds From Out of the Sky by Brian Hodge, featuring cover and interior COLOR artwork from Kim Parkhurst!

This novel was previously only available as a limited edition hardcover and eBook, but now is available for the first time in paperback!

When Nona Conklin brings him a painting by the great-grandfather she never knew, gallery owner Timothy Randolph knows he's found the project of a lifetime: curating a spectacular cache of folk art hidden for decades in the mountains of her home.

"God never made a lazier man than Cecil Conklin. Never put a more slothful soul in a fella big enough to wrestle an ox to the ground."

The Conklin Collection is haunted and haunting, powerful in its brutal simplicity. What looks like the work of a fevered imagination begins to appear more and more like the desperate attempts of a man toiling at the edge of his limits to depict what cannot be depicted…

An underlying order as old as the hills, its thousand throats concealed beneath the roots and rocks, between the streams and trees, deep in the besieged mountains of Appalachia.

"My momma said it was their eighteenth summer when Cecil started shooting up like a w**d again. That ain't normal."

But the most crucial painting of all is missing. And the only place it could be is the last place that should be searched.

"The rest, I think they always knew deep down Cecil was the one in trouble, that something was after him already. He never should've gone over the mountain."

09/01/2026

08/31/2026

Widow's Point: The Complete Haunting, is out in paperback now!

From father and son duo Richard Chizmar and Billy Chizmar, Widow's Point is a terrifying ghost story that will make you think twice about what's waiting for you in the dark.
Longtime residents of Harper's Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow's Point Lighthouse. Some say it's cursed. Others claim it's haunted.

Originally built in 1838, three workers were killed during the lighthouse's construction, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse including cold-blooded murder, su***de, unexplained accidents and disappearances, the slaughter of an entire family, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds.

The lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since. Until now.

Told across two harrowing incidents from 2017 and 2025, those who enter the Widow's Point Lighthouse searching for supernatural proof and the next big thing find themselves cut off from the outside world. And although no one has recently stepped foot inside the structure, they are not alone.

Get your copy here: https://brnw.ch/21x5aa4

08/11/2026

The Cemetery Dance Trade Paperback Book Club is back for a Second Term!

Same deal. More great books. And this time, we’re announcing all six titles up front so you know exactly what you’re getting.

For $66, members of the 2026 Second Term Trade Paperback Book Club will receive six trade paperbacks over six months—that’s nearly 50% off the regular price. Several of the books are also planned to ship before their official release dates.

And there’s more: at least one of the six books will be handsigned, with other bonuses planned along the way.

Here’s what’s included in the Second Term:
• Strange Encounters with Your Other Father by Norman Prentiss — SIGNED
• Kinderlieb by Luisa Colón
• I'll Bring You the Birds Out of the Sky - Brian Hodge
• Killer Crimes edited by Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman
• Dear Connie by Robin Becker
• City Hall by Bentley Little

Six books. Six months. $66.

If you love horror and want to discover some great books while getting nearly half off the regular price, this is a pretty hard deal to beat.

The 2026 Cemetery Dance Trade Paperback Book Club: Second Term is available now!

08/03/2026

Six books. Six months. $66.

The Cemetery Dance Trade Paperback Book Club is now available — and you’re getting nearly 50% off the regular price.

This round includes:

Strange Encounters with Your Other Father — Norman Prentiss (SIGNED)
Kinderlieb — Luisa Colón
The Psychology of Monsters — Stephanie Ellis & Eugene Johnson
Killer Crimes — edited by Richard Chizmar & Brian James Freeman
Dear Connie — Robin Becker
City Hall — Bentley Little

And at least ONE of the six books will be HAND SIGNED.

Six months of horror delivered to your door for just $66.

The Trade Paperback Book Club is available now.

06/24/2026

The next installment of the Cemetery Dance Paperback Book Club is here, and we're excited to finally reveal the six books included in Part 2!

For just $66, subscribers will receive six paperbacks over six months—nearly 50% off the regular retail price. As an added bonus, at least one of the books will be hand signed.

The lineup:

• Strange Encounters with Your Other Father by Norman Prentiss (SIGNED)
• Kinderlieb by Luisa Colón
• The Psychology of Monsters by Stephanie Ellis and Eugene Johnson
• Killer Crimes edited by Richard Chizmar and Brian James Freeman
• Dear Connie by Robin Becker
• City Hall by Bentley Little

Whether you're already a member or thinking about joining for the first time, this collection showcases a wide range of voices and styles from across the horror genre, from psychological unease and crime fiction to dark suspense and supernatural terror.

Six books. Six months. One great price. Sign up today!

06/16/2026

Going to the Six by A.C. Hessenauer is out today!

Blending found footage horror with an epistolary narrative, this unsettling novel pulls readers into the icy depths of Lake Superior, where a documentary crew investigating the wreck of the long-lost floating speakeasy Keuka discovers that some things are better left buried.

Told through fragmented footage, blog entries, news reports, and testimony from inside a psychiatric facility, Going to the Six asks a terrifying question: What if the real horror isn't what you saw...but whether you can trust yourself to remember it?

Did the crew uncover a secret hidden beneath the lake's black waters, or is Owen Wheeler unraveling beneath the weight of guilt, grief, and madness? As old superstitions resurface and reality begins to fracture, the truth becomes harder—and more dangerous—to grasp.

The ebook is available now for just 99 cents for a limited time, and the paperback edition is also available. If you love found footage horror, unreliable narrators, and stories steeped in creeping dread, it's time to take the plunge.

But be warned: on Lake Superior, some wrecks never rest.

"Beware: If you read A.C. Hessenauer's GOING TO THE SIX too fast, diving in headfirst like I did, you'll end up with the bends by the time you return to the surface. Never has a novel bubbled over in the bloodstream quite like this book, a haunted document that's equal parts gelatinous eco horror and a waterlogged Blair Witch."
-- Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Devil Inside

Cover art by Ruth Anna Evans
A.C. Hessenauer-Author

05/23/2026

If you haven’t discovered Mark Sieber’s incredible horror history trilogy yet, now’s the perfect time.

Each book dives deep into a different decade of horror, exploring the movies, books, creators, and cultural moments that shaped the genre we love. Packed with sharp insight, deep knowledge, and genuine passion for horror’s evolution, these are must-reads for longtime fans and newcomers alike.

Rue Morgue recently praised the series, calling it “...there is no better reference guide...”

And right now? Every title in the trilogy is just 99 cents.

A killer deal for horror readers -- but it won’t last forever.

"Sieber is my favorite horror essayist. The way he fights for the creators he loves never fails to inspire me."
--Daniel Kraus, Pulitzer Prize Winner and NYT best selling author of Whalefall

"If you want a good idea of how the horror culture evolved over the decades, there is no better reference guide than the He Who Types Between the Rows books. They represent a first-person account from someone who was there in the trenches from the start. Writers trying to create tales about the past would do well to polish up their knowledge through these books."
--Rue Morgue

05/19/2026

Behind by Bentley Little is now available for the first time in paperback!

Behind was first published as a limited edition hardcover, and now is available in both paperback and eBook formats! Grab your copy today!

When he was a little boy, there was a house behind Alex Lowry's house. Except he was the only one who could see it. Only he could hear the woman singing from within.
Decades later, after the pandemic costs Alex his corporate job, he picks up work delivering specialty items to homebound clientele and, against all odds, he realizes he enjoys his new life. His world is simpler. Quieter. Until he once more hears the tuneless, wordless song of the woman from the house behind. Until the cracks in the facade of his simple, quiet life begin to yawn, and a past he thought he had outrun begins to gain on him.

Until he finds himself slipping into the world behind.

Cover art by the amazing Kealan Patrick Burke!

05/11/2026

Check out this awesome review of Breed by Owl Goingback from Uncomfortably Dark!

Happy Saturday! Today I come with two books over 400 pages, and one that’s not too far behind. So once again for this week, let’s skip the cute intro and just dive right in!I DON'T RECOGNIZE THIS WORLD ANYMOREby Kristopher Triana"Penitentiary is derived from penance. You know, like monks who do ...