Cemetery Dance Announces October Dreams II: A Celebration of Halloween
Steve Barton
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If you’re a rabid fan of literary horror, this announcement from Cemetery Dance should make your week! October Dreams II: A Celebration of Halloween, the long-awaited follow-up to one of the most acclaimed Halloween anthologies ever, is on its way.
The sequel features works by Ray Bradbury, Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, John Skipp, Robert Bloch, Stewart O’Nan, Glen Hirshberg, Joe R. Lansdale, Al Sarrantonio, Whitley Strieber, Lisa Morton, Matthew Costello, Elizabeth Massie, and dozens of others.
It’s once again edited by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish, the masterminds behind 2002’s October Dreams. Chizmar is the founder and publisher/editor of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. Morrish is the former editor of Cemetery Dance magazine and co-editor of The Scream Factory magazine.
This oversized volume will contain spooky Halloween short fiction, dozens of authors and artists recalling their own personal memories of Halloween, and essays detailing the “history” of Halloween. Many of the contributing authors will also autograph the signed editions, which won’t last long considering the popularity of the original October Dreams and the low print runs planned for these special editions.
Published in three states:
• Trade Hardcover Edition ($40)
• Slipcased Limited Edition Hardcover of 450 signed (by dozens of contributors) and numbered copies ($150)
• Deluxe Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed (by dozens of contributors) and lettered copies bound in leather with a satin ribbon page marker ($500)
Special Note For Collectors:
For a very limited time only, orders are being accepted for copies of the trade hardcover personally signed by the editors. There is no extra charge for these copies, but this offer will not last long.
As for the release date, here’s the latest update from Cemetery Dance’s website: We’re aiming to get the trade edition out this fall, assuming the proofreading doesn’t hit too many snags this month. The signature sheets are circulating now for the signed editions, but with the added production time for the sheets and for the slipcases/traycases, those editions will be published in 2015.
Visit Cemetery Dance’s online store to pre-order your copy of October Dreams II: A Celebration of Halloween. If the original October Dreams somehow slipped under your radar, you can find out more about it via the below EvilShop link.
October Dreams II: A Celebration of Halloween Contents:
“Mr. Dark’s Carnival” by Glen Hirshberg
“Universal Horrors” by Stephen Graham Jones
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Perspective” by Michael McBride
“The Scariest Thing I Know” by Dean Koontz
“Guising” by Gemma Files
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Gort Klaatu Barada Trick or Treat” by Nancy Holder
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Under the Autumn Stars” by Tim Waggoner
“Monsters” by Stewart O’Nan
“Death and Disbursement” by S.P. Miskowski
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “All the News” by Karen Heuler
“Dear Dead Jenny” by Ian McDowell
“What Blooms in Shadow Withers in Light” by Richard Gavin
My Favorite Halloween Memory by M. Rickert
“The ’Corn Factory” by Benjamin Kane Ethridge
“In a Dark October” by Joe R. Lansdale
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “The Real Darkborn” by Matthew Costello
“The October Game” by Ray Bradbury
“Fear of Fallen Leaves” by James Newman
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Costume” by Melanie Tem
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Dancing With Mr. Death” by Kealan Patrick Burke
“Scarecrow” by Roberta Lannes
“Strange Candy” by Robert McCammon
My Favorite Halloween Memory by Harry Shannon
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “That Which Doesn’t Kill You Earns You Candy” by Nate Southard
“The Pumpkin” by Robert Bloch
“Mr. and Mrs. Werewolf ” by Whitley Strieber
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Rescuer?” by Nicole Cushing
My Favorite Halloween Memory by Ray Garton
“Great Pumpkins and Ghost Hunters: Halloween on TV” by Lisa Morton
“The Pumpkin Smasher” by Al Sarrantonio
“The House on Cottage Lane” by Ronald Malfi
My Favorite Halloween Memory by Tim Curran
“The Dry Season” by James A. Moore
“The Spirit of Things” by John Skipp
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Haunting Season” by Orrin Grey
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “The Witch of Walnut” by Elizabeth Massie
“The Little Werewolf Who Cried” by Al Magliochetti
“The Boy in the White Sheet” by Bev Vincent
My Favorite Halloween Memory by Richard Gavin
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “The Last Halloween” by Ronald Kelly
“Sexy Pirate Girl” by Lisa Morton
“Monster Night” by Brian James Freeman
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Screams in the Asylum” by James Newman
“Underfolk” by Tina Callaghan
My Favorite Halloween Memory: “Pumpkin Parade” by Sephera Giron
“October Dreams” by Michael Kelly
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