3 • Words from the Editors (Cemetery Dance #48) • [Editorial (Cemetery Dance)] • essay by Richard Chizmar 3 • Words from the Editors (Cemetery Dance #48) • [Editorial (Cemetery Dance)] • essay by Robert Morrish 4 • Touring the Night Country: A Conversation with Stewart O'Nan • interview of Stewart O'Nan • interview by Tom Piccirilli 10 •  The Departed • interior artwork by John Myroshnychenko 11 • The Departed • short story by Stewart O'Nan 14 • From the Dead Zone: Stephen King News (Cemetery Dance #48) • [From the Dead Zone] • essay by Bev Vincent 22 •  Portrait of a Horror Writer • interior artwork by Wil Renfro 23 • Portrait of a Horror Writer • short story by Tim Waggoner 28 • The Mutants Won • [The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association] • essay by Thomas F. Monteleone 32 • In Memory of Bill Relling • essay by Rick Hautala 34 •  Worried Man Blues • interior artwork by Wil Renfro 35 • Worried Man Blues • short story by James Ireland Baker 42 • Waves of Fear (Cemetery Dance #48) • essay by Paula Guran 42 •   Review: Bullets of Rain by David J. Schow • review by Paula Guran 43 •   Review: Low Red Moon by Caitlín R. Kiernan • review by Paula Guran 44 •   Review: More Tomorrow & Other Stories by Michael Marshall Smith • review by Paula Guran 45 •   Review: The Resurrection Man's Legacy by Dale Bailey • review by Paula Guran 45 •   Review: The Midnight Sun: The Complete Stories of Kane by Karl Edward Wagner • review by Paula Guran 45 •   Review: Budayeen Nights by George Alec Effinger • review by Paula Guran 48 • MediaDrome (Cemetery Dance #48) • [MediaDrome] • essay by Michael Marano 54 • A Conversation with David B. Silva • interview of David B. Silva • interview by Ivy Fehervari 56 •  Through Desmond's Eyes • interior artwork by John Myroshnychenko 57 • Through Desmond's Eyes • short story by David B. Silva 62 • The Day Before Yesterday (Cemetery Dance #48) • essay by Ed Gorman 62 •   Review: Eye of Flame by Pamela Sargent • review by Ed Gorman 64 •   Review: Dark Matter by Billie Sue Mosiman • review by Ed Gorman 66 •  Selection • interior artwork by Michael Apice 67 • Selection • short story by Daniel G. Keohane 74 • Stick with Your Own Kind: A Convention Primer • essay by Holly Newstein 76 • A Conversation with Stephen Zachman • interview of Stephen Zachman • interview by Bev Vincent 80 •  Forgiveness • interior artwork by Michael Apice 81 • Forgiveness • short story by J. A. Konrath 86 • Spotlight on Publishing: Marietta Publishing • [Spotlight on Publishing] • essay by Robert Morrish 92 • Feature Review: Borderlands 5 • essay by David Niall Wilson 92 •   Review: Borderlands 5 by Elizabeth E. Monteleone and Thomas F. Monteleone • review by David Niall Wilson 96 • CD Reviews (Cemetery Dance #48) • essay by various 96 •   Review: Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green • review by Rick Kleffel 96 •   Review: Almasheol by Jonathan M. Sweet • review by Wayne Edwards 96 •   Review: An Hour to Kill by Karin Yapalater • review by Wayne Edwards 97 •   Review: Bad Men by John Connolly • review by Rick Kleffel 97 •   Review: Bangkok 8 by John Burdett • review by Rick Kleffel 97 •   Review: Black Roses by Christine Morgan • review by Wayne Edwards 98 •   Review: Burn by Sean Doolittle • review by Wayne Edwards 98 •   Review: Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld by Patrick Harpur • review by Rick Kleffel 98 •   Review: Darkness Falls by Keith R. A. DeCandido • review by Mark Louis Baumgart 98 •   Review: Empire of Light by David Czuchlewski • review by Rick Kleffel 99 •   Review: Fat White Vampire Blues by Andrew Fox • review by Hank Wagner 99 • Review of the nongenre novel "Exit Wounds" by J. A. Jance • essay by Wayne Edwards 101 •   Review: Fear in a Handful of Dust by Gary A. Braunbeck • review by Randall C. Wiggins 101 •   Review: Fierce by Jarrod Spicer • review by Garrett Peck 101 •   Review: Night of the Werewolf by Harry Shannon • review by Garrett Peck 101 •   Review: Shapeshifter by J. F. Gonzalez • review by Garrett Peck 102 •   Review: Filet of Sohl: The Classic Scripts and Stories of Jerry Sohl by Jerry Sohl • review by William P. Simmons 102 •   Review: Floater by Lucius Shepard • review by Rick Kleffel 102 •   Review: The Good House by Tananarive Due • review by Hank Wagner 103 •   Review: The Hades Project by Justin Gustainis • review by Jack Lloyd 103 •   Review: The Harvest by Scott Nicholson • review by Jack Lloyd 103 •   Review: House of Bones by Dale Bailey • review by Hank Wagner 105 • Review of the soundtrack to "Jeepers Creepers 2", music by Bennett Salvay • essay by Randall D. Larson 105 •   Review: King of All the Dead by Steve Lockley and Paul Lewis • review by Garrett Peck 105 •   Review: Mandibles by Jeff Strand • review by Garrett Peck 107 • Review of the soundtrack to "The Mummy's Kiss", music by Terry Michael Huud • essay by Randall D. Larson 107 •   Review: Memoria by Adam Pepper • review by Garr...