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Cemetery Dance Magazine, Issue 58
Charlie Grant Tribute Issue
2008
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3 • Words from the Editors (Cemetery Dance #58) • [Editorial (Cemetery Dance)] • essay by Robert Morrish 3 • Words from the Editors (Cemetery Dance #58) • [Editorial (Cemetery Dance)] • essay by Richard Chizmar 4 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Kealan Patrick Burke 4 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Matthew J. Costello 4 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Craig Shaw Gardner 5 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Rick Hautala 5 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by John Maclay 6 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Bill Pronzini 6 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Al Sarrantonio 7 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by David B. Silva 7 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Thomas Smith 8 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Steve Rasnic Tem 9 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Hank Wanger 10 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Wendy Webb 10 • Tribute to Charles L. Grant • essay by Chet Williamson 11 • In Memoriam: A Eulogy for Charles Grant • essay by Thomas L. McDonald 12 • Charlie: A Writing Life • essay by Thomas L. McDonald 16 •  This Old Man • interior artwork by Zach McCain 17 • This Old Man • (1987) • short story by Charles L. Grant 22 • The Fire on the Mountain Has Gone Out • [The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association] • essay by Thomas F. Monteleone 28 •  The Inner City • interior artwork by Steven Gilberts [as by Steve Gilberts] 29 • The Inner City • short story by Karen Heuler 36 • From the Dead Zone: Stephen King News (Cemetery Dance #58) • [From the Dead Zone] • essay by Bev Vincent 42 •  Inheritor • interior artwork by Chris Hill 43 • Inheritor • short story by Ian Rogers 48 • A Conversation with T. E. D. Klein • interview of T. E. D. Klein • interview by Rick Kleffel 56 •  Bones • interior artwork by Chris Hill 57 • Bones • short story by J. G. Faherty 64 • MediaDrome (Cemetery Dance #58) • [MediaDrome] • essay by Michael Marano 70 • A Conversation with Stephen Graham Jones • interview of Stephen Graham Jones • interview by Rick Kenney 74 •  Hell on the Homefront Too • interior artwork by Steven Gilberts [as by Steve Gilberts] 75 • Hell on the Homefront Too • short story by Stephen Graham Jones 78 • A Conversation with David Morrell • interview of David Morrell • interview by Steve Vernon 83 • Excerpt from Scavenger • [Frank Balenger] • short fiction by David Morrell 86 • A Conversation with Robert Masello • interview of Robert Masello • interview by Michael A. Burstein [as by Michael Burstein] 90 •  Cut • interior artwork by Lance King 91 • Cut • short story by Dena M. Martin 96 • Collecting Modern Horror (Cemetery Dance #58) • essay by John Pelan 98 •  Darkness, as a Bride • interior artwork by Billy Tackett 99 • Darkness, as a Bride • short story by Sarah Monette 102 • Where Are They Now?: Daniel Rhodes • interview of Neil McMahon • interview by Rick Kleffel 106 •  In the Faith of Our Fathers • interior artwork by Lance King 107 • In the Faith of Our Fathers • short story by Gerard Houarner 113 • Feature Review: Heart-Shaped Box • essay by Bev Vincent 113 •   Review: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill • review by Bev Vincent 114 • CD Reviews (Cemetery Dance #58) • essay by various 114 •   Review: After Dark by Jeani Rector • review by Steve Vernon 114 •   Review: Bestiary by Robert Masello • review by Garrett Peck 114 •   Review: Blood The Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts by Mamoru Oshii • review by Mark Louis Baumgart 115 •   Review: The Book of Renfield: A Gospel of Dracula by Tim Lucas • review by Wayne Edwards 115 •   Review: Butcher Shop Quartet by Frank J. Hutton • review by Garrett Peck 115 •   Review: By Moonlight Only by Stephen Jones • review by Steve Vernon 116 • Review of the soundtrack to "Dark Water (US Version)", music by Angelo Badalmenti • essay by Randall D. Larson 116 •   Review: Dead City by Joe McKinney • review by Steve Vernon 116 •   Review: The Dead Letters by Tom Piccirilli • review by RJ Sevin 117 • Review of the soundtrack to "The Descent", music by David Julyan • essay by Randall D. Larson 117 •   Review: Death's Dominion by Simon Clark • review by Garrett Peck 117 •   Review: Demon Theory by Stephen Graham Jones • review by Michael McCarty 118 •   Review: Dark Ages by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir • review by Mark Louis Baumgart 118 •   Review: Frightening Strikes by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir • review by Mark Louis Baumgart 118 •   Review: Ek Chuah by J. R. Cain • review by Steve Vernon 118 •   Review: Ghoul by Brian Keene • review by RJ Sevin 119 •   Review: Hook House and Other Horrors by Sherry Decker • review by Michael McCarthy 119 •   Review: Horrorween by Al Sarrantonio • review by Steve Vernon 120 •   Review: Kamikaze by Michael Slade • review by William D. Gagliani [as by W. D. Gagliani] 120 •   Review: The Keep by Jennifer Egan • review by Wayne Edwards 120 •   Review: The Next by Dan Vining • review by Hank Wagner

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J.G. Faherty
J.G. Faherty
Author · 25 books

JG Faherty is a Bram Stoker Award® and ITW Thriller Award nominee and the author of six novels, nine novellas, and more than 50 short stories. He writes adult and YA horror/sci-fi/fantasy, and his works range from quiet, dark suspense to over-the-top comic gruesomeness. His novels and novellas, all of which are listed on Goodreads, include THE CURE, CARNIVAL OF FEAR, GHOSTS OF CORONADO BAY, CEMETERY CLUB, THE BURNING TIME, LEGACY, CASTLE BY THE SEA, FATAL CONSEQUENCES, THIEF OF SOULS, THE COLD SPOT, and HE WAITS. He enjoys urban exploring, photography, classic B-movies, good wine, and pumpkin beer. As a child, his favorite playground was a 17th-century cemetery, which many people feel explains a lot. His personal motto is "Photobombing people since 1979!" You can follow him at www.twitter.com/jgfaherty, www.facebook.com/jgfaherty, http://about.me/jgfaherty, and www.jgfaherty.com.

Michael McCarty
Michael McCarty
Author · 8 books

A former stand-up comedian and musician, Michael McCarty has been a professional writer since 1983. The author of over 40 books (fiction and nonfiction). He has also penned hundred of articles, short stories, poems, etc. He is a David R. Collins’ Literary Achievement Award winner from the Midwest Writing Center and a 5 times Bram Stoker Finalist. He lives in Rock Island, Illinois with his wife Cindy and pet rabbit Latte. He published his first book in 2003, GIANTS OF THE GENRE. He also the author of such books MODERN MYTHMAKERS, LIQUID DIET & MIDNIGHT SNACK, I KISSED A GHOUL, A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FIENDS, DARK DUETS, LOST GIRL OF THE LAKE (with Joe McKinney), DRACULA TRANSFORMED (with Mark McLaughlin), CONVERSATIONS WITH KRESKIN (with The Amazing Kreskin) MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL (with Mark McLaughlin), BLOODLESS and BLOODLUST and BLOODLINE (with Jody LaGreca) and many more. He can be found on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/michaelmccart... Blog: https://monstermikeyaauthor.wordpress...

David Morrell
David Morrell
Author · 48 books
David Morrell is a Canadian novelist from Kitchener, Ontario, who has been living in the United States for a number of years. He is best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become a successful film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. More recently, he has been writing the Captain America comic books limited-series The Chosen.
Al Sarrantonio
Al Sarrantonio
Author · 32 books

Al Sarrantonio (born May 25, 1952, in New York City) is an American horror and science fiction author who has published, over the past thirty years, more than forty books and sixty short stories. He has also edited numerous anthologies and has been called “a master anthologist” by Booklist. Wikipedia entry: Al Sarrantonio

Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones
Author · 79 books
Stephen Graham Jones is the NYT bestselling author of twenty-five or thirty books. He really likes werewolves and slashers. Favorite novels change daily, but Valis and Love Medicine and Lonesome Dove and It and The Things They Carried are all usually up there somewhere. Stephen lives in Boulder, Colorado. It's a big change from the West Texas he grew up in. He's married with a couple kids, and probably one too many trucks.
Steve Rasnic Tem
Steve Rasnic Tem
Author · 47 books
Steve Rasnic Tem was born in Lee County Virginia in the heart of Appalachia. He is the author of over 350 published short stories and is a past winner of the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards. His story collections include City Fishing, The Far Side of the Lake, In Concert (with wife Melanie Tem), Ugly Behavior, Celestial Inventories, and Onion Songs. An audio collection, Invisible, is also available. His novels include Excavation, The Book of Days, Daughters, The Man In The Ceiling (with Melanie Tem), and the recent Deadfall Hotel.
Bill Pronzini
Bill Pronzini
Author · 109 books

Mystery Writers of America Awards "Grand Master" 2008 Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1999) for Boobytrap Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1998) for A Wasteland of Strangers Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) for Sentinels Shamus Awards "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) 1987 Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1982) for Hoodwink Married to author Marcia Muller. Pseudonyms: Robert Hart Davis (collaboration with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) Jack Foxx William Jeffrey (collaboration with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) Alex Saxon

Charles L. Grant
Charles L. Grant
Author · 45 books

Charles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis. Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection Nightmare Seasons, a Nebula Award in 1976 for his short story "A Crowd of Shadows", and another Nebula Award in 1978 for his novella "A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye," the latter telling of an actor's dilemma in a post-literate future. Grant also edited the award winning Shadows anthology, running eleven volumes from 1978-1991. Contributors include Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, R.A. Lafferty, Avram Davidson, and Steve Rasnic and Melanie Tem. Grant was a former Executive Secretary and Eastern Regional Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and president of the Horror Writers Association.

Neil McMahon
Neil McMahon
Author · 9 books

aka Daniel Rhodes. Neil McMahon grew up in Chicago, holds a degree in psychology from Stanford, and has lived in Montana since 1971. His wife, Kim, coordinates the annual Montana Festival Of The Book. Along with writing, he spent many years working as a carpenter. He has published ten thrillers in addition to co-authoring, with James Patterson, the #1 New York Times bestseller, TOYS. His first three novels, horror thrillers NEXT, AFTER LUCIFER; ADVERSARY; and CAST ANGELS DOWN TO HELL, are newly released for the first time since their original publication 1987-90.

Craig Shaw Gardner
Craig Shaw Gardner
Author · 34 books

Craig Shaw Gardner was born in Rochester, New York and lived there until 1967, when he moved to Boston, MA to attend Boston University. He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Broadcasting and Film. He has continued to reside in Boston since that time. He published his first story in 1977 while he held a number of jobs: shipper/receiver for a men's suit manufacturer, working in hospital public relations, running a stat camera, and also managed of a couple of bookstores: The Million Year Picnic and Science Fantasy Bookstore. As of 1987 he became a full time writer, and since then he has published more than 30 novels and more than 50 short stories. He also published under these pseudonyms: Peter Garrison

Steve Vernon
Steve Vernon
Author · 47 books

Hi! I'm Steve Vernon and I'd love to scare you. Along the way I'll entertain you. I guarantee a giggle as well. If I listed all of the books I've written I'd bore you - and I am allergic to boring. Instead, let me recommend one single book of mine. Pick up SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME for an example of true Steve Vernon storytelling. It's hockey and vampires for folks who love hockey and vampires - and for folks who don't! For more up-to-date info please follow my blog at: http://stevevernonstoryteller.wordpre... And follow me at Twitter: @StephenVernon yours in storytelling, Steve Vernon

Kealan Patrick Burke
Kealan Patrick Burke
Author · 62 books

Born and raised in a small harbor town in the south of Ireland, Kealan Patrick Burke knew from a very early age that he was going to be a horror writer. The combination of an ancient locale, a horror-loving mother, and a family full of storytellers, made it inevitable that he would end up telling stories for a living. Since those formative years, he has written five novels, over a hundred short stories, six collections, and edited four acclaimed anthologies. In 2004, he was honored with the Bram Stoker Award for his novella The Turtle Boy. Kealan has worked as a waiter, a drama teacher, a mapmaker, a security guard, an assembly-line worker at Apple Computers, a salesman (for a day), a bartender, landscape gardener, vocalist in a grunge band, curriculum content editor, fiction editor at Gothic.net, and, most recently, a fraud investigator. When not writing, Kealan designs book covers through his company Elderlemon Design. A movie based on his short story "Peekers" is currently in development as a major motion picture. Represented by Merrilee Heifetz at Writers House Agency.

Robert Masello
Robert Masello
Author · 18 books

Robert Masello is an award-winning journalist, TV writer, and the bestselling author of many novels and nonfiction books. In addition to his most recent book, THE HAUNTING OF H.G. WELLS, he has written the #1 Amazon Kindle bestseller, THE EINSTEIN PROPHECY, and many other popular thrillers, including THE JEKYLL REVELATION, THE NIGHT CROSSING, BLOOD AND ICE, THE MEDUSA AMULET, and THE ROMANOV CROSS. He is also the author of two popular studies of the Occult—FALLEN ANGELS AND SPIRITS OF THE DARK and RAISING HELL: A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE BLACK ARTS. His books on writing include WRITER TELLS ALL, A FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS, and the classroom staple, ROBERT'S RULES OF WRITING. His TV credits include such popular shows as "Charmed," "Sliders," Early Edition," and "Poltergeist: the Legacy." A native of Evanston, Illinois, he studied writing at Princeton University under the noted authors Robert Stone and Geoffrey Wolff, and served for six years as the Visiting Lecturer in Literature at Claremont McKenna College. He now lives and works in Santa Monica, CA.

Rick Hautala
Rick Hautala
Author · 33 books

AKA A.J. Matthews Rick Hautala has more than thirty published books to his credit, including the million copy, international best-seller Nightstone, as well as Twilight Time, Little Brothers, Cold Whisper, Impulse, and The Wildman. He has also published four novels—The White Room, Looking Glass, Unbroken, and Follow—using the pseudonym A. J. Matthews. His more than sixty published short stories have appeared in national and international anthologies and magazines. His short story collection Bedbugs was selected as one of the best horror books of the year in 2003. A novella titled Reunion was published by PS Publications in December, 2009; and Occasional Demons, a short story collection, is due in 2010 from CD Publications. He wrote the screenplays for several short films, including the multiple award-winning The Ugly Film, based on the short story by Ed Gorman, as well as Peekers, based on a short story by Kealan Patrick Burke, and Dead @ 17, based on the graphic novel by Josh Howard. A graduate of the University of Maine in Orono with a Master of Art in English Literature (Renaissance and Medieval Literature), Hautala lives in southern Maine with author Holly Newstein. His three sons have all grown up and (mostly) moved out of the house. He served terms as Vice President and Trustee for the Horror Writers Association. Sadly, Rick died on March 21, 2013.

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