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Richard Chizmar

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Richard Chizmar is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author.

He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy’s Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA’s Board of Trustee’s award.

Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 203,561 ratings · 24,611 reviews · 252 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chasing the Boogeyman 3.93 avg rating — 35,938 ratings — published 2021 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gwendy's Magic Feather (The Button Box, #2) by Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author), Stephen King (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Keith Minnion (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 26,324 ratings — published 2019 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming the Boogeyman 4.09 avg rating — 8,133 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memorials 3.74 avg rating — 7,111 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl on the Porch 3.42 avg rating — 3,370 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Widow's Point by Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author), Billy Chizmar (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,812 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween by Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Morrish (Editor), Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,529 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Long December 4.22 avg rating — 931 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Way Home 4.19 avg rating — 749 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness Whispers by Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author), Brian James Freeman (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 525 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Richard Chizmar

The Boogeyman (2 books)
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Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author)

3.96 avg rating — 44,063 ratings

Shivers (7 books)
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Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

Clive Barker (Goodreads Author),

Norman Partridge,

Norman Prentiss (Goodreads Author),

Al Sarrantonio,

Lisa Tuttle,

Don D'Ammassa (Goodreads Author),

Scott Nicholson (Goodreads Author),

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3.85 avg rating — 509 ratings

The Best of Cemetery Dance (2 books)
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Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author),

Joe R. Lansdale (Goodreads Author),

Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author),

Richard Laymon,

William F. Nolan,

Nancy A. Collins (Goodreads Author),

Thomas Tessier,

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4.03 avg rating — 480 ratings

Grave Tales (7 books)
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Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

Brian James Freeman (Goodreads Author) (editor),

Peter Crowther,

Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) (Adaption),

Ed Gorman,

Ray Garton (Autjor),

Chris Odgers (Illustrator),

Jake Allen (Illustrator),

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4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings

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