Cemetery Dance Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 2, Spring 1992: #12

Cemetery Dance Magazine #12

by Richard Chizmar (Editor), Charles Lang (Illustrator), Gary A. Braunbeck

3 • Words from the Editor (Cemetery Dance #12, Spring 1992) • [Editorial (Cemetery Dance)] • (1992) • essay by Richard Chizmar [as by Richard T. Chizmar]
4 • By Civilized Means • (1992) • short story by Gary A. Braunbeck
12 • Ramblings from the Dark #15 • [Ramblings from the Dark • 15] • (1992) • essay by Charles L. Grant
16 • Candy Bars for Elvis • (1992) • short story by Norman Partridge
20 • Gormania (Cemetery Dance #12, Spring 1992) • [Gormania] • (1992) • essay by Ed Gorman
22 • A Conversation with Dean R. Koontz • (1992) • interview of Dean R. Koontz • interview by Tyson Blue
29 • Less Than Human (excerpt) • (1992) • short fiction by Gary L. Raisor [as by Gary Raisor]
34 • The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association (Cemetery Dance #12, Spring 1992) • [The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association] • (1992) • essay by Thomas F. Monteleone
37 • Nightmare Alley (Cemetery Dance #12, Spring 1992) • (1992) • essay by Matthew J. Costello
40 • The Exclusive • (1992) • short story by Sidney Williams
45 • Terra ex Anima • (1992) • essay by T. Liam McDonald
48 • Mama's Boy • (1992) • short story by C. S. Fuqua
52 • A Conversation with Richard Matheson & R. C. Matheson • (1992) • interview of Richard Christian Matheson and Richard Matheson • interview by Stanley Wiater
58 • Book Reviews (Cemetery Dance #12, Spring 1992) • (1992) • essay by Edward Bryant
65 • The "Heeere's Johnny" or The Villians of Stephen King Films Quiz • (1992) • essay by A. R. Morlan
66 • Trash Theater: Human Tornado • (1992) • essay by David E. Webb and Joe R. Lansdale
73 • Spotlight on Publishing: Donald Grant • (1992) • interview of Donald M. Grant • interview by Robert Morrish [as by Bob Morrish]
77 • The Animal • (1992) • short story by Robert Pettitt
78 • Anthology Attic (Cemetery Dance #12, Spring 1992) • [Anthology Attic] • (1992) • essay by Kathryn Ptacek
81 • Rough Cuts (Cemetery Dance #12) • [Rough Cuts] • (1992) • essay by Paul M. Sammon [as by Paul Sammon]
88 • A Bargain at Any Cost • (1992) • short story by Francis J. Matozzo
91 • Needful Kings & Other Things (Cemetery Dance #12, Spring 1992) • (1992) • essay by Tyson Blue
95 • Deathgrip (excerpt) • (1992) • short fiction by Brian Hodge
98 • CD Book Reviews (Cemetery Dance #12, Spring 1992) • (1992) • essay by uncredited

104 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1992

About the author

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 for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little.

Chizmar is also the creator/writer of the online website, Stephen King Revisited. His fourth short story collection, The Long Way Home, was published in 2019. With Brian Freeman, Chizmar is co-editor of the acclaimed Dark Screams horror anthology series published by Random House imprint, Hydra.

His latest book, The Girl on the Porch, was released in hardcover by Subterranean Press, and Widow’s Point, a chilling novella about a haunted lighthouse written with his son, Billy Chizmar, was recently adapted into a feature film.

Chizmar’s work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor.