And finally, my last book of 2018
Next Up:
I haven't got mine yet either and the status is "forthcoming" on the website. So, how did you get this DJ??????
The Year of Cemetery Dance 2018
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I haven't got mine yet either and the status is "forthcoming" on the website. So, how did you get this DJ??????
ARC grab bagI haven't got mine yet either and the status is "forthcoming" on the website. So, how did you get this DJ??????
....I also have it, it came in the most recent "grab bag" delivery......I haven't got mine yet either and the status is "forthcoming" on the website. So, how did you get this DJ??????
...pinch, poke and alla dat.....
Since 2018 is coming to an end and DJ's The Year of Cemetery Dance thread is probably going to end (or slow down significantly), I just want to tell Dana Jean that this was a great thread. I thoroughly enjoyed it and read a few of the books here and added several more to my enormous TBR pile.
second that post--- a great reference for TBR books. Way to go DJ!! Thankee.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Next Up: I'm a little nervous about this one. Not sure what to expect. I have a tough time with animal stories.
Just ordered his book Bird Box from the library but there are only six copies and I'm 14th on the list (want to read it before I see the movie)
Thank you. I will say more in my final wrap up, but I appreciate the nice words.
Thankee right back!
shucks, thanks!
Going off script -- my last book will be Shivers VIII. But guess what I got in the mail yesterday? Yep, this book is next up:
78. Widow's Point
By Bill Chizmar and Richard Chizmar
About the Book:
"This is a bad place. I don't think people are meant to live here.”
Longtime residents of Harper's Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow's Point Lighthouse. Some say it's cursed. Others claim it's haunted.
Originally built in 1838, three workers were killed during the lighthouse's construction, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse including cold-blooded murder, suicide, unexplained accidents and disappearances, the slaughter of an entire family, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds.
The lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since.
Until tonight.
Thomas Livingston is the acclaimed author of thirteen books about the supernatural and this evening he will enter the Widow's Point Lighthouse, searching for material for his next bestseller. He will be locked inside for the weekend with no way of contacting the outside world. And although no human has stepped foot inside the structure in nearly three decades, Livingston will not be alone."
My Thoughts:
Bob Eggleton gives this particular edition a beautiful cover. Glenn Chadbourne provides inside illustrations that just add to the story in that visual way only Mr. Chadbourne can do.
This little novella contains the writing of Chizmar and Chizmar, Esq. The pairing work well together with their smooth writing and consistent voice.
What a satisfying little tale it is. Very quick novella that kept me moving along. I liked the construction of details, the various side stories that enhanced the main story.
Harkening not so far back to those shaky camera/documentary/paranormal detective/reality shows; reminiscent of 1408's Mike Enslin and his author travels, Thomas Livingston, full of bravado and cockiness, sets out to investigate the lighthouse at Widow's Point.
His overconfident bluster doesn't last long.
I'm very happy to have this beautiful little hardcover full of extra-mile details on my bookshelf. Nice job.
edited to add: I almost forgot! I wanted to comment on the fact that the Belasco house was mentioned in the story. Having just read the screenplay of the Legend of Hell House and reading Nancy A. Collins' tribute story to Richardson Matheson in He is Legend, it made me smile to see these connections throughout my year of reading.
By Bill Chizmar and Richard Chizmar
About the Book:
"This is a bad place. I don't think people are meant to live here.”
Longtime residents of Harper's Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow's Point Lighthouse. Some say it's cursed. Others claim it's haunted.
Originally built in 1838, three workers were killed during the lighthouse's construction, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse including cold-blooded murder, suicide, unexplained accidents and disappearances, the slaughter of an entire family, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds.
The lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since.
Until tonight.
Thomas Livingston is the acclaimed author of thirteen books about the supernatural and this evening he will enter the Widow's Point Lighthouse, searching for material for his next bestseller. He will be locked inside for the weekend with no way of contacting the outside world. And although no human has stepped foot inside the structure in nearly three decades, Livingston will not be alone."
My Thoughts:
Bob Eggleton gives this particular edition a beautiful cover. Glenn Chadbourne provides inside illustrations that just add to the story in that visual way only Mr. Chadbourne can do.
This little novella contains the writing of Chizmar and Chizmar, Esq. The pairing work well together with their smooth writing and consistent voice.
What a satisfying little tale it is. Very quick novella that kept me moving along. I liked the construction of details, the various side stories that enhanced the main story.
Harkening not so far back to those shaky camera/documentary/paranormal detective/reality shows; reminiscent of 1408's Mike Enslin and his author travels, Thomas Livingston, full of bravado and cockiness, sets out to investigate the lighthouse at Widow's Point.
His overconfident bluster doesn't last long.
I'm very happy to have this beautiful little hardcover full of extra-mile details on my bookshelf. Nice job.
edited to add: I almost forgot! I wanted to comment on the fact that the Belasco house was mentioned in the story. Having just read the screenplay of the Legend of Hell House and reading Nancy A. Collins' tribute story to Richardson Matheson in He is Legend, it made me smile to see these connections throughout my year of reading.
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Finally, Next Up and last book of 2018:
Pulling this information forward: This was a little over half way in my Year of Cemetery Dance and here are the stats for that half of 2018.
January 1, 2018 to July 18th, 2018.
After the board reopens, I will have second half of the year stats and year-end total stats.
And each story, author, illustrator is only counted once. For instance, if Glenn Chadbourne did art for 10 books on my list, he was only counted once.
We're just a little over halfway through 2018 and I am a little over halfway to my goal of reading a year of Cemetery Dance.
Here are a few statistics at this halfway point with 43 Cemetery Dance books under my belt:
34 artists contributed beautiful and creative pieces to the works on my list.
I have gotten the pleasure of stepping into the worlds of 133 talented authors.
I have read 278 individual pieces of work.
If an author had a book of short stories, I counted each story, not the book as one thing. Except for the following two books:
Sides by Peter Straub
and
A Chapbook for Burnt-out Priests, Rabbis and Ministers by Ray Bradbury.
Each of these books I only counted as 1 piece of work even though they both contained numerous and diverse writings on various topics. They consisted of a mishmash of speeches, thoughts, poems, fiction, reviews, etc... that it was too hard to count them as separate things.
First half of the year Top Ten in no particular order:
Knuckles and Tales by Nancy A. Collins
Cold Comforts by Peter Crowther
A Long December by Richard Chizmar
Nothing Lasting by Glen Krisch
The River of Souls by Robert McCammon
The Doll by Daphne duMaurier
Triage by Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee
Shivers IV by Various Authors
Floating Dragon by Peter Straub
The Language of Fear by Del James (because this book ((which probably gave me 7 strains of syphilis)) pushed me beyond comfort and challenged my delicate sensibilities. *sniff* sniff*).
January 1, 2018 to July 18th, 2018.
After the board reopens, I will have second half of the year stats and year-end total stats.
And each story, author, illustrator is only counted once. For instance, if Glenn Chadbourne did art for 10 books on my list, he was only counted once.
We're just a little over halfway through 2018 and I am a little over halfway to my goal of reading a year of Cemetery Dance.
Here are a few statistics at this halfway point with 43 Cemetery Dance books under my belt:
34 artists contributed beautiful and creative pieces to the works on my list.
I have gotten the pleasure of stepping into the worlds of 133 talented authors.
I have read 278 individual pieces of work.
If an author had a book of short stories, I counted each story, not the book as one thing. Except for the following two books:
Sides by Peter Straub
and
A Chapbook for Burnt-out Priests, Rabbis and Ministers by Ray Bradbury.
Each of these books I only counted as 1 piece of work even though they both contained numerous and diverse writings on various topics. They consisted of a mishmash of speeches, thoughts, poems, fiction, reviews, etc... that it was too hard to count them as separate things.
First half of the year Top Ten in no particular order:
Knuckles and Tales by Nancy A. Collins
Cold Comforts by Peter Crowther
A Long December by Richard Chizmar
Nothing Lasting by Glen Krisch
The River of Souls by Robert McCammon
The Doll by Daphne duMaurier
Triage by Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee
Shivers IV by Various Authors
Floating Dragon by Peter Straub
The Language of Fear by Del James (because this book ((which probably gave me 7 strains of syphilis)) pushed me beyond comfort and challenged my delicate sensibilities. *sniff* sniff*).
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I have very much enjoyed reading this thread, too!
Thank you cat! I was very aware of who was consistently hitting that like button. Noted and appreciated.
I also appreciate the people who read anonymously too.
It has been a fun ride along with you, Deej! Thanks for the efforts and insights!
You are duly noted also. I appreciate you.It has been a fun ride along with you, Deej! Thanks for the efforts and insights!