Richard Chizmar

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Richard Chizmar
Born 1965
Occupation Writer, Editor, Publisher
Nationality American
Genres Horror fiction, Fantasy, Science fiction

Richard Thomas Chizmar (born 1965) is best known as the publisher and editor of Cemetery Dance magazine and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications. He also edits anthologies, writes fiction, produces films, writes screenplays, and teaches writing.

Writing

Richard Chizmar has contributed stories to many publications, including Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won the Horror Writers Association Board of Trustees Award, two World Fantasy Awards, and four International Horror Guild Awards.

Publishing

Cemetery Dance magazine

Richard Chizmar started Cemetery Dance magazine in 1988, and it is still being published today. It features dark fantasy, horror fiction, and articles related to those subjects. Metro Silicon Valley called it "America's longest-running independent horror-themed magazine."[1]

Cemetery Dance Publications

Richard Chizmar's Cemetery Dance Publications started in 1992, and it is currently still publishing books. It has produced over 200 different autographed limited edition, lettered edition hardcover novels, novellas, and anthologies. It also publishes chapbooks, trade hardcovers, and a few paperbacks.

Sceenplays and Chesapeake Films

Richard Chizmar co-founded Chesapeake Films with Johnathon Schaech. He also co-writes screenplays with Johnathon Schaech. Some of their produced screenplays include 2006's Road House 2: Last Call (based on the story by Miles Chapman) and Showtime's Masters of Horror presentation of The Washingtonians (based on Bentley Little's story) from 2007. They also wrote the screenplay for 2009's upcoming film From a Buick 8 based on Stephen King's novel.

Selected awards

Won

Nominated

Selected bibliography

Chapbooks

Screenplays

Short stories

Uncollected short stories

Short story collections

Introduction by Ed Gorman
"A Season of Change"
"Heroes"
"A Crime of Passion"
"Homesick"
"Cemetery Dance"
"The Sinner King"
"A Capital Cat Crime"
"The Season of Giving"
"Grand Finale"
"Bride of Frankenstein: A Modern Love Story"
"The Silence of Sorrow"
"Beachcomber"
"Devil's Night"
"Only the Strong Survive"
"Dark Whispers"
"Midnight Promises"
"Masters of Darkness"
Afterword by Ray Garton
Introduction by Ed Bryant
"Night Call"
"Like Father, Like Son"
"Monsters"
"Heroes"
"The Man With X-Ray Eyes"
""The Silence of Sorrow"
Special Afterword (only in Lettered edition) by Hugh B. Cave

Anthologies as editor

Limited Edition forthcoming from Cemetery Dance Publications in 2010 ISBN 978-1-58767-209-5)

Shivers series

All released as trade paperbacks from Cemetery Dance Publications:

References

  1. Kleffel, Rick (2005-10-26). "Grave New World". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved 2013-11-29. 
  2. Bowers, Carol R. (1991-12-01). "Stuff Of Nightmares Is A Dream For 25-year-old Publisher". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-11-29. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Horror Guild Nominees List". Locus. Retrieved 2013-11-29. 
  4. "1999 World Fantasy Awards list". World Fantasy Award. Retrieved 2013-11-29. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Nominations list on Locus magazine's website". Locus. Retrieved 2013-11-29. 

See also

  • List of horror fiction authors
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