The Best of Cemetery Dance (Volume 1) [Paperback]

Various (Author), Richard Chizmar (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Roc Trade; First Thus edition (November 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451458044
• ISBN-13: 978-0451458049
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1/2 of the Best Horror Anthology Ever, April 15, 2001

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"ripperboy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Cemetery Dance (Volume 1) (Paperback)

Reviewer: ripperboy from San Francisco, CA USA This is it, gang. BEST OF CEMETERY DANCE, when printed in hardcover, was the best anthology ever of short horror fiction, even outdoing DARK FORCES, DARK DESCENT, and even BEST OF WHISPERS and BEST OF SHADOWS. It's got everyone under the sun in horror. Unfortunately, it was such a big book that they had to split it into two volumes in paperback, of which this is the first. No matter -- both halves are absolutely essential, and nearly every story here is a winner. Reading this anthology is the best way to introduce yourself to the dozens of horror authors out there whom you're not currently reading.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing But The Best!, January 5, 2002

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Sebastien Pharand (Orléans, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Cemetery Dance (Volume 1) (Paperback)

The Best Of Cemetery Dance Volume 1 contains THE MOST amazing horror stories to have been printed in the last few years. This is a collection of who's who in the horror field. There is not one other collection of short fiction which will suprass this volume. It is, simply put, amazing.

Anyone should buy this book for the two Jack Ketchum stories, The Box and The Rifle. Both stories are amazing, touching, terrifying and very affecting. They are Ketchum at his very best.

The book also contains a very good and funny story by Stephen King, Chattery Teeth. But the real reason to get this book is to read Gary Raisor's The Right Thing, which is one of the most amazing stories I have ever read. That is one story I will not soon forget.

With other contributions from great writers like Bently Little, Lucy Taylor, Ed Gorman, Douglas Clegg and many others, this book is one that any horror fan should have on their shelf.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read!, April 16, 2006

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S. Sommerville "Author of A Russian Prostitut... (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Cemetery Dance (Volume 1) (Paperback)

I got a lot out of this book. They did an excellent job at compiling a little something for everyone.

THE BOX by Jack Ketchum and SILLOUHETTE by Stephen Mark Rainey were the ones that stood out the most. THE BOX is one of those tales that is so subtle yet brilliantly disturbing, and SILLOUHETTE was a seemingly "been there, done that" haunted house tale, but through Rainey's masterful storytelling, the images stick.

Whether you are looking for gore, suspense, monsters, or bizarre-- this anthology delivers. The reader can open this up with confidence knowing he's getting top-notch quality.