Richard Chizmar

Richard Thomas Chizmar (born 1965) is an American writer, the publisher and editor of "Cemetery Dance" magazine, and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications. He also edits anthologies, produces films, writes screenplays, and teaches writing.
Writing.
Richard Chizmar is a "New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon", and "Publishers Weekl"y 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.
Publishing.
"Cemetery Dance" magazine.
Chizmar started "Cemetery Dance" magazine in 1988, which is still 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."
Cemetery Dance Publications.
Chizmar's Cemetery Dance Publications started in 1992, and still publishes books. It has produced more than 300 different autographed limited edition, lettered edition hardcover novels, novellas, and anthologies. It also publishes chapbooks, trade hardcovers, and a few paperbacks.
Screenplays and Chesapeake films.
Richard Chizmar co-founded Chesapeake Films with Johnathon Schaech. He also co-writes screenplays with Schaech. Some of their produced screenplays include 2006's "Road House 2" (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 an unproduced adaptation of "From a Buick 8" based on Stephen King's novel.
Selected bibliography.
Short stories.
Short story collections.
"Blood Brothers"
"The Man with X-Ray Eyes
"The Box"
"Heroes"
"Ditch Treasures"
"The Silence of Sorrow"
"After the Bombs"
"Last Words"
"Night Call"
"The Lake is Life"
"The Good Old Days"
"Grad Finale"
"The Artist"
"Family Ties"
"Mister Parker"
"Monsters"
"Like Father, Like Son"
"The Tower"
"Brothers:
"Cemetery Dance"
"Blue"
"A Crime of Passion"
"Homesick"
"Devil's Night"
"Bride of Frankenstein: A Love Story"
"The Season of Giving"
"A Capital Cat Crime"
"The Sinner King"
"A Season of Change"
"Midnight Promises"
"The Night Shift"
"Only the Strong Survive"
"The Interview"
"The Poetry of Life"
"A Long December"
Anthologies as editor.
Shivers series.
All released as trade paperbacks from Cemetery Dance Publications: