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Richard Chizmar

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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 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 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.

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Richard Chizmar

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Books from Richard Chizmar

Chasing the Boogeyman

Gwendy's Magic Feather

Gwendy's Button Box

Gwendy's Final Task

October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween

Widow's Point

Dark Screams: Volume One

Gwendy's Button Box + "The Music Room"

Dark Screams: Volume Two

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories

Dark Screams: Volume Six

Dark Screams: Volume Three

The Girl on the Porch

A Long December

The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 1

Dark Screams: Volume Five

Dark Screams: Volume Four

Darkness Whispers

Dark Screams: Volume Nine

The Horror Collection: Black Edition