Nationality American Name Richard Chizmar | Role Publisher Movies The Washingtonians, Posey | |
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Occupation Writer, Editor, Publisher Genre Horror fiction, Fantasy, Science fiction Books October Dreams, Dirty Coppers Awards World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional, HWA Specialty Press Award Nominations Locus Award for Best Anthology Organizations founded Cemetery Dance Publications, Chesapeake Films, Lonely Road Books Similar People Edward Gorman, Bentley Little, Johnathon Schaech, Mick Garris, Rick Hautala | ||
The new panic room episode 46 featuring guest richard chizmar
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.
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- The new panic room episode 46 featuring guest richard chizmar
- Writing
- Cemetery Dance magazine
- Cemetery Dance Publications
- Screenplays and Chesapeake Films
- Won
- Nominated
- References
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.
Stephen King and Richard Chizmar co-wrote Gwendy's Button Box which is set for a May 2017 release from Cemetery Dance Publications (in trade hardcover format) and in audiobook from Simon & Schuster Audio (the audiobook has a bonus short story "The Music Room," written by just Stephen King, which was originally published in Playboy).
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."
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.
Screenplays 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 (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 film From a Buick 8 based on Stephen King's novel.