![]() ![]() ![]() The key thing going for it on my end that gets my absolute "yes, go buy it", is the fact it's part of this new line. It's a fast, gory one with tons of nods to the genre, perfect for reading in the spooky season. House by the Cemetery is not quite up to par with those earlier titles, but still good fun for the month of October. I've always enjoyed his work, particularly one nasty little thriller, The 13th, which I recommend. Everson is a writer I first read in high school, with his pretty fun Stoker-winning title, Covenant. These include Jonathan Janz, Ramsey Campbell and Hunter Shea.Īnd this one, by John Everson. ![]() They've enlisted Don D'auria, reknown editor of several horror lines, most prominent being Leisure and Samhain to handpick the titles, as well as some top of the line authors to spear-head the operation. ![]() This is amongst the flagship titles of that endeavor, and they are doing it right. You see, The House by the Cemetery is my first taste of a new horror line to be widely distributed by Flame Tree Press, who seems to have made a name for themselves in other facets, before deciding to roll out their line of horror last month. Not at those retailers, but whatever brick-and-mortars remain. The best part is that it just might be exactly that. But it's a solid throwback to simple times, where one could traipse into a Borders or Waldenbooks and find a novel like this one by the dozen. It's not because the book is groundbreaking or great or remarkable. And The House by the Cemetery is my reason. ![]()
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