Full Bibliography
Novels
Gwendy’s Final Task
- written with Stephen King
- originally published by Cemetery Dance Publications; U.S. hardcover/eBook; February 2022
- reprinted by Gallery Books; May 2022
Chasing the Boogeyman
- originally published by Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books; U.S. hardcover/eBook/Audiobook; forthcoming in August 2021
- reprinted by Hodder & Stoughton; U.K. hardcover/audio/eBook; forthcoming in 2021
- reprinted by Europa; Hungarian hardcover/paperback/eBook/Audiobook; forthcoming in 2021
- reprinted by Livre de Poche; French trade paperback/eBook; forthcoming in 2022
Gwendy’s Magic Feather
- originally published by Cemetery Dance Publications; U.S. hardcover; November 2019
- reprinted by Simon & Schuster Audio; U.S. audio; November 2019
- reprinted by Hodder & Stoughton; U.K. hardcover/audio/eBook; November 2019
- reprinted by Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books; U.S. trade paperback/eBook; January 2020
- reprinted by Sperling; hardcover; Italy; forthcoming in 2021
- reprinted by SST Publications; U.K. limited edition hardcover; London; forthcoming in 2020
- reprinted by RH Germany (Heyne); hardcover; Germany; forthcoming in 2020
- reprinted by Livre de Poche; hardcover; France; forthcoming in 2020
- reprinted by Sperling; hardcover; Italy; forthcoming in 2020
- reprinted by Klidarithmos; Greece; forthcoming in 2020
- reprinted by AST; Russia; forthcoming in 2020
- reprinted by Hodder & Stoughton; U.K. paperback; April 2021
Fiction Collections
The Vault
- originally published by Thunderstorm Books; U.S. limited hardcover/trade paperback; June 2019
- reprinted by Grey Gull Publications; German hardcover/eBook; forthcoming in 2021
The Long Way Home
- originally published by PS Publishing; U.K. hardcover/eBook; 2018
- reprinted by Cemetery Dance Publications; U.S. trade paperback; July 2019
Silverwood: The Door
- Serial Box
- based on the video series from Tony Valenzuela’s Black Box TV
- Coming October 2018
A Long December
- originally published by Subterranean Press; hardcover/eBook; 2016
- reprinted by SST Publications; U.K. trade paperback/eBook; London; 2016
- U.S. audio edition; Journalstone Publications; July 2017
- reprinted by Gauntlet Press; U.S. trade paperback; July 2017
- reprinted by Poltergeist Press; Russian hardcover/eBook/audiobook; forthcoming in 2021
Monsters and Other Stories
- originally published by Subterranean Press; chapbook; 1998
Midnight Promises
- Gauntlet Press; hardcover; 1996
Essay Collections
Stephen King Revisited: Volume One
- originally published by Cemetery Dance Publications; Hardcover/eBook; forthcoming in 2021
Novellas
The Girl on the Porch
- originally published by Subterranean Press; U.S. hardcover/eBook; forthcoming in August 2019
- reprinted by Poltergeist Press; Russian hardcover/trade paperback/eBook/audiobook; forthcoming in 2020
Widow’s Point (written with Billy Chizmar)
- Cemetery Dance Publications; U.S. trade hardcover/limited edition/eBook; 2018
- Audio edition; Crossroads Press; July 2018
- reprinted by Independent Legions Publishing; Italy; July 2018
- reprinted by Pleiad; Bulgaria; 2018
- reprinted by Buchheim Verlag; Germany; 2018
- reprinted by Darkside Books; Brazil; forthcoming in 2019
- reprinted by SST Publications, U.K. limited edition hardcover; London; forthcoming in 2019
- reprinted by Poltergeist Press; Russian hardcover/trade paperback/eBook/audiobook; forthcoming in 2020
Gwendy’s Button Box (written with Stephen King)
- Cemetery Dance Publications; U.S. hardcover/eBook; May 2017
- Audio edition; Simon & Schuster; May 2017
- reprinted by Hodder & Stoughton; U.K. hardcover/audio/ebook; June 2017
- reprinted by Gallery Books; U.S. trade paperback/ebook; October 2017
- reprinted by SST Publications; U.K. limited edition hardcover; London; 2018
- reprinted by Hodder & Stoughton; U.K. paperback; September 2018
- reprinted by RH Germany (Heyne); hardcover; Germany; 2018
- reprinted by Livre de Poche; hardcover; France; 2018
- reprinted by Sperling; hardcover; Italy; 2018
- reprinted by Penguin Random House; hardcover; Spain; 2018
- reprinted by House of Books; Netherlands; 2018
- reprinted by Editora Scwarcz; Brazil; 2018
- reprinted by Albatros; Poland; 2018
- reprinted by Homeward; Taiwan; 2018
- reprinted by Klidarithmos; Greece; 2018
- reprinted by AST; Russia; 2018
- reprinted by Bard; Bulgaria; 2018
- reprinted by Hemiro; Ukraine; 2018
- reprinted by Beta; Czech Republic; 2018
- reprinted by Inkilap; Turkey; 2018
Darkness Whispers (written with Brian James Freeman)
- Scarlet Galleon Publications; U.S. hardcover; 2016
- reprinted by Journalstone Publications; U.S. trade paperback/eBook; 2017
- reprinted by Pleiad; Bulgaria; April 2019
- reprinted by SST Publications; U.K. limited edition hardcover; London; forthcoming in 2021
A Long December
- originally published in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted by Buchheim Verlag; German hardcover/eBook/Audiobook; forthcoming in 2021
Brothers (written with Ed Gorman)
- SST Publications, England; hardcover, trade paperback and eBook; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
Dirty Coppers
- written with Ed Gorman; Gauntlet Press; hardcover; 1997
- reprinted in eBook edition; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2012
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
Script Books
A Little Silver Book: A Screenplay (written with Johnathon Schaech)
- adaptation of Black House by Stephen King & Peter Straub; Borderlands Press; numbered hardcover; March 2021
The Washingtonians (written with Bentley Little and John Schaech)
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; August 2018
Heroes
- script/short story/comic adaptation; SST Publications, England; 2016
The Poker Club (written with Ed Gorman and John Schaech)
- Ramble House; hardcover and trade paperback; 2010
Short Stories
“Father”
- originally published in In Darkness, Delight edited by Evans Light; Corpus Press; 2019
“Roses and Raindrops” (original version)
- originally published in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“The Sculptor” (original version)
- originally published in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“The Carnival”
- originally published in Midnight Under the Big Top edited by Brian Freeman; Cemetery Dance Publications; forthcoming in 2020
“Calm Down Time”
- originally published in When the Clock Strikes 13 edited by Steve Thompson; In Your Face Books; 2019
“Ghost Riders in the Sky” (written with Billy Chizmar)
- originally published in 100 Word Horrors: Part 2 edited by Kevin Kennedy; KJK Books; U.K. paperback; 2019
“Whistling in the Dark”
- originally published in At Home in the Dark edited by Lawrence Block; U.S. hardcover; Subterranean Press; 2019
- reprinted by Lawrence Block Productions; U.S. trade paperback; 2019
“The Long Way Home”
- originally published in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
“Murder House” (script written with Billy Chizmar)
- originally published in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
“The Custer Files”
- originally published in Fantastic Tales of Terror and Astonishment, edited by Eugene Wilson; Crystal Lake Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
“The Hunch”
- originally published in The Pulp Horror Book of Phobias, edited by M.J. Sydney; LVP Publications; forthcoming in 2018
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
“Gone” (script written with Billy Chizmar)
- originally published in The Big Book of Bootleg Horror, Vol. 3, edited by Becky Narron; Hellbound Books; 2018
“Silent Night”
- originally published in Christmas Horrors: Volume Two, edited by Chris Morey; Dark Regions Press; trade paperback/eBook; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“Mischief”
- originally published in The Demons of King Solomon, edited by Aaron French; Journalstone Publications; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Boy” *(written with Billy Chizmar)
- originally published in 100 Word Horrors, edited by Kevin Kennedy; U.K. ebook; 2017
- reprinted as an exclusive t-shirt; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2020
“The Man in the Black Sweater”
- originally published in 100 Word Horrors, edited by Kevin Kennedy; U.K. ebook; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“A Nightmare on Elm Lane”
- originally published in Chopping Block Party, edited by Brendan Deneen; Necro Publications; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Bad Guys”
- originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine; October 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“Widow’s Point” (written with Billy Chizmar)
- originally published in Fearful Fathoms, edited by Mark Parker; Scarlet Galleon Publications; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
- reprinted in Dark Tides: A Charity Anthology; Gestalt Media; 2019
“The Association”
- originally published in F*uck the Rules, edited by David Owain Hughes and Jonathan Edward Ondrashek; Leviathan Books: U.K.; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Man Under the Mask”
- originally published on RichardChizmar.com as a 30-day free short story; 2016
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Artist”
- originally published in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Brothers in Arms, edited by Richard Christian Matheson and Barry Hoffman; Gauntlet Publications; forthcoming in 2017
“The Witch”
- originally published in Dark Hallows II, edited by Mark Parker; Scarlet Galleon Publications; 2016
- reprinted in Halloween Haunts, Volume One; Dark Regions Press; forthcoming in 2018
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“Ditch Treasures”
- originally published in You, Human, edited by Michael Bailey; Dark Regions Press; 2016
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Roses and Raindrops” (written with Brian Keene)
- originally published in Unearthed; Apokrupha Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Sculptor” (written with Ray Garton)
- originally published in Unearthed; Apokrupha Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Poetry of Life”
- originally published in Chiral Mad 3, edited by Michael Bailey; Written Backwards Press; 2016
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Meek Shall Inherit…”
- originally published in Beasts: Genesis, edited by Keith Chawgo; Media Bitch Productions; 2016
- reprinted in Beast: A New Beginning, edited by Keith Chawgo; Media Bitch Productions; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“Odd Numbers”
- originally published as an original chapbook; White Noise Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Lake is Life”
- originally published in Tales From the Lake: Volume 2, edited by Joe Mynhardt; Crystal Lake Publishing, South Africa; 2016
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Horror Collection: Black Edition, edited by Kevin Kennedy; KJK Publishing; 2019
- reprinted as an exclusive chapbook; Cemetery Dance Publications; October 2020
“Last Words”
- originally published in The Burning Maiden: Volume 2, edited by Greg Kishbaugh; Evileye Books; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Horror Zine, edited by Jeani Rector; February 2019
“Mister Parker”
- originally published in Dark Hallows, edited by Mark Parker; Scarlet Galleon Publications; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Collected Halloween Horror Shorts, edited by Kevin Kennedy; U.K. trade paperback/audio/ebook; 2017
“The Tower”
- originally published in Hides the Dark Tower, edited by Kelly A. Harmon and Vonnie Winslow Crist; Pole to Pole Publishing; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Fight the Real Monsters, edited by Ronald Davis; forthcoming in 2018
“After the Bombs”
- originally published in Twice Upon A Time, edited by Joshua Allen Mercier; The Bearded Scribe Press; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Box”
- originally published as an original chapbook; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2014
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- Available for a limited time on RichardChizmar.com; 2016
- reprinted in Dark Places, Evil Faces; edited by Mark Lumby; U.K.; 2017
“Family Ties” (written with Barry Hoffman)
- originally published in Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime, edited by Ed Gorman; Cumberland House; 2001
- reprinted in Murder Most: Three Books in One, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Gramercy Books; 2005
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Night Shift”
- originally published in Imagination Fully Dilated: Volume 2, edited by Alan M. Clark and Elizabeth Engstrom; IFD Publishing; 2000
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Interview”
- originally published in Bad News, edited by Richard Laymon; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2000
- reprinted in 4 Fear of…; Borderlands Press; 2006
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Man with X-Ray Eyes”
- originally published in The UFO Files, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books; 1998
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in Dead Harvest, edited by Mark Parker; Scarlet Galleon Press; 2014
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Night Call”
- originally published in Mean Time, edited by Jerry Sykes; England; 1998
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Good Old Days”
- originally published in The Conspiracy Files, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Scott H. Urban; DAW Books; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Monsters”
- originally published in Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, edited by Robert Weinberg and Stefan Dziemianowicz; Barnes & Noble Books; 1998
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Blue”
- originally published in Imagination Fully Dilated, edited by Alan M. Clark and Elizabeth Engstrom; Cemetery Dance Publications; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Like Father, Like Son”
- originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine; March 1997
- reprinted in Cat Crimes for the Holidays edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman and Larry Segriff; Donald I. Fine Books; hardcover; 1997
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; 1998
- reprinted in August Is A Good Time for Killing edited by Billie Sue Mosiman and Martin H. Greenberg; Rutledge Hill Press; trade paperback; 1998
- reprinted in Cat Crimes for the Holidays edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman and Larry Segriff; Ivy Books; mass market paperback; 1999
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Blood Brothers”
- originally published as an original chapbook, edited by William Schafer; Subterranean Press; 1997
- reprinted in The Year’s 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition, edited by Jon Breen, Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Carroll & Graf Books; hardcover; 1998
- reprinted in The Fifth Grave, edited by Billie Sue Mosiman and Martin H. Greenburg; Rutledge Hill Press; 1998
- reprinted in Midnight Hour magazine; 1999
- reprinted in 4 Fear of…; Borderlands Press; 2006
- reprinted in Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala; JournalStone Books; 2013
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in A Time for Violence, edited by Andy Rausch and Chris Roy; Near to the Knuckle Press; forthcoming in December 2018
“Homesick”
- originally published in White House Horrors, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books; 1996
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in White House Horrors, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; BP Books; mass market paperback; 1997
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Devil’s Night”
- originally published in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted as “Devil’s Night: A Halloween Story” eBook; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2012
- reprinted in Four Halloweens II; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2016
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Halloween Carnival, edited by Brian Freeman; eBook; Random House; forthcoming in 2017
- reprinted in Halloween Carnival, edited by Brian Freeman; hardcover; Cemetery Dance; forthcoming in 2017
“The Silence of Sorrow”
- originally published in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in The Year’s 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories: Fifth Annual Edition, edited by Jon Breen, Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Carroll & Graf Books; hardcover; 1996
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in 4 Fear of…; Borderlands Press; 2006
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Midnight Promises”
- originally published in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in Love Kills, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.; 1997
- reprinted in 100 Fiendish Little Frightmares, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; 1997
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“A Season of Change”
- originally published in Night Screams, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; NAL Roc; 1996)
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Only the Strong Survive” (written with Barry Hoffman)
- originally published in Werewolves, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books; 1995
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Grand Finale”
- originally published in Voices From the Night, edited by John Maclay; Maclay & Associates; 1994
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Sinner King”
- originally published in Grails: Visitations of the Night, edited by Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg, and Edward Kramer; NAL Roc; 1994
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Heroes”
- originally published in Predators, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; NAL Roc; trade paperback; 1993
- reprinted in Predators, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Doubleday Book Club; hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Predators, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Severn House Publishers; British hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Predators, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; NAL Roc; U.S. mass market paperback; 1994
- reprinted in 100 Tiny Tales of Terror, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; 1996
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Bride of Frankenstein: A Love Story”
- originally published in Frankenstein: The Monster Wakes, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books; 1993
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Season of Giving” (written with Norman Partridge)
- originally published in Santa Clues, edited by Carol-Lynn Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg; NAL Signet; 1993
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge; Subterranean Press; hardcover; 2005
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“A Capital Cat Crime”
- originally published in Danger in D.C., edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Donald I. Fine Books; hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Danger in D.C., edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Ivy Books; mass market paperback; 1995
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Family Man”
- originally published in Eldritch Tales, Issue 29; 1993
“Cemetery Dance”
- originally published in Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense and Fear, edited by Peter Crowther; Little Brown, London, England; hardcover; 1992
- reprinted in 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories, edited by Al Sarrantonio and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense and Fear, edited by Peter Crowther; Sphere, London, England; mass market paperback; 1993
- reprinted in Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense and Fear, edited by Peter Crowther; Warner Aspect; U.S. mass market paperback; 1994
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Gallery Books; U.S. trade paperback; 2019
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Cemetery Dance Publications; U.S. hc; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Pleiad; Bulgaria; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Independent Legions; Italy; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Carcosa; Czech; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Buchheim Verlag; Germany; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; SST Publications; U.K.; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Vulkan; Serbia; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Apart/Swedish Zombie; Sweden; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Simon & Schuster Audio; 2018
“Dark Whispers”
- originally published in The Year in Darkness, edited by Bucky Montgomery; Montgomery Press; 1992
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; 1998
“A Crime of Passion”
- originally published in Gauntlet 2, edited by Barry Hoffman; Gauntlet Publications; trade paperback; 1991
- reprinted in Gauntlet 2; Borderlands Books; hardcover; 1991
- reprinted in Women on the Edge, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Donald I. Fine Books; hardcover; 1992
- reprinted in Crimes of Passion, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in Women on the Edge, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Kensington Books; mass market paperback; 2000
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Cornucopia”
- originally published in Night Slivers, Issue 4; 1991
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Kindling”
- originally published in Doppelganger, Issue 13; 1990
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Uncle Manny”
- originally published in Dead of Night, Issue 5; 1990
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Beachcomber”
- originally published in Thin Ice, Issue 7; 1990
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Silent Scream” (written with Barry Hoffman)
- originally published in Tense Moments, Issue 1; 1990
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Dream Wheel”
- originally published in Terror Time Again, Issue 3; 1989
“Just Desserts”
- originally published in Tapestry; 1989
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Monster In Your Belly”
- originally published in Festering Brain Sores; 1989
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“The Most Valuable Player”
- originally appeared in The Word Is Fear; 1989
“Man’s Best Friend”
- originally printed in Dark Visions; 1989
- reprinted in Eldritch Tales, Issue 30; 1995
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“You Are What You Drive”
- originally published in Serendipity, Issue 2; January 1989
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“More Than A Pet”
- originally appeared in StarSong, Issue 6; January 1989
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Billy’s Day”
- originally published in Witness to the Bizarre, Issue 2; 1988
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Play Time”
- originally published in Bad Newz, Issue 10; 1988
“The Myer’s Field”
- originally published in Desert Sun, Issue 5; Fall 1988
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“The Sniper”
- originally published in Scifant, 1987
- reprinted in comic format as “Masters of Darkness” in Midnight Promises; Lettered Edition only; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
- reprinted in chapbook format; Letterhead Press; 2019
Serial Fiction
Silverwood: The Door (Season 1, Episode 3: “A Boy’s Best Friend”)
- Serial Box Publishing; 2018
Silverwood: The Door (Season 1, Episode 9: “Burial Ground”)
- Serial Box Publishing; 2018
Exquisite Corpse (Chapter 6)
- Serial Box Publishing; 2018
Anthologies (editor)
Seasons of Terror
- Cemetery Dance Publications; U.S. hardcover; Forthcoming in 2021
Shivers 8
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover and trade paperback; 2019
- reprinted by Buchheim Verlag; German hardcover; 2019
Dark Screams 10
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2019
Dark Screams 9
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2019
Dark Screams 8
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2019
Killer Crimes
- with Brian Freeman; Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; forthcoming in 2021
The Best of Shivers
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover and trade paperback; forthcoming in 2021
Dark Screams 7
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2017
Dark Screams 6
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2017
Shocklines: Fresh Voices in Terror
- with Matt Schwartz; Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; forthcoming in 2021
Better Weird: A Tribute to David B. Silva
- with Paul F. Olson and Brian Freeman; Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover and eBook; 2016
Dark Screams 5
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2015
- Tantor Audio; compact disc audio; 2015
Dark Screams 4
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2015
- Tantor Audio; compact disc audio; 2015
Dark Screams 3
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2015
- Tantor Audio; compact disc audio; 2015
Dark Screams 2
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2015
- Tantor Audio; compact disc audio; 2015
October Dreams 2
- with Robert Morrish; Cemetery Dance Publications, hardcover; 2015
Dark Screams
- with Brian Freeman; Random House, eBook; 2014
- Tantor Audio; compact disc audio; 2014
Smoke and Mirrors
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 2014
Turn Down the Lights
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 2013
- SST Publications; British hardcover and trade paperback; 2015
- AST; Russian edition; 2016
- Hemiro; Ukraine edition; 2016
Shivers 7
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover and trade paperback; 2013
In Laymon’s Terms
- with Kelly Laymon and Steve Gerlach; Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 2011
Shivers 6
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover and trade paperback; 2010
Legacies
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 2010
Shivers 5
- Cemetery Dance Publications; trade paperback; 2009
Shivers 4
- Cemetery Dance Publications; trade paperback; 2006
Shivers 3
- Cemetery Dance Publications; trade paperback; 2004
Shivers 2
- Cemetery Dance Publications; trade paperback; 2003
Shivers
- Cemetery Dance Publications; trade paperback; 2002
Trick or Treat
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 2001
Night Visions 10
- Subterranean Press; hardcover; 2001
October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween
- with Robert Morrish; Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 2000
- NAL Roc Books; trade paperback; 2002
- reprinted as Halloween Horrors; Fall River Press; hardcover; 2010
Subterranean Gallery: Stories of Horror and Crime
- with William Schafer; Subterranean Press; hardcover; 1999
The Best of Cemetery Dance
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 1998
- NAL Roc Books; Volume One; trade paperback; 2000
- NAL Roc Books; Volume Two; trade paperback; 2001
- J’ai Lu; Russian trade paperback; 2002
Screamplays
- with Martin H. Greenberg; Ballantine Del Rey; trade paperback; 1997
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 2014
The Earth Strikes Back: New Tales of Ecological Horror
- Mark V. Ziesing Books; trade paperback; 1994
- White Wolf Publishing; mass market paperback; 1996
Thrillers
- Cemetery Dance Publications; hardcover; 1993
Cold Blood
- Mark V. Ziesing Books; hardcover; 1991
Films (writer)
Trapped
- original short script; based on a Story Idea by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar; Cemetery Dance Productions/Sympatico Films; 2019
Murder House
- written with Billy Chizmar; original short script; Cemetery Dance Productions/Sympatico Films; 2018
Gone
- written with Billy Chizmar; original short script; Cemetery Dance Productions; 2017
Fear Itself: “The Circle”
- written with John Schaech; based on the short story by Lewis Shiner; NBC/AXN Sci Fi; 2009
Fear Itself: “Eater”
- written with John Schaech; based on the short story by Peter Crowther; NBC/AXN Sci Fi; 2009
Masters of Horror: “The Washingtonians”
- written with John Schaech; based on the short story by Bentley Little; Showtime/Anchor Bay; 2007
Roadhouse 2: Last Call
- written with John Schaech and Miles Chapman; Sony Films; 2006
The Poker Club
- written with John Schaech; based on the novel by Ed Gorman; Sony Home Entertainment; 2008
Heroes
- written with John Schaech; based on the short story by Richard Chizmar; Chesapeake Films; 2002
Films (producer)
Widow’s Point
- Executive Producer; based on the novella by Richard Chizmar and Billy Chizmar; 2019
Trapped
- Executive Producer; based on a Story Idea by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar; 2019
Murder House
Gone
Lake Effect
The Naughty List
Killer Rack
Posey
The Weeping Woman
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast
Slime City Massacre
The Ugly File
- Executive Producer; based on the short story by Ed Gorman; 2009
The Poker Club
- Producer; based on the novel by Ed Gorman; Sony Home Entertainment; 2008
Peekers
- Executive Producer; based on the short story by Kealan Patrick Burke; 2008
Heroes
- Executive Producer; based on the short story by Richard Chizmar; Chesapeake Films; 2002
Films (director)
Murder House
- Co-director with Billy Chizmar
Miscellaneous & Non-Fiction
The Ape Man’s Brother
- by Joe R. Lansdale
- Introduction; Subterranean Press; 2020
The Lost Memories of Freddy Frehling
- by James Newman
- Love Letters: An Introduction; In Your Face Books; January 2020
Hodder & Stoughton Online Blog
- Essay; Return to Castle Rock; November 2019
It’s Alive: Bringing Nightmares to Life
- edited by Joe Mynhardt and Eugene Johnson
- (Introduction; Crystal Lake Publishing; 2018)
Entertainment Weekly Online
- Essay; Stephen King at 70: A Tribute to the Gunslinger; September 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
- reprinted in Tracing Trails by Chad Clark; Darker Worlds Publishing; 2018
Something is Going to Happen Online
- My Father and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
Reading Stephen King
- edited by Brian Freeman
- Christine essay; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2017
- reprinted by Pleiad; Bulgaria; April 2018
- reprinted by Independent Legions; Italy; 2018)
BLOOD AND KISSES
- by James H. Longmore
- Introduction; Hellbound Books; 2017
ETERNAL DARKNESS
- by Tom Deady
- Introduction; Bloodshot Books; 2017
The Good Old Days
Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories
- edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward
- Foreword; Crystal Lake Publishing; forthcoming in 2016
Horror 201: The Silver Scream
- edited by Joe Mynhardt and Emma Audsley
- “The Washingtonians”; Crystal Lake Publishing; 2016
Stephen King Revisited
- Online Blog; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2014-present
Do-Overs and Detours
- by Steve Vernon
- Introduction; “Steve Vernon: I Knew He’d Be Back”; Dark Regions Press; 2014
Rick Dempsey’s Caught Stealing
- by Johnathon Schaech
- Contributing writer; 1658, Inc. & Cemetery Dance Publications, trade paperback; 2014
Christine
- by Stephen King (30th Anniversary Edition)
- Afterword; PS Publishing; 2013
Turn Down the Lights
- edited by Richard Chizmar
- Introduction; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2013
12 Scary Guys: 2005 Calendar
- Featured author; Borderlands Press; 2005
The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association
- by Thomas F. Monteleone
- Introduction by Richard Chizmar; Borderlands Press; hardcover; 2003
The Best of Cemetery Dance
- edited by Richard Chizmar
- Introduction; Cemetery Dance Publications; 1998
Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
- edited by Mort Castle
- “Writing for the New Pulps: Horror Theme Anthologies” & “Dark Light Focus: Cemetery Dance”; Writer’s Digest Books; 1997
Firefly…Burning Bright
- by Barry Hoffman
- Afterword: An Open Letter to the Reader; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
Cold Blood
- edited by Richard Chizmar
- Foreword; Mark V. Ziesing Books; 1991
Mystery Scene Magazine
- Regular column; “Little Shop of Horrors”; 1990-1991
Words from the Editor
- Editorial; Cemetery Dance magazine; 1988-present