During a flight, passengers are told that an incident is happening at the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. Tensions were already high between the US and Russia due to an attack on the great leader of North Korea, so everyone feared the worst and even more when they had to leave the airspace quickly to make way for military maneuvers.
First publication: Flight or Fright
Date: 2018
Author(s): Joe Hill
Nomination(s): No
Movie: No
The books, magazines and/or collections in which these titles are also published:
· The Best Horror of the Year Volume Eleven
· Full Throttle
· For Patreons of Brian James Freeman exclusive chapbook
· For patreons of Brian James Freeman limited hardcover
The book/story is published with these cover(s):
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9781587676796 Hardcover Cemtery Dance 2018 |
Artist edition Hardcover Cemtery Dance 2019 |
Signed/Lettered Hardcover Cemtery Dance 2019 |
9781982109004 Paperback Scribner 2019 |
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9781473691568 Hardcover Hodder & Stoughton 2018 |
9781473691575 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton 2018 |
9781473691582 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton 2019 |
9781597809726 Paperback Night Shade 2019 |
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– All covers Full Throttle – |
Private Printing Limited Edition Chapbook Patreons of Brian James Freeman Lividian Publications |
Private Printing Signed Limited Edition Hardcover Patreons of Brian James Freeman Lividian Publications |
Information about edition(s):
· Cemetery Dance has three editions: Trade hardcover, Artist edition signed by Bev Vincent & Cortney Skinner in slipcase of #1000 and a lettered edition in traycase signed by Stephen King, Bev Vincent & Cortney Skinner of #52.
· The Limited edition chapbook was made for Patreon supporters of BJF, and is limited to #300, and the S/L hardcover from 2023 was limited to #500
The story starts as follows:
Gregg Holder in Business
Holder is on his third Scotch and playing it cool about the famous woman sitting next to him when all the TVs in the cabon go black and a message in white blocks text appears on the screens. AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN PROGRESS. Static hisses from the public address system. The pilot has a young voice, the voice of an uncertain teenager addressing a crowd at a funeral.
“Folks, this is Captain Waters. I’ve had a message from our team on the ground, and after thinking it over, it seems proper to share it with you. There’s been an incident at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and—”
The PA cut out. There is a long, suspenseful silence.
“—I am told,” Waters continues abruptly, “that U.S. Strategic Command is no longer in contact with our forces there or with the regional governor’s office. There are reports from off-shore that— that there was a flash. Some kind of flash.”
Other information:
· Stephen King came up with the idea of making a collection of horror stories about planes and flights when they were dining after the screening of The Dark Tower movie, Richard and Bev were immediately on board.
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