Lonely Road Books
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Lonely Road Books is a small press
publishing company founded in 2007 by Brian James Freeman
and Richard Chizmar
and based out of Forest Hill
, Maryland
. They are a publishing company that specializes in deluxe signed limited edition books. Lonely Road Books has released the anthology
Dark Forces: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition
edited by Kirby McCauley, and they have released and are releasing books by notable writers Stephen King
, Ray Garton
(writing as Arthur Darknell), Douglas Clegg
, Stewart O'Nan
, Mick Garris
, and more.
s.
s that tend to come signed by the author
s, editor
s, and the artist
s involved in the publication on a specially illustrated signature page. They also are usually bound in a deluxe material (imported leather, japanese silk, etc). They often contain a frontispiece
that is created specifically for that edition. Plus, they are usually housed in a custom-made slipcase
. They are limited from 200 to 500 copies.
by Stephen King
and Mick Garris
has been released in this format. It was limited to 3000 copies.
chapbook
. Keith Minnion has designed and illustrated all of the chapbooks that Lonely Road Books has released so far. The Most Interesting Prospect by Ray Garton (writing as Arthur Darknell) was limited to 26 copies. Monsters by Stewart O'Nan
was limited to 226 copies (one for each Limited and Lettered Edition produced).
Features the same stories as the original release (like The Mist
by Stephen King
), but it also includes signatures from the editor and all of the artists, a new interview of Kirby McCauley conducted by Kealan Patrick Burke
, a new cover by Bernie Wrightson
, and over twenty-four new color and black and white inner illustrations by Jill Bauman
, Glenn Chadbourne
, Alan M. Clark
, Allen Koszowski, Alex McVey
, Keith Minnion, Chad Savage, and Erik Wilson. It was available in two editions:
Released as an oversized slipcased hardcover that is bound in the flip book / tête-bêche
format (like an Ace Double). It includes two complete novels: Loveless and Murder Was My Alibi. It features artwork by Vincent Chong, Keith Minnion and Alex McVey
. It was available in two editions:
Features a foreword
by Roger Corman
and fontispieces by Jill Bauman
. All copies came with a bonus chapbook containing the story Monsters. Poe was available in two editions:
Released as an oversized slipcased hardcover that is bound in the flip book / tête-bêche
format (like an Ace Double). It features the novella Riding the Bullet
by Stephen King
, the original script for the film with same name
by Mick Garris
, and artwork by Alan M. Clark
and Bernie Wrightson
. Available in three editions:
All Lonely Road Books editions come with a signed Stephen King baseball card, the William "Blocakde Billy" Blakely baseball card that came with the Cemetery Dance Publications
trade edition, extra artwork from Glen Orbik
and Alex McVey
, an illustrated signature sheet signed by the two artists, and two color printing throughout the book. Available in two editions:
Contains all three of the Vampyricon novels: The Priest of Blood, The Lady of Serpents, and The Queen of Wolves. All have been re-edited to the author's liking. Plus, an addendum of around 50 to 100 pages of exclusive "deleted scenes" and "lost material" is also included. Also includes color and black & white artwork by Erin Wells. Available in two editions:
Small press
Small press is a term often used to describe publishers with annual sales below a certain level. Commonly, in the United States, this is set at $50 million, after returns and discounts...
publishing company founded in 2007 by Brian James Freeman
Brian Freeman
Brian James Freeman is an author whose fiction has been published in magazines and anthologies including Borderlands 5, Corpse Blossoms, and all four volumes of the Shivers series. His first novel, Black Fire, was written under the pseudonym James Kidman...
and Richard Chizmar
Richard Chizmar
Richard Thomas Chizmar is best known as the publisher and editor of Cemetery Dance magazine and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications...
and based out of Forest Hill
Forest Hill, Maryland
Forest Hill is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States located north of the county seat of Bel Air. The main part of town is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 24 and Jarrettsville Road...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. They are a publishing company that specializes in deluxe signed limited edition books. Lonely Road Books has released the anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
Dark Forces: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition
Dark Forces (book)
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror is an anthology of 23 original horror stories, first published by The Viking Press in 1980 and as a paperback by Bantam Books in 1981. It was edited by New York City literary agent Kirby McCauley...
edited by Kirby McCauley, and they have released and are releasing books by notable writers Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
, Ray Garton
Ray Garton
Ray Garton is an American author, well known for his work in horror fiction. He has written over sixty books, and in 2006 was presented with the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award.-Novels:...
(writing as Arthur Darknell), Douglas Clegg
Douglas Clegg
Douglas Clegg is a horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing. He maintains a strong Internet presence through his website and LiveJournal.-Biography:...
, Stewart O'Nan
Stewart O'Nan
- Life and work :Born on February 4, 1961 to John Lee O'Nan and Mary Ann O'Nan, née Smith. He and his brother were raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
, Mick Garris
Mick Garris
Mick Garris is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.-Biography:He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror...
, and more.
Edition types
Lonely Road Books have released their books mostly in two limited states (Limited Editions and Lettered Editions), but they have also release Gift Editions and ChapbookChapbook
A chapbook is a pocket-sized booklet. The term chap-book was formalized by bibliophiles of the 19th century, as a variety of ephemera , popular or folk literature. It includes many kinds of printed material such as pamphlets, political and religious tracts, nursery rhymes, poetry, folk tales,...
s.
Limited Editions
Lonely Road Books' "Limited Editions" are hardcoverHardcover
A hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
s that tend to come signed by the author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
s, editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
s, and the artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
s involved in the publication on a specially illustrated signature page. They also are usually bound in a deluxe material (imported leather, japanese silk, etc). They often contain a frontispiece
Book frontispiece
A frontispiece is a decorative illustration facing a book's title page. The frontispiece is the verso opposite the recto title page. Elaborate engraved frontispieces were in frequent use, especially in Bibles and in scholarly books, and many are masterpieces of engraving...
that is created specifically for that edition. Plus, they are usually housed in a custom-made slipcase
Slipcase
A slipcase is a four or five-sided box, usually made of high-quality cardboard, into which binders, books or book sets are slipped for protection. Special editions of books are often slipcased...
. They are limited from 200 to 500 copies.
Lettered Editions
Lonely Road Books' "Lettered Editions" are hardcovers that usually come with the same bonus features as their "Limited Editions," but they are bound in a different high quality material, feature extra or different art, and they are housed in a custom-made deluxe traycase. They are usually limited to 26 to 52 copies.Collector's Gift Editions
Lonely Road Books' "Collector's Gift Editions" are hardcovers that usually come bound in a deluxe material and housed in a special slipcase. They are not usually signed. So far, only Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition DoubleRiding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet is a novella by Stephen King. This work marks King's debut on the Internet. Simon & Schuster, with technology by SoftLock, first published Riding the Bullet in 2000 as the world's first mass-market electronic book, available for download at $2.50...
by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
and Mick Garris
Mick Garris
Mick Garris is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.-Biography:He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror...
has been released in this format. It was limited to 3000 copies.
Chapbooks
Lonely Road Books' "Chapbooks" tend to be an illustrated short story bound as a paperbackPaperback
Paperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples...
chapbook
Chapbook
A chapbook is a pocket-sized booklet. The term chap-book was formalized by bibliophiles of the 19th century, as a variety of ephemera , popular or folk literature. It includes many kinds of printed material such as pamphlets, political and religious tracts, nursery rhymes, poetry, folk tales,...
. Keith Minnion has designed and illustrated all of the chapbooks that Lonely Road Books has released so far. The Most Interesting Prospect by Ray Garton (writing as Arthur Darknell) was limited to 26 copies. Monsters by Stewart O'Nan
Stewart O'Nan
- Life and work :Born on February 4, 1961 to John Lee O'Nan and Mary Ann O'Nan, née Smith. He and his brother were raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
was limited to 226 copies (one for each Limited and Lettered Edition produced).
Releases
- Dark Forces: The 25th Anniversary EditionDark Forces (book)Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror is an anthology of 23 original horror stories, first published by The Viking Press in 1980 and as a paperback by Bantam Books in 1981. It was edited by New York City literary agent Kirby McCauley...
edited by Kirby McCauley (2007)
Features the same stories as the original release (like The Mist
The Mist
The Mist is a horror novella by the American author Stephen King, in which the small town of Bridgton, Maine is suddenly enveloped in an unnatural mist that conceals otherworldly monsters. It was first published as the first and longest story of the 1980 horror anthology Dark Forces. A slightly...
by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
), but it also includes signatures from the editor and all of the artists, a new interview of Kirby McCauley conducted by Kealan Patrick Burke
Kealan Patrick Burke
Kealan Patrick Burke was born and raised in Dungarvan, Ireland. He is best known as an award-winning author described as "a newcomer worth watching" by Publishers Weekly...
, a new cover by Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie "Berni" Wrightson is an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books.-Biography:...
, and over twenty-four new color and black and white inner illustrations by Jill Bauman
Jill Bauman
Jill Bauman is best known as an artist. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award five times and nominated for the Chesley Award several times. Her art has been exhibited at the Delaware Art Museum, the Moore College of Art, Art Students League of New York, the NY Illustrators Society &...
, Glenn Chadbourne
Glenn Chadbourne
Glenn Chadbourne is an American artist. He lives in Newcastle, Maine. He is best known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres, having created covers and illustrated books and magazines for publishers such as Cemetery Dance Publications, Subterranean Press, and Earthling Publications. Mr...
, Alan M. Clark
Alan M. Clark
Alan Marshall Clark is an author and an artist who is best known as the illustrator and book cover painter of many pieces of horror fiction. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel for his 2005 book Siren Promised .He has won the World Fantasy Award for his illustrations ,...
, Allen Koszowski, Alex McVey
Alex McVey
Alex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
, Keith Minnion, Chad Savage, and Erik Wilson. It was available in two editions:
- Limited Edition of 300 copies
- Lettered Edition of 26 copies
- The Arthur Darknell Double by Ray GartonRay GartonRay Garton is an American author, well known for his work in horror fiction. He has written over sixty books, and in 2006 was presented with the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award.-Novels:...
(writing under the pseudonymPseudonymA pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Arthur Darknell) (2008)
Released as an oversized slipcased hardcover that is bound in the flip book / tête-bêche
Tête-bêche
In philately, tête-bêche is a joined pair of stamps in which one is upside-down in relation to the other, produced intentionally or accidentally. Like any pair of stamps, a pair of tête-bêches can be a vertical or a horizontal pair. In the case of a pair of triangular stamps, they cannot help but...
format (like an Ace Double). It includes two complete novels: Loveless and Murder Was My Alibi. It features artwork by Vincent Chong, Keith Minnion and Alex McVey
Alex McVey
Alex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
. It was available in two editions:
- Limited Edition of 200 copies
- Lettered Edition of 26 copies (with a bonus chapbook "The Most Interesting Prospect" whish was also limited to just 26 signed and lettered copies.)
- Poe by Stewart O'NanStewart O'Nan- Life and work :Born on February 4, 1961 to John Lee O'Nan and Mary Ann O'Nan, née Smith. He and his brother were raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
(2008)
Features a foreword
Foreword
A foreword is a piece of writing sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the writer of the foreword and the book's primary author or the story the book tells...
by Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for...
and fontispieces by Jill Bauman
Jill Bauman
Jill Bauman is best known as an artist. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award five times and nominated for the Chesley Award several times. Her art has been exhibited at the Delaware Art Museum, the Moore College of Art, Art Students League of New York, the NY Illustrators Society &...
. All copies came with a bonus chapbook containing the story Monsters. Poe was available in two editions:
- Limited Edition of 200 copies
- Lettered Edition of 26 copies
- Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition DoubleRiding the BulletRiding the Bullet is a novella by Stephen King. This work marks King's debut on the Internet. Simon & Schuster, with technology by SoftLock, first published Riding the Bullet in 2000 as the world's first mass-market electronic book, available for download at $2.50...
by Stephen KingStephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
and Mick GarrisMick GarrisMick Garris is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.-Biography:He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror...
(2010)
Released as an oversized slipcased hardcover that is bound in the flip book / tête-bêche
Tête-bêche
In philately, tête-bêche is a joined pair of stamps in which one is upside-down in relation to the other, produced intentionally or accidentally. Like any pair of stamps, a pair of tête-bêches can be a vertical or a horizontal pair. In the case of a pair of triangular stamps, they cannot help but...
format (like an Ace Double). It features the novella Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet is a novella by Stephen King. This work marks King's debut on the Internet. Simon & Schuster, with technology by SoftLock, first published Riding the Bullet in 2000 as the world's first mass-market electronic book, available for download at $2.50...
by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
, the original script for the film with same name
Riding the Bullet (film)
Riding the Bullet is a 2004 horror/thriller film, directed by Mick Garris. It is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella of the same name. The movie, which received a limited theatrical release, was not successful in theaters, earning a domestic gross of $134,711.-Plot:Set in 1969, Alan Parker is...
by Mick Garris
Mick Garris
Mick Garris is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.-Biography:He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror...
, and artwork by Alan M. Clark
Alan M. Clark
Alan Marshall Clark is an author and an artist who is best known as the illustrator and book cover painter of many pieces of horror fiction. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel for his 2005 book Siren Promised .He has won the World Fantasy Award for his illustrations ,...
and Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie "Berni" Wrightson is an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books.-Biography:...
. Available in three editions:
- Collector's Gift Edition: limited to just 3000 slipcased copies (not signed)
- Limited Edition of 500 copies (signed by Mick Garris and the artist)
- Lettered Edition of 52 copies (signed by Stephen King)
- Blockade BillyBlockade BillyBlockade Billy is a 2010 novella by Stephen King. It tells the story of William "Blockade Billy" Blakely, a fictional catcher who briefly played for the New Jersey Titans during the 1957 season. It took King two weeks to write it...
by Stephen KingStephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
(2011)
All Lonely Road Books editions come with a signed Stephen King baseball card, the William "Blocakde Billy" Blakely baseball card that came with the Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
trade edition, extra artwork from Glen Orbik
Glen Orbik
Glen Orbik is an American illustrator known for his fully painted paperback and comic covers, often executed in a noir style. He studied art at the California Art Institute then located in Encino, later Calabasas, California and currently located in Westlake Village. He studied under the school's...
and Alex McVey
Alex McVey
Alex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
, an illustrated signature sheet signed by the two artists, and two color printing throughout the book. Available in two editions:
- Limited Edition of 350 copies (comes in a custom deluxe traycase with pullout ribbon)
- Lettered Edition of 52 copies (comes with an original piece of artwork, a bonus art portfolio of Limited Edition prints, and a deluxe hand-made custom box)
- The Vampyricon Trilogy: The Definitive Special Edition by Douglas CleggDouglas CleggDouglas Clegg is a horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing. He maintains a strong Internet presence through his website and LiveJournal.-Biography:...
(forthcoming)
Contains all three of the Vampyricon novels: The Priest of Blood, The Lady of Serpents, and The Queen of Wolves. All have been re-edited to the author's liking. Plus, an addendum of around 50 to 100 pages of exclusive "deleted scenes" and "lost material" is also included. Also includes color and black & white artwork by Erin Wells. Available in two editions:
- Limited Edition of 250 copies
- Lettered Edition of 26 copies
External links
- Lonely Road Books' official website
- http://www.facebook.com/LonelyRoadBooksLonely Road Books' official FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
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