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Richard Chizmar
Richard Chizmar is the author of Gwendy's Button Box (with Stephen King) and A Long December, which was nominated for numerous awards. His fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and multiple editions of The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery... show more



Richard Chizmar is the author of Gwendy's Button Box (with Stephen King) and A Long December, which was nominated for numerous awards. His fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and multiple editions of The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. His third short story collection, A Long December, was recently published to starred reviews in both Kirkus and Booklist, and was featured in Entertainment Weekly. Chizmar’s work has been translated into many languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. Please visit the author’s website at RichardChizmar.com.

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Richard Chizmar's Books
October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween - William F. Nolan, Peter Straub, Michael Marshall Smith, Douglas E. Winter, John Shirley, Gary A. Braunbeck, Poppy Z. Brite, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Thomas F. Monteleone, David B. Silva, F. Paul Wilson, Ramsey Campbell, Lewis Shiner, Tim Lebbon, Charles L. Grant, Stephen Mar Gwendy's Button Box - Stephen King, Richard Chizmar Shivers VI - Bev Vincent, Peter Straub, Brian James Freeman, David B. Silva, Al Sarrantonio, Melanie Tem, Glen Hirshberg, Scott Nicholson, Lisa Tuttle, Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Wayne Allen Sallee, Jay Bonansinga, Robert Morrish, Norman Prentiss, Kealan Patrick Burke, Blake Crouc Dark Screams: Volume Five - J. Kenner, Mick Garris, Richard Chizmar, Brian James Freeman, Bentley Little The Best of Cemetery Dance Vol. II - William F. Nolan, Poppy Z. Brite, Joe R. Lansdale, Nancy A. Collins, Richard Chizmar, Richard Laymon, Dean Koontz Turn Down the Lights - Bentley Little, Ed Gorman, Peter Straub, Brian James Freeman, Norman Partridge, Steve Rasnic Tem, Richard Chizmar, Jack Ketchum, Ronald Kelly, Stephen King, Clive Barker Dark Screams: Volume Two - Robert R. Mccammon, Richard Matheson, Brian James Freeman, Richard Chizmar Dark Screams: Volume Three - Peter Straub, Jack Ketchum, Jacquelyn Frank, Brian James Freeman, Richard Chizmar Dark Screams: Volume Four - Clive Barker, Richard Chizmar, Heather Graham, Brian James Freeman, Ed Gorman Shivers - Richard Chizmar, Jack Ketchum, Jay Bonansinga, Graham Masterton, Bentley Little, Nancy A. Collins, Al Sarrantonio, Edward Lee, Douglas Clegg, Tom Piccirilli, Tim Lebbon, Simon Clark, Kelly Laymon, Brian James Freeman, Brian Keene, John Pelan, David B. Silva, Peter Crowthe Dark Screams: Volume Six - Stephen King, Norman Prentiss, Richard Chizmar, Brian James Freeman, Joyce Carol Oates Shivers IV - Richard Chizmar, Brian Hodge, Gemma Files, Randy Chandler, John R. Little, Robert Morrish, Keith Minnion, Ed Gorman, Bill Walker, Norman Prentiss, William F. Nolan, Brian Keene, Bev Vincent, Al Sarrantonio, Kealan Patrick Burke, Tim Lebbon, T.M. Wright, Ray Garton, Tim Cur Widow's Point - Richard T. Chizmar, Billy Chizmar The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 1 - Various, Bentley Little, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Holder, Lucy Taylor, Richard Chizmar, R.C. Matheson, Stephen King Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense and Fear - Darrell Schweitzer, William F. Nolan, Christopher Fowler, Ed Gorman, Douglas E. Winter, Chet Williamson, David B. Silva, Brian M. Stableford, Peter Crowther, Ramsey Campbell, Pat Cadigan, Jonathan Carroll, Ian Watson, Nancy A. Collins, Rex Miller, Stephen Gallagher, Rick Shivers V - Richard Chizmar, Gail Cross, Robin Furth, Sarah Pinborough, Stewart O'Nan, Graham Masterson, Nicholas Kaufmann, Simon Clark, Steve Vernon, Al Sarrantonio, Patrick Gates, Norman Prentiss, Nick Mamatas, Steve Resnic Tem, Rick Hautala, Chet Williamson, Del James, Kealan Patr The Box - Richard Chizmar, Keith Minnion Shivers III - Richard Chizmar, Kealan Patrick Burke, Brian Keene, Michel T. Huyck Jr., Paul Melnicek, J.F. Gonzalez, Wrath James White, David G. Barnett, Michael Liamo, Edward Lee, John Maclay, Thomas F. Monteleone, Robert Morrish, Douglas Clegg, Elizabeth Massie, Megan C. Wilson, F. Twice Upon A Time: Fairytale, Folklore, & Myth. Reimagined & Remastered. - Joshua Allen Mercier, Joshua Allen Mercier, Luke Spooner, Kenechi Udogu, S.M. Blooding, Jax Goss, Brian Rathbone, Rick Chiantaretto, Liz DeJesus, Alethea Kontis, Richard Chizmar Shivers II - Richard Chizmar, F. Paul Wilson, J.F. Gonzalez, Thomas Tessier, Gary A. Braunbeck, Bev Vincent, Garrett Peck, Al Sarrantonio, Edward Lee, David G. Barnett, Ray Garton, Kelly Laymon, Geoff Cooper, Thomas F. Monteleone, Elizabeth E. Monteleone, Patricia Lee Macomber, Rober
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Chasing the Boogeyman - Richard Chizmar
The Box - Richard Chizmar
Gwendy's Magic Feather - Richard Chizmar
Devil's Night: A Halloween Short Story - Richard Chizmar
Tracing The Trails: A Constant Reader's Reflections on the Work of Stephen King - Chad CLark, Duncan Ralston, Richard Chizmar
Silverwood: The Door: The Complete Season 1 - Melissa Lason, Michelle L. De La Garza, Brian Keene, Stephen Kozeniewski, Richard Chizmar
Widow's Point - Richard T. Chizmar, Billy Chizmar
Gwendy's Button Box: A Novella - Stephen King, Richard Chizmar
Dark Screams: Volume Eight - Bentley Little, Kealan Patrick Burke, Richard Chizmar, Frank Darabont, Brian James Freeman
Gwendys Wunschkasten - Stephen King, Richard Chizmar, Ulrich Blumenbach
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My Never Ending List
My Never Ending List rated it 3 years ago
text Chasing the Boogeyman
Written like true crime but truly fiction, I fell for this book quite a few times while I was reading it and I could’ve sworn that what I was reading had actually occurred. With the addition of the photographs, it was hard not to lean towards true crime as the authorities tried to find their serial...
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Lazy days
Lazy days rated it 5 years ago
text The Box - Richard Chizmar
You know its good when you get that creepy ass shiver up your spine when reading the last sentence. You can read this fast 10 minute read here free on the author's website.
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Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 5 years ago
text Gwendy's Magic Feather
What was the purpose of this book? Seriously? I was happy to return to Castle Rock, but there was no point to this book at all. Adult Gwendy seems so much less than the teenage version we got. And the direction her life took didn't even make a lot of sense. So in "Gwendy's Magic Feather" we follo...
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isanythingopen
isanythingopen rated it 5 years ago
text Poe - Free space
A nice little murder mystery. I'm not sure why it was listed under horror. Using this one for the Free Space since it won't fit in anything else I have free. Which. I think, finally gives me 2 bingos!
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Read, Travel, Repeat
Read, Travel, Repeat rated it 6 years ago
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Gwendy's Button Box
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