New Releases by Richard Chizmar

The terrifying horror trilogy finale to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling series that includes Chasing the Boogeyman and Becoming the Boogeyman from “one of horror’s indispensable writers” (Paste). Notorious serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed “the Boogeyman” by the media—has vanished from prison. One moment, he was locked inside a maximum-security cell; the next, he was gone, leaving behind on the wall a crude hangman puzzle and two chilling words: IT’S TIME. Now, days later, the world is coming apart again. Bodies are turning up near writer and Gallagher confidante Richard Chizmar’s home, echoing the Boogeyman’s signature horrors. The news frenzy reignites while the police chase shadows...even as Gallagher’s twisted true crime fanbase celebrates online, acknowledging that he’s something more than human now. To everyone else, it’s a desperate hunt for answers. To Chizmar, it’s more like destiny closing in. The evidence, the sightings, the voices in the dark all point to one unthinkable conclusion: the Boogeyman never left. And very soon, Chizmar must come face-to-face with the thing wearing Gallagher’s skin, and learns all too quickly that some nightmares don’t return—they evolve. “Richard Chizmar delves deep into our worst fears and touches the darkness that lives there.” —S. A. Cosby

Por isso eu não estava muito preocupado com o misterioso saco preto naquela manhã. Deve ser um monte de folhas, pensei. É bem provável que tenha caído da traseira de algum caminhão. Nada de mais. Até eu me aproximar... e me dar conta." No verão de 1988, o jovem Richard Chizmar foi catapultado para o centro de um pesadelo quando um serial killer – apelidado pela mídia de Bicho-Papão – começou a assombrar sua pacata cidade natal. De lá para cá, muitas coisas mudaram. Muitas mesmo. Hoje, mais de trinta anos depois, o próprio Chizmar – apesar de já ter alcançado um certo nível de celebridade e fama como autor best-seller – continua sendo a única pessoa com quem o assassino se abre. Chizmar acredita que está prestando um serviço à comunidade ao visitá-lo na prisão, pois há outras vítimas, outros casos sem conclusão. Quem sabe assim o Bicho-Papão revela seus segredos, levando um pouco de paz às famílias enlutadas? Contudo, acaba descobrindo que, para ir ao inferno e dançar com o diabo, há um preço a ser pago. O pesadelo está de volta e, ao que parece, mais aterrorizante, mais complexo, mais cruel. Enquanto a história se aproxima de uma conclusão devastadora, somente uma pessoa tem todas as respostas – e talvez essa pessoa seja, ou tenha se tornado, um monstro ainda mais maligno

Der Gründer der #1 Stephen-King-News-Website Lilja's Library präsentiert eine schaurig-schöne Anthologie von Horrorgeschichten – darunter eine seltene Erzählung von Stephen King selbst, Klassiker von Clive Barker und Edgar Allan Poe sowie eine Novelle von John Ajvide Lindqvist ( Let the Right One In). Anlässlich des zwanzigjährigen Jubiläums der umfangreichen Stephen-King-Fanseite »Lilja's Library - The World of Stephen King« ist diese Anthologie die perfekte Lektüre für Horrorfans aller Couleur. Shining in the Dark umfasst Kurzgeschichten von einigen der bekanntesten und talentiertesten Autoren des Genres und enthält eine furchterregende Geschichte, die bisher in keiner anderen Sammlung von Stephen King enthalten war. Zu den Geschichten gehören: »Der blaue Kompressor« von Stephen King »Internet« von Jack Ketchum und P. D. Cacek »Der Roman des Holocaust« von Stewart O'Nan »Aeliana« von Bev Vincent »Pidgin und Theresa« von Clive Barker »Das Ende aller Dinge« von Brian Keene »Totentanz« von Richard Chizmar »Die Verlockung der Flamme« von Kevin Quigley »Der Gefährte« von Ramsey Campbell »Das verräterische Herz« von Edgar Allan Poe »Mutterliebe« von Brian James Freeman »Das Handbuch des Hüters« von John Ajvide Lindqvist

The complete omnibus collection of the New York Times bestselling trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar! In Gwendy’s Button Box, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson’s life is forever changed when she is given a mysterious wooden box by a stranger for safekeeping. It offers enticing treats and vintage coins, but he warns her that if she presses any of the box’s beautifully colored buttons, death and destruction will follow. Years later, in Gwendy’s Magic Feather, she’s a successful novelist with a promising future in politics. But when the button box suddenly reappears in her life, she must decide if she is willing to risk everything for its temptations. And in the thrilling conclusion Gwendy’s Final Task, evil forces seek to possess the button box and it is up to Senator Gwendy Peterson to keep it from them at all costs. But where can one hide something so destructive from such powerful entities?

The New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller about a group of college students encountering supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia—an unforgettable, chilling novel that is “scary and hard to put down. You might be advised not to read it at night” (Stephen King). 1983: Three students from a small college embark on a weeklong road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure, with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another. But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret. Paranoia sets in when it appears they are being followed. Their vehicle is tampered with overnight, and some of the locals appear to be anything but welcoming. Before long, the students can’t help but wonder if these roadside deaths were really random accidents…or is something terrifying at work here?

Een ongekend duo: Stephen King & Richard Chizmar schrijven samen nagelbijtende spanning In Gwendy's knoppenkist verandert het leven van de twaalfjarige Gwendy Peterson voor altijd wanneer ze van een vreemde man een mysterieuze houten kist krijgt. Die biedt verleidelijke lekkernijen en vintage munten, maar de man waarschuwt haar dat als ze op een van de prachtig gekleurde knoppen van de kist drukt, dood en verderf zullen volgen. Jaren later, in Gwendy's magische veer, is Gwendy een succesvolle schrijfster geworden met een veelbelovende toekomst in de politiek. Maar wanneer de knoppenkist plotseling weer in haar leven verschijnt, moet ze beslissen of ze bereid is alles op het spel te zetten voor de verleiding die hij biedt. En in het spannende slot, Gwendy's laatste taak, proberen kwade krachten de knoppenkist in hun bezit te krijgen. Het is aan senator Gwendy Peterson om hem koste wat kost voor hen verborgen te houden. Maar waar kan iemand zoiets destructiefs verbergen voor zulke machtige wezens? In de pers 'Dit verhaal is geweldig! Je vliegt erdoorheen en het voelt zo griezelig en droevig relevant. Alles klopte eraan.' J.J. Abrams, filmproducent van o.a. Star Wars en Star Trek 'Stephen King is en blijft een fenomeen en hij staat niet voor niets in de top van de Amerikaanse auteurswereld.' Nederlands Dagblad 'een goed geschreven, gevarieerd verhaal dat eindigt in een zwart scenario.' Nederlands Dagblad 'De Gwendy-trilogie is een fantastische samenwerking tussen Richard Chizmar en Stephen King. Realistisch aandoende verhalen met een vleugje magie en wonderlijke taferelen. De invloed van King is voelbaar, het boek is een page-turner.' fantasywereld.nl 'Een aantrekkelijke thriller... korte hoofdstukken houden je aan de bladzijden gekluisterd... De charmante protagonist en de opwinding van verleiding zullen zowel fans als nieuwe lezers betoveren.' Publishers Weekly

Egy titokzatos, fekete kalapos és öltönyös férfi, Richard Farris egy csodálatos, mahagóni varázsdobozt bíz a tizenkét éves Gwendy Petersonra. A dobozka kezdetben apró ajándékokat ajánlott fel a kislánynak, de ez a színes nyomógombokkal ellátott eszköz hatalmas felelősséggel is járt, hiszen gazdája egyetlen mozdulattal bármikor elpusztíthatta volna bármelyik földrészt. Később, amikor a sikeres írói, majd politikai karriert befutó Gwendy egy gyerekrabló utáni nyomozásban segített szülővárosában, újra meg kellett küzdenie a doboz kísértésével. Napjainkban Gwendyt már a szenátori székért látjuk versenyben, élete azonban korántsem lehet nyugodt, mert sötét és gonosz erők igyekeznek megszerezni a dobozt, és neki mindenáron meg kell óvnia tőlük. És ahogy korábbi élete egyre jobban felszámolódik, az egyetlen kiutat végül a világűrben találja meg. A nagy sikerű sorozat zárókötetében a rendkívüli történetmesélő, Stephen King és kiváló szerzőtársa, Richard Chizmar ezúttal Castle Rockból egy űrállomásra, majd egy még messzebb tartó utazásra visznek minket, melynek során Gwendynek egy titkos küldetést kell végrehajtania, hogy megmentse a világunkat. Sőt, talán az egész világegyetemet.

I Gwendys knappskrin förändras tolvåriga Gwendy Petersons liv för alltid när hon får ett mystiskt knappskrin från en mystisk främling. I skrinet finns spännande saker som godis och gamla mynt, men han varnar henne att om hon trycker på någon av skrinets vackert färgade knappar så kommer det leda till död och förstörelse... Åratal senare, i Gwendys magiska fjäder, är Gwendy Peterson en framgångsrik författare med en lovande framtid inom politiken. Men när knappskrinet plötsligt dyker upp i hennes liv igen måste hon besluta om hon är villig att riskera allt för skrinets lockelser. I den spännande avslutningen Gwendys sista uppgift försöker onda krafter ta kontroll över knappskrinet och det är upp till senator Gwendy Peterson att hålla skrinet ifrån dem till varje pris. Men var kan man gömma något så destruktivt från så mäktiga varelser?

Quand Gwendy Peterson avait douze ans, Richard Farris, un homme étrange avec un chapeau melon lui a donné une boîte munie de boutons qui permettait de distribuer friandises et pièces anciennes, mais qui pouvait aussi détruire des mondes. Les années ont passé, Gwendy est devenue sénatrice du Maine et une écrivaine célèbre. Un jour la boîte réapparait dans sa vie. Les mystérieux hommes en jaune veulent mettre la main sur l’objet maudit, et Gwendy doit les en empêcher, quel qu’en soit le prix. Mais où dissimuler un objet avec de tels pouvoirs ? Avec ce roman, relié à La Tour sombre et Ça, Stephen King et Richard Chizmar nous offrent un final en apothéose. L’une des plus belles collaborations de ces dernières années. Une réflexion profonde sur le danger que représentent les dissensions de l’époque actuelle. The Washington Post. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Michel Pagel.

The electrifying New York Times and USA Today bestseller—“a worthy and frightening sequel to Chizmar’s Chasing the Boogeyman. Terrific storytelling. You won’t be disappointed” (Stephen King). Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the center of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed by the media as “The Boogeyman”—stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the intervening years. These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of celebrity and notoriety himself, being the only person that an incarcerated Josh Gallagher will speak to on or off the record. Chizmar likes to believe that he’s doing the world a public service by visiting Gallagher in prison, as there are plenty of other nameless victims out there who Gallagher might finally admit to killing and bring closure to grieving loved ones, and a dark rhythm and routine begin to take hold. But Chizmar eventually finds there’s a price to be paid for dancing with the devil, when a masked figure with all the hallmarks of Gallagher’s reign of terror from thirty years ago now leaves a horrifying calling card in front of Chizmar’s home, and it’s clear there’s a new player on the board in the ongoing game that the Boogeyman controls… A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman, this is a tale of obsession and the adulation of evil, exploring modern society’s true crime infatuation with unflinching honesty, sparing no one from the glare of the spotlight. Will those involved walk away from the story of a lifetime in order to keep their loved ones safe? Or will they once again be drawn into a killer’s web? As the story draws to its shattering conclusion, only one person holds all the answers—and he just may be the most terrifying monster of them all.

October Screams brings you twenty-seven tales of the greatest holiday of all, Halloween! Featuring stories from authors like Brian Keene & Richard Chizmar, Philip Fracassi, Gwendolyn Kiste, Ronald Malfi, Bridgett Nelson and more!

Vaikka miten aiot hyvää, paha on aina kannoillasi. Kauhutrilogian toisessa, itsenäisessä osassa petollinen lipas palaa yllättäen Gwendy Petersonin elämään. Gwendy Peterson on menestyskirjailija ja kovassa nosteessa oleva poliitikko. Eräänä päivänä lapsuudesta tuttu lipas ilmaantuu hänen elämäänsä. Tällä kertaa Gwendyllä ei vain ole aavistustakaan, mitä lipas haluaa hänen tekevän. Mutta sitten hänen vanhassa kotikaupungissaan, synkkien salaisuuksien varjostamassa Castle Rockissa katoaa kaksi tyttöä. Aika heidän löytämisekseen on käymässä vähiin, ja Gwendyn on palattava sinne, missä kaikki 25 vuotta sitten alkoi. Yhdysvaltalainen Richard Chizmar (s. 1965) on palkittu kauhukirjailija ja kustantaja. Yhdessä Stephen Kingin kanssa kirjoitettu Gwendy-trilogia juontaa juurensa Kingin muinoin hylkäämään Gwendyn lipas -novelliin, jossa Chizmarin mielestä oli aineksia pidemmäksikin tarinaksi. Chizmar oli oikeassa: ilmestyessään trilogia kiilasi välittömästi New York Timesin bestseller-listan kärkeen.

Kirottu lipas täynnä ihanuuksia Mystiseen Castle Rockiin sijoittuvan kauhutrilogian avaus, jossa kammottava lipas kätkee sisäänsä suuren houkutuksen. Mustiin pukeutunut muukalainen uskoo 12-vuotiaan Gwendyn haltuun puisen lippaan, jossa on kahdeksan eriväristä nappia. Nappeja ei parane painaa, paitsi punaista, jonka painamisella on myös hyviä seurauksia. Ainakin napin painajalle. Mutta Gwendyyn voi luottaa, muukalainen uskoo. Kiitokseksi vartioimisesta lipas antaa Gwendylle pieniä lahjoja. Tai no, onhan niistä jotakin pientä maksettava. Veressä. Stephen King palaa vielä kerran mystiseen Castle Rockin pikkukaupunkiin yhdessä hyvän ystävänsä, palkitun kauhukirjailija Richard Chizmarin kanssa. Yhteisvoimin kirjoitettu Gwendy-trilogia on suoranainen aarrearkku King-faneille, se suorastaan pursuu viittauksia kauhun kuninkaan aikaisempaan tuotantoon.

Deep in the serene forest of Silverwood, California, a monster from another dimension is desperate for the human blood it needs to return home. What begins as a relaxing week in the woods for two groups of campers—employees on a corporate retreat and a Cub Scout troop—turns into a hellish ordeal when a mysterious dark force lurking among the trees preys on their most violent impulses. A rustic getaway featuring evil whispering trees, a teddy bear-clutching child laughing at your pain, and a malevolent otherworldly presence terrorizing the campground? Welcome to the most terrifying wilderness trip of your lives, campers. Based on Silverwood by Tony E. Valenzuela, Silverwood is a Realm Production written by Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Stephen Kozeniewski, and the Sisters of Slaughter — Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason. Listen away.

UN'ESTATE COME TANTE, UNA CITTADINA AMERICANA, UN INCUBO CHE SEMBRA NON F INIRE MAI. L'INDAGINE DI UN RAGAZZO DEL LUOGO DESTINATO A D IVENTARE UN GRANDE SCRITTORE. Nell'estate del 1988, i corpi mutilati di diverse ragazze cominciano a essere ritrovati a Edgewood, nel Maryland. Le macabre prove portano la polizia all'inquietante supposizione che un serial killer sia tra loro. Ma presto inizia a diffondersi una voce secondo cui il male che perseguita gli adolescenti locali non sarebbe del tutto umano. Il neolaureato Richard Chizmar torna nella sua città natale proprio mentre viene decretato il coprifuoco e si ritrova presto catapultato in una vera storia dell'orrore. Ispirato dagli eventi terrificanti, Richard scrive un resoconto personale di questi ultimi, ignaro che lo continueranno a ossessionare negli anni a venire. «L'innocenza, una volta perduta, non si recupera più. L'oscurità, una volta osservata, non potrà mai essere perduta.» Per noi cittadini di Edgewood, era arrivato il momento dell'oscurità.

"There was the bad; the unimaginably, indescribably bad, hovering above all those wonderful memories like an angry, slate-gray thunderstorm sky." In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet subrurb, and soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. But law enforcement and members of the FBI are certain the the killer is a living, breathing madman--and that he's playing games with them. For a once peaceful community trapped in the depths of paranoia and suspicion, it feels like a nightmare that will never end. Recent college graduate Richard Chizmar returns to his hometown just as a curfew is enacted and a neighborhood watch group is formed. In the midst of preparing for his edding and embarking on a writing career, he soon finds himself thrust into a real-life horror story. Inspired by the terrifying events, Chizmar writes a personal account of the serial killer's reign of terror, unaware that his time back home will continue to haunt him for years to come. A clever, terrifying, and heartrending work of metafiction, Chasing the Boogeyman is the ultimate marriage between psychological horror and true crime. Chizmar's writing--combining the storytelling of Stephen King with the relentless suspense of Michelle McNamara--is on full display in this truly unique novel that will linger in your memory long after you turn the final page. --

The final book in the New York Times bestselling Gwendy’s Button Box trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a mysterious stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Pushing any of its eight colored buttons promised death and destruction. Years later, the button box reentered Gwendy’s life. A successful novelist and a rising political star, she was once again forced to deal with the temptation the box represented. Now, malignant forces seek to possess the button box, and it is up to Senator Gwendy Peterson to keep it from them at all costs. But where can one hide something from such powerful entities? In Gwendy’s Final Task, master storytellers Stephen King and Richard Chizmar take us on a journey from Castle Rock to another famous cursed Maine city to the MF-1 space station, where Gwendy must execute a secret mission to save the world. And, maybe, all worlds.

Castle Rock, wir haben ein Problem! Gwendy, inzwischen in einem hohen politischen Amt und für Klimafragen zuständig, begibt sich zu wissenschaftlichen Zwecken in die Erdumlaufbahn. Dabei ist sie aber auf ihrer eigenen geheimen Mission unterwegs. Der Wunschkasten ist zu ihr zurückgekehrt, mächtiger und zerstörerischer denn je. Die Aufgabe, die Welt zu retten, könnte für sie zu einer Reise ohne Rückkehr werden.

Cuando tenía doce años, Gwendy Peterson conoció a Richard Farris, un tipo misterioso que le pidió que cuidara de una extraña caja. Aunque no lo parecía, el artilugio escondía un enorme secreto: tocar cualquiera de los siete botones de colores que contenía podía causar una destrucción sin igual. Ahora, Gwendy es una afamada novelista y su carrera política está empezando a despegar. Parece que lo tiene todo a su alcance, pero entonces el insólito objeto vuelve a su vida. Las fuerzas del mal se han apoderado por completo de la caja de botones y recae sobre Gwendy la responsabilidad de alejarlas de ella. ¿Su última misión? Salvar al mundo. Y puede que a todos los mundos.

Bentornati nella città degli incubi. Dopo una bufera di neve, la piccola città di Castle Rock si risveglia all'improvviso dal suo torpore: due adolescenti sono scomparse nel nulla. Lo sceriffo e la sua squadra danno subito il via alle ricerche, in una drammatica corsa contro il tempo. A Washington, Gwendy Peterson ha iniziato una nuova vita, conquistando la fama come scrittrice e come politica. Si è lasciata alle spalle l'infanzia trascorsa a Castle Rock e il ricordo dell'estate in cui un uomo misterioso le aveva dato in custodia una scatola dotata di bottoni colorati e di ambigui poteri. Tornato a riprendersela, lo sconosciuto le aveva promesso che non l'avrebbe rivista mai più. E invece, ora, ecco ricomparire quella scatola, senza motivo e senza istruzioni. Proprio mentre da Castle Rock le giunge la notizia delle ragazze scomparse. Gwendy ha sempre pensato di essere l'unica artefice del proprio successo, frutto di tenacia e duro lavoro. Ma forse il suo destino è legato a doppio filo a quella misteriosa scatola. Forse la missione che le era stata affidata non è ancora del tutto compiuta. Forse la attendono nuovi incubi da scongiurare prima di poter dormire sonni tranquilli. Dopo il successo de La scatola dei bottoni di Gwendy, scritto a quattro mani con Stephen King, Richard Chizmar ci riporta a Castle Rock - patria d'elezione dell'immaginario kinghiano - per raccontarne il seguito. Una storia mozzafiato che ci interroga sul peso del fato e delle nostre decisioni, e sul prezzo che dobbiamo pagare per quelle stesse scelte quando ci portano a realizzare i nostri desideri più profondi.

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER In this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling novella by Stephen King and award-winning author Richard Chizmar, an adult Gwendy is summoned back to Castle Rock after the mysterious reappearance of the button box. Something evil has swept into the small Maine town of Castle Rock on the heels of the latest winter storm. Sheriff Norris Ridgewick and his team are desperately searching for two missing girls, but time is running out. In Washington, DC, thirty-seven-year-old Gwendy Peterson couldn’t be more different from the self-conscious teenaged girl who once spent a summer running up Castle Rock’s Suicide Stairs. That same summer, she had been entrusted—or some might say cursed—with the extraordinary button box by Richard Farris, the mysterious stranger in the black suit. The seductive and powerful box offered Gwendy small gifts in exchange for its care and feeding until Farris eventually returned, promising the young girl she’d never see the box again. One day, though, the button box suddenly reappears but this time, without Richard Farris to explain why, or what she’s supposed to do with it. Between this and the troubling disappearances back in Castle Rock, Gwendy decides to return home. She just might be able to help rescue the missing girls and stop a dangerous madman before he does something ghastly. With breathtaking and lyrical prose, Gwendy’s Magic Feather explores whether our lives are controlled by fate or the choices we make and what price we sometimes have to pay. Prepare to return again to Stephen King’s Castle Rock, the sleepy little town built on a bedrock of deep, dark secrets, just as it’s about to awaken from its quiet slumber once more.

This book is to honor those who lost their lives in the May 31, 2019 attack in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

"When the Tuckers' next door neighbor mentions someone rang their doorbell late the previous night, Sarah and Kenny Tucker check their home's security camera and discover something shocking: the doorbell ringer also visited their house... and it was a terrified young woman with a shackle hanging from her right wrist. Almost overnight, she becomes known as The Girl on the Porch. There is national coverage on CNN and Fox News, and the video goes viral. As days pass and no one comes forward to identify the woman, fresh footprints appear in the garden next to their house; a neighbor's pet is viciously killed; and a man starts following their daughter Natalie....

"If you enjoy short, gritty crime fiction, you need to check out this anthology!" -- Debbi Mack, The Crime Cafe. Joe R. Lansdale Richard Chizmar Richard Christian Matheson Max Allan Collins John A. Russo Stewart O'Nan, and more... Throughout the years countless wordsmiths have produced their own story collections, but the book you are now holding is a love letter to the great anthologies of yesteryear, assembling stories by a variety of talents, packaged neatly and often connected by a singular theme.