Cemetery Dance, Volume 6, Issue 4

Cemetery Dance, Volume Six, Issue Four (Winter 1995)

This 144-page horror magazine features fiction from established and emerging genre authors. "The Rifle" by Jack Ketchum opens the issue; it concerns a mother who discovers her ten-year-old son Danny has stolen a loaded .22-caliber rifle from his grandfather's farm during a recent visit. Finding the weapon hidden in his closet forces her into a confrontation about his escalating delinquency—prior theft, fire-setting, and shoplifting. Other stories include "Eater" by Peter Crowther, "When the Silence Gets Too Loud" by Brian Hodge, "Garden of Eden" by Al Sarrantonio, and others. The issue includes interviews with David Morrell and Dan Simmons conducted by contributors, a transcript of Stephen King's Q&A sessions, and departments covering book reviews, anthology news, and publishing spotlights. The editor's note discusses the magazine's one-year hiatus due to the publisher's cancer diagnosis and recovery.