The Crane House: A Halloween Story

Overview:

• Title: The Crane House: A Halloween Story
• Author: Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, Al Sarrantonio, Rick Hautala, Bev Vincent, Brian Freeman, James A. Moore, James Newman, Ronald Kelly, Norman Prentiss, Ray Garton
• Year: 2012
• Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications
• Price: $0.00
• Pages: 112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Chapter Book
• Title Reference: The Crane House: A Halloween Story
• Notes:
  • The illustrated limitation sheet follows the front loose endpaper and bears this statement: "This special signed edition of The Crane House is limited to 537 numbered copies. This is number _____." The copy number is handwritten in the space. Above the statement are the signatures of the 11 authors.
  • There is no author or editor credited on either the title page or dustjacket. The author credit for this record is taken from the credit given for each of the 11 chapters of this round-robin novella, each individually credited. The chapters (in order) were written by Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, Al Sarrantonio, Rick Hautala, Bev Vincent, Brian Freeman, James A. Moore, James Newman, Ronald Kelly, Norman Prentiss, and Ray Garton.
  • "First Limited Edition Printing" stated on the copyright page.
  • Year of publication stated on the title page. Date of publication from the publisher's website.
  • "Cover & Interior Artwork © 2012 by Jill Bauman" (over) "Interior Design by Kate Freeman Design" stated on the copyright page.
  • Bauman's interior artwork consists of four full-page B&W illustrations.
  • "Cover Artwork © 2012 by Jill Bauman" (over) "Dust Jacket Design © 2012 Desert Isle Design, LLC" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • There is a short uncredited introduction before the first chapter.
  • This edition, bound in full-cloth and Smyth sewn, is limited to the number of collectors who qualified for a copy by purchasing the Cemetery Dance Exclusive Collectors Set.
  • There is no stated price and no ISBN, as it was given as a bonus to subscribers of the Cemetery Dance Exclusive Collectors Set.
  • The publisher also announced a Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed and lettered copies bound in leather with a satin ribbon page marker ($175)