Richard Chizmar
40 workspublishing since 1999
Richard Chizmar is an American writer, editor and publisher, born in 1965 and based in Maryland. In 1988 he founded Cemetery Dance, a horror magazine that grew into a leading small press for the genre. He has written short fiction, screenplays and, with Stephen King, the novella “Gwendy's Button Box” (2017) and its sequels. His novel “Chasing the Boogeyman” (2021), set in his Maryland hometown and blending fiction with true-crime memoir, was followed by “Becoming the Boogeyman” (2023) and “Killing the Boogeyman” (2026), which complete the trilogy.
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Richard Chizmar is an American writer, editor and publisher, born in 1965 and based in Maryland. In 1988 he founded Cemetery Dance, a horror magazine that grew into a leading small press for the genre. He has written short fiction, screenplays and, with Stephen King, the novella “Gwendy's Button Box” (2017) and its sequels. His novel “Chasing the Boogeyman” (2021), set in his Maryland hometown and blending fiction with true-crime memoir, was followed by “Becoming the Boogeyman” (2023) and “Killing the Boogeyman” (2026), which complete the trilogy.
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1 release- Richard ChizmarKilling the Boogeyman - the final standalone book in the bestselling horror trilogyHodder & StoughtonKilling the Boogeyman - the final standalone book in the bestselling horror trilogyPaperback · Hodder & StoughtonReleasedOctober 15, 2026