Dark Regions Press:

[slayn666]

Technically I ordered The Stand back in 2015, but it was part of the whole Double Day set so I don't necessarily hold it against them (though promises were made when that line was announced which have not been kept).

And then there's Shocklines, which is so late that the subtitle had to be changed because the "fresh voices" are actually now the seasoned veterans. However, judging by the Production Updates page, that one is ready for the printer and may finally see the light of day.

With the understanding that I know where I'm saying this, both CD and DRP are absolute garbage at getting books out on anything approaching a reasonable schedule and have been for a very long time. The pandemic and subsequent supply chain issues provided a convenient scapegoat, and while that certainly contributed, it was really only compounding an existing problem. Note that similar publishers (Suntup, SubPress, Centipede) have been able to get books out with, at worst, a few months delay. Hell, SubPress has been able to get three Vandermeer limiteds out in the time it's taken CD to do one. CD's saving grace is, as mentioned, their very generous cancellation policy.

I like the books both presses publish and will continue to buy them...but through Camelot.

[sholloman81]

You don't feel the same way with CD? I just went through my orders and this is what I am still waiting for:

• Good Story, Good Words by Kevin Quigley - Part of a CDCC membership - email reminder of this from March 2016. I think this was for CDCC 4 maybe. That would have been what, 2014 or 2015? Going on 8 or 9 years.
• The Judas Tree by Simon Clark - Again part of a CDCC membership - not sure which one. 2015 or 2016
• Dark Screams - ordered April 2016
• Interview with the Vampire - Ordered May 2016
• Graveside Manner Volume 1 - Part of CDCC 7. Ordered September of 2017
• Caretakers by Tabitha King - Ordered November 2017
• The Stand - Ordered January 2018
• Forthcoming Grab bag of 2018 - Ordered April 2018. Not sure if any of these books have ever been released. At this point, how the hell can you keep track?
• Stephen King Revisted - Ordered March 2020

I'm sure I'm missing a few. This is not even counting the book orders that I have canceled because of the years I have been waiting on them. I've been part of CDCC for close to a decade and I've probably received half of the exclusive books as promised. I really have no idea what I am owed. 2022 will probably be the last year for me doing the CDCC. The value just isn't there anymore. How many limited editions were produced this year? Not many that I remember.

Regarding the late books, I have tried to be patient, but 3, 4, 5, or 6 years waiting for a book is beyond ridiculous and is no way to do business. I understand the complexities of a post-covid world but come on...

I can't lie, there have been times over the last few years where I have been a bit bummed out by CD's production delays as well; however, for me, the difference is in the level of communication and willingness to refund. CD has a production updates page and are pretty consistent about keeping it updated each month. DRP has a similar page; however, it seems like it is only randomly updated. CD also seems to reply quicker to direct questions, whether they be via direct email or the forum. Finally, at least in my experience, CD has always been willing to cancel/refund orders and does so quickly. DRP's refund policy is much trickier to deal with, especially if you ordered via any of their Indiegogo campaigns and have done add-ons to those campaigns. You do have some orders much older than mine; so, I can get why you might be more frustrated. The only two pre-orders that we currently share are the 2018 forthcoming grab bag and The Stand. Regarding the grab bag, I wish they would just cancel and refund it at this point, and I'm sure I could ask for a refund; however, I just never have. To be honest, will probably never do a CD grab bag again because of the experience with this one. In terms of The Stand, it technically has never been offered for official pre-order yet; so, even though I ordered it back in 2018 like yourself, I'm not as bugged by it not being available yet. Just wish it wouldn't have been pushed back so much by the printer issues. I can't really speak to the CDCC as I have never purchased it. I too have noticed that the number of hardcover limited editions has seemed to plummet over the last couple of years and probably would be a bit bummed about the CDCC during those times as well. Overall, CD seems to really be clearing their backlog this year from what I can tell. I received two of my oldest preorders from them over the last month, and the third, The Southern Reach Trilogy, should ship this month. Hopefully, you'll see some movement on the titles that you listed soon!

[Trashy45]

Yeah, I feel pretty much the exact same way. I really like everything that I have purchased from them in the past, but, it's always felt like a chore getting the books in-hand. I also have a few pending pre-orders that weren't listed as well and am also looking forward to when I will no longer have anything pending with them. They are swiftly becoming some of my oldest pre-orders. Can't see myself purchasing anything else from them unless it is absolutely must have and cannot be purchased anywhere else.

You don't feel the same way with CD? I just went through my orders and this is what I am still waiting for:

• Good Story, Good Words by Kevin Quigley - Part of a CDCC membership - email reminder of this from March 2016. I think this was for CDCC 4 maybe. That would have been what, 2014 or 2015? Going on 8 or 9 years.
• The Judas Tree by Simon Clark - Again part of a CDCC membership - not sure which one. 2015 or 2016
• Dark Screams - ordered April 2016
• Interview with the Vampire - Ordered May 2016
• Graveside Manner Volume 1 - Part of CDCC 7. Ordered September of 2017
• Caretakers by Tabitha King - Ordered November 2017
• The Stand - Ordered January 2018
• Forthcoming Grab bag of 2018 - Ordered April 2018. Not sure if any of these books have ever been released. At this point, how the hell can you keep track?
• Stephen King Revisted - Ordered March 2020

I'm sure I'm missing a few. This is not even counting the book orders that I have canceled because of the years I have been waiting on them. I've been part of CDCC for close to a decade and I've probably received half of the exclusive books as promised. I really have no idea what I am owed. 2022 will probably be the last year for me doing the CDCC. The value just isn't there anymore. How many limited editions were produced this year? Not many that I remember.

Regarding the late books, I have tried to be patient, but 3, 4, 5, or 6 years waiting for a book is beyond ridiculous and is no way to do business. I understand the complexities of a post-covid world but come on...

[sholloman81]

Thanks. So glad to see there wasn't even a whiff of an update on The Cabin at the End of the World. I can't wait to get un-entangled from DRP.

I really like their books when they finally arrive but I cannot see me ordering anything from them in the future.

Yeah, I feel pretty much the exact same way. I really like everything that I have purchased from them in the past, but, it's always felt like a chore getting the books in-hand. I also have a few pending pre-orders that weren't listed as well and am also looking forward to when I will no longer have anything pending with them. They are swiftly becoming some of my oldest pre-orders. Can't see myself purchasing anything else from them unless it is absolutely must have and cannot be purchased anywhere else.

[Ben Staad]

Thanks. So glad to see there wasn't even a whiff of an update on The Cabin at the End of the World. I can't wait to get un-entangled from DRP.

I really like their books when they finally arrive but I cannot see me ordering anything from them in the future.

[sholloman81]

I hadn't seen any new updates on the above noted books but I do receive many emails where they try to sell books from other publishers. I wonder how their publication are going.

Their last updates were in June. Per their website:

The past couple of years have been challenging for our production partners and project queue and we sincerely appreciate the continued patience of our customers on these projects. New Dark Regions Press projects are no longer offered for public retail preorder as a way for us to reduce delays for our customers moving forward. We will continue working until every single preorder item is shipped.

Return of the Old Ones: Apocalyptic Lovecraftian Horror Deluxe Signed Hardcover: the books are complete and with us right now! See above photos. Slipcase production starts this month and due to labor/supply chain issues our slipcase maker expects production to take around 90 days so we expect to start shipping this deluxe hardcover in slipcase by Fall. Thank you to everyone for your continued patience - we are very close to shipping this deluxe hardcover edition!

Malorie: A Bird Box Novel Special Edition by Josh Malerman: production is in process now and we expect the signed & numbered hardcover edition to ship by Fall/Winter! The deluxe lettered edition traycases will take around 90 days to produce so we expect the deluxe edition of Malorie to ship within 90 to 120 days of the numbered edition shipping. Watch for another update with photos when the numbered edition of Malorie is complete!

Offspring 30th Anniversary Edition by Jack Ketchum: the numbered edition hardcover books should be complete and shipping to customers by Fall/Winter! Traycases will take an additional 90 days to produce for the deluxe lettered edition so the deluxe edition should ship within 90 to 120 days after the numbered. Photos will be posted when the numbered edition is complete!

Prisoner of Violence by Joe R. Lansdale and Keith Lansdale: the graphic novel is fully lettered and designed and production is in process now - we expect trade editions to ship by Fall/Winter and deluxe signed hardcover editions to ship within 90 to 120 days after trade editions. Photos will be posted when the trade editions are in stock!

Pirates of the Old World: production is in process now and we expect trade editions to start shipping by Winter! Deluxe signed slipcased hardcovers will ship first half of next year. Photos will be posted when trade editions of Pirates are in stock and shipping!

Tales from Arkham Sanitarium Edited by Brian M. Sammons: ebooks and trade hardcovers will start shipping within 90 days! Deluxe signed slipcased hardcover production starts later this year and we anticipate the deluxe signed hardcover to ship early next year.

Carnacki: Starry Wisdom & Other Stories by William Meikle Deluxe Signed Slipcased Hardcover: printing on this edition starts within 60 days and we expect the books to be complete by Fall with slipcase production starting thereafter. Our objective is to ship this edition by Winter and will post another update when this edition is complete!

Transmissions from Punktown Edited by Brian M. Sammons: after a long trip the signature sheets have now been signed by all contributors and are headed back to us. These sheets will soon be sent to the printer/binder and once they have those sheets printing can start. We expect printing to start this Summer and for this deluxe hardcover with slipcase to be shipping to customers by end of year.

The Cal Wild Chronicles by Gene O'Neill Deluxe Signed Hardcover: this project is next in line at our printer/binder with production slated to start this Summer, we expect this deluxe edition which clocks in at over 1,000 pages to ship to customers by end of year.

Discoveries: Best Of Horror and Dark Fantasy Edited by James R. Beach and Jason V Brock Deluxe Signed Hardcover: this project will be entering production this Summer and is expected to be complete and ready to ship to customers with slipcases by end of year.


Dark Regions Press is committed to delivering all of these projects to our customers and we have significantly reduced new project development until we get caught up on older projects! Thank you again to everyone for your continued patience and watch for more updates in the future as more editions are completed.

[Ben Staad]

I hadn't seen any new updates on the above noted books but I do receive many emails where they try to sell books from other publishers. I wonder how their publication are going.

[Ben Staad]

Thank you. I will translate here:

Offspring and Malorie August of 2022, La Belle Winter 2022, and Cabin Spring of 2023.

I reached out to them over the weekend about a few books as well and received the response below...

"OFFSPRING and MALORIE are starting in March and likely done in April/May range. LA BELLE will likely be done sometime this summer and shipping out late summer/early fall range. CABIN should be the next one going into production after that I believe and looking at a fall release looks like. Thanks for your patience on the delays with it. Our printers have all been way behind and playing catch up from Covid shutdowns and delays and there is also a paper shortage now affecting everybody and causing delays there"

[sholloman81]

Has anyone received any updates regarding Malorie or The Cabin at the End of the Woods? No update on the site as far as I can tell.

I reached out to them over the weekend about a few books as well and received the response below...

"OFFSPRING and MALORIE are starting in March and likely done in April/May range. LA BELLE will likely be done sometime this summer and shipping out late summer/early fall range. CABIN should be the next one going into production after that I believe and looking at a fall release looks like. Thanks for your patience on the delays with it. Our printers have all been way behind and playing catch up from Covid shutdowns and delays and there is also a paper shortage now affecting everybody and causing delays there"

[Dannyb]

Has anyone received any updates regarding Malorie or The Cabin at the End of the Woods? No update on the site as far as I can tell.

Last message I got from them was saying the limited and lettered malorie are 4 and 6 months away.

[Ben Staad]

Has anyone received any updates regarding Malorie or The Cabin at the End of the Woods? No update on the site as far as I can tell.

[Ben Staad]

Here is the definitive answer.

https://forum.cemeterydance.com/foru...998#post190998

Thanks. I had only read the text and did not look closely at the images.

[Ben Staad]

At some point I joined their mailing list and whenever I clicked over there all I saw were PB's. I eventually just stopped looking.

Since we may have future discussion on Weird House I created their own thread for discussion.

https://forum.cemeterydance.com/foru...ird-houe-press

That had me scratching my head as the first several offerings were all indeed Signed and numbered hardcovers, but- looking back there, it seems more recent offerings ARE paperback only. I wonder if he's shifting his model? They are very reasonably priced (and, super-limited: 50 copies?!), but, yeah- I'm a HC Guy, so hope those continue. The first few I have are great.

[swintek]

I thought all their stuff was PBs? Is that not accurate?

That had me scratching my head as the first several offerings were all indeed Signed and numbered hardcovers, but- looking back there, it seems more recent offerings ARE paperback only. I wonder if he's shifting his model? They are very reasonably priced (and, super-limited: 50 copies?!), but, yeah- I'm a HC Guy, so hope those continue. The first few I have are great.

[Ben Staad]

Glad to help. I love a search.

Thanks. I had only read the text and did not look closely at the images.