3 • Words from the Editor (Cemetery Dance #27) • [Editorial (Cemetery Dance)] • (1997) • essay by Richard Chizmar [as by Richard T. Chizmar]
5 • Even Beggars Would Ride • (1997) • novelette by Peter Crowther and James Lovegrove
21 • Guilty But Insane (Cemetery Dance #27) • (1997) • essay by Poppy Z. Brite
23 • Gormania (Cemetery Dance #27) • [Gormania] • (1997) • essay by Ed Gorman
25 • A Conversation with Norman Partridge • (1997) • interview of Norman Partridge • interview by William Schafer [as by William K. Schafer]
31 • Bucket of Blood • (1997) • short story by Norman Partridge
39 • The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association (Cemetery Dance #27) • [The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association] • (1997) • essay by Thomas F. Monteleone
43 •   Review: Evenings with Demons by Whitley Strieber • (1997) • review by Bill Sheehan
45 • A Boy and His Typewriter • (1997) • essay by Joe R. Lansdale
49 • Walks • (1997) • short story by Joe R. Lansdale
53 • Spotlight on Publishing: Ash-Tree Press • [Spotlight on Publishing] • (1997) • essay by Robert Morrish [as by Bob Morrish]
67 • Second Opinion • (1997) • short story by Ray Garton
75 • A Conversation with Richard Matheson • (1997) • interview of Richard Matheson • interview by Stanley Wiater
79 • Dark Thoughts: On Writing (excerpt) • (1997) • essay by Stanley Wiater
85 • Call Me Walt • (1997) • short story by Jerry Sykes
91 • Rough Cuts (Cemetery Dance #27) • [Rough Cuts] • (1997) • essay by Paul M. Sammon [as by Paul Sammon]
99 • Needful Kings & Other Things (Cemetery Dance #27) • (1997) • essay by Tyson Blue
111 • Expectations • (1997) • short story by Don D'Ammassa
119 • Book Reviews (Cemetery Dance #27) • (1997) • essay by Edward Bryant
124 • CD Reviews (Cemetery Dance #27) • (1997) • essay by various