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The '''Lost Lansdale Series''' is a series of four books by [[Joe R. Lansdale]].
The '''Lost Lansdale Series''' is a series of four books by [[Joe R. Lansdale]].


==For a Few Stories More==
==Waltz of Shadows (Series #1)==
{{Infobox book|
|name =Waltz of Shadows
|image =[[File:Waltzofshadows.jpg|thumb|center|120px]]
|caption ='''Cover art by [[Mark A. Nelson]]'''
|author =[[Joe R. Lansdale]]
|illustrator=
|cover_artist=[[Mark A. Nelson]]
|country =[[United States]]
|language =[[English language|English]]
|series =
|genre =[[Novel]]
|publisher =[[Subterranean Press]]
|pub_date =1999
|media_type =Print - [[Limited edition]] [[Hardcover]], [[Trade Hardcover]]
|pages =271
|isbn =1-892284-29-4
|preceded_by=[[Freezer Burn (novel)|Freezer Burn]] (1999)
|followed_by=[[Something Lumber This Way Comes]] (1999)
}}

'''''Waltz of Shadows: a novel of suspense''''' is a crime/mystery novel written by American author [[Joe R. Lansdale]]. It is the first volume in the ''Lost Lansdale'' series of books published by [[Subterranean Press]]. Books in the ''Lost Lansdale'' series will not ever be re-issued in any form including paperback. This book has long been sold out and was printed as both a [[limited edition book|limited edition]] and a [[trade hardcover]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lansdale|first=Joe|title=Waltz of Shadows|url=http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/waltz_of_shadows_the_lost_lansdale_volume_one|publisher=Subterranean Press|accessdate=24 August 2013}}</ref>

===Plot Summery===
Hank and Beverly Small own a chain of video stores in the [[East Texas]] town of Imperial City. Hank has a black sheep nephew named Bill who often calls his uncle when he needs money or is in trouble. One morning Bill calls and Hank figures it's just another plea for money or he's in trouble with the cops. Hank figures it's no big deal. He has never been so wrong. Bill has fallen into trouble with a pair of vicious, sadistic murderers and the local police cannot be trusted. So Hank looks up his long estranged older brother Arnold for help. But the two killers, Fat Boy and Snake, are already onto them and the Small's are framed for having child pornography and led down a path of brutal murder and sexual assault. This novel portrays scenes of brutality that are common in a Joe R. Lansdale story. For a while there doesn't seem to be anyway the protagonists will be able to survive the likes of Fat Boy and Snake.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goodreads|first=|title=Waltz of Shadows Review|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219728.Waltz_of_Shadows|publisher=|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Book Reader|title=Waltz of Shadows|url=http://bookre.org/reader?file=1229216|accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lansdale|first=Joe R.|title=Waltz of Shadows|url=http://books.google.com/books/about/Waltz_of_Shadows.html?id=4bsHAAAACAAJ|accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref>

==Something Lumber This Way Comes (Series #2)==
{{Infobox book|
|name =Something Lumber This Way Comes
|image =[[File:Somethinglumberthiswaycomes.gif|thumb|center|120px]]
|caption=
|author =[[Joe R. Lansdale]]
|illustrator=Doug Potter
|cover_artist=Doug Potter
|country =[[United States]]
|language =[[English language|English]]
|series =
|genre =[[Novel]]
|publisher =[[Subterranean Press]]
|pub_date =October 1999
|media_type =Print [[Limited edition]]
|pages =80
|isbn =1-892284-33-2
|preceded_by=Waltz of Shadows (1999)
|followed_by=[[The Big Blow (novel)|The Big Blow]] (2000)}}

'''''Something Lumber This Way Comes''''' is a [[children's book]] written by [[United States|American]] author [[Joe R. Lansdale]]. It is volume 2 of the lost Lansdale series of books published by [[Subterranean Press]]. The title is inspired by [[Ray Bradbury]]'s classic novel [[Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel)|Something Wicked This Way Comes]]. The story based upon inspired by Lansdale's horror novel ''The Nightrunners''.<ref>http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/something_lumber_this_way_comes_the_lost_lansdale_volume_three</ref>

This book was published as both a [[limited edition book|limited]] and [[lettered edition]] and is long out of print. Books in the ''Lost Lansdale'' series will not ever be reissued in any other form including paperback. This book was nominated for a [[Bram Stoker Award]] in the "Work for Younger Readers" category in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lansdale|first=Joe R.|title=Bram Stoker Nominee|url=http://www.horror.org/stokerwinnom.htm#1999|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref>

===Plot summary===
One day young Jimmy notices a creepy looking old house that seemed to suddenly appear on his block of well manicured lawns and maintained homes. The house really gives him the creeps, but his parents seem oblivious to its even being there. So he and his friend Bob set out to find out what they can about the house and it's seemingly evil presence.<ref>http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?186381</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goodreads|title=Something Lumber This Way Comes Review|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219733.Something_Lumber_This_Way_Comes_Or_the_House_from_Space|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref>

==Blood Dance (Series #3)==
{{expand section}}

==For a Few Stories More (Series #4)==
{{Infobox book|
{{Infobox book|
|name =For a Few Stories More
|name =For a Few Stories More
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*"A Right to Be Dead" (with [[Bill Crider]]; originally published in ''Black Cat Mystery Magazine'' #3, 1981)
*"A Right to Be Dead" (with [[Bill Crider]]; originally published in ''Black Cat Mystery Magazine'' #3, 1981)
*"This Little Piggy" (with [[Dan Lowry]]; originally published in ''Skullduggery'', 1981)
*"This Little Piggy" (with [[Dan Lowry]]; originally published in ''Skullduggery'', 1981)

==Something Lumber This Way Comes==
{{Infobox book|
|name =Something Lumber This Way Comes
|image =[[File:Somethinglumberthiswaycomes.gif|thumb|center|120px]]
|caption=
|author =[[Joe R. Lansdale]]
|illustrator=Doug Potter
|cover_artist=Doug Potter
|country =[[United States]]
|language =[[English language|English]]
|series =
|genre =[[Novel]]
|publisher =[[Subterranean Press]]
|pub_date =October 1999
|media_type =Print [[Limited edition]]
|pages =80
|isbn =1-892284-33-2
|preceded_by=Waltz of Shadows (1999)
|followed_by=[[The Big Blow (novel)|The Big Blow]] (2000)}}

'''''Something Lumber This Way Comes''''' is a [[children's book]] written by [[United States|American]] author [[Joe R. Lansdale]]. It is volume 2 of the lost Lansdale series of books published by [[Subterranean Press]]. The title is inspired by [[Ray Bradbury]]'s classic novel [[Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel)|Something Wicked This Way Comes]]. The story based upon inspired by Lansdale's horror novel ''The Nightrunners''.<ref>http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/something_lumber_this_way_comes_the_lost_lansdale_volume_three</ref>

This book was published as both a [[limited edition book|limited]] and [[lettered edition]] and is long out of print. Books in the ''Lost Lansdale'' series will not ever be reissued in any other form including paperback. This book was nominated for a [[Bram Stoker Award]] in the "Work for Younger Readers" category in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lansdale|first=Joe R.|title=Bram Stoker Nominee|url=http://www.horror.org/stokerwinnom.htm#1999|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref>

===Plot summary===
One day young Jimmy notices a creepy looking old house that seemed to suddenly appear on his block of well manicured lawns and maintained homes. The house really gives him the creeps, but his parents seem oblivious to its even being there. So he and his friend Bob set out to find out what they can about the house and it's seemingly evil presence.<ref>http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?186381</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goodreads|title=Something Lumber This Way Comes Review|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219733.Something_Lumber_This_Way_Comes_Or_the_House_from_Space|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref>

==Waltz of Shadows==
{{Infobox book|
|name =Waltz of Shadows
|image =[[File:Waltzofshadows.jpg|thumb|center|120px]]
|caption ='''Cover art by [[Mark A. Nelson]]'''
|author =[[Joe R. Lansdale]]
|illustrator=
|cover_artist=[[Mark A. Nelson]]
|country =[[United States]]
|language =[[English language|English]]
|series =
|genre =[[Novel]]
|publisher =[[Subterranean Press]]
|pub_date =1999
|media_type =Print - [[Limited edition]] [[Hardcover]], [[Trade Hardcover]]
|pages =271
|isbn =1-892284-29-4
|preceded_by=[[Freezer Burn (novel)|Freezer Burn]] (1999)
|followed_by=[[Something Lumber This Way Comes]] (1999)
}}

'''''Waltz of Shadows: a novel of suspense''''' is a crime/mystery novel written by American author [[Joe R. Lansdale]]. It is the first volume in the ''Lost Lansdale'' series of books published by [[Subterranean Press]]. Books in the ''Lost Lansdale'' series will not ever be re-issued in any form including paperback. This book has long been sold out and was printed as both a [[limited edition book|limited edition]] and a [[trade hardcover]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lansdale|first=Joe|title=Waltz of Shadows|url=http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/waltz_of_shadows_the_lost_lansdale_volume_one|publisher=Subterranean Press|accessdate=24 August 2013}}</ref>

===Plot Summery===
Hank and Beverly Small own a chain of video stores in the [[East Texas]] town of Imperial City. Hank has a black sheep nephew named Bill who often calls his uncle when he needs money or is in trouble. One morning Bill calls and Hank figures it's just another plea for money or he's in trouble with the cops. Hank figures it's no big deal. He has never been so wrong. Bill has fallen into trouble with a pair of vicious, sadistic murderers and the local police cannot be trusted. So Hank looks up his long estranged older brother Arnold for help. But the two killers, Fat Boy and Snake, are already onto them and the Small's are framed for having child pornography and led down a path of brutal murder and sexual assault. This novel portrays scenes of brutality that are common in a Joe R. Lansdale story. For a while there doesn't seem to be anyway the protagonists will be able to survive the likes of Fat Boy and Snake.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goodreads|first=|title=Waltz of Shadows Review|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219728.Waltz_of_Shadows|publisher=|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Book Reader|title=Waltz of Shadows|url=http://bookre.org/reader?file=1229216|accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lansdale|first=Joe R.|title=Waltz of Shadows|url=http://books.google.com/books/about/Waltz_of_Shadows.html?id=4bsHAAAACAAJ|accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref>

==Blood Dance==
{{expand section}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:57, 5 October 2013

The Lost Lansdale Series is a series of four books by Joe R. Lansdale.

Waltz of Shadows (Series #1)

Waltz of Shadows
Cover art by Mark A. Nelson
AuthorJoe R. Lansdale
Cover artistMark A. Nelson
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherSubterranean Press
Publication date
1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint - Limited edition Hardcover, Trade Hardcover
Pages271
ISBN1-892284-29-4
Preceded byFreezer Burn (1999) 
Followed bySomething Lumber This Way Comes (1999) 

Waltz of Shadows: a novel of suspense is a crime/mystery novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the first volume in the Lost Lansdale series of books published by Subterranean Press. Books in the Lost Lansdale series will not ever be re-issued in any form including paperback. This book has long been sold out and was printed as both a limited edition and a trade hardcover.[1]

Plot Summery

Hank and Beverly Small own a chain of video stores in the East Texas town of Imperial City. Hank has a black sheep nephew named Bill who often calls his uncle when he needs money or is in trouble. One morning Bill calls and Hank figures it's just another plea for money or he's in trouble with the cops. Hank figures it's no big deal. He has never been so wrong. Bill has fallen into trouble with a pair of vicious, sadistic murderers and the local police cannot be trusted. So Hank looks up his long estranged older brother Arnold for help. But the two killers, Fat Boy and Snake, are already onto them and the Small's are framed for having child pornography and led down a path of brutal murder and sexual assault. This novel portrays scenes of brutality that are common in a Joe R. Lansdale story. For a while there doesn't seem to be anyway the protagonists will be able to survive the likes of Fat Boy and Snake.[2][3][4]

Something Lumber This Way Comes (Series #2)

Something Lumber This Way Comes
AuthorJoe R. Lansdale
IllustratorDoug Potter
Cover artistDoug Potter
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherSubterranean Press
Publication date
October 1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint Limited edition
Pages80
ISBN1-892284-33-2
Preceded byWaltz of Shadows (1999) 
Followed byThe Big Blow (2000) 

Something Lumber This Way Comes is a children's book written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is volume 2 of the lost Lansdale series of books published by Subterranean Press. The title is inspired by Ray Bradbury's classic novel Something Wicked This Way Comes. The story based upon inspired by Lansdale's horror novel The Nightrunners.[5]

This book was published as both a limited and lettered edition and is long out of print. Books in the Lost Lansdale series will not ever be reissued in any other form including paperback. This book was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the "Work for Younger Readers" category in 1999.[6]

Plot summary

One day young Jimmy notices a creepy looking old house that seemed to suddenly appear on his block of well manicured lawns and maintained homes. The house really gives him the creeps, but his parents seem oblivious to its even being there. So he and his friend Bob set out to find out what they can about the house and it's seemingly evil presence.[7][8]

Blood Dance (Series #3)

For a Few Stories More (Series #4)

For a Few Stories More
AuthorJoe R. Lansdale
Cover artistMark A. Nelson
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story collection
PublisherSubterranean Press
Publication date
2002
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint hardcover, limited edition
Pages326
ISBN1-931081-30-1
Preceded byHigh Cotton (2000) 
Followed byA Little Green Book of Monster Stories (2003) 

For a Few Stories More is a limited edition collection of extremely rare stories by American author Joe R. Lansdale, which he decided to publish to prove that not everything he wrote was as great as what is widely available. The book was published as Volume 4 of Subterranean Press's Lost Lansdale series in 2002. The books in the Lost Lansdale series will not ever be reissued in any form including paperback.[9] This book has long since sold out.[10]

The title is a pun, referring to Sergio Leone's film For a Few Dollars More. Previously Lansdale anthologies were published under the titles A Fist Full of Stories (and Articles) and The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent, also referring to movies by the Italian director.

As limited as the original printing was (1000 copies) there was an even more limited (lettered, 52 copies) edition which included the otherwise unpublished young-adult novel Shadow Time, about vampires. This book is long out of print.

The collection includes:

Unpublished stories

  • "Depression"
  • "A Halloween Story" (written under the pseudonym Josephine Richards)
  • "Jailbait" (with Bill Crider)
  • "A Little Halloween Talk" (written under the pseudonym Richard Dale)
  • "The Living Room God: A Play"
  • "Looters"
  • "Loving Care" (written under the pseudonym Richard Dale)
  • "Metadorquesis"
  • "My Kind of Luck"
  • "Partners" (with Scott A. Cupp)
  • "Sweet Revenge" (written under the pseudonym Richard Dale)
  • "Something Rides with the Western Star"
  • "Untitled Film Proposal"
  • "White Face" (with Ardath F. Mayhar)
  • The Long Fall, an unpublished Ray Slater private eye novel.

Obscurities

  • "For Just One Hour" (previously published in Triple Feature)
  • "In the Night"
  • "Mayfly" (published in Bloodrake, 1982)
  • "The Original Lengueenies" (previously published in Triple Feature)
  • "The Panther Stalks" (with Ardath F. Mayhar; originally published in Weirdbook #26, 1991)
  • "Red is the Color of Blood and Roses"
  • "A Right to Be Dead" (with Bill Crider; originally published in Black Cat Mystery Magazine #3, 1981)
  • "This Little Piggy" (with Dan Lowry; originally published in Skullduggery, 1981)

References

  1. ^ Lansdale, Joe. "Waltz of Shadows". Subterranean Press. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ^ Goodreads. "Waltz of Shadows Review". Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ Book Reader. "Waltz of Shadows". Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Waltz of Shadows". Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. ^ http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/something_lumber_this_way_comes_the_lost_lansdale_volume_three
  6. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Bram Stoker Nominee". Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  7. ^ http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?186381
  8. ^ Goodreads. "Something Lumber This Way Comes Review". Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  9. ^ "About Us — Subterranean Press". Subterraneanpress.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  10. ^ For a Few Stories More, Joe R. Landale. "Lost Lansdale Series". Subterranean Press. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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