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BY BIZARRE HANDS RIDES AGAIN by Joe R. Lansdale (Limited Edition)
BY BIZARRE HANDS RIDES AGAIN by Joe R. Lansdale (Limited Edition)
By Bizarre Hands was Joe R. Lansdale’s first short story collection and is held by many to be the most important horror collection published in the eighties, some have argued that it the best collection published since Ray Bradbury’s Dark Carnival in 1947. Regardless, the importance of this work and its effect on the genre, even to this day, cannot be underestimated.
By Bizarre Hands Rides Again is a must have collection for any genre enthusiasts library.
With BY BIZARRE HANDS RIDES AGAIN you’ll have all the classic tales that made up the original along with several new entries and a brand new introduction by the author.
This edition will include the following:
- Introduction by Lewis Shiner
- New Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale
- King of Shadows
- Starlight, Eyes Bright
- Morning, Noon, and Night
- Not From Detroit
- Fish Night
- The Pit
- Duck Hunt
- By Bizarre Hands
- The Steel Valentine
- I Tell You It’s Love
- Letter from the South, Two Moons West of Nacogdoches
- Boys Will Be Boys
- The Fat Man and the Elephant
- Hell Through a Windshield
- Down by the Sea Near the Great Big Rock
- Trains Not Taken
- Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man’s Back
- The Windstorm Passes
- Night They Missed the Horror Show
- On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks
Book is limited to only 300 signed and numbered copies. Cover art and illustrated by Alex McVey.
Awesome New Morning Star Subscriptions for Collectors!
Awesome New Morning Star Subscriptions for Collectors!
Some big changes at Morning Star
The economy has hit everyone hard and its no exception for small press publishers. Our costs have gone up significantly while sales have gone down. In order to stay healthy in this market something is going to have to give so here is our plan.
Morning Star will be publishing approximately 8 titles a year in 2010. These releases starting with next years schedule will be in a more traditional book format, cloth bound, signature sheets, foil stamping, perhaps even dust jackets, etc. These editions will be great quality, very readable, durable editions you’ve come to cherish in your libraries.
We will be announcing a subscription program where you will be able to subscribe and get your purchases at a 15% discount off the cover price. All subscribers will be given a secured number and will keep that number for as long as they stay current on their subscription (Those that ordered VENDETTA limited edition can request to have their same number for their subscription).
We will also have some very special bonuses throughout the year that ONLY goes out to our subscribers. These bonuses will ultimately be very collectible special issues reserved for our subscribers as our way of saying thanks for your continued support.
Here are the bullet points:
We are limiting the subscriptions to only 110!
- Subscriptions will have a one-time nonrefundable fee of $9 to secure their subscriptions.
- Subscribers will not pay for the title until the book is ready to ship. They will receive a hidden link in their email to order and pay for the book at the reduced price when the title is in stock and ready to ship.
- Subscribers will receive a 15% discount off the cover price of all editions within the subscription program.
- Subscribers will receive secured numbers as long as there membership is in good standing.
Some of the authors you can expect to see from Morning Star next year:
Joe R. Lansdale
Edward Lee
Nate Southard
Brett McBean
Steve Shrewsbury
Kelli Dunlap
And more!
THE BLEEDING EDGE: A New Landmark Anthology Announced From Dark Discoveries!
The Bleeding Edge is edited by William F. Nolan and Jason V Brock.
Only 75 copies of the deluxe will be published!
SIGNED by contributors.
Separate signed page for each author.
Deluxe Hardcover with cover and interior art by Kris Kuksi.
Foreword by S. T. Joshi.
Sure to be a landmark anthology Contains original, never before published works by:
Ray Bradbury
Gary A. Braunbeck
Jason V Brock
Christopher Conlon
Norman Corwin
Cody Goodfellow
Earl Hamner
George Clayton Johnson
Nancy Kilpatrick
Joe R. Lansdale
Richard Matheson
Richard Christian Matheson
Lisa Morton
Kurt Newton
William F. Nolan
Dan O’Bannon
Frank M. Robinson
John Shirley
James Robert Smith
Steve Rasnic Tem
John Tomerlin.
WRITERS WORKSHOP OF HORROR by Clive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Keene and More
WRITERS WORKSHOP OF HORROR by Clive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Keene and More
Writers Workshop of Horror is a collection of articles/interviews by/with some of the biggest names in the horror and dark fiction genres, focusing on improving specific elements of writing. It focuses solely on honing the craft of writing. You won’t find anything in these pages on marketing, promotions, or submission tips. That’s another book for another time. What you will find is solid advice—from professionals of every publishing level—on how to improve your writing.
Although this project is centered on writing horror and/or dark fiction, the principles and advice inside this book will transcend all genres and all forms of writing. It doesn’t matter if you write romance, science fiction, western, mysteries, fantasy, or memoirs, you will benefit from the information, ultimately improving your craft by bringing polished elements of horror, fear, anxiety, or dread to your work when needed.
Here’s to creating better nightmares.
Table of Contents:
• Elizabeth Massie – Once Upon a Scary Time: Creating Effective Beginnings
• Michael Laimo – Middles: The Meat of the Matter
• J.G. Gonzalez – The Grand Finale
• Gary A. Braunbeck – Connecting the DOTS
• Tim Waggoner – And Horror the Soul of the Plot
• Scott Nicholson – What’s The Point and Who’s On First: Character POV
• Thomas F. Monteleone – “We don’t get too many strangers around here . . . .” Or: Using Dialogue to Tell Your Story
• G. Cameron Fuller – A Claustrophobic Locked in an Isolated Room: The Power of Setting and Description in Horror Fiction
• Rick Hautala – “The Hardest Three” Tone, Style, and Voice
• Michael A. Arnzen – Stripping Away the Mask: Scene and Structure in Horror Fiction
• Jonathan Maberry – Fight And Action Scenes In Horror
• Tom Piccirilli – Exploring Personal Themes
• Mort Castle – New Fiction Blend: History, Fantasy, Horror
• Jeff Strand – Adding Humor to Your Horror
• Joe R. Lansdale – Cross Reading
• Brian Keene – Time, and How to Make It
• Deborah LeBlanc – A Face by Any Other Name
• Ramsey Campbell – The Height of Fear
• Michael Knost – The Aha! Moment
• Jason Sizemore – Be a Conformist: A Guide to Manuscript Formatting
• Lisa Morton – CUT! Or, Why Writing Horror Screenplays is REALLY Scary
• Gary Frank – It’s All About the Series: An Interview with F. Paul Wilson
• Tim Deal – It’s All About the Work: An Interview with Tom Piccirilli
• Michael Knost – It’s All About the Craft: An Interview with Ramsey Campbell
• Lucy A. Snyder – It’s All Part of the Fun: An Interview with Clive Barker
• Jack M. Haringa – The Agnotology of Horror; or, Lies the Internet Told You
• Robert N. Lee – How Stephen King’s Writing Advice Broke My Heart and Smashed My Dreams
• Brian Yount – Top Ten Things an Editor/Publisher Hates To See