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!

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!

This book is a hand bound limited edition hardcover in a hand made custom slipcase.  Books will be smythe sewn, on heavy stock paper, sewn in satin ribbon marker and customer endpapers, No more than 150 copies will be published.

Michelle Dowling found her dream job. The offer on her desk from Corporate Financial Consultants included a high five figure salary, generous benefits and cushy perks. Finally, after a escaping the psychological abuse of an emotionally cold mother and a series of dead-end jobs she could start planning a future with her fiancé, Donald.

However, Michelle forgot the cardinal rule for any job offer; always read the fine print. She really should have gotten more detail about her overtime hours,company policies, and exactly what they meant when they said “Welcome to the Corporate Financial family.”

Michelle isn’t afraid of hard work. She’s a dedicated employee,the kind any manager would want for his firm. But this Corporation requires much more than just dedication…

VENDETTA by James A. Moore (Lettered Edition)

He has a perfect life. A beautiful wife, three loving children and an empire he’s spent a lifetime building. Robert Workham is happy, truly happy for the first time in as long as he can remember.

The last time he came close to this level of joy was a lifetime ago, when he was a very different entity, a violent, hateful thing that killed without remorse or compassion. In his time he has slain kings, leaders of industry and some of the most power figures in the history of mankind. But that’s all in the past.

But now his past is coming back for him…  His name is Jonathan Crowley, and he is relentless and unforgiving.

This is novella of nearly 30,000 words.  Cover art and interior illustrations by Alan M. Clark.
One of only 26 signed leather bound lettered edition in traycase.

Here is what the folks that ordered VENDETTA have in store for them:

When the end of the world came it wasn’t with a bang but a whimper. The maggots laid siege to the world destroying everything in their path; small ones that get inside a man and ruin him and big ones that can devour whole cities. Buckley Adamski and a small band of survivors are holed up waiting for the end to find them. The end does find Buckley when the maggots invade his body but before the maggots finish him he wants to lead the survivors to the sea and salvation. He wants to go out in a blaze of glory.

There will be a 90 day reservation period for this title. This edition will only be available for sale for 90 days or until 300 copies are sold whichever comes first.