tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post1785480994966462670..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: By Bizarre Hands by Joe R. Lansdale (1989): Apocalypse WowWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-36329314602579046482017-09-05T08:22:23.763-07:002017-09-05T08:22:23.763-07:00I wouldn't recommend ACT OF LOVE as an intro t...I wouldn't recommend ACT OF LOVE as an intro to Lansdale, and I don't think he would either! This collection is the perfect starting point; it has everything that makes Lansdale unique! Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-77446861048929804312017-08-26T07:38:38.779-07:002017-08-26T07:38:38.779-07:00J. k. Potter's photography was another shared ...J. k. Potter's photography was another shared branding of Clive Barker and Joe Lansdale, the two guys lumped in with Splatterpunk (understandably) who never gravitated to (or in Lansdale's case, appreciated) the label. Potter all over splat lit. <br /><br />ACT OF LOVE is indeed not the best introduction to Lansdale, and while more self-assured, I'd suggest THE DRIVE-(N and its Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-81185899250002607972017-08-20T23:15:10.017-07:002017-08-20T23:15:10.017-07:00That's some creepy cover art with that hand/bo...That's some creepy cover art with that hand/body. northierthanthouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04831362921459744537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-51634428541864184182017-08-06T08:53:31.355-07:002017-08-06T08:53:31.355-07:00Ooo~ I've never actually read Lansdale. I'...Ooo~ I've never actually read Lansdale. I'm going to have to add him to my 'watch-for' list when I scavenge the library sales. I've pretty much cleared out all of my known authors but hadn't gone on the hunt for anyone new yet.<br /><br />Thank you for the recommendation.H.R. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462784064936801201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-71438381425274127972017-08-05T08:55:40.888-07:002017-08-05T08:55:40.888-07:00My introduction to Landsdale was through a review ...My introduction to Landsdale was through a review in TWILIGHT ZONE magazine for his novel THE DRIVE-IN. I went out and bought the paperback which had a cover of a couple alien looking creatures on it. I loved it, lent it to my friends who also loved it, and who knows where that damn paperback ended up. Anyway, the next paperback I bought of his was this very collection in paperback, which I held Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890931403701897892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-54878443103134917552017-08-03T20:43:32.297-07:002017-08-03T20:43:32.297-07:00I need to read this, as well as Lansdale's oth...I need to read this, as well as Lansdale's other horror-oriented material. Years back I read one of the Hap and Leonard and novels and enjoyed it enough. Recently tore through a copy of his much, much earlier serial killer novel Act of Love but didn't, er, love it. AoL was unthinkably vicious in bursts, but the rest was clunky dreck, very obviously a first novel. By Bizarre Hands sounds ishouldbekinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731202487740290468noreply@blogger.com