Why oh why did I not keep my brand-new copy of Joe R. Lansdale's debut novel, Act of Love? It was 1991, I'd just flipped out over The Nightrunners, and got my hands on all his books that were in print at the time (which were mostly crime and westerns back then). Well, as I read the reviews on Amazon, I was reminded this was about cops hunting a serial killer of women - not really my horror thing back then. Ah well.... Still wonder if a strawberry really figures in the story.But wait! Check out this cover, also from Zebra, the very same year! Hmmm.
That first one is the grossest cover you have ever posted.
ReplyDeleteAn eighties cover that foretold the arrival of Fruit Ninja.
ReplyDeleteThere's a new hardcover edition due out soon from Subterranean Press...and damned if those piercing knives aren't still present: four of them, in fact, acting like pins in a heart-shaped pincushion. You can see it here: http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SP&Product_Code=lansdale34
ReplyDeleteOn the cover of this early Edward Lee book, a cherry gets stabbed... Night Lust!
ReplyDeleteThanks wormface - I was idly wondering if any cover featured a much-more-obvious cherry stabbing.
ReplyDelete"Act of Love" is an extremely terrifying book. I couldn't finish it. I gave up early because it was just so intensely dark and frightening! I didn't expect something so gnarly from Lansdale. I will pick it up again in the future when I am ready for it.
ReplyDeleteWoah, all right!
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