''Bestsellers Guaranteed'' is a collection of short fiction by American writer
Joe R. Lansdale
Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor.
A prose writer in a variety of genres - Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense - he's also written comic books and screenplays. Se ...
, published in May 1993.
Contents
*"Bestsellers Guaranteed" (originally published in ''Espionage Magazine'', May 1985)
*"Bob the Dinosaur Goes to
Disneyland" (originally published in ''Midnight Graffiti'', Fall 1989)
*"By the Hair of the Head" (originally published in ''Shadows'' #6, ed.
Charles L. Grant
Charles Lewis Grant (September 12, 1942 – September 15, 2006) was an American novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called " dark fantasy" and "quiet horror". He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fe ...
(1983))
*"Chompers" (originally published in ''
Twilight Zone Magazine'', July 1982)
*"Dog, Cat, and Baby" (originally published in ''Masques'' #2, ed.
J. N. Williamson
Gerald "Jerry" Neal Williamson (April 17, 1932 – December 8, 2005) was an American horror writer and editor known under the name J. N. Williamson. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana he graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism ...
(1987))
*"The Dump" (originally published in ''Twilight Zone Magazine'', July 1981)
*"The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found in a Harlequin Romance" (winner of
Bram Stoker Award) (originally published in ''Dark at Heart'', ed.
Joe & Karen Lansdale (1992))
*"The Fat Man" (originally published in ''The Horror Show'', Jan 1987)
*"God of the Razor" (heavily reworked excerpt of ''The Nightrunners'') (originally published in ''Grue'' #5, 1987)
*"The Job" (originally published in ''Razored Saddles'', ed.
Joe R. Lansdale
Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor.
A prose writer in a variety of genres - Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense - he's also written comic books and screenplays. Se ...
&
Pat LoBrutto Patrick LoBrutto (born 1948) is an editor, author, and anthologist. He received a World Fantasy Award for editing.
Early life
LoBrutto was born in Brooklyn, NY. His father was an attorney, and he grew up in a home with over many books.
Publishing ...
(1989))
*"My Dead Dog Bobby" (originally published in ''The Horror Show'', Summer 1987)
*"Not From Detroit" (originally published in ''Midnight Graffiti'', Fall 1988)
*"On a Dark October" (originally published in ''The Horror Show'', Spring 1984)
*"Pentecostal Punk Rock" (originally published in ''Deathrealm'', Summer 1989)
*"The Shaggy House" (originally published in ''The Horror Show'', Fall 1986)
*"The White Rabbit" (originally published in ''The Arbor House Necropolis'', ed.
Bill Pronzini (1981))
All of the stories (except for "Events Concerning ...") in this collection were printed the previous year in ''
Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy'', but this collection had a larger print run. These collections are the only collections which include "Pentecostal Punk Rock", and "The White Rabbit" has only subsequently been printed in the extremely limited edition ''
A Little Green Book of Monster Stories''.
References
1993 short story collections
Short story collections by Joe R. Lansdale
Horror short story collections
Ace Books books
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