The ''Lost Lansdale Series'' is a series of four books by

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 ...

. None of the books in the Lost Lansdale series will ever be re-issued in any form including paperback. All have long since sold out.

Waltz of Shadows (Series #1)

''Waltz of Shadows: a novel of suspense'' is a crime/mystery novel written by American author

. It is the first volume in the ''Lost Lansdale'' series of books published by

Subterranean Press Subterranean Press is a small press publisher in Burton, Michigan. Subterranean is best known for publishing genre fiction, primarily horror, suspense and dark mystery, fantasy, and science fiction. In addition to publishing novels, short stor ...

. This book was printed as both a

limited edition The terms special edition, limited edition, and variants such as deluxe edition, or collector's edition, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints, r ...

and a trade hardcover.

Plot summary

Hank and Beverly Small own a chain of video stores in the

East Texas East Texas is a broadly defined cultural, geographic, and ecological region in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas that comprises most of 41 counties. It is primarily divided into Northeast and Southeast Texas. Most of the region consi ...

town of Imperial City. Hank has a black sheep nephew named Bill who often calls his uncle when he needs money or is in trouble. One morning Bill calls and Hank figures it's just another plea for money or he's in trouble with the cops. Hank figures it's no big deal. He has never been so wrong. Bill has fallen into trouble with a pair of vicious, sadistic murderers and the local police cannot be trusted. So Hank looks up his long estranged older brother Arnold for help. But the two killers, Fat Boy and Snake, are already onto them and the Smalls are framed for having child pornography and led down a path of brutal murder and sexual assault. This novel portrays scenes of brutality that are common in a Joe R. Lansdale story. For a while there doesn't seem to be any way the protagonists will be able to survive the likes of Fat Boy and Snake.

Something Lumber This Way Comes (Series #2)

''Something Lumber This Way Comes'' is a children's book written by

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author

. It is volume 2 of the lost Lansdale series of books published by

. The title is inspired by

Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and r ...

's classic novel '' Something Wicked This Way Comes''. The story is inspired by Lansdale's horror novel ''The Nightrunners''. This book was published as both a limited and

lettered edition A limited-edition book is a book released in a limited-quantity print run, usually fewer than 1000 copies (much smaller than publishing-industry standards). The term connotes scarcity or exclusivity. The higher the quantity printed the less lik ...

. This book was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the "Work for Younger Readers" category in 1999.

Plot summary

One day young Jimmy notices a creepy looking old house that seemed to suddenly appear on his block of well–manicured lawns and maintained homes. The house really gives him the creeps, but his parents seem oblivious to its even being there. So he and his friend Bob set out to find out what they can about the house and its seemingly evil presence.

Blood Dance (Series #3)

''Blood Dance'' is a novel of

Western fiction Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and ...

written by

author

. It is volume 3 of the Lost Lansdale series of books published by

. At the time of publication in March 2000, the publisher stipulated that this would be the only edition of this book the author would ever allow. It was published in a limited hardback edition of 1,000 signed/numbered copies and 12 to 18 signed/lettered editions in traycase. An original piece of Mark A. Nelson's art was to be bound into each custom-made traycase.

For a Few Stories More (Series #4)

''For a Few Stories More'' is a

collection of extremely rare stories by American author

, which he decided to publish to prove that not everything he wrote was as great as what is widely available. The book was published as Volume 4 of

's ''Lost Lansdale'' series in 2002. This book has long since sold out. The title is a pun, referring to

Sergio Leone Sergio Leone (; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter credited as the pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cin ...

's film ''

For a Few Dollars More ''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor K ...

''. Previously Lansdale anthologies were published under the titles ''A Fist Full of Stories (and Articles)'' and '' The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent'', also referring to movies by the Italian director. As limited as the original printing was (1000 copies) there was an even more limited (lettered, 52 copies) edition which included the otherwise unpublished young-adult novel ''Shadow Time'', about vampires. The collection includes: Unpublished stories *"Depression" *"A Halloween Story" (written under the pseudonym Josephine Richards) *"Jailbait" (with Bill Crider) *"A Little Halloween Talk" (written under the pseudonym Richard Dale) *"The Living Room God: A Play" *"Looters" *"Loving Care" (written under the pseudonym Richard Dale) *"Metadorquesis" *"My Kind of Luck" *"Partners" (with Scott A. Cupp) *"Sweet Revenge" (written under the pseudonym Richard Dale) *"Something Rides with the Western Star" *"Untitled Film Proposal" *"White Face" (with Ardath F. Mayhar) *''The Long Fall'', an unpublished Ray Slater private eye novel. Obscurities *"For Just One Hour" (previously published in '' Triple Feature'') *"In the Night" *"Mayfly" (published in ''Bloodrake'', 1982) *"The Original Lengueenies" (previously published in '' Triple Feature'') *"The Panther Stalks" (with Ardath F. Mayhar; originally published in ''Weirdbook'' #26, 1991) *"Red is the Color of Blood and Roses" *"A Right to Be Dead" (with Bill Crider; originally published in ''Black Cat Mystery Magazine'' #3, 1981) *"This Little Piggy" (with Dan Lowry; originally published in ''Skullduggery'', 1981)

References

{{Joe R. Lansdale Novels by Joe R. Lansdale Series of books Works by Joe R. Lansdale