Have you ever woken up from a terrifying dream that felt so real, your heart raced, and for a moment, you couldn’t tell where the dream ended and reality began ❓❓❓
Name of Book: In the Mad Mountains
Author: Joe R Lansdale
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Publication Date: 15 Oct 2024
No. of Pages: 272
Format: Netgalley ARC
A sinister blues recording pressed on vinyl in blood conjures lethal shadows with its unearthly wails. In order to rescue Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn traverses the shifting horrors of the aptly named Dread Island. In the weird Wild West, Reverend Jebidiah Mercer rides into a possessed town to confront the unspeakable in the crawling sky. Legendary detective C. Auguste Dupin uncovers the gruesome secrets of both the blue lightning bug and the Necronomicon.
Exploring the darkest corners of the human psyche, here is a lethally entertaining journey through Joe Lansdale’s twisted landscape, where ancient evils lurk and sanity hangs by a rapidly fraying thread.
Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. His work has been collected in eighteen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited over a dozen anthologies.
Lansdale has received the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour Prize for Literature, the Herodotus Historical Fiction Award, the Inkpot Award for Contributions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many others.
My Opinion
In the Mad Mountains by Joe R. Lansdale - A Chilling Collection of Horror Short Stories
If you’re a fan of horror that lingers long after the last page, In the Mad Mountains by Joe R. Lansdale is a must-read. This fantastic collection of short stories draws inspiration from horror legends like Sherlock Holmes, H.P. Lovecraft, and Stephen King, delivering retellings that are both familiar and uniquely terrifying.
One standout story, “The Tall Grass,” left me utterly unsettled, and I couldn’t bring myself to switch off the lights after finishing it. Each tale in this collection expertly creeps under your skin, building an atmosphere of dread that lingers.
For fans of horror fiction searching for something spine-chilling, this book is exactly what you've been waiting for. A big thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this title. Without a doubt, In the Mad Mountains deserves a full 5-star rating.
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