A Fist Full Of Stories (And Articles) [Hardcover]

Joe R. Lansdale (Author)

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: CD Publications (1997)
• ASIN: B000S9H1F0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite, February 27, 2006

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This review is from: A Fist Full of Stories (And Articles) (Hardcover)

This limited edition collects some of Lansdale's finest work. This one came before "The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent," and "For a Few Stories More." This is the first and best in the trilogy.

It collects the entire run of "Trash Theater(sp)" that ran in Cemetery Dance magazine. This is where he and author David Webb and the mysterious Gort review such classics as "The Human Tornado" (in my favorite movie review ever... you can't beat Dolemite...), Elvis' "Clam Bake," among many others. It also contains some non-fiction (including the story of the revival group that met across the street from his house and how they used his yard for parking) and fiction (this book, to the best of my recollection, features the play version of "Drive-In Date"). "Drive-In Date" may be one of the most disturbing pieces of fiction ever written. I saw the black and white short film of it a couple of years ago and it was based on the play included here... a must if you can track it down.

This book made me laugh until I cried. It is awesome. You must track it down, no matter the cost.

By the way... why do books by such authors as Tom Clancy and Dan Brown sell millions of copies while far better and more talanted writers such as Hisownself have to be published by small presses and otherwise tracked down in out-of-print editions? This man should be known nationwide... I should not have to introduce people to him... they should already know... Help spread the word and buy this book!