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The Case of the Bleeding Wall by Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale--- see under Joe R. Lansdale.

Dark Kin by Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale--- see under Joe R. Lansdale.

Terror Is Our Business: Dana Roberts’ Casebook of Horrors by Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale (Cutting Block Books, May 29, 2018, 978-1-73200-900-4, $13.95, 230pp, tp, co, cover by Luke Spooner)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Dana Roberts, Her Kith and Kin · Joe R. Lansdale · in 4 · The Case of the Lighthouse Shambler [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Cases of Dana Roberts by Joe R. Lansdale, Subterranean Press, 2011 23 · The Case of the Stalking Shadow [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Cases of Dana Roberts by Joe R. Lansdale, Subterranean Press, 2011 43 · The Case of the Four Acre Haunt [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · nv A Darke Phantastique ed. Jason V. Brock, Cycatrix Press, 2014 67 · The Case of the Angry Traveler [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · na Impossible Monsters ed. Kasey Lansdale, Subterranean Press, 2013 103 · Jana and Dana · Kasey Lansdale · in 107 · Blind Love [Dana Roberts] · Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale · nv Dark Duets ed. Christopher Golden, Harper Voyager US, 2014 131 · The Case of the Bleeding Wall [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. & Kasey Lansdale · na Subterranean Press, August 2015 186 · The Case of the Ragman’s Anguish [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. & Kasey Lansdale · ss

Terror Is Our Business: Dana Roberts’ Casebook of Horrors (var. 1) by Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale (SST Publications, August 2023, 978-1-78858-057-1, £34.95, hc, co, cover by Dirk Berger)     Expanded from the first edition (Cutting Block Books, 2018) with the addition of a “bonus story” (“The Case of the Wailing Ghosts”). Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. · Dana Roberts, Her Kith and Kin · Joe R. Lansdale · in Terror Is Our Business by Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale, Cutting Block, 2018 · The Case of the Lighthouse Shambler [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Cases of Dana Roberts by Joe R. Lansdale, Subterranean Press, 2011 · The Case of the Stalking Shadow [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Cases of Dana Roberts by Joe R. Lansdale, Subterranean Press, 2011 · The Case of the Four Acre Haunt [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · nv A Darke Phantastique ed. Jason V. Brock, Cycatrix Press, 2014 · The Case of the Angry Traveler [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · na Impossible Monsters ed. Kasey Lansdale, Subterranean Press, 2013 · Jana and Dana · Kasey Lansdale · in Terror Is Our Business by Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale, Cutting Block, 2018 · Blind Love [Dana Roberts] · Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale · nv Dark Duets ed. Christopher Golden, Harper Voyager US, 2014 · The Case of the Bleeding Wall [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. & Kasey Lansdale · na Subterranean Press, August 2015 · The Case of the Ragman’s Anguish [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. & Kasey Lansdale · ss Terror Is Our Business by Kasey & Joe R. Lansdale, Cutting Block, 2018 · The Case of the Wailing Ghosts [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. & Kasey Lansdale · ss In League with Sherlock Holmes ed. Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger, Pegasus Crime, 2020

Impossible Monsters ed. Kasey Lansdale (Subterranean Press, August 2013, 978-1-59606-505-5, $35.00, 205pp, hc, oa, cover by Timothy Truman)     Original anthology of 12 horror stories about monsters. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris, and Joe R. Lansdale. Details taken from online listing. · Blue Amber · David J. Schow · ss · Click-Clack the Rattlebag · Neil Gaiman · ss first released as an audio download in October 2012. · Cavity Creeps · Cody Goodfellow · ss · The Glitter of the Crowns · Charlaine Harris · ss · Doll’s Eyes · Tim Bryant · ss · Bloaters · Neal Barrett, Jr. · ss · Detritus · Chet Williamson · ss · Monster · Anne Perry · ss · Orange Lake · Al Sarrantonio · ss · Nathan · Selina Rosen · ss · Blood Moccasins · Bradley Denton · ss · The Case of the Angry Traveler [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. Lansdale · na

In Waders From Mars by Keith, Joe R. & Karen Lansdale (Subterranean Press, September 2012, 978-1-59606-316-7, $35.00, 52pp, hc, ss, cover by Doug Potter)     Children’s story about an invasion of Earth by Martian ducks. Conceived by Keith Lansdale as a five-year-old and written by father Joe and mother Karen. Illustrated by Doug Potter. This is a signed, limited edition of 600.

Son of Retro Pulp Tales ed. Keith & Joe R. Lansdale--- see under Joe R. Lansdale.

Zombies vs. Unicorns ed. Justine Larbalestier & Holly Black--- see under Holly Black.

The Haunters and the Haunted ed. M. Larigot & Ernest Rhys--- see under Ernest Rhys.

Worlds of Fiction ed. Charles R. Larson & Roberta Rubenstein--- see under Roberta Rubenstein.

Stockholm Noir ed. Nathan Larson & Carl-Michael Edenborg (Akashic Books, March 1, 2016, 978-1-61775-297-1, $15.95, 256pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]     Details taken from ebook. · While the City Sleeps · Nathan Larson & Carl-Michael Edenborg · in · Part I: Crime & Punishment · Stairway from Heaven · Åke Edwardson; translated by Laura A. Wideburg · ss; set in Birkastan. translated from the Swedish. · Still in Kallhäll · Johan Theorin; translated by Kerri Pierce · ss; set in Kallhäll. translated from the Swedish. · The Smugglers · Martin Holmén; translated by Laura A. Wideburg · ss; set in Rörstrandsgatan. translated from the Swedish. · The Splendors and Miseries of a Swedish Crime Writer · Malte Persson; translated by Laura A. Wideburg · ss; set in Gröndal. translated from the Swedish. · Horse · Anna-Karin Selberg; translated by Rika Lesser · ss; set in Rågsved. translated from the Swedish. · Part II: Fear & Darkness · From the Remains · Inger Edelfeldt; translated by Laura A. Wideburg · ss; set in Tantolunden. translated from the Swedish. · Northbound · Lina Wolff; translated by Caroline Åberg · ss; set in Saltsjöbaden. translated from the Swedish. · Kim · Torbjörn Elensky; translated by Rika Lesser · ss; set in Gamla Stan. translated from the Swedish. · Black Ice · Inger Frimansson; translated by Laura A. Wideburg · ss; set in Södertälje. translated from the Swedish. · Part III: The Brutality of Beasts · The Wahlberg Disease · Carl Johan De Geer; translated by Laura A. Wideburg · ss; set in Drottninggatan. translated from the Swedish. · Nineteen Pieces · Carl-Michael Edenborg; translated by Caroline Åberg · ss; set in Slakthusområdet. translated from the Swedish. · Death Star · Unni Drougge; translated by Rika Lesser · ss; set in Hammarbyhamnen. translated from the Swedish. · 10/09/03 · Nathan Larson · ss; set in Kungsträdgården.

Seven Great Detective Stories ed. William H. Larson (Western Publishing Co., 1968, LC:68-25323, 210pp, hc, an) 9 · Introduction · William H. Larson · in 13 · Suspect Unknown [Inspector Jessup] · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss Collier’s September 23 1939 34 · The Blast of the Book [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Liberty August 26 1933, as “The Five Fugitives” 55 · The Missing Undergraduate [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Poole] · Henry Wade · nv The London Magazine May 1930 79 · The Problem of Cell 13 [Prof. Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · nv Boston American October 30 1905 - November 5 1905, as “The Mystery of Cell 13” 131 · Silver Blaze [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1892, as “The Adventure of Silver Blaze” 168 · The Nine Mile Walk [Nicky Welt] · Harry Kemelman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #41, April 1947 182 · The Man in the Velvet Hat [Inspector Magruder] · Jerome & Harold Prince · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #16, May 1944

Foreshadows: The Ghosts of Zero ed. Jeff LaSala (Blindsided Books, February 21, 2012, 978-1-4675-1060-8, $99.00, xv+390pp, tp, oa, cover by Michael Komarck)     This edition is limited to 100 numbered copies and 32 presentation copies, bundled with a soundtrack album of music by members of The Very Us Artists. Details taken from online listing. xiii · Foreword · C. S. Friedman · fw 1 · The Ghosts of Zero · The Digital Alchemist · ss 9 · Geist Anthropic 1:4 · Jeremy L. C. Jones, Jeff LaSala & John LaSala · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 25 · Too Much Is Never Enough · Don Bassingthwaite · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 45 · Cenotaph, or We’ve Been Reduced to Lo-Fi · Mike Ferguson · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 63 · Graveduggery · Jeff LaSala & Brian W. Matthews · nv; illustrated by Talon Dunning 87 · Love Simulacra · Joe Rixman · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 105 · Cold As the Gun · Robert J. Randisi · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 125 · … And Weave the Spider’s Web · Keith Baker · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 143 · Geist Threnodic 2:4 · Jeff & John LaSala · nv; illustrated by Talon Dunning 181 · Best Served Flash-Frozen · Ed Greenwood · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 195 · Geist Eidetic 3:4 · Jeff & John LaSala · nv; illustrated by Talon Dunning 225 · All the Good Things You Are · Robert Velarde · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 243 · Twenty-One-Oh · Ari Marmell · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 259 · Made in Brazil | Living in Japan · Jaleigh Johnson · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 273 · Crossed Swords · Ken Hart · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 291 · Geist Intrinsic 4:4 · Jeff & John LaSala · nv; illustrated by Talon Dunning 329 · Anodyne Fading: The Wolf Without · Christopher Dinkins · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 337 · Lament · Brian W. Matthews · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 353 · Deep in the Deep: Reaction-Diffusion Dies Tonight · Rosemary Jones · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning 367 · Unto the Interface · Ruth Lampi & Jessica Van Oort · ss; illustrated by Talon Dunning

The Gargoyle by Greye La Spina (Robert Weinberg, 1975, $5.00, 96pp, tp, co, cover by Vincent Napoli)     Details supplied by Bill Thom. 3 · Introduction · Robert Weinberg · in 4 · The Gargoyle · Greye La Spina · na Weird Tales September 1925 (+2) 62 · The Devil’s Pool · Greye La Spina · na Weird Tales June 1932

21 Great Stories ed. Abraham H. Lass & Norma L. Tasman (Mentor, February 1969, MY1223, $1.25, 352pp, pb, an) ix · Foreword · Abraham H. Lass & Norma L. Tasman · fw (r) 11 · War · Luigi Pirandello · ss (r) 17 · Eve in Darkness · Kaatje Hurlbut · ss (r) 25 · There Will Come Soft Rains [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 6 1950 32 · Tobermory [Clovis Sangrail] · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki, John Lane, 1911 revised from the original (Westminster Gazette, November 27, 1909) to feature Clovis rather than Bertie van Tahn. 41 · The Two Bottles of Relish [Mr. Linley] · Lord Dunsany · ss Time and Tide November 12 1932 (+1) 56 · Footfalls · Wilbur Daniel Steele · nv Pictorial Review October 1920 79 · Hook · Walter Van Tilburg Clark · nv The Atlantic Monthly August 1940 101 · Wine on the Desert · Max Brand · ss This Week June 7 1936 111 · The Lady or the Tiger? · Frank Stockton · ss The Century Magazine November 1882 119 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890 131 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846 140 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 146 · So Much Unfairness of Things · C. D. B. Bryan · nv The New Yorker June 2 1962 183 · The Necklace · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Parure”, Le Gaulois, Feb 17, 1884). 193 · The Adventure of the Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine February 1892 221 · To Build a Fire · Jack London · ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 1902 240 · Leiningen Versus the Ants · Carl Stephenson · nv Esquire December 1938 translated from the German (“Leiningens Kampf mit den Ameisen”, 1937). 265 · Eveline · James Joyce · ss The Dubliners by James Joyce, Cape, 1914 271 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker March 18 1939 278 · What Stumped the Bluejays · Mark Twain · ex from A Tramp Abroad, American Publishing Company, 1880 285 · The Pearl · John Steinbeck · na Viking, 1947

The Boats of the “Glen Carrig” and Other Nautical Adventures by William Hope Hodgson ed. Jeremy Lassen--- see under William Hope Hodgson.

The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea by William Hope Hodgson ed. Jeremy Lassen--- see under William Hope Hodgson.

The Night Land and Other Perilous Romances by William Hope Hodgson ed. Jeremy Lassen--- see under William Hope Hodgson.

Like Father, Like Son by Mark Latham (Black Library, December 21, 2012, ebook, ss) [Warhammer]     Details taken from online listing.

Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer (Macdonald, 1944, hc, n.)

Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer (The British Library, October 10, 2021, 978-0-7123-5389-2, £8.99, 320pp, tp, no) [British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Macdonald 1944) mystery novel.

The Breaking Earth ed. Keith Laumer (Tor, June 1981, 0-523-48503-4, $2.50, 287pp, pb, an, cover by Rick Sternbach) 7 · Catastrophe Planet · Keith Laumer · n. Berkley, August 1966 249 · This Dynamic Planet · G. Harry Stine · ar (r) 277 · Shaking Up Space · Frederik Pohl · ar Destinies v2 #3, 1980

Dangerous Vegetables ed. Keith Laumer, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Baen, December 1998, 0-671-57781-6, $5.99, 378pp, pb, oa, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Anthology of 22 stories, two original, featuring vegetables. A take-off on the “Dangerous Visions” anthologies. Authors include Ray Bradbury, Michael Bishop, and John D. MacDonald. The cover notes “Created by Keith Laumer”; Greenberg and Waugh are noted only in the copyright. The introduction by Ben Bova is about Laumer, and says the book was Laumer’s idea, but he died without doing it. 1 · Mostly About Keith Laumer · Ben Bova · in 5 · Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! · Ray Bradbury · ss Galaxy Magazine October 1962, as “Come Into My Cellar” based on his tv script “Special Delivery,” broadcast on Alfred Hitchcock Presents 11/29/59. 25 · Pressure [Berserker] · Fred Saberhagen · ss If June 1967, as “Berserker’s Prey” 39 · Rogue Tomato · Michael Bishop · ss New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 5 ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1975 55 · The Ultimate Catalyst · John Taine · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1939 83 · Manna · John Christopher · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #33, March 1955 103 · The Potato · Bentley Little · ss Borderlands 2 ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1991 115 · Cannibal Plants from Heck · David Drake · ss Alien Pregnant by Elvis ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1994 137 · Black Harvest of Moraine · Arthur J. Burks · nv Weird Tales January 1950 175 · No Harm Done · Jack Sharkey · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination July 1961 181 · The Cactus · Mildred Johnson · ss Weird Tales January 1950 195 · Look, You Think You’ve Got Troubles · Carol Carr · ss Orbit 5 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1969 209 · The Pure Essence · Irwin Sonenfield · ss 219 · Pumpkin Head · Al Sarrantonio · ss Terrors ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1982 233 · You Say Potato, I Say… Trouble · Lawrence Schimel · ss 241 · The Crime of Micah Rood · Elia W. Peattie · ss The Cosmopolitan January 1888 257 · Root of Evil · Edward Wellen · ss Science Stories #2, December 1953 263 · Step Into My Garden · Frank Belknap Long · ss Unknown Worlds August 1942 285 · Cordle to Onion to Carrot · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy December 1969 303 · Night Bloomer · David J. Schow · nv Seeing Red by David J. Schow, Tor, 1990 327 · Strange Harvest · Donald Wandrei · nv Weird Tales May 1953 355 · Pumpkin · Bill Pronzini · ss Halloween Horrors ed. Alan Ryan, Doubleday, 1986 365 · The White Fruit of Banaldar · John D. MacDonald · ss Startling Stories September 1951