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Ten-time Bram Stoker Award-winner Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-tep) returns with this wicked collection of irreverent Lovecraftian tributes. In these unlikely tales, Lansdale is scarily down-home, merging his classic gonzo stylings with the eldritch vibes of H. P. Lovecraft. Each of these Lovecraftian stories is further inspired by classic characters, from Conan the Barbarian to Sherlock Holmes and even the Devil himself. Knowingly skewering Lovecraft's paranoid Mythos, Lansdale embarks upon haunting yet sly explorations of the unknown, capturing the essence of cosmic dread. 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, Reverand 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, In the Mad Mountains is a lethally entertaining journey through Joe Lansdale's twisted landscape, where ancient evils lurk and sanity is but a fragile concept.
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