In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft by Joe R. Lansdale ISBN: 978-1-61696-424-5 (print); 978-1-61696-425-2 (digital) Published: October 15, 2024 Available Format(s): trade paperback, ebook 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 where the unspeakable lurks in the crawling sky. Legendary detective C. Auguste Dupin uncovers the gruesome secrets of both the blue lightning bug and the Necronomicon. Eleven-time Bram Stoker Award-winner Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-tep) returns with this wicked short story collection of his irreverent Lovecraftian tributes. Lansdale is scarily down-home in these tales, merging his classic gonzo stylings with the eldritch vibes of H. P. Lovecraft. Knowingly skewering Lovecraft’s paranoid mythos, Lansdale embarks upon haunting yet sly explorations of the unknown, capturing the essence of cosmic dread. Table of Contents Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale “The Bleeding Shadow” Dread Island “The Gruesome Affair of the Electric Blue Lightning” “The Tall Grass” “The Case of the Stalking Shadows” “The Crawling Sky” “Starlight, Eyes Bright” In the Mad Mountains