Trapped in the Saturday Matinee

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Trapped in the Saturday Matinee
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Author Joe R. Lansdale
Illustrator Alex McVey
Cover artistAlex McVey
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Horror, short story collection
Publisher PS Publishing
Publication date
2012
Media typePrint hardcover, limited edition
Pages271
ISBN 978-1-906301-93-4
Preceded by By Bizarre Hands Rides Again (2012) 
Followed by Bleeding Shadows (November 2013) 

Trapped in the Saturday Matinee is a collection of short stories written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. In the introduction Mr. Lansdale states "This collection gathers together some early work, which I like, and it also contains stories, for one reason or another, missed their audience. There are also newer material that I treasure, some that has never been gathered under one roof, and there are others written specifically for this volume." [1]

Contents

"I love this collection. It’s a mixture of nostalgia and maturity, the reworking of others’ work and the discovery of my own voice. I like to write introductions as a way of inviting you into my house of stories. But now I’ll leave you to it. Just wander from room to room, and take your time. While you’re here, make yourself at home. But please . . . try not to break the furniture on your way out."

Editions

This book is published as a limited edition and as a trade hardcover by PS Publishing in the U.K. [2] and is available in The U.S. through Subterranean Press. [3]

Table of contents

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