Crawling Sky
Crawling Sky is a graphic novel adapted from a short story by Joe R. Lansdale by his son Keith Lansdale. It follows the further adventures of the Reverend Jedidiah Mercer. In this story he ventures into a decrepit unnamed town in East Texas. He soon learns the entire town is possessed by an evil entity. The Reverend soon meets Mary and Norville who agree to help him in any way they can. They go to a cabin in an area right in the middle of the evil powers hold sway. They soon trap the monster and dump it into a well. Later, the monster climbs out and an intense battle takes place.[1]
 Cover art by Brian Denham | |
| Author | Joe R. Lansdale |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Brian Denham |
| Cover artist | Brian Denham |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Antarctic Press |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Media type | Full sized paperback |
| Pages | 51 |
| ISBN | 978-0-930655-10-5 |
| Preceded by | 'H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror |
Editions
This story was originally published as a 5 issue comic book series. The story was also published in the short story collection Deadman's Road by Joe R. Lansdale in the Subterranean Press re-issue.[2][3]
References
- Crawling Sky Review. "Review of graphic novel". From the Tomb website. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- Lansdale, Keith. "Review". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- Lansdale, Keith and Joe. "Crawling Sky release and review info". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
External links
- Author's official Website
- Publisher's Website
- Crawling Sky title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database