The curse of lono is a book by hunter s thompson describing his experiences in hawaii in 1980 originally published in 1983 the book was only in print for a short while in 2005 it was re released as a limited edition only 1000 copies were produced each one being signed by the author and artist ralph steadmanthe book is now available as a smaller hardcover edition. Somewhere in their heads is an award winning mini documentary about the recording of curse of lonos second album as i fell between london and a remote desert studio in joshua tree california shot and edited by acclaimed music filmmaker gregg houston van morrison noel gallagher . Curse of lono came out in 1983 which means i wouldve been about 14 when i found it inexplicable racked in my small towns sole bookshop newsstand i freely admit id never heard of thompson or steadman and that it was actually the latters frenetic and vaguely frightening art that drew me to the book. Originally published in 1983 the curse of lono features all of the zany hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the hunter s thompson ralph steadman duo became known and loved this curious book considered an oddity among hunters oeuvre was long out of print prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy