Joe R. Lansdale
Author of The Bottoms
About the Author
Joe R. Lansdale was born in Gladewater, Tex. in 1951. He attended Tyler Junior College, the University of Texas at Austin, and Stephen F. Austin State University. Lansdale has also had a varied career, having worked as a bouncer, a bodyguard, a transportation manager, a custodian, and a karate show more instructor before becoming a fulltime writer in 1981. Lansdale's written work includes several novels and more than 200 short stories. Although his favorite genre is fantasy, with suspense a close second, he has also written mysteries, horror, science fiction, and westerns. Some titles include Rumble Tumble, Dead in the West, The Nightrunners, Cold in July, By Bizarre Hands and The Drive-in (a 'B' Movie with Blood and Popcorn. Made in Texas) . In addition, Lansdale has edited the short-story anthologies Best of the West, The New Frontier: Best of the West 2, and Razored Saddles. Lansdale has received five Bram Stoker Awards from the Horror Writers of America, including one for "The Night They Missed the Horror Show." He has also been awarded the British Fantasy Award and the American Horror Award. Joe Lansdale and his second wife, Karen, have two children. They live in Nacagdoches, Tex. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Joe R. Lansdale
Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale (Southwestern Writers Collection) (2009) 35 copies
Gothic Wounds 10 copies
Shooting Star 8 copies
Gangland #4 6 copies
In the Cold, Dark Time [short story] 5 copies
The Folding Man 4 copies
Godzilla's Twelve Step Program 4 copies
By Bizarre Hands Rides Again 4 copies
The Job 3 copies
Naked Angel 3 copies
Son of Batman 3 copies
The Cases of Dana Roberts 3 copies
The Phone Woman 3 copies
The Crawling Sky 3 copies
Blood and Shadows Book 4 3 copies
Fish Night 3 copies
Blood and Shadows Book 3 3 copies
Bob The Dinosaur Goes To Disneyland 3 copies
Torn Away 3 copies
Conan and the Songs of the Dead # 1 3 copies
Conan and the songs of the dead # 2 3 copies
Conan and the Songs of the Dead # 3 3 copies
Conan and the Songs of the Dead # 4 3 copies
Conan and the songs of the dead # 5 3 copies
The Bleeding Shadow 2 copies
Subway Jack 2 copies
The White Rabbit 2 copies
The Fat Man And The Elephant 2 copies
Mr. Bear 2 copies
The Windstorm Passes 2 copies
Booty And The Beast 2 copies
Coat 2 copies
Fire Dog 2 copies
The Killer's Game 2 copies
The Drive-In: The Multiplex 2 copies
Tales from The Lake, Vol. 4 2 copies
Rare Lansdale 2 copies
Mad Dog Summer 2 copies
Master Of Misery 2 copies
The Mummy Buyer 2 copies
By Bizarre Hands [short story] 2 copies
On A Dark October 2 copies
The Pit 2 copies
Personality Problem 2 copies
It Washed Up 2 copies
Dog Cat And Baby 2 copies
Dragon Chili 2 copies
It Washed Up 2 copies
By Bizarre Hands (1994) #2 2 copies
Steppin Out Summer Of '68 2 copies
Bent Twig 2 copies
Surveillance 2 copies
Wrestling Jesus 2 copies
PseudoPod 344: The Pit 1 copy
The Lone Ranger and Tonto #1 1 copy
Cowboy 1 copy
The Dump {Short Story} 1 copy
Beyond The Light 1 copy
Chompers 1 copy
Billie Sue 1 copy
The Companion 1 copy
Dark Kin 1 copy
By Bizarre Hands (1994) #3 1 copy
By The Hair Of The Head 1 copy
Boys Will Be Boys 1 copy
Bar Talk 1 copy
Alone 1 copy
Jane va a nord 1 copy
The Orbit #1 1 copy
Non aprite quella morta 1 copy
Elefante a sorpresa 1 copy
Dead in the West # 1 1 copy
Dead in the West # 2 1 copy
In fondo è una palude 1 copy
Big Man: A Fable 1 copy
An All American Hero 1 copy
A Hard On For Horror 1 copy
A Frog Strangler 1 copy
A Change Of Lifestyle 1 copy
Love Doll: A Fable 1 copy
The Drive-In: The Bus Tour 1 copy
Flaming Zeplins 1 copy
Lansdale Joe 1 copy
La notte del drive-in 1 copy
Everybody Plays the Fool 1 copy
Cronache dal selvaggio West: Hap e Leonard, le origini (Einaudi. Stile libero big) (Italian Edition) (2021) 1 copy
The Shaggy House 1 copy
Walks 1 copy
Trash Theater 3 1 copy
Trash Theater 2 1 copy
Trash Theater 1 1 copy
Trains Not Taken 1 copy
Seven Short Shorts 1 copy
Hide and Horns 1 copy
Screwup 1 copy
Quack 1 copy
Pentecostal Punk Rock 1 copy
The Pasture 1 copy
One Death Two Episodes 1 copy
Once Upon A Time 1 copy
Gekreuzigte Träume 1 copy
Not From Detroit 1 copy
The Drunken Moon 1 copy
The Stars Are Falling 1 copy
The Metal Men Of Mars 1 copy
Soldierin' 1 copy
Under The Warrior Star 1 copy
Old Charlie 1 copy
Night Drive 1 copy
Duck Hunt 1 copy
The Dump 1 copy
Drive-in Date 1 copy
The Lone Ranger and Tonto #4 1 copy
The Lone ranger and Tonto #2 1 copy
Cloak And Dagger 1 copy
The Man Who Dreamed 1 copy
Long Gone Forever 1 copy
Little Blue Bottle 1 copy
Listen 1 copy
The Last Of The Hopeful 1 copy
The Junkyard 1 copy
Island 1 copy
The Fat Man 1 copy
Huitzilopochtli 1 copy
The Honeymoon 1 copy
Hell Through A Windshield 1 copy
Hang In There 1 copy
The Full Count 1 copy
For Whom The Bell Blows 1 copy
Täyttä Rumbaa 1 copy
Associated Works
In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper (2016) — Contributor — 240 copies
Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard (2006) — Introduction, some editions — 104 copies
Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally Insane (2012) — Contributor — 83 copies
Lighthouse Horrors: Tales of Adventure, Suspense and the Supernatural (1993) — Contributor — 68 copies
The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories: Terrifying Tales Set on the Scariest Night of the Year! (2018) — Contributor — 61 copies
Beyond Rue Morgue Anthology: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective (2013) — Contributor — 54 copies
The Highway Kind: Tales of Fast Cars, Desperate Drivers, and Dark Roads (2016) — Contributor — 53 copies
Alive in Shape and Color: 16 Paintings by Great Artists and the Stories They Inspired (2019) — Contributor — 46 copies
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributor — 45 copies
The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories: Twisted Tales Not to Be Read at Night! (2019) — Contributor — 42 copies
In League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (2020) — Contributor — 38 copies
Triumph of The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman’s Zombie Epic on Page and Screen (2011) — Foreword — 33 copies
Grave Predictions: Tales of Mankind’s Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny (2016) 27 copies
Smoke and Mirrors: Screenplays, Teleplays, Stage Plays, Comic Scripts & Treatments (2014) — Contributor — 24 copies
Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala (Volumes 1 and 2) (2013) — Contributor — 17 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: First Annual Edition (1992) — Contributor — 16 copies
Professor Charlatan Bardot's Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World (2021) — Contributor — 15 copies
Kauhupokkari 1 — Contributor — 11 copies
A Haunting of Horrors, Volume 2: A Twenty-Book eBook Bundle of Horror and the Occult (2014) — Contributor — 8 copies
Piercing the Darkness: A Charity Horror Anthology for the Children's Literacy Initiative (2014) — Contributor — 7 copies
The Future of Horror: The Collected Solaris Horror Anthologies, featuring House of Fear, Magic and End of the Road (2015) — Contributor — 7 copies
Subterranean Magazine Spring 2009 — Contributor — 5 copies
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror (2019) — Contributor — 4 copies
Subterranean Magazine, Issue #6 (Fall 2006) — Contributor — 4 copies
Rod Serling's the Twilight Zone Magazine 1987 01 January-February — Contributor — 1 copy
Mule Tales: An anthology benefiting The Runaway Mule, Nacogdoches Texas (2012) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Lansdale, Joe Richard
- Other names
- Slater, Ray
Lansdale, Joe Richard Harold
Buchanan, Jack (with Stephen Mertz ∙ pseudonym)
Simmons, Brad (with Brad Foster ∙ pseudonym) - Birthdate
- 1951-10-28
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Gladewater, Texas, USA
- Places of residence
- Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
- Education
- Tyler Junior College
University of Texas, Austin
Stephen F. Austin State University - Occupations
- writer
martial arts instructor - Relationships
- Lansdale, John L. (Brother)
Lansdale, Kasey (daughter) - Organizations
- Horror Writers Association
Western Writers of America - Awards and honors
- Martial Arts Hall of Fame
British Fantasy Award (Short Fiction ∙ 1990)
Bram Stoker Award (Short Fiction ∙ 1988)
Bram Stoker Award (Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2011)
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award (2007) - Agent
- Danny Baror
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Statistics
- Works
- 436
- Also by
- 242
- Members
- 17,211
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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- Languages
- 11
- Favorited
- 80