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Joe R. Lansdale

Author of The Bottoms

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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

The Bottoms (2000) 1,223 copies, 45 reviews
Savage Season (1990) 892 copies, 36 reviews
Mucho Mojo (1994) 798 copies, 24 reviews
Bad Chili (1997) — Author — 681 copies, 23 reviews
The Two-Bear Mambo (1995) 653 copies, 18 reviews
A Fine Dark Line (2003) 645 copies, 23 reviews
Rumble Tumble (1998) 508 copies, 15 reviews
Sunset and Sawdust (2004) 507 copies, 15 reviews
Captains Outrageous (2001) 504 copies, 15 reviews
Edge of Dark Water (2012) 434 copies, 27 reviews
The Thicket (2013) 404 copies, 30 reviews
Cold in July (1989) 390 copies, 15 reviews
Lost Echoes (2007) 368 copies, 16 reviews
Freezer Burn (2001) — Author — 364 copies, 7 reviews
Leather Maiden (2008) 352 copies, 11 reviews
Vanilla Ride (2009) 345 copies, 13 reviews
The Drive-In (1988) 294 copies, 10 reviews
The Nightrunners (1987) 293 copies, 4 reviews
Devil Red (2010) 285 copies, 11 reviews
Act of Love (1981) — Author — 240 copies, 4 reviews
Honky Tonk Samurai (2016) 232 copies, 16 reviews
The Urban Fantasy Anthology (2011) — Editor; Contributor — 222 copies, 4 reviews
Bubba Ho-Tep [2002 film] (2002) — Writer — 219 copies, 6 reviews
Paradise Sky (2015) 207 copies, 19 reviews
Dead in the West (1986) 202 copies, 7 reviews
Bumper Crop (2004) 187 copies, 7 reviews
Rusty Puppy (2010) 181 copies, 15 reviews
By Bizarre Hands (1989) — Author — 171 copies, 2 reviews
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale (2010) 171 copies, 7 reviews
Moon Lake (2021) 165 copies, 15 reviews
All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky (2011) 157 copies, 7 reviews
Jackrabbit Smile (2018) 149 copies, 8 reviews
The Magic Wagon (1986) 146 copies, 5 reviews
The Complete Drive-In (2010) 146 copies, 4 reviews
The Drive-in 2: Not Just One of Them Sequels (1989) 140 copies, 2 reviews
Writer of the Purple Rage (1994) 137 copies, 2 reviews
Zeppelins West (2001) 137 copies, 8 reviews
The Donut Legion: A Novel (2023) 135 copies, 11 reviews
The Elephant of Surprise (2019) 125 copies, 8 reviews
More Better Deals (2020) 123 copies, 11 reviews
Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade (2017) 118 copies, 5 reviews
Deadman's Road (2010) 116 copies, 7 reviews
Fender Lizards (2015) 106 copies, 8 reviews
Bubba Ho-Tep (1994) 104 copies, 4 reviews
Black Hat Jack (2014) 103 copies, 3 reviews
Hap and Leonard (2016) 101 copies, 7 reviews
The Boar (1998) 96 copies, 3 reviews
Batman: Captured By The Engines (1991) — Author — 95 copies, 1 review
Waltz of Shadows (1999) 95 copies, 3 reviews
Razored Saddles (1989) — Editor; Contributor — 95 copies, 1 review
Bullets and Fire (2011) 92 copies, 8 reviews
The Big Blow (2000) 90 copies, 4 reviews
Bleeding Shadows (2013) 88 copies, 2 reviews
Mad Dog Summer: And Other Stories (2004) 88 copies, 4 reviews
Hyenas (2011) 85 copies, 6 reviews
Flaming London (2005) 83 copies, 2 reviews
The Drive-In 3: The Bus Tour (2005) 79 copies, 2 reviews
Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In (2004) 77 copies, 1 review
Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo (1994) — Author — 77 copies, 2 reviews
Dead Aim (2013) 71 copies, 6 reviews
Conan and the Songs of the Dead (2007) — Author — 64 copies, 4 reviews
Bestsellers Guaranteed (1993) 63 copies
Hoodoo Harry (2017) 62 copies, 6 reviews
The Shadows, Kith and Kin (2007) 59 copies, 1 review
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back (1986) 57 copies, 6 reviews
The Steel Valentine (1989) 56 copies, 4 reviews
Weird Business (1995) — Editor — 56 copies
Son of Batman [2014 film] (2014) — Screenwriter — 55 copies
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (1991) 54 copies, 3 reviews
God of the Razor (2007) 53 copies, 2 reviews
Jane Goes North (2020) 53 copies, 4 reviews
In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft (2024) — Author — 53 copies, 4 reviews
Prisoner 489 (2014) 51 copies, 5 reviews
Bubba and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers (2017) 51 copies, 4 reviews
The Ape Man's Brother (2012) 50 copies, 6 reviews
Sugar on the Bones (Hap and Leonard, 13) (2024) 49 copies, 3 reviews
H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror (graphic novel) (2012) — Writer — 48 copies, 4 reviews
Pigeons From Hell (2009) 47 copies, 2 reviews
The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners (2012) — Editor; Contributor — 47 copies, 3 reviews
Hot in December (2013) 46 copies, 4 reviews
The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade (2012) — Contributor — 45 copies
Coco Butternut (2017) 44 copies, 5 reviews
Crucified Dreams (2011) — Editor & Contributor — 43 copies, 1 review
Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories (2020) 42 copies, 2 reviews
Blood Dance (2000) 41 copies
Christmas with the Dead (2011) 41 copies, 1 review
Veil's Visit: A Taste of Hap and Leonard (1999) 39 copies, 3 reviews
Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard (2006) — Editor — 39 copies, 2 reviews
The Sky Done Ripped (Ned the Seal) (2019) 38 copies, 1 review
Gangland (2000) 37 copies, 1 review
Hap and Leonard Ride Again (2016) 37 copies, 1 review
Jonah Hex: Shadows West (2014) — Author — 36 copies, 1 review
Dark at Heart (1992) — Editor; Contributor — 34 copies
Retro Pulp Tales (2006) — Editor — 34 copies, 2 reviews
Hatchet Girls (Hap and Leonard) (2025) 33 copies, 2 reviews
Hell's Bounty (2016) 32 copies, 3 reviews
Dead on the Bones: Pulp on Fire (2016) 32 copies, 3 reviews
Christmas Horror Vol. 1 (2015) — Contributor — 32 copies, 3 reviews
Son of Retro Pulp Tales (2009) — Editor; Contributor — 32 copies, 2 reviews
Electric Gumbo (1994) 32 copies
Radiant Apples (2021) 30 copies, 2 reviews
The Big Book of Hap and Leonard (2018) 30 copies, 1 review
Sojan the Swordsman & Under the Warrior Star (1977) — Author — 29 copies
Deadman's Crossing (2012) 28 copies
The Events Concerning (2022) 28 copies
Red Range: A Wild Western Adventure (1999) 27 copies, 2 reviews
30 Days of Night: Night, Again (2011) 26 copies, 2 reviews
A Fist Full of Stories (And Articles) (1996) 24 copies, 1 review
The King and Other Stories (2005) 23 copies
Batman in Terror on the High Skies (1992) — Author — 22 copies, 1 review
For a Few Stories More (2002) 22 copies
Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy (1981) 21 copies, 1 review
Shooting Star (2023) 21 copies, 1 review
Unchained and Unhinged (2009) 21 copies, 1 review
Creepy Comics Volume 1 (2011) 20 copies
Duck-Footed (2012) 19 copies, 1 review
A Little Green Book of Monster Stories (2003) 16 copies, 1 review
Private Eye Action As You Like It (1998) — Author — 16 copies
Robert Bloch's That Hellbound Train (2011) — Adapter — 15 copies, 1 review
The Steam Man (2016) — Story — 15 copies
The New Frontier (1989) — Editor — 15 copies
Lords of the Razor (2006) — Contributor — 14 copies
Wet Juju (2020) 13 copies
Cold Cotton (2017) 12 copies, 1 review
In Waders from Mars (2012) 12 copies
Blood in the Gears (SIGNED) (2019) 12 copies
Texas Night Riders (1983) 12 copies, 1 review
Notizie dalle tenebre (2014) 11 copies, 1 review
Gothic Wounds (2021) 11 copies
Shadows West (2012) 11 copies, 1 review
A Bone Dead Sadness (2012) 9 copies, 1 review
M. I. A. Hunter (2015) 9 copies
Cosmic Interruptions (2018) 9 copies
I Tell You It's Love (1983) 9 copies
Saigon Slaughter (1987) — Author — 9 copies
Hanoi Deathgrip (1985) — Author — 9 copies
The Lone Ranger and Tonto (1995) 9 copies
The Long Ones (2000) 8 copies
Mountain Massacre (1985) — Author — 8 copies
Deadman's Road [short story] (2007) 8 copies, 3 reviews
Blood and Shadows Book 1 (1996) 7 copies, 1 review
Jonah Hex: Shadows West #2 (1999) — Author — 7 copies
4 Killers (Anthology 4-in-1) (2014) — Contributor — 7 copies
Jonah Hex: Shadows West #1 (1999) — Author — 6 copies
Absolute Vertigo #1 (1995) 6 copies
The Hungry Snow (2021) 6 copies
Gangland #4 6 copies
Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm & Such #1 (1995) — Author — 6 copies
Triple Feature (1999) 6 copies
Blood and Shadows Book 2 (1996) 6 copies, 1 review
Blood and Shadows Book 4 (1996) 5 copies, 1 review
Christmas Monkeys (2015) 5 copies
Blood and Shadows Book 3 (1996) 5 copies, 1 review
Jonah Hex: Shadows West #3 (1999) — Author — 5 copies
Best of the West (1986) — Editor — 5 copies
Conan and the Songs of the Dead #2 (of 5) (2006) — Author — 4 copies
Conan and the Songs of the Dead #5 (of 5) (2006) — Composer — 4 copies
Conan and the Songs of the Dead #4 (of 5) (2006) — Author — 4 copies
Conan and the Songs of the Dead #3 (of 5) (2006) — Author — 4 copies
Conan and the Songs of the Dead #1 (of 5) (2006) — Author — 4 copies
Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm & Such #2 (1995) — Author — 4 copies
Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm & Such #3 (1995) — Author — 4 copies
My Dead Dog Bobby (1995) 4 copies
A Pair of Aces (2014) 4 copies, 1 review
Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm & Such #5 (1995) — Author — 4 copies
It Washed Up 4 copies, 1 review
The Folding Man 4 copies
Steampunked (2012) 4 copies
Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm & Such #4 (1995) — Author — 4 copies
L'orrore e altre storie (2013) 3 copies
Bent Twig 3 copies
Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo #5 (1993) — Author — 3 copies
The Cases of Dana Roberts (2011) 3 copies
Fish Night 3 copies
The Phone Woman 3 copies
Torn Away 3 copies
The Savage Kick: Issue 5 (2010) — Contributor — 3 copies
30 Days of Night: Night, Again #1 (2011) 3 copies, 1 review
The Crawling Sky (2009) 3 copies
The Job 3 copies
"Rare Lansdale" 2 copies
Deadwood Dick n. 2: Rosso come il sangue (2018) 2 copies, 1 review
Coat 2 copies
Wrestling Jesus 2 copies
The Orbit #2 2 copies
Subway Jack 2 copies
Surveillance 2 copies
Crawling Sky (2013) 2 copies
Big Lizard (2025) 2 copies
Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo #3 (1993) — Author — 2 copies
Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo #1 (1993) — Author — 2 copies
Mr. Bear 2 copies
The Pit 2 copies
Dragon Chili 2 copies
Dog Cat And Baby 2 copies, 1 review
The Dump 2 copies, 1 review
Fire Dog 2 copies
Mister Weed Eater (1993) 2 copies
Jonah Hex [2010 short film] (2010) — Screenwriter — 2 copies
Mad Dog Summer (1999) 2 copies
Dark Kin 2 copies
The Mummy Buyer 2 copies
Deranged By Choice (2011) 1 copy
Lansdale Joe 1 copy
Jonah Hex (1994) 1 copy
Odměna z pekla (2020) 1 copy
9781909640429 (2016) 1 copy
The gentleman's hotel (2022) — Author — 1 copy
Creepy Comics #6 (2011) 1 copy
Island 1 copy
The Junkyard 1 copy
Listen 1 copy
Night Drive 1 copy
Old Charlie 1 copy
The Pasture 1 copy
Quack 1 copy
The Fat Man 1 copy
Bar Talk 1 copy
The Orbit #1 1 copy
Alone 1 copy
Billie Sue 1 copy
Chompers 1 copy
Cowboy 1 copy
Duck Hunt 1 copy
Screwup 1 copy
Creepy Comics #7 (2012) 1 copy
The Best of Obsessions (2014) 1 copy
Robert Bloch's That Hellbound Train #3 (2011) — Writer — 1 copy
Robert Bloch's That Hellbound Train #2 (2011) — Writer — 1 copy
Robert Bloch's That Hellbound Train #1 (2011) — Writer — 1 copy
Walks 1 copy
Soldierin' 1 copy

Associated Works

Preacher Vol. 1: Gone to Texas (1996) — Introduction, some editions — 2,673 copies, 67 reviews
Stories : All-New Tales (2010) — Contributor — 1,513 copies, 66 reviews
Pop. 1280 (1964) — Introduction, some editions — 1,487 copies, 42 reviews
Rogues (2014) — Contributor — 1,469 copies, 53 reviews
Dangerous Women (2013) — Contributor — 1,285 copies, 48 reviews
The Living Dead (2008) — Contributor — 991 copies, 22 reviews
Blood Lite (2008) — Contributor — 949 copies, 34 reviews
Steampunk (2008) — Contributor — 876 copies, 24 reviews
Warriors (2010) — Contributor — 702 copies, 24 reviews
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense (1999) — Contributor — 670 copies, 9 reviews
The Time Traveller's Almanac (2013) — Contributor — 665 copies, 16 reviews
Down These Strange Streets (2011) — Contributor — 547 copies, 22 reviews
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993) — Contributor — 495 copies, 4 reviews
Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (2004) — Contributor — 428 copies, 2 reviews
Book of the Dead (1989) — Contributor — 422 copies, 4 reviews
The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology (2010) — Contributor — 403 copies, 16 reviews
The End of the World as We Know It (2025) 397 copies, 15 reviews
Lovecraft's Monsters (2014) — Contributor — 395 copies, 12 reviews
The Further Adventures of Batman (1989) — Contributor — 378 copies, 3 reviews
The Book of Cthulhu (2011) — Contributor — 345 copies, 10 reviews
Horror: The 100 Best Books (1988) — Contributor — 296 copies, 3 reviews
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (1995) — Contributor — 296 copies, 3 reviews
In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper (2016) — Contributor — 286 copies, 16 reviews
Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters: Tales to Give You the Creeps (1993) — Contributor — 279 copies, 3 reviews
100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (1984) — Contributor — 269 copies, 5 reviews
Borderlands 1 (1990) — Contributor — 268 copies, 8 reviews
Stalkers: 19 Original Tales by the Masters of Terror (1989) — Contributor — 261 copies, 6 reviews
Midnight Graffiti (1992) — Contributor — 240 copies, 1 review
The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction (1987) — Contributor — 239 copies, 2 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Zombies (1993) — Contributor — 239 copies, 2 reviews
Old Mars (2013) — Contributor — 229 copies, 10 reviews
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995) — Contributor — 229 copies, 6 reviews
Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares: Tales to Make You Scream (1995) — Contributor — 227 copies, 1 review
Revelations (1997) — Contributor — 224 copies, 3 reviews
Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse (2013) — Contributor — 223 copies, 8 reviews
Games Creatures Play (2014) — Contributor — 220 copies, 9 reviews
Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995) — Author, some editions — 214 copies, 8 reviews
The Best American Mystery Stories : 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 212 copies, 2 reviews
The Best Horror of the Year Volume One (2009) — Contributor — 211 copies, 4 reviews
Haunted Legends (2010) — Contributor — 209 copies, 4 reviews
He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson (2009) — Contributor — 209 copies, 6 reviews
Old Venus (2015) — Contributor — 208 copies, 7 reviews
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Second Annual Collection (1987) — Contributor — 207 copies, 1 review
Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts: Tales to Haunt You (1994) — Contributor — 206 copies, 3 reviews
100 Creepy Little Creature Stories (1994) — Contributor — 202 copies, 1 review
Dangerous Women 1 (2014) — Contributor — 199 copies, 4 reviews
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection (1988) — Contributor — 194 copies, 2 reviews
Dead Man's Hand (2014) — Contributor — 186 copies, 5 reviews
Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror (1976) — Contributor — 181 copies, 1 review
100 Crooked Little Crime Stories (1994) — Contributor — 180 copies, 2 reviews
Hark! The Herald Angels Scream (2018) — Contributor — 177 copies, 10 reviews
The Further Adventures of the Joker (1990) — Contributor — 174 copies, 2 reviews
The Best American Mystery Stories : 2002 (2002) — Contributor — 173 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 171 copies, 3 reviews
Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations (2013) — Contributor — 168 copies, 5 reviews
Supernatural Noir (2011) — Contributor — 160 copies, 7 reviews
Lightspeed: Year One (2011) — Contributor — 156 copies, 1 review
Dark Masques (2001) — Contributor — 154 copies, 1 review
My Favorite Horror Story (2000) — Introduction — 153 copies, 3 reviews
Borderlands 2 (1991) — Contributor — 151 copies, 3 reviews
Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer (2010) — Contributor — 147 copies, 26 reviews
Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary (2009) — Contributor — 143 copies, 3 reviews
The Outlaws of Mars (2009) — Introduction, some editions — 140 copies, 2 reviews
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror (2010) — Contributor — 140 copies
The Gods of HP Lovecraft (2015) — Contributor — 138 copies, 34 reviews
Outsiders: 22 All-New Stories From the Edge (2005) — Contributor — 136 copies, 5 reviews
Zombies: The Recent Dead (2010) — Contributor — 133 copies
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2011 Edition (2011) — Contributor — 132 copies, 7 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Monsters (2007) — Contributor — 128 copies, 4 reviews
Silver Scream (1969) — Contributor — 128 copies, 2 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19 (2008) — Contributor — 126 copies, 1 review
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories (2011) — Contributor — 126 copies, 8 reviews
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Three (2011) — Contributor — 124 copies, 6 reviews
Dark Delicacies II: Fear (2007) — Contributor — 122 copies, 4 reviews
Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology (2017) — Contributor — 121 copies
Hellboy: Oddest Jobs (2008) — Contributor — 120 copies, 3 reviews
Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom (2012) — Contributor — 117 copies, 4 reviews
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 Edition (2010) — Contributor — 116 copies, 6 reviews
Werewolves and Shape Shifters (2010) — Contributor — 116 copies
Dark Duets: All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy (2014) — Contributor — 111 copies, 4 reviews
Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard (2006) — Introduction, some editions — 111 copies, 7 reviews
Dark Cities (2017) — Contributor — 109 copies
The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 2 (2001) — Contributor — 104 copies, 2 reviews
Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous (2022) — Contributor — 100 copies, 2 reviews
Nebula Awards Showcase 2009 (2009) — Contributor — 99 copies, 8 reviews
Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally Insane (2012) — Contributor — 97 copies, 6 reviews
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2012 Edition (2012) — Contributor — 95 copies, 3 reviews
The Best of Subterranean (2017) — Contributor — 94 copies, 8 reviews
Elak of Atlantis (1985) — Introduction, some editions — 93 copies, 2 reviews
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2011) — Contributor — 92 copies, 1 review
100 Menacing Little Murder Stories (1998) — Contributor — 89 copies
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2014 Edition (2014) — Contributor — 88 copies, 4 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 22 (2011) — Contributor — 86 copies, 2 reviews
Warriors of Blood and Dream (1995) — Contributor — 83 copies
The Apes of Wrath (2013) — Contributor — 81 copies, 3 reviews
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs (2013) — Contributor — 81 copies, 2 reviews
Lighthouse Horrors: Tales of Adventure, Suspense and the Supernatural (1993) — Contributor — 80 copies, 1 review
Hard Looks: Adapted Stories (1996) — Adapter — 79 copies, 1 review
Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters (2011) — Contributor — 78 copies
Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala (Volume 1) (2013) — Contributor — 78 copies, 32 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 23 (2012) — Contributor — 78 copies, 1 review
Halloween (2011) — Contributor — 77 copies
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2013 Edition (2013) — Contributor — 76 copies, 1 review
When a Stranger Comes to Town (2021) — Contributor — 73 copies, 6 reviews
Lone Star Noir (2010) — Contributor — 71 copies, 5 reviews
Tales of the Dead (1981) — Contributor, some editions; Contributor — 70 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 24 (2013) — Contributor — 69 copies
House of Fear: An Anthology of Haunted House Stories (2011) — Contributor — 69 copies, 3 reviews
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998) — Contributor — 68 copies, 1 review
Odd Partners: An Anthology (2019) — Contributor — 67 copies, 3 reviews
Limbus, Inc. - Book II (2014) — Contributor — 66 copies, 27 reviews
Screamplays (Anthology) (1997) — Contributor — 66 copies
Zombies: More Recent Dead (2014) — Contributor — 66 copies, 3 reviews
Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life (2016) — Contributor — 66 copies, 2 reviews
In League with Sherlock Holmes (2020) — Contributor — 65 copies, 4 reviews
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Twelve (2020) — Contributor — 62 copies, 2 reviews
Fears (1983) — Contributor — 62 copies
Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural (1984) — Contributor — 62 copies, 1 review
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999) — Contributor — 59 copies
Less Than Human (1992) — Introduction, some editions — 59 copies, 2 reviews
The Weight of Words (2017) — Contributor — 59 copies, 2 reviews
Isolation: The horror anthology (2022) — Contributor — 58 copies, 3 reviews
Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy (2008) — Author — 58 copies, 2 reviews
The Dead That Walk: Flesh-Eating Stories (2009) — Contributor — 57 copies, 1 review
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire (2012) — Contributor — 57 copies, 3 reviews
The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: People of the Dark (2009) — Introduction — 57 copies, 1 review
Shadows 6 (1983) — Contributor — 57 copies
The Highway Kind: Tales of Fast Cars, Desperate Drivers, and Dark Roads (2016) — Contributor — 57 copies, 3 reviews
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings (2012) — Contributor — 56 copies, 2 reviews
The Humanity of Monsters (2015) — Contributor — 55 copies
The Silver Gryphon (2003) — Author — 54 copies
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology, Vol. 1 (2021) — Contributor — 54 copies
Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy 2 (2006) — Contributor — 52 copies
Spirit Archives, Volume 27 (2009) — Contributor — 51 copies
Atlanta Deathwatch (2018) — Introduction, some editions — 50 copies, 4 reviews
The Century's Best Horror Fiction: Volume Two, 1951-2000 (2011) — Contributor — 50 copies, 1 review
Tales of Jack the Ripper (2013) — Contributor — 50 copies
Supergirl Book One (2016) — Contributor — 50 copies
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (1997) — Contributor — 49 copies, 2 reviews
Urban Horrors (1941) — Contributor — 48 copies, 1 review
Horror: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition (2006) — Contributor — 46 copies, 1 review
Where Nightmares Come From: The Art of Storytelling in the Horror Genre (2017) — Contributor — 46 copies, 3 reviews
Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula (2021) — Foreword, some editions — 45 copies, 2 reviews
The Little Book of Horrors (1992) — Contributor — 44 copies, 1 review
Classic Monsters Unleashed (2022) — Contributor — 44 copies, 5 reviews
Psychomania: Killer Stories (2014) — Contributor — 43 copies, 1 review
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology (2010) — Contributor — 41 copies, 1 review
Necro Files: Two Decades of Extreme Horror (2011) — Contributor — 40 copies, 4 reviews
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996) — Contributor — 39 copies
Sea-Cursed: Thirty Terrifying Tales of the Deep (1994) — Contributor — 36 copies
The Mammoth Book of the Mummy (2017) — Contributor — 35 copies, 3 reviews
Extreme Zombies (2012) — Contributor — 34 copies
Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny (2013) — Contributor — 33 copies
The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF, Volume 2 (2016) — Contributor — 33 copies, 3 reviews
October Dreams II (Anthology) (2016) — Contributor — 33 copies, 1 review
The Best of Masques (1988) — Contributor — 32 copies, 1 review
Obsessions (1991) — Contributor — 31 copies, 1 review
After Midnight (1986) — Contributor — 31 copies
Rayguns Over Texas (2013) 30 copies
Night Visions 8 (1991) — Contributor — 29 copies, 1 review
Collectibles (2021) — Contributor — 29 copies, 1 review
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology, Vol. 2+3 (2022) — Contributor — 29 copies
Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road (2018) — Contributor — 28 copies, 1 review
Marvel Westerns (Marvel Comics) (2006) — some editions — 27 copies
Nursery Crimes (1993) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review
Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995) — Contributor — 25 copies
Wild Women (1997) — Contributor — 24 copies, 1 review
Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action (2022) — Contributor — 24 copies
Kuoleman kirjat. 1 (1977) 24 copies
Impossible Monsters (2013) — Contributor — 23 copies, 1 review
It's Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares to Life (2018) — Contributor — 23 copies
The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers (2001) — Contributor — 21 copies
Cinema Futura (2010) — Contributor — 21 copies
Black Pulp (2013) — Contributor — 20 copies, 2 reviews
Black Is the Night: Stories Inspired by Cornell Woolrich (2022) — Contributor — 20 copies
Till Death Do Us Part (1999) — Contributor — 20 copies
Fantastic Tales of Terror: History's Darkest Secrets (2018) — Contributor — 19 copies
Horrorscape: New Masterpieces of Horror, Vol. 1 (2005) — Contributor — 19 copies, 1 review
Outoja tarinoita 6 (1994) 19 copies
Figures in Rain: Weird and Ghostly Tales (2002) — Introduction, some editions — 19 copies, 1 review
Dark Voices 4 : the Pan Book of Horror (1992) — Contributor — 18 copies
Julma on rakkaus (1992) — Contributor — 18 copies
Creature!: A chrestomathy of "monstery" (Priam books) (1981) — Contributor — 17 copies
Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala (Volumes 1 and 2) (2013) — Contributor — 17 copies, 15 reviews
Better Weird: A Tribute to David B. Silva (Anthology) (2016) — Contributor — 17 copies
Playing Games (2023) — Contributor — 17 copies, 1 review
Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West (2023) — Contributor — 16 copies, 1 review
Outoja tarinoita 2 (1990) 16 copies
Specter! A Chrestomathy of Spookery (1982) — Contributor — 16 copies
Horror For Good: A Charitable Anthology (Volume 1) (2012) — Contributor — 15 copies
Damn Near Dead 2: Live Noir or Die Trying (2010) — Contributor — 14 copies
Graphic Classics: Canine/Feline Classics (2014) — Contributor — 14 copies
Mummy: A Chrestomathy of Cryptology (1980) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Conan Reader (2018) — Author — 13 copies
Cold Blood (Anthology) (1991) 13 copies
Shadows Over Main Street, Volume 2 (2017) — Contributor — 13 copies
Gutshot (2011) — Contributor — 13 copies
Attack From the '80s (2021) — Contributor — 13 copies, 1 review
PHICTION: Tales from the World of Phantasm (2023) — Foreword — 12 copies
Birds, Strangers and Psychos: New stories inspired by Alfred Hitchcock (2025) — Contributor — 12 copies, 1 review
Kauhupokkari 1 — Contributor — 11 copies
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I don't think anyone who reads my reviews is unfamiliar with my adoration of both Lansdale as an author, and his Hap & Leonard series in particular.

As per usual, I loved the story, laughed along with the jokes, and thrilled to the action. I will say I was pleased that Lansdale didn't see the need to put in an advertisement for his daughter's music in this one.

Thanks, Joe. I really appreciate that.

But Lansdale still possesses the ability to surprise me, and here, it came in the form of Hap's show more ruminations on getting older and his shifting loyalties from friends and action toward family and friends and surviving to live a longer life.

The other thing that impresses me with Hap & Leonard in a sea of stony-eyed, hard-hearted, all-in-a-day's-work literary killers is how the author lets his characters go through moments of bowel-loosening, hand-shaking, mind-quaking fear. You don't see that much in fiction, and it's really appreciated, as it truly makes Hap & Leonard human.

Amazing book, amazing series.
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Non avevo mai letto nulla di Lansdale. Qualche giorno fa mi sono imbattuta in una discussione in cui si parlava di copertine brutte e qualcuno ha menzionato la copertina dell'edizione italiana di Tramonto e Polvere Quella virata in rosso sangue, di ispirazione Harmony. Diceva che non c'entrava nulla col romanzo. Così mi sono incuriosita, l'ho comprato e l'ho letto.

Leggendo Tramonto e polvere mi sono sentita a disagio per la gran parte del tempo.

Ho subito odiato la protagonista Sunset. La show more sua ingenua sicumera, il suo favolesco ottimismo, le sue pose da Perry Mason. Perché non mi sembra possibile che una donna spari in testa a suo marito nel momento in cui questo la sta stuprando e da lì a pochi giorni è già bell'e pronta a vestire i panni dello sceriffo e ad aprire le gambe al primo arrivato, il farabutto belloccio e pluriomicida. Non mi sembra credibile che la stessa donna incontri per la prima volta nella sua vita un tizio che le confessa di essere il granduomo che ha ingravidato sua madre e poi se l'è data a gambe, e dopo poche battute lo chiami già disinvoltamente "papà".

Ecco, ogni dettaglio di questo romanzo l'ho trovato permeato di questi particolari stridenti, sbagliati. I registri (sempre scherzosi a dispetto della criticità delle situazioni), il modo di agire dei personaggi (sempre inverosimili, inadeguati), che vanno a riempire un plot frusto, vecchio e stravecchio e prevedibile. Che noia. Un continuo stridere tra avvenimenti drammatici e reazioni simpatiche dei personaggi. Reazioni superficiali, reazioni così poco emotive che alla fine i personaggi ti sembrano dei pupazzi che si muovono su uno sfondo di cartone. Perché solo nel mondo dei pupazzi su uno sfondo di cartone succede che la figlia della protagonista Sunset, una ragazzina di 14 anni, abortisca, con l'aiuto di una fattucchiera, l'embrione con cui il farabutto belloccio e pluriomicida di cui sopra l'ha ingravidata subito prima di andare a letto anche con Sunset, e dopo qualche giorno dall'aborto sia pronta a un trasferimento lontano lontano col sorriso sulle labbra e la speranza nel futuro.

E insomma, terminato il libro penso che secondo me la copertina è proprio adatta.
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The Fender Lizards are a group of roller-skating Texas waitresses who team up to challenge a professional roller derby team at a traveling carnival. But the story is really about 17-year old Dot, wondering what became of her father, who went out for cigarettes years before and never returned. Or wondering what will become of her--a high school dropout working at the Dairy Bob. Luckily, her Uncle Elbert, who nobody knew existed, shows up out of nowhere, without a job but with lots of advice. show more And he is a former skating clown, so he's lots of help to the girls' roller derby ambitions. Like many of Lansdale's books, it seems to have been written in about as long as it takes to read, but this time there is a real heart to the story. Dot's narration, brought to perfect life in the audiobook by Kasey Lansdale's narration, is that of a real person struggling with a few growing up problems, but otherwise displaying an admirable calm in the face of less than ideal circumstances. Except, when a boy tries to hold her hand, of course....

I definitely recommend seeking out the audiobook to enjoy this book to its fullest. Kasey Lansdale doesn't just read the story, she performs it. And she inhabits more than one of the characters. She's that good.
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It is easy to see why this story won the Bram Stoker. It is a gem from a master. Devastating in its bleakness as it shows not only the desolated land left by a nuclear apocalypse but also the blighted landscape of the hearts and souls of those left behind to do perhaps nothing more than prolong the moment of their death. The first to die clearly are the lucky ones because what do the survivors do to fill the void of those who are gone? To make this disturbing story all the more unsettling show more the final evil facing mankind takes a form of beauty. show less

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