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The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale

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Joe R. Lansdale (Author)

Joe Hill (Introduction by)

Contributors: Joe R. Lansdale (Author) ; Joe Hill (Introduction by)

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In this career horror retrospective, World Horror Grandmaster Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-tep; Hap and Leonard) tackles racism and human cruelty as deftly as he conjures demon nuns and Elder Gods. Featuring an original introduction from Joe Hill, this much-anticipated volume showcases the best of Lansdale's terrifying short stories--menacing, astute, and wildly inappropriate.

"This book is flat-out incredible." --John Skipp, New York Times bestselling author-turned-filmmaker of This Is Splatterpunk

Bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale is known for his gritty mysteries and his eccentric horror. As an eleven-time Bram Stoker Award winner, Joe Lansdale cooks up an inimitable recipe of Southern Gothic and Southern fried chicken that continues to delight his many fans and influence generations of horror legends.

Lansdale mashes up crime, Gothic, mystery, fantasy, and science-fiction, filtered through a raw, violent world of dark humor and unique characters. Lansdale is one of the early American horror writers to portray racism not as abstract but as realistic, intimate, and impossible to ignore.

In Lansdale's nightmarish visions, you'll discover psychotic demon nuns, a psychopathic preacher, cannibals, 80-year-old Elvis, undead strippers, flying ghost fish, Elder Gods, possessed cars, and the worst evil of all: mankind.

Table of contents
Introduction by Joe Hill
"The Folding Man"
"Hoodoo Man and the Midnight Train"
"God of the Razor"
"My Dead Dog Bobby"
"Tight Little Stitches in a Deadman's Back"
"By Bizarre Hands"
On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folk
"Love Doll: A Fable"
"Mister Weed-Eater"
"The Bleeding Shadow"
"Not From Detroit"
"The Hungry Snow"
"Dog, Cat, and Baby"
Bubba Ho-tep
"Fish Night"
"Night They Missed the Horror Show"
ISBN-10: 1616964464
ISBN-13: 9781616964467
Author: Lansdale, Joe R., Hill, Joe, N/A
Publisher: Tachyon Publications

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781616964467

ISBN-10: 1616964464

Publish Date: October 7, 2025

On Sale Date: January 1, 0001

Language: English

Pages: 332

Dimensions: 8.99 × 6.03 × 0.94 in

Weight: 0.9 lbs

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