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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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book is flat-out incredible.\" --John Skipp, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling author-turned-filmmaker of \u003c\/i\u003eThis Is Splatterpunk\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLansdale 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTable of contents\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Joe Hill\u003cbr\u003e\"The Folding Man\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Hoodoo Man and the Midnight Train\"\u003cbr\u003e\"God of the Razor\"\u003cbr\u003e\"My Dead Dog Bobby\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Tight Little Stitches in a Deadman's Back\"\u003cbr\u003e\"By Bizarre Hands\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Love Doll: A Fable\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Mister Weed-Eater\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Bleeding Shadow\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Not From Detroit\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Hungry Snow\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Dog, Cat, and Baby\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBubba Ho-tep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fish Night\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Night They Missed the Horror Show\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe R. Lansdale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld Horror Grandmaster Joe R. Lansdale has received eleven Bram Stoker Awards as well as, the Edgar, Raymond Chandler, British Fantasy, Spur, Golden Lion, and Inkpot Awards. Lansdale has written more than forty novels and four hundred shorter works. His novels include the fourteen novel \u003ci\u003eHap \u0026amp; Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eDead in the West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nightrunners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Drive-In\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold in July\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bottoms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thicket\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoon Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Donut Legion\u003c\/i\u003e. His short story collections include four volumes in the \u003ci\u003eHap \u0026amp; Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eTerror Is Our Business\u003c\/i\u003e (with Kasey Lansdale), \u003ci\u003eThings Get Ugly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited fifteen anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eWeird Business\u003c\/i\u003e (with Richard Klaw) and \u003ci\u003eCrucified Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e. Lansdale's works that have been adapted for film treatments include \u003ci\u003eBubba Ho-Tep\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHap and Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e TV series (starring James Purefoy and Michael K. Williams), and \u003ci\u003eCold in July\u003c\/i\u003e; \"Incident On and Off a Mountain Road\" for \u003ci\u003eMasters of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e; as well as stories for \u003ci\u003eLove, Death + Robots\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreepshow\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written graphic novels for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, and others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe R. Lansdale lives with his wife, Karen, in Nacogdoches, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joe R. 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