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Joe R. LansdaleJoe R. Lansdale (born 1943) is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. His work has been collected in eighteen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited over a dozen anthologies.

He has received the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour Prize for Literature, the Herodotus Historical Fiction Award, the Inkpot Award for Contributions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many others.

His novella Bubba Hotep was adapted to film by Don Coscarelli, starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. His story "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" was adapted to film for Showtime's "Masters of Horror." He is Writer In Residence at Stephen F. Austin State University, and is the founder of the martial arts system Shen Chuan: Martial Science and its affiliate, Shen Chuan Family System. He is a member of both the United States and International Martial Arts Halls of Fame.

Joe Lansdale's novel Cold in July was filmed and directed by Jim Mickle and scripted by Nick Damici. It starred Michael C. Hall, Don Johnson, and Sam Shepard. Sundance TV developed his Hap and Leonard series for TV and in March it begins its second season, starring James Purefoy and Michael C. Williams.

He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas with his wife, dog, and two cats.

Joe R. Lansdale Book List and Awards
His website: www.joerlansdale.com
Similar authors: Ken Bruen, Thomas Cook, T. Jefferson Parker, Scott Sigler
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Moon Lake
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Moon Lake by Joe Lansdale

More Better Deals
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More Better Deals by Joe Lansdale

Fishing for Dinosaurs
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Fishing for Dinosaurs by Joe Lansdale

Of Mice and Minestrone
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Of Mice and Minestrone by Joe Lansdale

The Elephant of Surprise
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The Elephant of Surprise by Joe Lansdale

Rusty Puppy
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Rusty Puppy by Joe Lansdale
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Joe R. Lansdale Bibliography


Drive-In Series

  1. The Drive-In - 1988
  2. The Drive-In 2: Not Just One of Them Sequels - 1989
  3. The Drive-In: A Double-Feature - 1997 - (omnibus - compiles the first two)
  • The Complete Drive-In - omnibus - 2010

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine Series

  1. Savage Season - 1990
  2. Mucho Mojo - 1994
  3. The Two-Bear Mambo - 1995
  4. Bad Chili - 1997
  5. Rumble Tumble - 1998
  6. Veil's Visit - 1999 (with Andrew Vachss)
  7. Captains Outrageous - 2001
  8. Vanilla Ride - 2009
  9. Hyenas - 2011 (novella)
  10. Devil Red - 2011
  11. Honkytonk Samurai - 2016
  12. Coco Butternut - January 2017
  13. Rusty Puppy - February 2017
  14. Cold Cotton - 2017
  15. Jackrabbit Smile - 2018
  16. The Elephant of Surprise - March 2019

Ned the Seal Series

  1. Zeppelins West - 2001
  2. Flaming London - 2005
  3. Flaming Zeppelins - 2010
  4. The Sky Done Ripped - 2019

Other Novels

  • Act of Love - 1980
  • The Nightrunners - 1983
  • Texas Night Riders - 1983
  • Dead in the West - 1983
  • The Magic Wagon - 1986
  • Cold in July - 1989
  • Waltz of Shadows - 1999
  • Drive-By - 1993 - with Gary Gianni
  • Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo - 1994
  • The Boar - 1998
  • Freezer Burn - 1999
  • Something Lumber This Way Comes - 1999
  • Blood Dance - 2000
  • The Bottoms - 2000
  • The Big Blow - 2000
  • A Fine Dark Line - 2002
  • Bubba Ho-Tep - 2003
  • Sunset and Sawdust - 2004
  • Lost Echoes - 2006
  • The God of the Razor - 2007
  • The Shadows Kith and Kin - 2007
  • Leather Maiden - 2008
  • All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky - 2011
  • Deranged By Choice - 2011
  • Edge of Dark Water - 2012
  • The Thicket - 2013
  • Paradise Sky - 2015
  • Fender Lizards - 2015
  • Hell's Bounty - 2016
  • M.I.A. Hunter - 2016
  • Bubba and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers - 2017
  • Man With Two Lives - 2018
  • Driving to Geronimo's Grave - 2018
  • More Better Deals - 2020
  • Jane Goes North - 2020
  • Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories - 2020
  • Moon Lake - 2021

Omnibus

  • Sojan the Swordsman / Under the Warrior Star - 2010 - with Michael Moorcock

Collections

  • Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy - 1975
  • The Long Ones - 1985
  • Bestsellers Guaranteed - 1986
  • By Bizarre Hands - 1987
  • On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with the Dead Folks - 1988
  • Tight Little Stitches on a Dead Man's Back - 1988
  • aka Tight Little Stitches
  • Electric Gumbo - 1994
  • Writer of the Purple Rage - 1994
  • A Fist Full of Stories - and Articles - 1996
  • High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale - 1997
  • Atomic Chili - 1997
  • The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent - 1997
  • Private Eye Action As You Like It - 1998 - with Lewis Shiner
  • Selected Stories by Joe R. Lansdale - 2001
  • For a Few Stories More - 2002
  • Bumper Crop - 2004
  • Mad Dog Summer: And Other Stories - 2004
  • The King and Other Stories - 2005
  • Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale - 2009
  • Unchained and Unhinged - 2009
  • The Best of Joe R. Lansdale - 2010
  • Deadman's Road - 2010
  • Horror Hall of Fame - 2011 - Editor

Chapbooks

  • The Steel Valentine - 1986

Graphic Novels

  • Dead Folks - 2004
  • The Night They Missed the Horror Show - 2006
  • Conan and the Songs of the Dead - 2007
  • Tales from the Crypt Boxed Set: Vol. #5 - 8 - 2009 - with Greg Farshtey, John L Lansdale, Fred Van Lente, Stefan Petrucha and Jim Salicrup
  • Pigeons From Hell - 2009
  • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper - 2010 - with Robert Bloch, Kevin Colden and John L Lansdale

Novellas

  • Christmas with the Dead - 2010
  • Dread Island: A Classics Mutilated Tale - 2011

Series contributed to:

  • Batman
  • Captured by the Engines - 1991
  • Terror on the High Skies - 1992
  • Tarzan 2 - with Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • The Lost Adventure - 1995

Anthologies edited

  • Best of the West - 1986
  • Razored Saddles - 1989 - with Pat LoBrutto
  • Dark at Heart: All New Tales of Dark Suspense - 1992 - with Karen Lansdale
  • Weird Business - 1995 - with Richard Klaw
  • Retro Pulp Tales - 2004
  • Lords of the Razor - 2004 - with William Schafer and Bill Sheehan
  • The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners - 2004
  • Son of Retro Pulp Tales - 2009 - with Keith Lansdale
  • Crucified Dreams - 2011

Anthologies containing stories by Joe R Lansdale:

  • Fears - 1983
  • Shadows 6 - 1983
  • 100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories - 1984
  • Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural - 1984
  • After Midnight - 1986
  • Best of the Horror Show: An Adventure in Terror - 1987
  • Masques 2 - 1987
  • Silver Scream - 1988
  • Book of the Dead - 1989
  • The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection - 1989
  • aka Demons and Dreams
  • Urban Horrors - 1990
  • The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection - 1990
  • The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection - 1991
  • Dark Voices 4: The Pan Book of Horror - 1992
  • Midnight Graffiti - 1992
  • Nursery Crimes - 1993
  • The King Is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem - 1994
  • 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories - 1995
  • 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories - 1995
  • Adventures of the Batman - 1995
  • Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories - 1995
  • Tales of the Batman - 1995
  • Warriors of Blood and Dream - 1995
  • 100 Tiny Tales of Terror - 1996
  • Millennium - 1997
  • Wild Women - 1997
  • 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment - 1998
  • 100 Hilarious Little Howlers - 1999

Joe R. Lansdale Awards


  • 2014 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for "Fishing for Dinosaurs"

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