Joe R. Lansdale is the winner of the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award, and six Bram Stoker Awards. He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction, Western, Thriller, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Urban Fantasy
New Books
Series
Hap Collins and Leonard Pine
1. Savage Season (1990)
2. Mucho Mojo (1994)
3. The Two-Bear Mambo (1995)
4. Bad Chili (1997)
5. Rumble Tumble (1998)
6. Captains Outrageous (2001)
7. Vanilla Ride (2009)
8. Devil Red (2011)
9. Honky Tonk Samurai (2016)
10. Rusty Puppy (2017)
11. Jackrabbit Smile (2018)
12. The Elephant of Surprise (2019)
1. Savage Season (1990)
2. Mucho Mojo (1994)
3. The Two-Bear Mambo (1995)
4. Bad Chili (1997)
5. Rumble Tumble (1998)
6. Captains Outrageous (2001)
7. Vanilla Ride (2009)
8. Devil Red (2011)
9. Honky Tonk Samurai (2016)
10. Rusty Puppy (2017)
11. Jackrabbit Smile (2018)
12. The Elephant of Surprise (2019)
Lost Lansdale
1. Waltz of Shadows (1999)
2. Something Lumber This Way Comes (1999)
3. Blood Dance (2000)
1. Waltz of Shadows (1999)
2. Something Lumber This Way Comes (1999)
3. Blood Dance (2000)
Hap and Leonard Collections
Veil's Visit (1999) (with Andrew Vachss)
Hap and Leonard (2016)
Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be (2016)
Blood and Lemonade (2017)
The Big Book of Hap and Leonard (2018)
Of Mice and Minestrone (2020)
Born for Trouble (2022)
Veil's Visit (1999) (with Andrew Vachss)
Hap and Leonard (2016)
Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be (2016)
Blood and Lemonade (2017)
The Big Book of Hap and Leonard (2018)
Of Mice and Minestrone (2020)
Born for Trouble (2022)
Novels
Act of Love (1981)
Dead in the West (1983)
The Nightrunners (1983)
Texas Night Riders (1983)
The Magic Wagon (1986)
Cold in July (1989)
Drive-By (1993) (with Gary Gianni)
Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo (1994)
The Boar (1998)
Freezer Burn (1999)
The Bottoms (2000)
The Big Blow (2000)
A Fine Dark Line (2002)
Sunset and Sawdust (2004)
Lost Echoes (2007)
The Shadows Kith and Kin (2007)
The God of the Razor (2007)
Leather Maiden (2008)
All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky (2011)
Edge of Dark Water (2012)
Deadman's Crossing (2012)
Trapped in the Saturday Matinee (2012)
The Thicket (2013)
Crawling Sky (2013) (with Brian Denham and Keith Lansdale)
Fender Lizards (2015)
Hell's Bounty (2016) (with John L Lansdale)
Jane Goes North (2020)
More Better Deals (2020)
Moon Lake (2021)
The Donut Legion (2023)
Dead in the West (1983)
The Nightrunners (1983)
Texas Night Riders (1983)
The Magic Wagon (1986)
Cold in July (1989)
Drive-By (1993) (with Gary Gianni)
Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo (1994)
The Boar (1998)
Freezer Burn (1999)
The Bottoms (2000)
The Big Blow (2000)
A Fine Dark Line (2002)
Sunset and Sawdust (2004)
Lost Echoes (2007)
The Shadows Kith and Kin (2007)
The God of the Razor (2007)
Leather Maiden (2008)
All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky (2011)
Edge of Dark Water (2012)
Deadman's Crossing (2012)
Trapped in the Saturday Matinee (2012)
The Thicket (2013)
Crawling Sky (2013) (with Brian Denham and Keith Lansdale)
Fender Lizards (2015)
Hell's Bounty (2016) (with John L Lansdale)
Jane Goes North (2020)
More Better Deals (2020)
Moon Lake (2021)
The Donut Legion (2023)
Collections
Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy (1975)
The Long Ones (1985)
Bestsellers Guaranteed (1986)
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
By Bizarre Hands (1989)
Writer of the Purple Rage (1994)
Electric Gumbo (1994)
A Fist Full of Stories (and Articles) (1996)
High Cotton (1997)
Atomic Chili (1997)
The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent (1997)
Private Eye Action As You Like It (1998) (with Lewis Shiner)
For a Few Stories More (2002)
Bumper Crop (2004)
Mad Dog Summer (2004)
The King and Other Stories (2005)
Sanctified and Chicken-Fried (2009)
Unchained and Unhinged (2009)
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale (2010)
Deadman's Road (2010)
Zombies: The Recent Dead (2011) (with others)
Shadows West (2012) (with John L Lansdale)
Horror For Good (2012) (with others)
Bleeding Shadows (2013)
Fear & Haunting (2014) (with others)
I Tell You It's Love (2014)
Dead on the Bones (2016)
Terror Is Our Business (2018) (with Kasey Lansdale)
Christmas Horror Vol. 1 (2018) (with others)
Cosmic Interruptions (2018)
Driving to Geronimo's Grave (2018)
Blood in the Gears (2019)
The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories (2020) (with others)
Fishing for Dinosaurs (2020)
Apache Witch (poems) (2021)
The Tall Grass and Other Stories (2021)
The Nightrunners Reloaded (2022)
Gothic Wounds (2022)
The Events Concerning (2022)
Horrible Little Stories (2023) (with others)
Things Get Ugly (2023)
Hot Iron and Cold Blood (2023) (with others)
The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories (2023)
The Long Ones (1985)
Bestsellers Guaranteed (1986)
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
By Bizarre Hands (1989)
Writer of the Purple Rage (1994)
Electric Gumbo (1994)
A Fist Full of Stories (and Articles) (1996)
High Cotton (1997)
Atomic Chili (1997)
The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent (1997)
Private Eye Action As You Like It (1998) (with Lewis Shiner)
For a Few Stories More (2002)
Bumper Crop (2004)
Mad Dog Summer (2004)
The King and Other Stories (2005)
Sanctified and Chicken-Fried (2009)
Unchained and Unhinged (2009)
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale (2010)
Deadman's Road (2010)
Zombies: The Recent Dead (2011) (with others)
Shadows West (2012) (with John L Lansdale)
Horror For Good (2012) (with others)
Bleeding Shadows (2013)
Fear & Haunting (2014) (with others)
I Tell You It's Love (2014)
Dead on the Bones (2016)
Terror Is Our Business (2018) (with Kasey Lansdale)
Christmas Horror Vol. 1 (2018) (with others)
Cosmic Interruptions (2018)
Driving to Geronimo's Grave (2018)
Blood in the Gears (2019)
The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories (2020) (with others)
Fishing for Dinosaurs (2020)
Apache Witch (poems) (2021)
The Tall Grass and Other Stories (2021)
The Nightrunners Reloaded (2022)
Gothic Wounds (2022)
The Events Concerning (2022)
Horrible Little Stories (2023) (with others)
Things Get Ugly (2023)
Hot Iron and Cold Blood (2023) (with others)
The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories (2023)
Anthologies edited
Best of the West (1986)
The New Frontier (1989)
Razored Saddles (1989) (with Pat LoBrutto)
Dark at Heart (1992) (with Karen Lansdale)
Weird Business (1995) (with Richard Klaw)
The Horror Hall of Fame (2004)
Retro Pulp Tales (2006)
Lords of the Razor (2006) (with William Schafer and Bill Sheehan)
Son of Retro Pulp Tales (2009) (with Keith Lansdale)
Crucified Dreams (2011)
The Urban Fantasy Anthology (2011) (with Peter S Beagle)
The New Frontier (1989)
Razored Saddles (1989) (with Pat LoBrutto)
Dark at Heart (1992) (with Karen Lansdale)
Weird Business (1995) (with Richard Klaw)
The Horror Hall of Fame (2004)
Retro Pulp Tales (2006)
Lords of the Razor (2006) (with William Schafer and Bill Sheehan)
Son of Retro Pulp Tales (2009) (with Keith Lansdale)
Crucified Dreams (2011)
The Urban Fantasy Anthology (2011) (with Peter S Beagle)
Chapbooks
Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Red Range (1999)
Dead Folks (2004)
The Night They Missed the Horror Show (2006)
Conan and the Songs of the Dead (2007)
Pigeons From Hell (2009)
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper (2010) (with Robert Bloch, Kevin Colden and John L Lansdale)
H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror (2012) (with H P Lovecraft)
Jonah Hex (2014)
The Steam Man (2016) (with Mark Alan Miller)
Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers (2019) (with Joshua Jabcuga)
Prisoner of Violence (2022) (with Keith Lansdale)
Dead Folks (2004)
The Night They Missed the Horror Show (2006)
Conan and the Songs of the Dead (2007)
Pigeons From Hell (2009)
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper (2010) (with Robert Bloch, Kevin Colden and John L Lansdale)
H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror (2012) (with H P Lovecraft)
Jonah Hex (2014)
The Steam Man (2016) (with Mark Alan Miller)
Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers (2019) (with Joshua Jabcuga)
Prisoner of Violence (2022) (with Keith Lansdale)
Novellas and Short Stories
Christmas with the Dead (2010)
Dread Island (2011)
That Hellbound Train (2011) (with Robert Bloch and John L Lansdale)
In Waders from Mars (2012) (with Karen Lansdale and Keith Lansdale)
Hot in December (2013)
The Ape Man's Brother (2014)
Man With Two Lives (2018)
Surveillance (2021)
The Tall Grass (2021)
Dread Island (2011)
That Hellbound Train (2011) (with Robert Bloch and John L Lansdale)
In Waders from Mars (2012) (with Karen Lansdale and Keith Lansdale)
Hot in December (2013)
The Ape Man's Brother (2014)
Man With Two Lives (2018)
Surveillance (2021)
The Tall Grass (2021)
Omnibus editions
Cold in July / Savage Season (1990)
Sojan the Swordsman / Under the Warrior Star (2010) (with Michael Moorcock)
Christmas Horror Volume 1 (2015) (with John M Skipp and Jeff Strand)
Sojan the Swordsman / Under the Warrior Star (2010) (with Michael Moorcock)
Christmas Horror Volume 1 (2015) (with John M Skipp and Jeff Strand)
Series contributed to
Anthologies containing stories by Joe R Lansdale
Fears (1983)
Shadows 6 (1983)
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (1984)
Masques (1984)
After Midnight (1986)
Masques 2 (1987)
Best of the Horror Show (1987)
Silver Scream (1988)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Book of the Dead (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Urban Horrors (1990)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection (1991)
Dark Voices 4 (1992)
Midnight Graffiti (1992)
Nursery Crimes (1993)
The King Is Dead (1994)
Adventures of the Batman (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Warriors of Blood and Dream (1995)
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (1995)
Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Wild Women (1997)
Millennium (1997)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
999 (1999)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Shadows 6 (1983)
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (1984)
Masques (1984)
After Midnight (1986)
Masques 2 (1987)
Best of the Horror Show (1987)
Silver Scream (1988)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Book of the Dead (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Urban Horrors (1990)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection (1991)
Dark Voices 4 (1992)
Midnight Graffiti (1992)
Nursery Crimes (1993)
The King Is Dead (1994)
Adventures of the Batman (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Warriors of Blood and Dream (1995)
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (1995)
Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Wild Women (1997)
Millennium (1997)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
999 (1999)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Short stories
The Dump (1981) | |||
Mummy Buyer (1981) | |||
The White Rabbit (1981) | |||
Chompers (1982) | |||
Fish Night (1982) | |||
By the Hair of the Head (1983) | |||
Personality Problem (1983) | |||
A Change of Lifestyle (1984) (with Karen Lansdale) | |||
Down By the Sea Near the Great Big Rock (1984) | |||
On a Dark October (1984) | |||
Bestsellers Guaranteed [short story] (1985) | |||
Duck Hunt (1986) | |||
The Shaggy House (1986) | |||
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back (1986) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
Boo, Yourself (1987) | |||
Dog, Cat, and Baby (1987) | |||
The Fat Man (1987) | |||
The God of the Razor [short story] (1987) | |||
My Dead Dog, Bobby (1987) | |||
By Bizarre Hands [short story] (1988) | |||
Night They Missed the Horror Show (1988) | World Fantasy (nominee) Bram Stoker | ||
Not from Detroit (1988) | |||
Bob the Dinosaur Goes to Disneyland (1989) | |||
The Job (1989) | |||
On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks (1989) | World Fantasy (nominee) Bram Stoker | ||
Pentecostal Punk Rock (1989) | |||
The Steel Valentine [short story] (1989) | |||
Subway Jack (1989) | |||
Bar Talk (1990) | |||
Belly Laugh, or The Joker's Trick or Treat (1990) | |||
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (1991) | |||
Love Doll: A Fable (1991) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
The Phone Woman (1991) | |||
The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found in a Harlequin Romance (1992) | Bram Stoker | ||
Buba Ho-tep (1994) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
Bubba Ho-Tep [short story] (1994) | |||
The Companion (1995) (with Keith and Kasey Jo Lansdale) | |||
Master of Misery (1995) | |||
The Big Blow [short story] (1997) | Bram Stoker | ||
Mad Dog Summer [short story] (1999) | Bram Stoker |
Awards
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Joe R Lansdale recommends

The Legend of Charlie Fish (2023)
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Salvage This World (2023)
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"Man, did I like this one. Southern, wet and gritty. Storm-filled and laced with fear and tension, as well as realistic and engaging characters, I found this world grimly enticing."

This Train (2022)
James Grady
"James Grady is a long-established master of the thriller, and he proves it here. Grab your hat, and don't let the strong wind of suspense blow it off. Highly recommended."

Body Shocks (2021)
Ellen Datlow
"The most respected anthologist of our time, Ellen Datlow has earned a permanent place in the history of prominent editorship of the dark and fantastic. She has left a mark that is unlikely to be surpassed."
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