Book Series Guide

Author guide

Joe R. Lansdale Books in Order

Joe R. Lansdale is an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, screenwriter, playwright, comic-book writer, and poet. His work spans crime, horror, western, science fiction, suspense, and dark humor, often blending several genres. He is best known for the Hap Collins and Leonard Pine mysteries, The Drive-In trilogy, and novels including The Bottoms, Cold in July, and The Thicket.

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Savage Season

The first Hap and Leonard novel and the clearest entry point to Lansdale's signature crime series.

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Cold in July

A compact standalone crime novel that showcases Lansdale's Texas noir.

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By Bizarre Hands

A representative early short-story collection spanning Lansdale's horror, crime, western, and darkly comic modes.

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Books by series

novel-series · ongoing

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine

Crime mysteries and related stories featuring East Texas friends Hap Collins and Leonard Pine.

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  1. 1 Cover of Savage Season
    Savage Season

    Book 1 · novel · 1990

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  2. 2 Cover of Mucho Mojo
    Mucho Mojo

    Book 2 · novel · 1994

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  3. 3 Cover of The Two-Bear Mambo
    The Two-Bear Mambo

    Book 3 · novel · 1995

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  4. 4 Cover of Bad Chili
    Bad Chili

    Book 4 · novel · 1997

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  5. 5 Cover of Rumble Tumble
    Rumble Tumble

    Book 5 · novel · 1998

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  6. 6 Cover of Captains Outrageous
    Captains Outrageous

    Book 6 · novel · 2001

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  7. 7 Cover of Vanilla Ride
    Vanilla Ride

    Book 7 · novel · 2009

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  8. 8 Cover of Devil Red
    Devil Red

    Book 8 · novel · 2011

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  9. 9 Cover of Hyenas
    Hyenas

    Book 9 · novella · 2011 Optional

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  10. 10 Cover of Dead Aim
    Dead Aim

    Book 10 · novella · 2013 Optional

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    Briar Patch Boogie

    Book 11 · novelette · 2015

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  12. 11 Cover of Honky Tonk Samurai
    Honky Tonk Samurai

    Book 12 · novel · 2016

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  13. 13 Cover of Hoodoo Harry
    Hoodoo Harry

    Book 13 · novella · 2016

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  14. 14 Cover of Coco Butternut
    Coco Butternut

    Book 14 · novella · 2017

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  15. 12 Cover of Rusty Puppy
    Rusty Puppy

    Book 15 · novel · 2017

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  16. 16 Cover of Blood and Lemonade
    Blood and Lemonade

    Book 16 · mosaic novel · 2017

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    Cold Cotton

    Book 17 · novella · 2017

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  18. 13 Cover of Jackrabbit Smile
    Jackrabbit Smile

    Book 18 · novel · 2018

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  19. 14 Cover of The Elephant of Surprise
    The Elephant of Surprise

    Book 19 · novel · 2019

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  20. 20 Cover of Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years
    Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years

    Book 20 · short-story collection · 2020

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  21. 21 Cover of Born for Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard
    Born for Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard

    Book 21 · novella collection · 2022

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  22. 15 Cover of Sugar on the Bones
    Sugar on the Bones

    Book 22 · novel · 2024

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  23. 16 Cover of Hatchet Girls
    Hatchet Girls

    Book 23 · novel · 2025

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  24. 24 Cover of Veil's Visit: A Taste of Hap and Leonard
    Veil's Visit: A Taste of Hap and Leonard

    Book 24 · short-story collection · 1999

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  25. 25 Cover of Hap and Leonard
    Hap and Leonard

    Book 25 · short-story collection · 2016

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  26. 26 Cover of Hap and Leonard Ride Again
    Hap and Leonard Ride Again

    Book 26 · short-story collection · 2016

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novel-series · complete

The Drive-In

A darkly comic horror trilogy set around a monstrous Texas drive-in movie theater.

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  1. 1
    The Drive-In: A 'B' Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas

    Book 1 · novel · 1988

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  2. 2
    The Drive-In 2: Not Just One of Them Sequels

    Book 2 · novel · 1989

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  3. 3
    The Drive-In: The Bus Tour

    Book 3 · novel · 2005

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novel-series · ongoing

Ned the Seal

A surreal western and science-fiction series following Ned the Seal.

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  1. 1
    Zeppelins West

    Book 1 · novel · 2001

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  2. 2
    Flaming London

    Book 2 · novel · 2005

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  3. 3 Cover of The Sky Done Ripped
    The Sky Done Ripped

    Book 3 · novel · 2019

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publication-series · complete

Lost Lansdale

A sequence of previously unpublished or rarely published Lansdale works and collections.

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  1. 1
    Waltz of Shadows

    Book 1 · novel · 1999

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  2. 2 Cover of Something Lumber This Way Comes, or, The House from Space
    Something Lumber This Way Comes, or, The House from Space

    Book 2 · novella · 1999

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  3. 3
    Blood Dance

    Book 3 · novel · 2000

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  4. 4
    For a Few Stories More

    Book 4 · short-story collection · 2002

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novel-series · complete

Batman novels

Joe R. Lansdale's Batman novels.

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  1. 1
    Batman: Captured by the Engines

    Book 1 · novel · 1991

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  2. 2
    Batman: Terror on the High Skies

    Book 2 · junior novel · 1992

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graphic-series · complete

Jonah Hex

Joe R. Lansdale's Jonah Hex comic-book stories with artist Timothy Truman and collaborators.

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  1. 1
    Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo

    Book 1 · graphic series · 1993

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  2. 2
    Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such

    Book 2 · graphic series · 1995

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  3. 3 Cover of Jonah Hex: Shadows West
    Jonah Hex: Shadows West

    Book 3 · graphic series · 1999

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novel-series · complete

Mark Stone: M.I.A. Hunter

Paperback military-adventure novels written under the pseudonym Jack Buchanan with other collaborators.

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  1. 1
    Hanoi Deathgrip

    Book 3 · co-authored novel · 1985

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  2. 2
    Mountain Massacre

    Book 4 · co-authored novel · 1985

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  3. 3
    Saigon Slaughter

    Book 7 · co-authored novel · 1987

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (47)
  1. Cover of Act of Love
    Act of Love

    novel · 1981

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  2. Texas Night Riders

    novel · 1983

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  3. Cover of Dead in the West
    Dead in the West

    novel · 1986

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  4. Cover of The Magic Wagon
    The Magic Wagon

    novel · 1986

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  5. Cover of The Nightrunners
    The Nightrunners

    novel · 1987

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  6. Cover of Cold in July
    Cold in July

    novel · 1989

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  7. Cover of Tarzan: The Lost Adventure
    Tarzan: The Lost Adventure

    completed novel · 1995

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  8. Cover of The Boar
    The Boar

    novel · 1998

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  9. Cover of Freezer Burn
    Freezer Burn

    novel · 1999

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  10. Cover of The Big Blow
    The Big Blow

    novel · 2000

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  11. Cover of The Bottoms
    The Bottoms

    novel · 2000

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  12. Cover of A Fine Dark Line
    A Fine Dark Line

    novel · 2002

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  13. Cover of Sunset and Sawdust
    Sunset and Sawdust

    novel · 2004

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  14. Cover of Lost Echoes
    Lost Echoes

    novel · 2007

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  15. Cover of Leather Maiden
    Leather Maiden

    novel · 2008

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  16. Under the Warrior Star

    novel · 2010

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  17. Cover of All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky
    All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky

    novel · 2011

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  18. Cover of The Edge of Dark Water
    The Edge of Dark Water

    novel · 2012

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  19. In Waders from Mars

    novel · 2012

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  20. Cover of The Thicket
    The Thicket

    novel · 2013

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  21. Cover of The Ape Man's Brother
    The Ape Man's Brother

    novella · 2013

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  22. A Bone Dead Sadness

    novella · 2012

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  23. Cover of Hot in December
    Hot in December

    novella · 2013

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  24. Cover of Prisoner 489
    Prisoner 489

    novella · 2014

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  25. Cover of Black Hat Jack
    Black Hat Jack

    novella · 2014

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  26. Cover of Paradise Sky
    Paradise Sky

    novel · 2015

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  27. Cover of Fender Lizards
    Fender Lizards

    novel · 2015

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  28. Bubba and the Cosmic Bloodsuckers

    novel · 2017

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  29. Jane Goes North

    novel · 2020

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  30. Cover of More Better Deals
    More Better Deals

    novel · 2020

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  31. Cover of Moon Lake
    Moon Lake

    novel · 2021

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  32. Radiant Apples

    novella · 2021

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  33. Cover of The Donut Legion
    The Donut Legion

    novel · 2023

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  34. Cover of Shooting Star
    Shooting Star

    novella · 2023

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  35. Cover of The Unlikely Affair of the Crawling Razor
    The Unlikely Affair of the Crawling Razor

    novella · 2024

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  36. The Long Ones: Nuthin' but Novellas

    novella collection · 1999

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  37. Cover of Driving to Geronimo's Grave and Other Stories
    Driving to Geronimo's Grave and Other Stories

    novella collection · 2018

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  38. Cover of Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories
    Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories

    novella collection · 2020

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  39. Cover of The Events Concerning
    The Events Concerning

    novella collection · 2022

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  40. Cover of On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks
    On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks

    novella · 1989

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  41. Cover of Bubba Ho-Tep
    Bubba Ho-Tep

    novella · 1994

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  42. Duck Footed

    novella · 2005

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  43. Dread Island

    novella · 2010

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  44. Red Range

    graphic novel · 1999

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  45. Lansdale and Truman's Dead Folks

    graphic novel · 2003

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  46. Cover of The Drive-In
    The Drive-In

    graphic novel · 2005

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  47. Crawling Sky

    graphic novel · 2013

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Short fiction (30)
  1. Cover of By Bizarre Hands
    By Bizarre Hands

    short-story collection · 1989

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  2. Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy

    short-story collection · 1991

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  3. Bestsellers Guaranteed

    short-story collection · 1993

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  4. Electric Gumbo: A Lansdale Reader

    short-story collection · 1994

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  5. Cover of Writer of the Purple Rage
    Writer of the Purple Rage

    short-story collection · 1994

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  6. A Fist Full of Stories (and Articles)

    short-story and essay collection · 1996

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  7. The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent

    short-story collection · 1997

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  8. Cover of High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale
    High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale

    short-story collection · 2000

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  9. A Little Green Book of Monster Stories

    short-story collection · 2003

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  10. Cover of Bumper Crop
    Bumper Crop

    short-story collection · 2004

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  11. Cover of Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories
    Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories

    short-story collection · 2004

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  12. Cover of The God of the Razor
    The God of the Razor

    short-story collection · 2007

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  13. The Shadows, Kith and Kin

    short-story collection · 2007

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  14. Cover of Sanctified and Chicken Fried
    Sanctified and Chicken Fried

    short-story collection · 2009

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  15. Unchained and Unhinged

    short-story collection · 2009

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  16. Cover of Deadman's Road
    Deadman's Road

    short-story collection · 2010

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  17. Trapped in the Saturday Matinee

    short-story collection · 2012

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  18. Cover of Bleeding Shadows
    Bleeding Shadows

    short-story collection · 2013

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  19. Cover of Dead on the Bones: Pulp on Fire
    Dead on the Bones: Pulp on Fire

    short-story and novella collection · 2016

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  20. Cosmic Interruptions

    short-story collection · 2018

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  21. Blood in the Gears

    short-story collection · 2019

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  22. Wet Juju

    short-story collection · 2020

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  23. Gothic Wounds

    short-story collection · 2021

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  24. Cover of Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Stories of Joe R. Lansdale
    Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Stories of Joe R. Lansdale

    short-story collection · 2023

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  25. Cover of The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories
    The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories

    short-story collection · 2023

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  26. Cover of In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft
    In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft

    short-story collection · 2024

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  27. Cover of The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale
    The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale

    short-story collection · 2025

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  28. Written with a Razor: Short Stories and a Screenplay

    screenplay and story collection · 2012

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Essays and speeches (1)
  1. Cover of Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be
    Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be

    essays and memoir · 2016

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Poetry (1)
  1. Apache Witch and Other Poetic Observations

    poetry collection · 2021

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Plays (1)
  1. Shadows West

    screenplay collection · 2012

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Collaborations (6)
  1. Hell's Bounty

    co-authored novel · 2016

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  2. Big Lizard

    co-authored novel · 2020

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  3. Private Eye Action, As You Like It

    co-authored short-story collection · 1998

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  4. A Pair of Aces

    co-authored short-story collection · 2014

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  5. Cover of Terror Is Our Business: Dana Roberts' Casebook of Horrors
    Terror Is Our Business: Dana Roberts' Casebook of Horrors

    co-authored novella collection · 2018

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  6. Dark Kin

    co-authored short-story collection · 2023

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Other (17)
  1. Cover of The Steel Valentine
    The Steel Valentine

    chapbook · 1991

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  2. Steppin' Out, Summer '68

    chapbook · 1992

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  3. Cover of Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back
    Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back

    chapbook · 1992

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  4. My Dead Dog Bobby

    chapbook · 1998

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  5. Triple Feature

    chapbook · 1999

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  6. Cover of Christmas with the Dead
    Christmas with the Dead

    chapbook · 2010

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  7. Cover of The Hungry Snow
    The Hungry Snow

    chapbook · 2021

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  8. The Lone Ranger and Tonto

    graphic series · 1993

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  9. Blood and Shadows

    graphic series · 1996

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  10. The Spirit: The New Adventures #8

    graphic work · 1998

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  11. Cover of Conan and the Songs of the Dead
    Conan and the Songs of the Dead

    graphic series · 2006

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  12. Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #32

    graphic work · 2008

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  13. Pigeons from Hell

    graphic series · 2008

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  14. Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

    graphic series · 2010

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  15. That Hell-Bound Train

    graphic series · 2011

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  16. 30 Days of Night: Night Again

    graphic series · 2011

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  17. Cover of H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror
    H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror

    graphic series · 2011

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