Joe R. Lansdale bibliography

Joe R. Lansdale
bibliography

Joe Lansdale at book signing.

Novels↙| 63
Articles↙| 2
Stories↙| 26
Collections↙| 31
Pamphlets↙| 10
Comics↙| 79
Scripts↙| 1
Interviews↙| 1
Books edited↙| 15
References and footnotes

This is a list of works by author Joe R. Lansdale.

Dates by original publication; some novels or stories were written years prior to actual publication.

## Hap Collins and Leonard Pine Mysteries[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes

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Savage Season | 1990 | Novel | 176 | Mark V. Ziesing, Bram Stoker Award nominee
Mucho Mojo | 1994 | Novel | 308 | Cemetery Dance Publications limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
The Two-Bear Mambo | 1995 | Novel | 273 | Mysterious Press
Bad Chili | 1997 | Novel | 219 | Mojo Press limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
Rumble Tumble | 1998 | Novel | 229 | Subterranean Press limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
Veil's Visit: a Taste of Hap and Leonard | 1999 | Stories and excerpts | 160 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Includes the eponymous story co-written with Andrew Vachss
Captains Outrageous | 2001 | Novel | 323 | Subterranean Press limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
Vanilla Ride | 2009 | Novel | 243 | Knopf Publishing
Devil Red | 2011 | Novel | 205 | Knopf Publishing
Hyenas: a Hap and Leonard Novella | 2011 | Novella | 100 | Subterranean Press limited hardcover and trade edition
Dead Aim | 2013 | Novella | 102 | Subterranean Press limited hardcover and trade edition
Briar Patch Boogie: A Hap and Leonard Novelette | 2015 | Long story | 56 | Gere Donovan Press, Kindle e-book.
Honky Tonk Samurai[1] | 2016 | Novel | 352 | Mulholland Books.
Hap and Leonard[2] | 2016 | Short story collection | 230 | Tachyon Publications, Trade paperback.
Hap and Leonard Ride Again | 2016 | Short story collection |  | Tachyon Publications and Kindle E-book.
Hoodoo Harry | 2016 | Novella | 72 | The Mysterious Bookshop. Limited hardcover or paperback.[3]
Coco Butternut: A Hap and Leonard Novella | 2017 | Novella | 88 | Subterranean Press. Hardcover and Kindle e-book.
Rusty Puppy (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine) | 2017 | Novel | 288 | Mulholland Books. Hardcover and Kindle e-book.[4]
Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade | 2017 | Mosaic novel | 240 | Tachyon Publications, trade paperback.[5][6]
Cold Cotton: A Hap and Leonard Novella | 2017 | Novella | 108 | Crossroads Press. Only available through Amazon Kindle. May be published as a hard copy at a later date.[7]
Jackrabbit Smile | 2018 | Novel | 242 | Muholland books. Released on March 27, 2018.
The Elephant of Surprise  | 2019 | Novel | 288 | Muholland Books
The Big Book of Hap and Leonard | 2019 | Omnibus | 336 | SST Publications. Hardcopy limited to 400 copies and now out of print. Trade paperback from Tachyon Publications and Amazon Kindle available.
Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years | 2020 | Short story collection | 240 | Tachyon Publications, May 14, 2020.
Born for Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard | 2022 | collection of novellas | 310 | Tachyon Publications, March 2022
Sugar on the Bones  | 2024 | Novel | 336 | Muholland Books

## Other novels[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes

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Act of Love | 1981 | Novel | 319 | Cemetery Dance Publications, Reissued by Subterranean Press in 2012 with a new introduction and novella
Texas Night Riders | 1983 | Novel | 152 | Subterranean Press limited edition, originally published under the pseudonym Ray Slater
Dead in the West | 1986 | Novel | 148 | Space and Time paperback in 1986 under Night Shade Books. Reissue in 2005. Originally written in 1980
The Magic Wagon | 1986 | Novel | 153 | Doubleday, Subterranean Press limited edition hardcover and trade paperback; Borderlands Press
The Nightrunners | 1987 | Novel | 242 | Dark Harvest Books and in the short story collection The God of the Razor by Subterranean Press. Reissued in mass paperback in December 1995 by Carroll & Graf Publishers. Originally written in 1982 as Night of the Goblins. Recently re-issued in 2013 as a trade paperback by Behooven Press[8]
Cold in July | 1989 | Novel | 234 | Bantam, hardcover reprint by Mark V. Ziesing. Also available as a set with Savage Season
Film adaptation was released 23 May 2014
Tarzan: The Lost Adventure | 1995 | Novel and comic book series | 208 | Serialized in 4 parts by Dark Horse Comics. Published as one volume in 1995. Joe Lansdale rewrote and completed this unfinished story by the late Edgar Rice Burroughs.
The Boar | 1998 | Novel | 169 | Subterranean Press limited edition. Later trade hardcover by Night Shade Books
Freezer Burn | 1999 | Novel | 245 | Crossroads Press limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
Waltz of Shadows | 1999 | Novel | 271 | Subterranean Press limited edition. Part of the Lost Lansdale Series Vol. 1
Something Lumber This Way Comes | 1999 | Novella | 90 | Subterranean Press limited edition children's book and the Lost Lansdale Series Vol. 2
The Big Blow | 2000 | Novel | 153 | Subterranean Press limited edition, adapted from the Bram Stoker Award winning short story. This novel is being adapted to a film by Ridley Scott's production company Scott Free.[9]
Blood Dance | 2000 | Novel | 203 | Subterranean Press limited edition. The Lost Lansdale Series Vol. 3
The Bottoms | 2000 | Novel | 332 | Subterranean Press limited edition and a trade hard cover by Mysterious Press. This book won the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Novel and the 2000 Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel. It was also named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. This novel is currently being adapted to film.[10][11]
A Fine Dark Line | 2002 | Novel | 412 | Subterranean Press limited edition and as a trade hard cover by Mysterious Press
Sunset and Sawdust | 2004 | Novel | 321 | Knopf Publishing
Lost Echoes | 2007 | Novel | 330 | Subterranean Press limited edition and trade paperback by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard publications.
Leather Maiden | 2008 | Novel | 287 | Knopf Publishing
Under the Warrior Star | 2010 | Novella | 70 | Planet Stories Double Feature-Paizo Publishing. Features a 1956 novel, Sojan the Swordsman, by Michael Moorcock
All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky | 2011 | Novel | 227 | Delacorte Press young adult story. Reissued as trade paperback.
Edge of Dark Water[12][13] | 2012 | Novel | 292 | Published in the United States by Mulholland Books and as a limited edition by PS Publishing in the U.K. It was listed as a Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association.[14]
In Waders from Mars | 2012 | Novel | 52 | Subterranean Press. Children's book with Karen and Keith Lansdale[15]
A Bone Dead Sadness | 2012 | Novella | 55 | This book was released as an e-book only.
The Ape Man's Brother | 2013 | Novella | 60 | This book was released as an e-book and a hard cover book from Subterranean Press.[16]
The Thicket | 2013 | Novel | 340 | Mulholland Books[17] The trade paperback was issued on October 14, 2014.[18]
Hot in December | 2013 | Novella | 110 | Dark Regions Press[19]
Prisoner 489 | 2014 | Novella | 64 | Black Labyrinth Publications[20]
Black Hat Jack | 2014 | Novella | 128 | Subterranean Press[21]
Paradise Sky | 2015 | Novel | 320 | Mulholland Books[22][23] Awarded Best Historical Novel by the Western Writers of America.[24]
Fender Lizards | 2015 | Novel | 232 | Subterranean Press[25] Artwork by Jon Foster
Hell's Bounty | 2016 | Novel | 192 | Subterranean Press
Written with John L. Lansdale[26]
The Case of the Bleeding wall-A Dana Roberts Mystery | 2017 | Novella | 92 | Subterranean Press. Co-written with Joe's daughter, Kasey Lansdale[27]
Bubba and the Cosmic Bloodsuckers | 2017 | Novel | 200 | Subterranean Press, prequel to Bubba Ho-Tep. It was released on October 31, 2017.[28]
Jane Goes North | 2020 | Novel | 232 | Subterranean Press and Amazon Kindle. Hardcover limited to 2000 copies. Released 3/31/20.[29]
More Better Deals | 2020 | Novel | 288 | Mulholland Books. Amazon Kindle and Hardcover released on March 31, 2020.[30][31]
Big Lizard  | 2020 | Novel | 228 | Short, Scary Tales Publications. Co-written by Keith Lansdale. Limited 1500 hardcover editions.[32]
Moon Lake | 2021 | Novel | 352 | Mulholland Books, Amazon Kindle and Hardcover was released June 22, 2021.[33]
Radiant Apples | 2021 | Novella | 124 | Subterranean Press, A Nat Love novella.[34]
The Donut Legion | 2023 | Novel | 304 | Mulholland Books
Shooting Star | 2023 | Novella | 48 | Pandi Press
The Unlikely Affair of the Crawling Razor | 2024 | Novella | 112 | Subterranean Press

## Short story collections[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes

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By Bizarre Hands | 1989 | Short Story Collection | 246 | Mark V. Ziesing Publications. Bram Stoker Award nominee. Adapted to a comic book series
Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy | 1991 | SSC | 130 | Pulphouse Publishing. Author's Choice Monthly, publication Series number 18
Bestsellers Guaranteed | 1993 | SSC | 207 | Ace Books paperback
Electric Gumbo: A Lansdale Reader | 1994 | SSC | 406 | Quality Paperback Book Club trade paperback, rare issue
Writer of the Purple Rage | 1994 | SSC | 304 | Cemetery Dance Publications limited edition. Bram Stoker Award nominee, Reissued paperback
The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent | 1996 | SSC | 310 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Private Eye Action, As You Like It | 1998 | SSC | 200 | Crossroads Press rare compilation co-written by Lewis Shiner
Triple Feature | 1997 | SSC | 29 | Subterranean Press limited edition chapbook
The Long Ones: Nuthin' But Novellas | 1999 | Collection of 4 novellas | 217 | Necro Publications
High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale | 2000 | SSC | 267 | Golden Gryphon Press hardcover and trade paperback
For a Few Stories More | 2002 | SSC | 326 | Subterranean Press limited edition, lost Lansdale Vol. 4. The "ultra-limited" edition of this book included a previously unpublished Young Adult vampire novel called Shadow Time, which has not appeared anywhere else.
A Little Green Book of Monster Stories | 2003 | SSC | 106 | Borderlands Press, rare
Bumper Crop | 2004 | SSC | 199 | Golden Gryphon Press hardcover and trade paperback
Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories | 2004 | SSC | 289 | Subterranean Press limited edition and Golden Gryphon Press trade paperback. Title story won a Bram Stoker Award
The King and Other Stories | 2005 | SSC | 98 | Subterranean Press limited edition
The God of the Razor | 2007 | SSC | 295 | Subterranean Press limited edition. Includes The Nightrunners
The Shadows, Kith and Kin | 2007 | SSC | 287 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Sanctified and Chicken Fried | 2009 | SSC | 250 | University of Texas Press
Unchained and Unhinged | 2009 | SSC | 143 | Subterranean Press limited edition
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale | 2010 | SSC | 369 | Tachyon Publications trade paperback
Deadman's Road | 2010 | SSC | 271 | Subterranean Press limited edition
By Bizarre Hands Rides Again | 2010 | SSC | 366 | Bloodletting Press/Morning Star limited edition reissue (contains new introduction and novella)
Trapped in the Saturday Matinee[35] | 2012 | SSC | 271 | PS Publishing from the U.K.
Deadman's Road | 2013 | SSC | 288 | Subterranean Press limited edition, re-issued by Tachyon Publications. The e-book version is titled Deadman's Crossing.
Bleeding Shadows | 2013 | SSC | 480 | Subterranean Press limited edition[36]
A Pair of Aces | 2014 | SSC | 346 | Macabre Ink Productions/Crossroads Press. Co-written with Neal Barrett Jr. This work will only be available as an e-book/Kindle edition. Cover art by Glenn Chadbourne[37]
The Tall Grass and Other Stories | 2015 | SSC | 140 | Only available as a Kindle e-book for now. Published by Gere Donovan Press. May be published as a book at a later date.
Dead on The Bones: Pulp on Fire | 2016 | SSC | 296 | Subterranean Press, limited edition, contains short stories and novellas.
Terror is Our Business: Dana Roberts' Casebook of Horrors | 2018 | Collection of novellas | 248 | Cutting Block Books, published in May 2018. Collection of Dana Roberts Mysteries. Co-written by Kasey Lansdale[38][39]
Driving to Geronimo's Grave and Other Stories | 2018 | Collection of novellas | 272 | Subterranean Press, limited edition, October 2018[40]
Cosmic Interruptions | 2018 | SSC | 528 | Short, Scary Tales Publications. Volume 1 of 4, containing stories in the science fiction/fantasy genre. Limited to 550 signed and hand numbered copies[41]
Blood in the Gears | 2019 | SSC | 554 | Short, Scary Tales Publications. Volume 2 of 4, containing stories in the crime/mystery genre. Limited to 550 signed and hand numbered copies[42]
Wet Juju | 2020 | SSC | 710 | Short, Scary Tales Publications. Volume 3 of 4, containing stories in the horror/gothic genre. Limited to 550 signed and hand numbered copies[43]
Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories | 2020 | Collection of novellas | 378 | Subterranean Press. Was published November, 2020.[44]
Apache Witch and other Poetic Observations | 2021 | SSC | 145 | Independent Legions Publications. Limited to 180 copies.
Gothic Wounds | 2021 | SSC | 632 | Short, Scary Tales Publications. Volume 4 of 4, containing stories in the historical/western genre. Limited to 550 signed and hand numbered copies[45]
The Events Concerning | 2022 | Collection of two novellas | 176 | Subterranean Press[46]
Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Stories of Joe R. Lansdale | 2023 | SSC | 352 | Tachyon Publications
The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories | 2023 | SSC | 456 | Subterranean Press. 1250 signed numbered hardcover copies[47]

## The "Drive-In" series[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes

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The Drive-In: A "B" Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas[48] | 1988 | Novel | 158 | Kinnell and Bantam Books
The Drive-In 2: Not Just One of Them Sequels[49] | 1989 | Novel | 158 | Kinnell and Bantam Books
Bram Stoker Award nominee
The Drive-In: The Bus Tour[50] | 2005 | Novel | 229 | Subterranean Press limited edition
The Complete Drive-In[51] | 2009 | Omnibus | 376 | Underland Press trade paperback
Compiles all three previous novels
The Complete Drive-In[52] | 2015 | Omnibus | 376 | Centipede Press. Limited Edition re-issued limited to 300 copies

## The "Ned the Seal" Trilogy[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes

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Zeppelins West | 2001 | Novel | 168 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Flaming London | 2005 | Novel | 177 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Flaming Zeppelins: The Adventures of Ned the Seal | 2010 | Omnibus | 285 | Tachyon Publications trade paperback
Compiles first two books
The Sky Done Ripped | 2020 | Novel | 296 | Subterranean Press limited edition

## Pseudonymous novels[edit]

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Molly's Sexual Follies | 1982  | Novel | As Mark Simmons
Pseudonymous porn novel written with Brad W. Foster

## Mark Stone: MIA Hunter series[edit]

These are a few novels Lansdale wrote under the pseudonym "Jack Buchanan". These novels were co-written with Stephen Mertz, Michael Newton, and Bill Crider. Some people erroneously report that Lansdale is responsible for the entire series, which is definitely not true.

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Hanoi Deathgrip | 1985 | Novel | 197 | Jove Books, paperback, Stone: M.I.A. Hunter #3
Mountain Massacre | 1985 | Novel | 196 | Jove Books, paperback. Stone: M.I.A. Hunter #4
Saigon Slaughter | 1987 | Novel | 199 | Jove Books, paperbackStone: M.I.A. Hunter #7
M.I.A. Hunter[53] | 2015 | Omnibus | 456 | Subterranean Press limited edition, with Stephen Mertz. Collection contains previous three paperbacks

## Chapbooks/Pamphlets[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes

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On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks | 1989 | Chapbook/novella | Won the 1989 Bram Stoker Award in the Long Fiction category and a 1990 British Fantasy Award in the short story category[54]
The Steel Valentine | 1991 | Chapbook | Pulphouse Publishing, short story hard cover
Steppin' Out, Summer '68 | 1992 | Chapbook | Limited edition
Bubba Ho-Tep | 1994 | Chapbook | Adapted into a novel with a movie tie-in, and then adapted to the screen by Don Coscarelli
Bram Stoker Award nominee
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back | 1998 | Chapbook | Limited edition
My Dead Dog Bobby | 1998 | Chapbook | Limited edition
Duck Footed | 2005 | Chapbook/novella | Subterranean Press limited edition
Dread Island | 2010 | Chapbook/novella | IDW Publishing limited edition[55]
The Cases of Dana Roberts | 2011 | Chapbook/short story | Chapbook accompanies the limited edition of the short story collection Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2[56] and another short story, The Case of the Angry Traveler, is in Subterranean Press's short story collection Impossible Monsters, edited by Kasey Lansdale.[57]
Christmas with the Dead | 2010 | Chapbook | PS Publishing Holiday Chapbook Number 6 limited edition, adapted to film. DVD is now available
The Hungry Snow | 2021 | Chapbook | Death's Head Press, Limited edition

## Western screenplays[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes

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Shadows West | 2012 | Screenplays for several projects | 420 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Co-written by John L. Lansdale

## Uncollected short stories[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes

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Castle of Shadows | 1985 | Short Story | W. Paul Ganley publisher Weirdbook #21 Written with Ardath Mayhar
Boo Yourself! | 1987 | SS | Whispers (Magazine/Anthologies) issue VI, ed. Stuart David Schiff. Republished in 100 Tiny Tales of Terror, ed. Martin H. Greenberg
Dead in the West: Screenplay | 1997 | SS | From Cemetery Dance Publications Screamplays, edited by Richard Chizmar and Martin H. Greenberg
Disaster Club | 1999 | SS | Cemetery Dance #32
Bullets and Fire | 2011 | SS | Available for free on Amazon Kindle for a limited time[58]
Torn Away[59] | 2011 | Short story | Fantasy Magazine issue # 57Appears in the short story collection Bleeding Shadows
The Bleeding Shadow | 2011 | Short story | Down These Strange Streets, anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
King of the Cheap Romance | 2013 | SS | Old Mars,anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
The Wizard of the Trees | 2015 | SS | Old Venus ,anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
Fishing for Dinosaurs | 2015 | SS | Bram Stoker Award winner. From the collection Limbus Inc. 2. Edited by Brett J. Talley. Published by JournalStone Publications

## Novels and stories with Batman[edit]

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The Joker's Trick or Treat | 1989 | Short story | 462 | Bantam Books in the anthology The Further Adventures of The Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg
Subway Jack | 1989 | Short story | 416 | Bantan Books, From the anthology The Further Adventures of Batman #1, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, reprinted in Tales of the Batman, ed. Martin H. Greenberg (1994). Features Lansdale's character, "The God of the Razor"
Batman: Captured by the Engines | 1991 | Novel | 241 | Warner Books
Batman: Terror on the High Skies | 1992 | Junior novel | 66 | Little Brown and Company. Illustrated by Dick Giordano & Edward Hannigan

## Comic books and graphic novels[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes

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Lone Ranger & Tonto | 1993 | Comic book series and trade paperback | Topps Comics, 4 issues, art by Timothy Truman and Rick Magyar
Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo | 1993 | Comic book series and trade paperback | DC Comics, 5 issues, art by Tim Truman
Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such | 1995 | Comic book series | DC Comics, 5 issues, art by Tim Truman
Blood and Shadows | 1996 | Comic book series | DC/Vertigo, 4 issues, art by Mark A. Nelson
The Spirit: The New Adventures #8 | 1998 | Comic book | Kitchen Sink Comics, art by John Lucas
Red Range | 1999 | Graphic novel | Mojo Press, art by Sam Glanzman
Jonah Hex: Shadows West | 1999 | Comic book series | DC/Vertigo, 3 issues, art by Tim Truman
On the Far Side with Dead Folks | 2004 | Comic book series and trade paperback | Avatar Press, 3 issues, art by Tim Truman
Masters of Horror | 2005 | Comic book series | IDW Publishing, Masters of Horror #1-2, 4 issues, adapted by Chris Ryall
The Drive-In | 2005 | Graphic novels and trade paperback | Avatar Press, 4 issues, art by Andres Guinaldo
Conan and the Songs of the Dead | 2006 | Comic book series | Dark Horse Comics, 5 issues, art by Tim Truman
Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #32 | 2008 | Comic book | Marvel Comics, art by Ronan Cliquet. Reprinted in Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four Volume 8, 2008
Pigeons From Hell | 2008 | Comic book series and trade paperback | Dark Horse Comics, 4 issues, art by Nathan Fox. Adaptation of the Robert E. Howard short story
Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper | 2010 | Comic book series | IDW Publishing, 3 issues with John L. Lansdale, art by Kevin Colden. Based on the story by Robert Bloch
That Hell-Bound Train | 2011 | Comic book series | IDW Publishing, 3 issues, art by Dave Wachter. Based on the story by Robert Bloch
30 Days of Night: Night Again | 2011 | Comic book series and trade paperback | IDW Publishing, 4 issues, art by Sam Kieth
H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror | 2011 | Comic book series | IDW Publishing, 4 issues, art by Peter Bergting
Crawling Sky | 2013 | Graphic novel | Antarctic Press
Adapted from short story by Keith Lansdale, art by Brian Denham.
Jonah Hex: Shadows West | 2014 | Full-sized trade paperback anthology of all Joe Lansdale's previous Jonah Hex works | DC Comics/Vertigo, approx. 389 pages, art by Tim Truman and Sam Glanzman
The Steam Man | 2016 | Comic book series | Dark Horse Comics, 5 issues. 1-3 published, art by Piotr Kowalski
I Tell You It's Love | 2016 | Graphic novel | Short, Scary Tales Publications. Original story written in 1983, art by Danille Serra

## Comic short stories[edit]

Many were adapted to comic books.

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Drive-By | 1993 | Short Story | Crossroads Press. Adapted from a story by Andrew Vachss, art by Gary GianniOriginally published in Andrew Vachss: Hard Looks #5. Reprinted in Andrew Vachss: Hard Looks (trade paperback)Subsequently, reprinted in a limited edition eponymous trade paperback
Grease Trap | 1994 | SS | Mojo PressCreature Features, art by Ted Naifeh
Reissued in Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe R. Lansdale (1996, Mojo Press)
Shootout at Ice Flats in Supergirl Annual #1 | 1996 | SS | DC Comics, co-written by Neal Barrett Jr. Art by Robert Branishi and Stan Woch
The Elopement | 1997 | SS | DC Comics in Weird War Tales #2 (of 4)
Art by Sam Glanzman
The Initiation | 1998 | SS | DC/Vertigo in Gangland #4 (of 4), co-written by Rick Klaw and Tony Salmons
Betrothed | 1999 | SS | DC/Vertigo in Flinch #5. Art by Rick Burchett
The Split | 2000 | SS | DC/Vertigo in Strange Adventures #3 (of 4). Art by Richard Corben
Red Romance | 2000 | SS | DC/Vertigo in Flinch # 11 Art by Bruce Timm
Brer Hoodoo | 2000 | SS | DC/Vertigo in Flinch # 13. Art by Tim Truman
Devil's Sombrero | 2001 | SS | DC/Vertigo in Weird Western Tales #2 (of 4). Art by Sam Glanzman
Steam Rider: The Steam-Powered Heart | 2006 | SS | Marvel Comics in Amazing Fantasy #20. Art by Byron Penaranda
Mice and Money | 2006 | SS | Marvel Comics in Marvel Romance Redux #5 (subtitle Love is a Four Letter Word). Art by Dave Lanphear
Reprinted in Mighty Marvel Romance (trade paperback)
Gunhawk: Midnight Gun | 2006 | SS | Marvel Comics in Strange Westerns starring the Black Rider
Art by Rafa Garres
Reprinted in Mighty Marvel Westerns (hardcover)
The War at Home (parts 1–3) | 2008 | Comic book series and trade paperback | Boom Studios in Zombie Tales #1-3 (July — September). Art by Eduardo Barreto
Full story collected in Zombie Tales trade
Published in December 2008[60]
A Ripping Good Time | 2008 | SS | Papercutz Comics and Graphic Novels in Tales from the Crypt #6 co-written by John L. Lansdale
Art by James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook
Moonlight Sonata | 2008 | SS | Papercutz Comics and Graphic novels in Tales from the Crypt #7. Art by Chris Noeth
Both stories collected in Tales From the Crypt Graphic Novel #4
Virtual Hoodoo | 2008 | SS | Papercutz Comics and Graphic Novels in Tales from the Crypt #8
Co-written by John L. Lansdale. Art by James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook
The Boy Who Turned Invisible | 2017 | SS | Outside. A graphic anthology of new horror fiction from Ash Pure and Topics Press
Art by Daniele Serra

## Adaptations of previously published stories, by Lansdale unless noted[edit]

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Dead in the West | 1993 | Comic books | Dark Horse Comics, 2 issues
Adapted by Neal Barrett Jr.
Art by Jack Jackson
Covers by Tim Truman
By Bizarre Hands | 1994 | Comic book series | Dark Horse Comics, 3 issues
Adaptations by Neal Barrett Jr. and Jerry Prosser
Art by Phil Hester and Dean Rohrer
Atomic Chili:The Illustrated Joe R. Lansdale | 1996 | Graphic novel/trade paperback | Mojo Press
Edited by Rick Klaw
This book was designed by John Picacio and features a cover by Dave Dorman. Many artists contributed throughout the book.
Dog, Cat, and Baby | 1999 | Trade paperback/comic books | Amazing Montage Press in Murder by Crowquill #1 with Kieth Lansdale
Art by Tim Truman
Bob The Dinosaur Goes To Disneyland | 2001 | Trade paperback | First publication at RevolutionSF (2001 in color, see link)[61]
Adapted by Rick Klaw
Art by Doug Potte
First book publication in Geek Confidential: Echoes From the 21st Century by Rick Klaw
Monkeybrain, Inc. (2003 in black and white)
Lansdale & Truman's Dead Folks | 2003 | Graphic novels and trade paperback | Avatar Press, 3 issues
Art by Tim Truman
Adapted from the story On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks
The Drive-In | 2003 | Graphic novels and trade paperback | Avatar Press, 4 issues
Adapted by Christopher Golden
Art by Andres Guinaldo
By Bizarre Hands | 2004 | Comic book series | Avatar Press, 6 issues
Adaptations by Neal Barrett, Jr., Keith Lansdale, and Rick Klaw
Art by Dheeraj Verma, Armando Rossi, and Andres Guinaldo
The Drive-In 2 | 2006 | Graphic novels and trade paperback | Avatar Press, 4 issues
Adapted by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Art by Andres Guinaldo
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road | 2006 | Comic book series and video adaptation | IDW Publishing
Masters of Horror #1-2, 4 issues
Adapted by Chris Ryall.
Video developed and directed by Don Coscarelli for Masters of Horror: Season 1, Episode 1

## Screenwriting[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Episodes

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Batman: The Animated Series | 1992-1995  | TV |

* 1992 - "Perchance to Dream"
* 1993 - "Read My Lips"
* 1995 - "Showdown"

Superman: The Animated Series | 1997  | TV |

* "Identity Crisis"

The New Batman Adventures | 1998  | TV |

* Critters

Jonah Hex: Motion Comics | 2010  |  |
Son of Batman | 2014  | Direct-to-DVD Film |
Creepers | 2014  | Film |
Hap and Leonard | 2016-2018  | TV | Co-creator, writer - Pie a la Mojo (2017)

## Anthologies edited[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes

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Best of the West | 1986 | Anthology | 178 | Doubleday Books
The New Frontier: The Best of Today's Western Fiction | 1989 | Anthology | 180 | Doubleday Books
Razored Saddles[62] | 1989 | Anthology | 268 | Dark Horse Books with Pat LoBrutto
The West That Was: A Lively and Authoritative Story and Picture Album | 1993 | Non-fiction illustrated anthology | 320 | Wings Books with Thomas W. Knowles
Wild West Show! | 1994 | Non-fiction illustrated anthology | 240 | Random House Publishing with Thomas W. Knowles
Dark at Heart | 1991 | Anthology | 307 | Dark Harvest Books with Karen Lansdale
Weird Business | 1995 | Anthology | 420 | Mojo Press with Rick Klaw
The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners (2004) | 2004 | Anthology | 336 | Cemetery Dance Publications
Retro-Pulp Tales | 2006 | Anthology | 235 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Lords of the Razor[63] | 2006 | Anthology | 281 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard | 2006 | Anthology | 295 | MonkeyBrain Books with Scott A. Cupp
Son of Retro Pulp Tales | 2009 | Anthology | 211 | Subterranean Press limited edition
Crucified Dreams | 2011 | Anthology | 384 | Tachyon Publications trade paperback
The Urban Fantasy Anthology | 2011 | Anthology | 432 | Tachyon Publications with Peter S. Beagle
The Horror Hall of Fame: The Bram Stoker Winners (2012) | 2012 | Anthology | 336 | Cemetery Dance Publications

## Essays and memoirs[edit]

Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes

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Joe R. Lansdale: An Interview | 2015 | Interview |  | Kipple Officina Libraria
English and Italian
Free Kindle download
Miracles Ain't What They Used To Be | 2016 | Essays and memoirs | 99 | PM Press Outspoken Author Series

## References[edit]

1. ^ Honky Tonk Samurai. "Review". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
2. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. (20 December 2015). "Hap and Leonard Review". Horror Novel Reviews. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
3. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Hoodoo Harry". Release Information. The Mysterious Bookshop. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
4. ^ Rusty Puppy, (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine). "Release Information". Fantastic Fiction. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
5. ^ Blood and Lemonde (29 March 2017). "Review of Joe Lansdale's new book". The October Country. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
6. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. (14 March 2017). "Blood and Lemonade Review". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
7. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Cold Cotton: A Hap and Leonard Novella". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
8. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "The Nightrunners 2013 re-issue". Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
9. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. (2 June 2018). "The Big Blow Film Adaptation". Film School Rejects. Same. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
10. ^ The Bottoms Film Adaptation (7 February 2014). "The Bottoms Film". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
11. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "The Bottoms Film". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
12. ^ http://www.mulhollandbooks.com/2012/03/22/a-conversation-with-joe-r-lansdale-part-i/ Archived 2013-06-07 at the Wayback Machine Interview with author
13. ^ http://www.mulhollandbooks.com/2012/03/23/an-interview-with-joe-r-lansdale-part-ii/ Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Pt. 2 of interview
14. ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
15. ^ "In Waders From Mars - Keith, Joe R & Karen Lansdale". October 9, 2012. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2017 - via Flickr.
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17. ^ http://www.mulhollandbooks.com/books/fallwinter-20132014/the-thicket/ Archived 2013-08-06 at the Wayback Machine release announcement, retrieved 7/26/13
18. ^ The Hatchette Book (14 October 2014). The Thicket. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316188449. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
19. ^ Joe R. Lansdale. "Hot in December". Dark Regions Press. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
20. ^ black Labyrinth/Dark Regions Press, Joe Lansdale. "Prisoner 489". www.darkregions.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
21. ^ Landsdale, Joe R. "Black Hat Jack Release". Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
22. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Review for Paradise Sky". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
23. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. (12 June 2015). "Paradise Sky Review". Houston Chronicle. Mulholland Books. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
24. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Western Writers of America award announcement". PR Newswire (Press release). Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
25. ^ "Announcing FENDER LIZARDS, a new novel by Joe R. Lansdale — Subterranean Press". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
26. ^ Hell's Bounty. "Release Information". Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
27. ^ Lansdale, Joe and Kasey. "The Case of the Bleeding Wall". Sutberranean Press. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
28. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Release Announcement". Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
29. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. (March 2020). "Jane Goes North". Publishers Weekly. Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
30. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. (9 July 2019). More Better Deals. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316479929. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019. `{{cite book}}`: `|website=` ignored (help)
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32. ^ Lansdale, Joe and Keith. "Big Lizard". Goodreads. SST Publications. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
33. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. (6 October 2020). Moon Lake. Mulholland Books. ISBN 9780316540643. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021. `{{cite book}}`: `|website=` ignored (help)
34. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Radiant Apples". subterraneanpress.com. Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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36. ^ "Bleeding Shadows (Preorder) by Joe R. Lansdale — Subterranean Press". Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-07-28. release announcement, retrieved 7/26/13
37. ^ Goodreads. "A pair of Aces Review". Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
38. ^ Lansdale, Joe and Kasey. "Terror is our business: Dana Roberts casebook of horrors". SFBook Reviews. Cutting Block Books. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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42. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Blood in the Gears". Short Story Collections. SST Publications. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
43. ^ Lansdale, Joe R. "Wet Juju". SST Publications. SST. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
44. ^ Fishing for Dinosaurs, and Other Stories. "Release Information". Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Texas Monthly Article
* Mulholland Books Website
* Subterranean Press Website
* Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Website
* Dark Regions Press Website
* Pandi Press Official Website
* Bob the Dinosaur Goes to Disneyland comic adaptation
* Joe R. Lansdale at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
* Joe R. Lansdale at IMDb
* Joe R. Lansdale at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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Works by Joe R. Lansdale

Hap and Leonard series|

* Savage Season (1990)
* Mucho Mojo (1994)
* The Two-Bear Mambo (1995)
* Bad Chili (1997)
* Rumble Tumble (1998)
* Veil's Visit: a Taste of Hap and Leonard (1999)
* Captains Outrageous (2001)
* Vanilla Ride (2009)
* Devil Red (2011)
* Hyenas: a Hap and Leonard Novella (2011)
* Dead Aim (2013)
* Briar Patch Boogie: A Hap and Leonard Novelette (2015)
* Honky Tonk Samurai (2016)
* Hap and Leonard Ride Again (2016)
* Hoodoo Harry (2016)
* Coco Butternut: A Hap and Leonard Novella (2017)
* Rusty Puppy (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine) (2017)
* Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade (2017)
* Cold Cotton: A Hap and Leonard Novella (2017)
* Jackrabbit Smile (2018)
* The Elephant of Surprise (2019)
* The Big Book of Hap and Leonard (2019)
* Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years (2020)
* Born for Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard (2022)

Novels|

* Act of Love (1981)
* Texas Night Riders (1983)
* Dead in the West (1986)
* The Magic Wagon (1986)
* The Nightrunners (1987)
* Cold in July (1989)
* Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)
* The Boar (1998)
* Freezer Burn (1999)
* Waltz of Shadows (1999)
* The Big Blow (2000)
* Blood Dance (2000)
* The Bottoms (2000)
* A Fine Dark Line (2002)
* Sunset and Sawdust (2004)
* Lost Echoes (2007)
* Leather Maiden (2008)
* All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky (2011)
* Edge of Dark Water (2012)
* In Waders from Mars (2012)
* The Thicket (2013)
* Paradise Sky (2015)
* Fender Lizards (2015)
* Hell's Bounty (2016)
* Bubba and the Cosmic Bloodsuckers (2017)
* Jane Goes North (2020)
* More Better Deals (2020)
* Big Lizard (2020)
* Moon Lake (2021)
* The Donut Legion (2023)

Novellas|

* On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks (1989)
* Bubba Ho-Tep (1994)
* Something Lumber This Way Comes (1999)
* Under the Warrior Star (2010)
* Christmas with the Dead (2010)
* A Bone Dead Sadness (2012)
* The Ape Man's Brother (2013)
* Hot in December (2013)
* Prisoner 489 (2014)
* Black Hat Jack (2014)

Short story collections|

* By Bizarre Hands (1989)
* Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy (1991)
* Bestsellers Guaranteed (1993)
* Electric Gumbo: A Lansdale Reader (1994)
* Writer of the Purple Rage (1994)
* The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent (1996)
* Private Eye Action, as You Like It (1998)
* Atomic Chili (1998)
* The Long Ones (1999)
* Triple Feature (1999)
* High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale (2000)
* For a Few Stories More (2002)
* A Little Green Book of Monster Stories (2003)
* Bumper Crop (2004)
* Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories (2004)
* The King and Other Stories (2005)
* The God of the Razor (2007)
* The Shadows, Kith and Kin (2007)
* Sanctified and Chicken Fried (2009)
* Unchained and Unhinged (2009)
* The Best of Joe R. Lansdale (2010)
* Deadman's Road (2010)
* By Bizarre Hands Rides Again (2010)
* Trapped in the Saturday Matinee (2012)
* Bleeding Shadows (2013)
* A Pair of Aces (2014)
* The Tall Grass and Other Stories (2015)
* Dead on the Bones: Pulp on Fire (2016)
* Terror is Our Business (2018)

Graphic novels|

* Crawling Sky (2013)
* Jonah Hex: Shadows West (2014)

Anthologies edited|

* Retro-Pulp Tales (2006)
* Son of Retro Pulp Tales (2009)

Essays and Memoirs|

* Miracles Ain't What They Used To Be (2016)

Other works|

* Mark Stone: MIA Hunter

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