{"product_id":"the-essential-horror-of-joe-joe-r-lansdale-9781616964467","title":"The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale","description":"Joe R. Lansdale is known for his gritty mysteries (the \u003ci\u003eHap and Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e series) and his eccentric horror (\u003ci\u003eBubba Ho-tep\u003c\/i\u003e), for which he has won ten Bram Stoker Awards. He is also cited by many of horror's most acclaimed writers as a huge influence upon them: Stephen Graham Jones, Josh Malerman, Gabino Iglesias, Brian Keene, and Joe Hill, who contributes an original introduction to this collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLansdale's horror stories mash up crime, Southern Gothic, fantasy, and science fiction, filtered through a raw, violent world of dark humor and unique characters. He was one of the first horror writers to portray American racism not as abstract or impersonal, but as realistic, intimate, in-your-face, and impossible to ignore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Lansdale's nightmarish visions, discover psychotic demon nuns, a god fueled by hatred, a psychopathic preacher, a weed-eater wielding blind man, cannibals, 80-year-old Elvis, undead strippers, flying ghost fish, elder gods, possessed cars, and the worst evil of all: man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe R. Lansdale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616964464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Joe R. Lansdale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795630772479,"sku":"9781616964467","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8436427a-764f-4fb8-aa92-d052d146a4bb.jpg?v=1744948192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-essential-horror-of-joe-joe-r-lansdale-9781616964467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}