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The best of Joe R. Lansdale / Joe R. Lansdale.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Tachyon, 2010.Description: 369 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1892391945 (pbk.)
  • 9781892391940 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Crucified dreams : introduction by Joe R. Lansdale -- Godzilla's twelve-step program -- Bubba Ho-Tep -- Mad dog summer -- Fire dog -- The big blow -- Duck hunt -- Incident on and off a mountain road -- The events concerning a nude fold-out found in a Harlequin romance -- White mule, spotted pig -- On the far side of the Cadillac Desert with dead folks -- Not from Detroit -- Cowboy -- Steppin' out, summer '68 -- Fish night -- Hell through a windshield -- Night they missed the horror show.
Summary: Stories in this collection are populated by characters such as zombies, Godzilla, and wise-cracking down-on-their-luck types who are caught up in bizarre incidents and mundane desires. Marked by elements of horror, suspense, black humor, and Texas, these stories are vintage Lansdale.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Fiction Lansdale, Joe R Available 33111005716234
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Godzilla's in a twelve-step program. A soul-sucking Mummy stalks Elvis and John F. Kennedy. Joe Bob Briggs has a moral dilemma: If your girlfriend turns zombie on you, what do you do? And that's the tame stuff. In this red-hot collection from world-champion Mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale, you'll find his best, most outrageous stories. The high priest of Texan weirdness does it all: horror, mystery, satire, suspense, and even Westerns. Prepare to be offended, shocked, and cackling like a crazed redneck. Featuring five Bram Stoker Award-winning stories, this career retrospective contains some of Lansdale's rarer work, his nonfiction forays into drive-in theaters and B-movies, and the novella Bubba Ho-Tep, later made into a cult-classic major motion picture. Come on in - the weirdness is fine.

Crucified dreams : introduction by Joe R. Lansdale -- Godzilla's twelve-step program -- Bubba Ho-Tep -- Mad dog summer -- Fire dog -- The big blow -- Duck hunt -- Incident on and off a mountain road -- The events concerning a nude fold-out found in a Harlequin romance -- White mule, spotted pig -- On the far side of the Cadillac Desert with dead folks -- Not from Detroit -- Cowboy -- Steppin' out, summer '68 -- Fish night -- Hell through a windshield -- Night they missed the horror show.

Stories in this collection are populated by characters such as zombies, Godzilla, and wise-cracking down-on-their-luck types who are caught up in bizarre incidents and mundane desires. Marked by elements of horror, suspense, black humor, and Texas, these stories are vintage Lansdale.

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