Joe R. Lansdale bibliography
![]() Joe Lansdale at a book signing | |
| Novels↙ | 63 |
|---|---|
| Articles↙ | 2 |
| Stories↙ | 26 |
| Collections↙ | 41 |
| Pamphlets↙ | 12 |
| 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
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2016 | Novel | 352 | Mulholland Books. |
| Hap and Leonard[1] | 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.[2] |
| 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.[3] |
| Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade | 2017 | Mosaic novel | 240 | Tachyon Publications, trade paperback.[4][5] |
| 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.[6] |
| 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 |
| Hatchet Girls | 2025 | Novel | 288 | Muholland Books |
| Petrified Dreams | 2026 | Novel | 288 | Little, Brown and Company. This will be the final book in the series.[7][8] |
Other novels
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[9] |
| 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.[10] |
| 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.[11][12] |
| 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[13][14] | 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.[15] |
| In Waders from Mars | 2012 | Novel | 52 | Subterranean Press. Children's book with Karen and Keith Lansdale[16] |
| 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.[17] |
| The Thicket | 2013 | Novel | 340 | Mulholland Books[18] The trade paperback was issued on October 14, 2014.[19] |
| Hot in December | 2013 | Novella | 110 | Dark Regions Press[20] |
| Prisoner 489 | 2014 | Novella | 64 | Black Labyrinth Publications[21] |
| Black Hat Jack | 2014 | Novella | 128 | Subterranean Press[22] |
| Paradise Sky | 2015 | Novel | 320 | Mulholland Books[23][24] Awarded Best Historical Novel by the Western Writers of America.[25] |
| Fender Lizards | 2015 | Novel | 232 | Subterranean Press[26] Artwork by Jon Foster |
| Hell's Bounty | 2016 | Novel | 192 | Subterranean Press Written with John L. Lansdale[27] |
| The Case of the Bleeding wall-A Dana Roberts Mystery | 2017 | Novella | 92 | Subterranean Press. Co-written with Joe's daughter, Kasey Lansdale[28] |
| Bubba and the Cosmic Bloodsuckers | 2017 | Novel | 200 | Subterranean Press, prequel to Bubba Ho-Tep. It was released on October 31, 2017.[29] |
| Jane Goes North | 2020 | Novel | 232 | Subterranean Press and Amazon Kindle. Hardcover limited to 2000 copies. Released 3/31/20.[30] |
| More Better Deals | 2020 | Novel | 288 | Mulholland Books. Amazon Kindle and Hardcover released on March 31, 2020.[31][32] |
| Big Lizard | 2020 | Novel | 228 | Short, Scary Tales Publications. Co-written by Keith Lansdale. Limited 1500 hardcover editions. |
| 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
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| A Fist Full of Stories (and Articles) | 1996 | SSC | 337 | Cemetery Dance Publications |
| The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent | 1997 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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[37][38] |
| Driving to Geronimo's Grave and Other Stories | 2018 | Collection of novellas | 272 | Subterranean Press, limited edition, October 2018[39] |
| 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[40] |
| 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[41] |
| 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[42] |
| Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories | 2020 | Collection of novellas | 378 | Subterranean Press. Was published November, 2020.[43] |
| 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[44] |
| The Events Concerning | 2022 | Collection of two novellas | 176 | Subterranean Press[45] |
| 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[46] |
| Dark Kin | 2023 | SSC | 254 | Thunderstorm Books / co-written with Kasey Lansdale |
| In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft | 2024 | SSC | 256 | Tachyon Publications |
| The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale | 2025 | SSC | 332 | Tachyon Publications |
The "Drive-In" series
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Drive-In: A "B" Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas[47] | 1988 | Novel | 158 | Kinnell and Bantam Books |
| The Drive-In 2: Not Just One of Them Sequels[48] | 1989 | Novel | 158 | Kinnell and Bantam Books Bram Stoker Award nominee |
| The Drive-In: The Bus Tour[49] | 2005 | Novel | 229 | Subterranean Press limited edition |
| The Complete Drive-In[50] | 2009 | Omnibus | 376 | Underland Press trade paperback Compiles all three previous novels |
| The Complete Drive-In[51] | 2015 | Omnibus | 376 | Centipede Press. Limited Edition re-issued limited to 300 copies |
The "Ned the Seal" Trilogy
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Chapbooks/Pamphlets
| Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[52] |
| 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 |
| Triple Feature | 1999 | Chapbook | Subterranean Press limited edition chapbook |
| Duck Footed | 2005 | Chapbook/novella | Subterranean Press limited edition |
| Dread Island | 2010 | Chapbook/novella | IDW Publishing limited edition[53] |
| 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[54] and another short story, The Case of the Angry Traveler, is in Subterranean Press's short story collection Impossible Monsters, edited by Kasey Lansdale.[55] |
| 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 |
Pseudonymous novels
| Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly's Sexual Follies | 1982 | Novel | As Mark Simmons Pseudonymous porn novel written with Brad W. Foster |
Mark Stone: MIA Hunter series
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.
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[56] | 2015 | Omnibus | 456 | Subterranean Press limited edition, with Stephen Mertz. Collection contains previous three paperbacks |
Western screenplays
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows West | 2012 | Screenplays for several projects | 420 | Subterranean Press limited edition Co-written by John L. Lansdale |
Uncollected short stories
| Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red is the Color of Blood and Roses | 1982 | SS | Magazine: Fantasy Macabre, June 1982 |
| What We Found in the Mines That Day | 1984 | SS | Fanzine: Tales As Like As Not, Summer 1984 |
| Nellie | 1984 | SS | Fanzine: Tales As Like As Not, Winter 1984 |
| Voyage | 1985 | SS | Fanzine: Tales As Like As Not, Spring 1985 |
| 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 |
| Disaster Club | 1999 | SS | Cemetery Dance #32 |
| Island | 2006 | SS | Fanzine: Subterranean Press Magazine, April 2006 |
| By Moonlight: A Tale of Zorro | 2011 | SS | Anthology: More Tales of Zorro, edited by Richard Dean Starr |
| Dark | 2011 | SS | Anthology: Portents, edited by Al Sarrantonio |
| Santa Explains | 2015 | SS | Anthology: Christmas Horror: Vol. 1, edited by Chris Morey |
| Hear the Wind Blow | 2019 | SS | Anthology: Brothers in Arms: Stories in Tribute to Richard Matheson's Beardless Warriors, edited by Barry Hoffman & Richard Christian Matheson |
| Promise Me | 2021 | SS | Anthology: Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider, edited by Rick Ollerman |
| The Case of the Bitter Witch | 2023 | SS | Anthology: Shakespeare Unleashed, edited by James Aquilone / (co-written with Kasey Lansdale) |
| Hoppity White Rabbit Done Broke Down | 2024 | SS | Anthology: Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In: Multiplex, edited by Christopher Golden |
| Under the Moon of Arizona | 2024 | SS | Anthology: Lawless: New Stories of the American West, edited by Russell Davis |
| The Organ Grinder's Monkey | 2024 | SS | Anthology: Neither Beg Nor Yield: Stories with S&S Attitude, edited by Jason M. Waltz |
Novels and stories with Batman
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Many were adapted to comic books.
| Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[57] |
| 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
| Title | Year | Type | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)[58] 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
| Title | Year | Type | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman: The Animated Series | 1992-1995 | TV |
|
| Superman: The Animated Series | 1997 | TV | |
| The New Batman Adventures | 1998 | TV |
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| 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
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[59] | 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[60] | 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
| Title | Year | Type | Pages | Publisher/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. (December 20, 2015). "Hap and Leonard Review". Horror Novel Reviews. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. "Hoodoo Harry". Release Information. The Mysterious Bookshop. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ↑ Rusty Puppy, (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine). "Release Information". Fantastic Fiction. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. "Cold Cotton: A Hap and Leonard Novella". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ Petrified Dreams. Little, Brown and Company. October 6, 2026. ISBN 9780316609623. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
Perhaps the darkest, funniest, and most intense of the Hap & Leonard mysteries, Petrified Dreams concludes the revered series…
- ↑ "Joe R. Lansdale". April 16, 2026. Archived from the original on June 2, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
Petrified Dreams is hitting shelves this October. It's officially Hap and Leonard's last ride out. We've had a good, almost-40-year run together.
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. "The Nightrunners 2013 re-issue". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. (June 2, 2018). "The Big Blow Film Adaptation". Film School Rejects. Same. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 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
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- ↑ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. February 28, 2012. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ↑ "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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- ↑ "Announcing FENDER LIZARDS, a new novel by Joe R. Lansdale — Subterranean Press". Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ↑ Hell's Bounty. "Release Information". Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe and Kasey. "The Case of the Bleeding Wall". Sutberranean Press. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. "Release Announcement". Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. (March 2020). "Jane Goes North". Publishers Weekly. Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. (July 9, 2019). More Better Deals. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316479929. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. "More Better Deals". Publishers Weekly. Muholland Books. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. (October 6, 2020). Moon Lake. Mulholland Books. ISBN 9780316540643. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ Lansdale, Joe R. "Radiant Apples". subterraneanpress.com. Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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- ↑ Lansdale, Joe and Kasey (May 29, 2018). "Terror is Our Business". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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- ↑ "Announcing the Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories by Joe R. Lansdale".
- ↑ "Joe R. Lansdale Guest Blog: How the Drive-In Series Changed My Life". Dreadcentral.com. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Joe R. Lansdale Guest Blog: What's Playing at The Drive-In?". Dreadcentral.com. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Joe R. Lansdale Guest Blog: Receiving Inspiration from Popcorn". Dreadcentral.com. May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
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- ↑ The Complete Drive-In. "Release Information". centipedepress.com. Centipede Press. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.britishfantasysociety.co.uk/?s=1989&x=20&y=6 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine list of winners, retrieved 7/29/13
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External links
- 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)
