{ "item_title" : "The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale", "item_author" : [" Joe R. Lansdale", "Joe Hill "], "item_description" : "In this career horror retrospective, World Horror Grandmaster Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-tep; Hap and Leonard) tackles racism and human cruelty as deftly as he conjures demon nuns and Elder Gods. Featuring an original introduction from Joe Hill, this much-anticipated volume showcases the best of Lansdale's terrifying short stories--menacing, astute, and wildly inappropriate. This book is flat-out incredible. --John Skipp, New York Times bestselling author-turned-filmmaker of This Is Splatterpunk Bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale is known for his gritty mysteries and his eccentric horror. As an eleven-time Bram Stoker Award winner, Joe Lansdale cooks up an inimitable recipe of Southern Gothic and Southern fried chicken that continues to delight his many fans and influence generations of horror legends. Lansdale mashes up crime, Gothic, mystery, fantasy, and science-fiction, filtered through a raw, violent world of dark humor and unique characters. Lansdale is one of the early American horror writers to portray racism not as abstract but as realistic, intimate, and impossible to ignore. In Lansdale's nightmarish visions, you'll discover psychotic demon nuns, a psychopathic preacher, cannibals, 80-year-old Elvis, undead strippers, flying ghost fish, Elder Gods, possessed cars, and the worst evil of all: mankind. Table of contentsIntroduction by Joe HillThe Folding ManHoodoo Man and the Midnight TrainGod of the RazorMy Dead Dog BobbyTight Little Stitches in a Deadman's BackBy Bizarre HandsOn the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead FolkLove Doll: A FableMister Weed-EaterThe Bleeding ShadowNot From DetroitThe Hungry SnowDog, Cat, and BabyBubba Ho-tepFish NightNight They Missed the Horror Show", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/61/696/446/1616964464_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "18.95", "online_price" : "18.95", "our_price" : "18.95", "club_price" : "18.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "18.95" } }

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