A Pair of Aces

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A Pair of Aces
Authors Joe R. Lansdale, Neal Barrett Jr.
Cover artist Glenn Chadbourne
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre horror fiction
PublisherCrossroads Press
Publication date
2014
Media type Amazon Kindle e-book
Preceded by Bleeding Shadows  

A Pair of Aces is a collection of novellas and screenplays written by American author Joe R. Lansdale and Neal Barrett Jr. At this time it is only available as an Amazon Kindle e-book. For the first time he writes a screenplay for his classic horror novel The Nightrunners. [1]

Contents

Table of contents

Screenplay

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References

  1. Goodreads. "A Pair of Aces Review". Crossroads Press. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. Lansdale and Barrett. "Review" . Retrieved 12 May 2014.