The Best of Joe R. Lansdale

The Best of Joe R. Lansdale
	First edition
Author	Joe R. Lansdale
Cover artist	John Picacio
Language	English
Genre	Horror, contains short stories
Publisher	Tachyon Publications
Publication date	2010
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print Trade paperback
Pages	369
ISBN	978-1-892391-94-0
Preceded by	Unchained and Unhinged (2009)
Followed by	Deadman's Road (2010)

Last updated January 19, 2026

The Best of Joe R. Lansdale is a collection of short stories published exclusively by Tachyon Publications as a trade paperback in 2010. This collection contains many classic short fiction published by Mr. Lansdale over the last 20 years and contains many of his most popular and famous works.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Crucified Dreams: Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale
Godzilla's Twelve-Step Program
Bubba Ho-Tep| Link to video article
Mad Dog Summer
Fire Dog
The Big Blow
Duck Hunt
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road| Link to video article
The Events Concerning a Nude Foldout 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

References

↑ "Book Review: The Best of Joe R. Lansdale: Dark Flavors Over Gristle". From Zombos' Closet. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
↑ Lansdale, Joe R. (February 15, 2010). The Best of Joe R. Lansdale. Tachyon Publications. ISBN 9781892391940.
↑ "The Best Of Joe R.Lansdale – Book Review". Hellnotes. January 18, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
↑ "Lansdale, Joe R. (The Best of Joe R. Lansdale) - Dread Central". Dread Central. November 30, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
↑ "John Picacio | Portfolio | THE BEST OF JOE R. LANSDALE". www.johnpicacio.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

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[1] "Book Review: The Best of Joe R. Lansdale: Dark Flavors Over Gristle". From Zombos' Closet. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

[2] Lansdale, Joe R. (February 15, 2010). The Best of Joe R. Lansdale. Tachyon Publications. ISBN 9781892391940.

[3] "The Best Of Joe R.Lansdale – Book Review". Hellnotes. January 18, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

[4] "Lansdale, Joe R. (The Best of Joe R. Lansdale) - Dread Central". Dread Central. November 30, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

[5] "John Picacio | Portfolio | THE BEST OF JOE R. LANSDALE". www.johnpicacio.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

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v t e Works by Joe R. Lansdale
Hap and Leonard series	Savage Season (1990) Mucho Mojo (1994) The Two-Bear Mambo (1995) Bad Chili (1997) Rumble Tumble (1998) Veil's Visit: a Taste of Hap and Leonard (1999) Captains Outrageous (2001) Vanilla Ride (2009) Devil Red (2011) Hyenas: a Hap and Leonard Novella (2011) Dead Aim (2013) Briar Patch Boogie: A Hap and Leonard Novelette (2015) Honky Tonk Samurai (2016) Hap and Leonard Ride Again (2016) Hoodoo Harry (2016) Coco Butternut: A Hap and Leonard Novella (2017) Rusty Puppy (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine) (2017) Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade (2017) Cold Cotton: A Hap and Leonard Novella (2017) Jackrabbit Smile (2018) The Elephant of Surprise (2019) The Big Book of Hap and Leonard (2019) Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years (2020) Born for Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard (2022)
Novels	Act of Love (1981) Texas Night Riders (1983) Dead in the West (1986) The Magic Wagon (1986) The Nightrunners (1987) Cold in July (1989) Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995) The Boar (1998) Freezer Burn (1999) Waltz of Shadows (1999) The Big Blow (2000) Blood Dance (2000) The Bottoms (2000) A Fine Dark Line (2002) Sunset and Sawdust (2004) Lost Echoes (2007) Leather Maiden (2008) All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky (2011) Edge of Dark Water (2012) In Waders from Mars (2012) The Thicket (2013) Paradise Sky (2015) Fender Lizards (2015) Hell's Bounty (2016) Bubba and the Cosmic Bloodsuckers (2017) Jane Goes North (2020) More Better Deals (2020) Big Lizard (2020) Moon Lake (2021) The Donut Legion (2023)
Novellas	On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks (1989) Bubba Ho-Tep (1994) Something Lumber This Way Comes (1999) Under the Warrior Star (2010) Christmas with the Dead (2010) A Bone Dead Sadness (2012) The Ape Man's Brother (2013) Hot in December (2013) Prisoner 489 (2014) Black Hat Jack (2014)
Short story collections	By Bizarre Hands (1989) Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy (1991) Bestsellers Guaranteed (1993) Electric Gumbo: A Lansdale Reader (1994) Writer of the Purple Rage (1994) The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent (1996) Atomic Chili (1998) The Long Ones (1999) Triple Feature (1999) High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale (2000) For a Few Stories More (2002) A Little Green Book of Monster Stories (2003) Bumper Crop (2004) Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories (2004) The King and Other Stories (2005) The God of the Razor (2007) The Shadows, Kith and Kin (2007) Sanctified and Chicken Fried (2009) Unchained and Unhinged (2009) The Best of Joe R. Lansdale (2010) Deadman's Road (2010) By Bizarre Hands Rides Again (2010) Trapped in the Saturday Matinee (2012) Bleeding Shadows (2013) A Pair of Aces (2014) The Tall Grass and Other Stories (2015) Dead on the Bones: Pulp on Fire (2016) Terror is Our Business (2018)
Graphic novels	Crawling Sky (2013) Jonah Hex: Shadows West (2014)
Anthologies edited	Retro-Pulp Tales (2006) Son of Retro Pulp Tales (2009)
Essays and Memoirs	Miracles Ain't What They Used To Be (2016)
Other works	Mark Stone: MIA Hunter

The Best of Joe R. Lansdale

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