{"product_id":"the-best-of-joe-r-lansdale-9781892391940","title":"The Best of Joe R. Lansdale","description":"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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd that's the tame stuff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing 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 \u003ci\u003eBubba Ho-Tep\u003c\/i\u003e, later made into a cult-classic major motion picture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCome on in?the weirdness is fine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe R. Lansdale is the author of more than thirty novels, including the Edgar Award?winning Hap and Leonard mystery series (\u003ci\u003eMucho Mojo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Bear Mambo\u003c\/i\u003e) and the New York Times Notable Book \u003ci\u003eThe Bottoms\u003c\/i\u003e. More than two hundred of his stories have appeared in such outlets as \u003ci\u003eTales From the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePulphouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has been adapted for \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMasters of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e. Lansdale has written several graphic novels, including \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFantastic Four\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a tenth-degree black belt and the founder of the Shen Chuan martial art.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tachyon Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567326007570,"sku":"9781892391940","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eeeb403c-1dd1-4abb-9ae3-b85d630a303b.jpg?v=1731918536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-of-joe-r-lansdale-9781892391940","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}