Lansdale is the author of more than forty novels and numerous short stories covering a broad spectrum of genres and appearing in a variety of media, including television, film, newspapers and comic books. To read all of darkness on the edge of town, an article about champion joe published by texas monthly, click here. Lansdale also penned two jonah hex series for vertigo jonah hex. The nightrunners has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Lansdale i finally had to buy me a copy online to read this early lansdale tale he didn t hold back his punches in this story, of sex and murder he showed us the really dark side of the human soul, the twisted, revengeful side of even young souls this thing carries some raw power, as he was establishing himself with what has become his style in. Lansdale s the nightrunners is the literary equivalent of a slasher movie and, like tcm, it is not interested in gratuitous titillation. T he evening sun had rolled down and blown out in a bloody wad, and the. Oct 18, 20 the nightrunners 1983 is an early novel by joe r lansdale. The nightrunners night runners author lansdale, joe r dean koontz introduction illustrator gregory manchess formatbinding hardcover book condition used fine jacket condition fine quantity available 1 edition 1st edition binding hardcover isbn 10 09165174 isbn 97809165171 publisher dark harvest place of publication arlington. The collection was nominated for a bram stoker award for best fiction collection, and contains two stories which won stokers. Portions of this novel, in slightly different form, first appeared in the novemberdecember 1984 issue of mississippi arts and letters as a car drives by, and in the winter 19856 issue of hardboiled as boys will be boys.
Details about lansdale joe r nightrunners book new. Part pulp noir, part splatter, this is a tale of survival and revenge. Lansdale is well known and well regarded for his unique brand of comicbook fantasy and horror. Bad dude brian blames becky for the death of his closest friend. Lansdale s books almost always defy categorization, from the weird blending of horror, scifi, and thriller that was the drive in to the comedic noir of the hap and leonard series, so the. In the field of country noir the dark side of rural and smalltown america lansdale staked his claim to east texas with the nightrunners. Lansdale s books in order of when they were originally published.
It also contains the early lansdale novel the nightrunners. Joe r lansdale for more fun van videos visit library. Adrenalincharged splatterpunk pulphorror at its finest, the nightrunners was the first joe r. Sep 19, 2007 twenty years and it appears that joe r. Joe lansdale and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lansdale 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. In the story, becky is raped and her husband, monty, is not up to confronting the situation. Lansdales the nightrunners 1987, the centerpiece of this chilling collection, set new standards for the depiction of graphic violence and is probably the best novel of its type between psycho and the silence of the. Buy the nightrunners by joe r lansdale online at alibris. In the field of country noirthe dark side of rural and smalltown america lansdale staked his claim to east texas with the nightrunners. Joe lansdale briar patch boogie, a hap and leonard. A look at one of my favorite halloweenset horror novels, joe r. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
He has received the edgar award and eight bram stoker awards, and several of his books have been adapted into films. The nightrunners night runners by joe r dean koontz. Lansdale joe r nightrunners book new 9780615897554 ebay. In some ways, the nightrunners is a departure for joe lansdale, if only for the fact that it seems to be classifiable in a single genre fairly easily. Buy the nightrunners by joe r lansdale online at alibris uk.
A solid first novel for joe lansdale and a minor nearmasterpiece of horror, the nightrunners is somewhat derivative of stephen king was there a single 80s horror writer who didnt follow kings example. Lansdales books in order of when they were originally published. It its no great insight that many slasher movies are essentially rape fantasies packaged for audiences of teenage boys. The nightrunners 1983 is an early novel by joe r lansdale.
Lansdales first published work was a short story collection entitled stories by mama lansdales youngest boy. Mine was night they missed the horror show, which i read in the 1990 anthology splatterpunks in january 1991 its first appearance was in 1988s silver scream but i mustve missed it somehow. The nightrunners book by joe r lansdale 4 available. Headon collision smashing in your guts everybody remembers their first joe r. Having written for some of the biggest names in comicbook publishing, such as dc comics, hes created a name for himself that is well established within the industry. In the field of country noirthe dark side of rural and smalltown americalansdale staked his claim to east texas with the nightrunners. Lansdale and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Meanwhile brian blames becky for the death of his best friend. Lansdale is his ownself, as hes always said, and i believe him. Feb 27, 2015 everybody remembers their first joe r. Buy a cheap copy of the nightrunners book by joe r. Mine was night they missed the horror show, which i read in the anthology splatterpunks in 1991. The nightrunners by joe r lansdale book cover, description, publication history.
By bizarre hands is the first collection of short stories by american writer joe r. A 66 chevy bears down on the countryside, with a carful of vicious teenagers and evil of biblical proportions, in this terrifying morality tale of sex and violence. In the years since this early novel, lansdale has become more. Written before his recently published 1976 and highly eccentric westerns dead in the west, magic wagon, lansdales harddriving. Lansdale novel i ever read, april 1991 according to the notation i made inside the front cover. Lansdale is the toast of italy, a hot property in hollywood, and an inspiration to a generation of horror and thriller writers everywhere. Lansdale bubba hotep, hap and leonard and his multitalented daughter kasey discuss their recently. Lansdale delivers a powerful concoction of juvenile delinquency and supernatural menace thats loaded with. Nightrunners by lansdale, joe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mine was night they missed the horror show, which i read in the anthology. Lansdale s first published work was a short story collection entitled stories by mama lansdale s youngest boy. The nightrunners by joe r lansdale fantastic fiction. Lansdale is a collection of short stories published exclusively by tachyon. The god of the razor is a collection of short stories by american writer joe r.
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