Joe R. Lansdale bibliography


This is a list of works by author Joe R. Lansdale.
Dates by original publication; some novels or stories were written years prior to actual publication.

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine">Hap and Leonard">Hap Collins and Leonard Pine Mysteries

TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
Savage Season1990Novel176Mark V. Ziesing
Bram Stoker Award nominee
Mucho Mojo1994Novel308Cemetery Dance Publications limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
The Two-Bear Mambo1995Novel273Mysterious Press
Bad Chili1997Novel219Mojo Press limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
Rumble Tumble1998Novel229Subterranean Press limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
'1999Stories and excerpts160Subterranean Press limited edition
Includes the eponymous story co-written with Andrew Vachss
Captains Outrageous2001Novel323Subterranean Press limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
Vanilla Ride2009Novel243Knopf Publishing
Devil Red2011Novel205Knopf Publishing
'2011Novella100Subterranean Press limited hardcover and trade edition
Dead Aim2013Novella102Subterranean Press limited hardcover and trade edition
Briar Patch Boogie: A Hap and Leonard Novelette2015Long story56Gere Donovan Press
Kindle e-book
Honky Tonk Samurai2016Novel352Mulholland Books.
Hap and Leonard2016Short story collection230Tachyon Publications
Trade paperback
Hap and Leonard Ride Again2016Short story collectionTachyon Publications
Kindle E-book
Hoodoo Harry2016Novella72The Mysterious Bookshop. Limited hardcover or paperback.
Coco Butternut: A Hap and Leonard Novella2017Novella88Subterranean Press
Hardcover
Kindle e-book
Rusty Puppy 2017Novel288Mulholland Books
Hardcover
Kindle e-book
Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade2017Mosaic novel240Tachyon Publications
Trade paperback
Cold Cotton: A Hap and Leonard Novella2017Novella108Crossroads Press
Only available through Amazon Kindle
May be published as a hard copy at a later date.
Jackrabbit Smile2018Novel242Muholland
Released on March 27, 2018
The Elephant of Surprise 2019Novel288Muholland Books
The Big Book of Hap and Leonard2019Omnibus336SST Publications, Pre-Order available
Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years2020Short story collection240Tachyon Publications, May 14, 2020

Other novels

TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
Act of Love1981Novel319Cemetery Dance Publications
Reissued by Subterranean Press in 2012 with a new introduction and novella
Texas Night Riders1983Novel152Subterranean Press limited edition
Originally published under the pseudonym Ray Slater
Dead in the West1986Novel148Space and Time paperback in 1986 under Night Shade Books
Reissue in 2005
Originally written in 1980
The Magic Wagon1986Novel153Doubleday
Subterranean Press limited edition hardcover and trade paperback; Borderlands Press
The Nightrunners1987Novel242Dark Harvest Books and in the short story collection The God of the Razor by Subterranean Press
Reissued in mass paperback in December 1995 by Carroll & Graf Publishers
Originally written in 1982 as Night of the Goblins
Recently re-issued in 2013 as a trade paperback by Behooven Press
Cold in July1989Novel234Bantam
Hardcover reprint by Mark V. Ziesing
Also available as a set with Savage Season
Film adaptation was released 23 May 2014
1995Novel and comic book series208Serialized in 4 parts by Dark Horse Comics
Published as one volume in 1995
Joe Lansdale rewrote and completed this unfinished story by the late Edgar Rice Burroughs.
The Boar1998Novel169Subterranean Press limited edition
Later trade hardcover by Night Shade Books
Freezer Burn1999Novel245Crossroads Press limited edition and a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press
Waltz of Shadows1999Novel271Subterranean Press limited edition
Part of the Lost Lansdale Series Vol. 1
Something Lumber This Way Comes1999Novella90Subterranean Press limited edition children's book and the Lost Lansdale Series Vol. 2
The Big Blow2000Novel153Subterranean Press limited edition
Adapted from the Bram Stoker Award winning short story
This novel is being adapted to a film by Ridley Scott's production company Scott Free.
Blood Dance2000Novel203Subterranean Press limited edition
The Lost Lansdale Series Vol. 3
The Bottoms2000Novel332Subterranean Press limited edition and a trade hard cover by Mysterious Press
This book won the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Novel and the 2000 Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel. It was also named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. This novel is currently being adapted to film.
A Fine Dark Line2002Novel412Subterranean Press limited edition and as a trade hard cover by Mysterious Press
Sunset and Sawdust2004Novel321Knopf Publishing
Lost Echoes2007Novel330Subterranean Press limited edition and trade paperback by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard publications.
Leather Maiden2008Novel287Knopf Publishing
Under the Warrior Star2010Novella70Planet Stories Double Feature-Paizo Publishing
Features a 1956 novel, Sojan the Swordsman, by Michael Moorcock
All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky2011Novel227Delacorte Press young adult story
Reissued as trade paperback.
Edge of Dark Water2012Novel292Published in the United States by Mulholland Books and as a limited edition by PS Publishing in the U.K.
It was listed as a Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association.
In Waders from Mars2012Novel52Subterranean Press
Children's book with Karen and Keith Lansdale
A Bone Dead Sadness2012Novella55This book was released as an e-book only.
The Ape Man's Brother2013Novella60This book was released as an e-book and a hard cover book from Subterranean Press.
The Thicket2013Novel340Mulholland Books
The trade paperback was issued on October 14, 2014.
Hot in December2013Novella110Dark Regions Press
Prisoner 4892014Novella64Black Labyrinth Publications
Black Hat Jack2014Novella128Subterranean Press
Paradise Sky2015Novel320Mulholland Books
Awarded Best Historical Novel by the Western Writers of America.
Fender Lizards2015Novel232Subterranean Press
Artwork by Jon Foster
Hell's Bounty2016Novel192Subterranean Press
Written with John L. Lansdale
The Case of the Bleeding wall-A Dana Roberts Mystery2017Novella92Subterranean Press
Co-written with Joe's daughter, Kasey Lansdale
Bubba and the Cosmic Bloodsuckers2017Novel200Subterranean Press
Prequel to Bubba Ho-Tep
It was released on October 31, 2017.
Jane Goes North2020Novel232Subterranean Press and Amazon Kindle. Hardcover limited to 2000 copies. Released 3/31/20.
More Better Deals2020Novel288Mulholland Books. Amazon Kindle and Hardcover to be published March 31, 2020.

Short story collections

TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
By Bizarre Hands1989Short Story Collection246Mark V. Ziesing Publications
Bram Stoker Award nominee
Adapted to a comic book series
Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy1991SSC130Pulphouse Publishing
Author's Choice Monthly
Publication Series number 18
Bestsellers Guaranteed1993SSC207Ace Books paperback
'1994SSC406Quality Paperback Book Club trade paperback, rare issue
Writer of the Purple Rage1994SSC304Cemetery Dance Publications limited edition
Bram Stoker Award nominee
Reissued paperback
The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent1996SSC310Subterranean Press limited edition
Private Eye Action, As You Like It1998SSC200Crossroads Press rare compilation co-written by Lewis Shiner
Triple Feature1997SSC29Subterranean Press limited edition chapbook
The Long Ones: Nuthin' But Novellas1999Collection of 4 novellas217Necro Publications
'2000SSC267Golden Gryphon Press hardcover and trade paperback
For a Few Stories More2002SSC326Subterranean Press limited edition
Lost Lansdale Vol. 4
The "ultra-limited" edition of this book included a previously unpublished Young Adult vampire novel called Shadow Time, which has not appeared anywhere else.
A Little Green Book of Monster Stories2003SSC106Borderlands Press, rare
Bumper Crop2004SSC199Golden Gryphon Press hardcover and trade paperback
Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories2004SSC289Subterranean Press limited edition and Golden Gryphon Press trade paperback
Title story won a Bram Stoker Award
The King and Other Stories2005SSC98Subterranean Press limited edition
The God of the Razor2007SSC295Subterranean Press limited edition
Includes The Nightrunners
The Shadows, Kith and Kin2007SSC287Subterranean Press limited edition
Sanctified and Chicken Fried2009SSC250University of Texas Press
Unchained and Unhinged2009SSC143Subterranean Press limited edition
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale2010SSC369Tachyon Publications trade paperback
Deadman's Road2010SSC271Subterranean Press limited edition
By Bizarre Hands Rides Again2010SSC366Bloodletting Press/Morning Star limited edition reissue
Trapped in the Saturday Matinee2012SSC271PS Publishing from the U.K.
Deadman's Road2013SSC288Subterranean Press limited edition
Re-issued by Tachyon Publications
The e-book version is titled Deadman's Crossing.
Bleeding Shadows2013SSC480Subterranean Press limited edition
A Pair of Aces2014SSC346Macabre Ink Productions/Crossroads Press
Co-written with Neal Barrett Jr.
This work will only be available as an e-book/Kindle edition.
Cover art by Glenn Chadbourne
The Tall Grass and Other Stories2015SSC140Only available as a Kindle e-book for now
Published by Gere Donovan Press
May be published as a book at a later date.
'2016SSC296Subterranean Press
Limited edition
Contains short stories and novellas.
'2018Collection of novellas248Cutting Block Books
Published in May 2018
Collection of Dana Roberts Mysteries
Co-written by Kasey Lansdale
Driving to Geronimo's Grave and Other Stories2018Collection of novellas272Subterranean Press, limited edition
October 2018
Cosmic Interruptions2018SSC528Short, Scary Tales Publications
Limited to 550 signed and hand numbered copies
Blood in the Gears2019SSC550 to 600Short, Scary Tales Publications
Limited edition autographed and numbered copies
This book is published in the U.K. and is strictly limited.
Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories2020SSCSubterranean Press. Will be published next November.

Western">Western (genre)">Western screenplays

TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
Shadows West2012Screenplays for several projects420Subterranean Press limited edition
Co-written by John L. Lansdale

The "Drive-In" series

TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
The Drive-In: A "B" Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas1988Novel158Kinnell and Bantam Books
The Drive-In 2: Not Just One of Them Sequels1989Novel158Kinnell and Bantam Books
Bram Stoker Award nominee
The Drive-In: The Bus Tour2005Novel229Subterranean Press limited edition
The Complete Drive-In2009Omnibus376Underland Press trade paperback
Compiles all three previous novels
The Complete Drive-In2015Omnibus376Centipede Press
Limited Edition re-issue
Limited to 300 copies

The "Ned the Seal" Trilogy

TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
Zeppelins West2001Novel168Subterranean Press limited edition
Flaming London2005Novel177Subterranean Press limited edition
Flaming Zeppelins: The Adventures of Ned the Seal2010Omnibus285Tachyon Publications trade paperback
Compiles first two books
The Sky Done Ripped2019Novel296Subterranean Press limited edition, not yet released

Pseudonymous novels

TitleYearTypePublisher/Notes
Molly's Sexual Follies1982NovelAs Mark Simmons
Pseudonymous porn novel written with Brad W. Foster

''[Mark Stone: MIA Hunter]'' series

These are a few novels Lansdale wrote under the pseudonym "Jack Buchanan". These novels were co-written with Stephen Mertz, Michael Newton, and Bill Crider. Some people erroneously report that Lansdale is responsible for the entire series, which is definitely not true.
TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
Hanoi Deathgrip1985Novel197Jove Books
Paperback
Stone: M.I.A. Hunter #3
Mountain Massacre1985Novel196Jove Books
Paperback
Stone: M.I.A. Hunter #4
Saigon Slaughter1987Novel199Jove Books
Paperback
Stone: M.I.A. Hunter #7
M.I.A. Hunter2015Omnibus456Subterranean Press limited edition
With Stephen Mertz
Collection contains previous three paperbacks

[Chapbooks]/Pamphlets

TitleYearTypePublisher/Notes
On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks1989Chapbook/novellaWon the 1989 Bram Stoker Award in the Long Fiction category and a 1990 British Fantasy Award in the short story category
The Steel Valentine1991ChapbookPulphouse Publishing
Short story hard cover
Steppin' Out, Summer '681992ChapbookLimited edition
Bubba Ho-Tep1994ChapbookAdapted into a novel with a movie tie-in, and then adapted to the screen by Don Coscarelli
Bram Stoker Award nominee
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back1998ChapbookLimited edition
My Dead Dog Bobby1998ChapbookLimited edition
Duck Footed2005Chapbook/novellaSubterranean Press limited edition
Dread Island2010Chapbook/novellaIDW Publishing limited edition
The Cases of Dana Roberts2011Chapbook/short storyChapbook accompanies the limited edition of the short story collection Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2 and another short story, The Case of the Angry Traveler, is in Subterranean Press's short story collection Impossible Monsters, edited by Kasey Lansdale.
Christmas with the Dead2010ChapbookPS Publishing Holiday Chapbook Number 6 limited edition, adapted to film
DVD is now available

Uncollected short stories

Novels and stories with [Batman]

TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
The Joker's Trick or Treat1989Short story462Bantam Books in the anthology The Further Adventures of The Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg
Subway Jack1989Short story416Bantan Books
From the anthology The Further Adventures of Batman #1, ed. Martin H. Greenberg
Reprinted in Tales of the Batman, ed. Martin H. Greenberg
Features Lansdale's character, "The God of the Razor"
Batman: Captured by the Engines1991Novel241Warner Books
Batman: Terror on the High Skies1992Junior novel66Little Brown and Company
Illustrated by Dick Giordano & Edward Hannigan

Comic books and graphic novels

TitleYearTypePublisher/Notes
Lone Ranger & Tonto1993Comic book series and trade paperbackTopps Comics, 4 issues
Art by Timothy Truman and Rick Magyar
Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo1993Comic book series and trade paperbackDC Comics, 5 issues
Art by Tim Truman
Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such1995Comic book seriesDC Comics, 5 issues
Art by Tim Truman
Blood and Shadows1996Comic book seriesDC/Vertigo, 4 issues
Art by Mark A. Nelson
The Spirit: The New Adventures #81998Comic bookKitchen Sink Comics
Art by John Lucas
Red Range1999Graphic novelMojo Press
Art by Sam Glanzman
Jonah Hex: Shadows West1999Comic book seriesDC/Vertigo, 3 issues
Art by Tim Truman
On the Far Side with Dead Folks2004Comic book series and trade paperbackAvatar Press, 3 issues
Art by Tim Truman
Masters of Horror2005Comic book seriesIDW Publishing
Masters of Horror #1-2, 4 issues
Adapted by Chris Ryall
The Drive-In2005Graphic novels and trade paperbackAvatar Press, 4 issues
Art by Andres Guinaldo
Conan and the Songs of the Dead2006Comic book seriesDark Horse Comics, 5 issues
Art by Tim Truman
Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #322008Comic bookMarvel Comics
Art by Ronan Cliquet
Reprinted in Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four Volume 8, 2008
Pigeons From Hell2008Comic book series and trade paperbackDark Horse Comics, 4 issues
Art by Nathan Fox
Adaptation of the Robert E. Howard short story
Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper2010Comic book seriesIDW Publishing, 3 issues with John L. Lansdale
Art by Kevin Colden
Based on the story by Robert Bloch
That Hell-Bound Train2011Comic book seriesIDW Publishing, 3 issues
Art by Dave Wachter
Based on the story by Robert Bloch
30 Days of Night: Night Again2011Comic book series and trade paperbackIDW Publishing, 4 issues
Art by Sam Kieth
H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror2011Comic book seriesIDW Publishing, 4 issues
Art by Peter Bergting
Crawling Sky2013Graphic novelAntarctic Press
Adapted from short story by Keith Lansdale
Art by Brian Denham
2014Full-sized trade paperback anthology of all Joe Lansdale's previous Jonah Hex worksDC Comics/Vertigo, approx. 389 pages
Art by Tim Truman and Sam Glanzman
The Steam Man2016Comic book seriesDark Horse Comics, 5 issues. 1-3 published
Art by Piotr Kowalski
I Tell You It's Love2016Graphic novelShort, Scary Tales Publications
Original story written in 1983
Art by Danille Serra

Comic short stories

Many were adapted to comic books.
TitleYearTypePublisher/Notes
Drive-By1993Short StoryCrossroads Press
Adapted from a story by Andrew Vachss
Art by Gary Gianni
Originally published in Andrew Vachss: Hard Looks #5
Reprinted in Andrew Vachss: Hard Looks
Subsequently reprinted in a limited edition eponymous trade paperback
Grease Trap1994SSMojo Press
In Creature Features
Art by Ted Naifeh
Reissued in
Shootout at Ice Flats in Supergirl Annual #11996SSDC Comics
Co-written by Neal Barrett Jr.
Art by Robert Branishi and Stan Woch
The Elopement1997SSDC Comics in Weird War Tales #2
Art by Sam Glanzman
The Initiation1998SSDC/Vertigo in Gangland #4
Co-written by Rick Klaw
Art by Tony Salmons
Betrothed1999SSDC/Vertigo in Flinch #5
Art by Rick Burchett
The Split2000SSDC/Vertigo in Strange Adventures #3
Art by Richard Corben
Red Romance2000SSDC/Vertigo in Flinch # 11
Art by Bruce Timm
Brer Hoodoo2000SSDC/Vertigo in Flinch # 13
Art by Tim Truman
Devil's Sombrero2001SSDC/Vertigo in Weird Western Tales #2
Art by Sam Glanzman
Steam Rider: The Steam-Powered Heart2006SSMarvel Comics in Amazing Fantasy #20
Art by Byron Penaranda
Mice and Money2006SSMarvel Comics in Marvel Romance Redux #5
Art by Dave Lanphear
Reprinted in Mighty Marvel Romance
Gunhawk: Midnight Gun2006SSMarvel Comics in Strange Westerns starring the Black Rider
Art by Rafa Garres
Reprinted in Mighty Marvel Westerns
The War at Home 2008Comic book series and trade paperbackBoom Studios in Zombie Tales #1-3
Art by Eduardo Barreto
Full story collected in Zombie Tales trade
Published in December 2008
A Ripping Good Time2008SSPapercutz Comics and Graphic Novels in Tales from the Crypt #6
Co-written by John L. Lansdale
Art by James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook
Moonlight Sonata2008SSPapercutz Comics and Graphic novels in Tales from the Crypt #7
Art by Chris Noeth
Both stories collected in Tales From the Crypt Graphic Novel #4
Virtual Hoodoo2008SSPapercutz Comics and Graphic Novels in Tales from the Crypt #8
Co-written by John L. Lansdale
Art by James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook
The Boy Who Turned Invisible2017SS
A graphic anthology of new horror fiction from Ash Pure and Topics Press
Art by Daniele Serra

Adaptations of previously published stories, by Lansdale unless noted

TitleYearTypePublisher/Notes
Dead in the West1993Comic booksDark Horse Comics, 2 issues
Adapted by Neal Barrett Jr.
Art by Jack Jackson
Covers by Tim Truman
By Bizarre Hands1994Comic book seriesDark Horse Comics, 3 issues
Adaptations by Neal Barrett Jr. and Jerry Prosser
Art by Phil Hester and Dean Rohrer
1996Graphic novel/trade paperbackMojo Press
Edited by Rick Klaw
This book was designed by John Picacio and features a cover by Dave Dorman. Many artists contributed throughout the book.
Dog, Cat, and Baby1999Trade paperback/comic booksAmazing Montage Press in Murder by Crowquill #1 with Kieth Lansdale
Art by Tim Truman
Bob The Dinosaur Goes To Disneyland2001Trade paperbackFirst publication at RevolutionSF
Adapted by Rick Klaw
Art by Doug Potte
First book publication in Geek Confidential: Echoes From the 21st Century by Rick Klaw
Monkeybrain, Inc.
Lansdale & Truman's Dead Folks2003Graphic novels and trade paperbackAvatar Press, 3 issues
Art by Tim Truman
Adapted from the story On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks
The Drive-In2003Graphic novels and trade paperbackAvatar Press, 4 issues
Adapted by Christopher Golden
Art by Andres Guinaldo
By Bizarre Hands2004Comic book seriesAvatar Press, 6 issues
Adaptations by Neal Barrett, Jr., Keith Lansdale, and Rick Klaw
Art by Dheeraj Verma, Armando Rossi, and Andres Guinaldo
The Drive-In 22006Graphic novels and trade paperbackAvatar Press, 4 issues
Adapted by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Art by Andres Guinaldo
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road2006Comic book series and video adaptationIDW Publishing
Masters of Horror #1-2, 4 issues
Adapted by Chris Ryall.
Video developed and directed by Don Coscarelli for Masters of Horror: Season 1, Episode 1

Screenwriting

TitleYearTypeEpisodes
'1992-1995TV
  • 1992 - "Perchance to Dream |Perchance to Dream"
  • 1993 - "Read My Lips |Read My Lips"
  • 1995 - "Showdown |Showdown"
'1997TV
  • "Identity Crisis |Identity Crisis"
  • The New Batman Adventures1998TV
  • Critters
  • Jonah Hex: Motion Comics2010
    Son of Batman2014Direct-to-DVD Film
    Creepers2014Film
    Hap and Leonard2016-2018TVCo-creator, writer - Pie a la Mojo

    Anthologies edited

    Essays and memoirs

    TitleYearTypePagesPublisher/Notes
    Joe R. Lansdale: An Interview2015InterviewKipple Officina Libraria
    English and Italian
    Free Kindle download
    Miracles Ain't What They Used To Be2016Essays and memoirs99PM Press Outspoken Author Series