Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than thirty novels, including the Edgar Award--winning Hap and Leonard mystery series (Mucho Mojo, Two Bear Mambo) and the New York Times Notable Book The Bottoms. More than two hundred of his stories have appeared in such outlets as Tales From the Crypt and Pulphouse, and his work has been adapted for The Twilight Zone and Masters of Horror. Lansdale has written several graphic novels, including Batman and Fantastic Four. He is a tenth-degree black belt and the founder of the Shen Chuan martial art.
Always entertaining, champion storyteller Lansdale shares his best weird yarns in this terrific collection... This is a great introduction to the raunchy, cheerfully unclassifiable East Texan bon vivant. --Publishers Weekly Let this volume introduce you to his uncensored, unfiltered world. He is a writer deserving of a wide and appreciative audience. --The Guardian Indisputably one of horror's most revered craftsmen. --Booklist