Bad dude brian blames becky for the death of his closest friend. Lansdale born april 1943 is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories. Lansdale grew up in east texas, the son of a mechanic. Series isbncatalog id price pages format type cover artist verif. Lansdale book of essays and memoirs, miracles aint what they used to be, was released. No other writer in texas or any other state in the union can switch between gutbursting humor and nailbiting suspense. The nightrunners 1983 is an early novel by joe r lansdale. Oct 18, 20 the nightrunners by joe r lansdale, 9780615897554, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. The nightrunners has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Adrenalincharged splatterpunk pulphorror at its finest, the nightrunners was the first joe r. He attended tyler junior college, the university of texas at austin, and stephen f. Buy the nightrunners by joe r lansdale online at alibris uk. Joe richard lansdale born october 28, 1951 is an american writer and martial arts instructor. Buy a cheap copy of the nightrunners book by joe r. Lansdale and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Lansdale s the nightrunners is the literary equivalent of a slasher movie and, like tcm, it is not interested in gratuitous titillation.
The nightrunners by joe r lansdale fantastic fiction. A brilliant, hypercharged horror novel with sex, violence, a black 66 chevy. 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. Lansdale delivers a powerful concoction of juvenile delinquency and supernatural menace thats loaded with. Lansdale lives in nacogdoches, texas, with his wife, karen, writer and editor.
Lansdale 2000, hc first print short fiction collection hells bounty by joe r. He has written novels and stories in various genres, including western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Joseph richard lansdale born october 28, 1951 is an american writer and martial arts. Lansdale is well known and well regarded for his unique brand of comicbook fantasy and horror. Lansdale has also had a varied career, having worked as a bouncer, a bodyguard, a transportation manager, a custodian, and a karate instructor before becoming a fulltime writer in 1981. Wildwood latest novel is eerie, fastpaced and original. The nightrunners by joe lansdale and dean koontz 1989. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful.
It its no great insight that many slasher movies are essentially rape fantasies packaged for audiences of teenage boys. As a child in 1906, arne horsfall finds a sealed crate, addressed to a professor at a. The nightrunners night runners by joe r dean koontz. The nightrunners by joe r lansdale book cover, description, publication history. Lansdale has to be the mark twain behind the pine curtain. Lansdales books in order of when they were originally published. 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 noirthe dark side of rural and smalltow. He has received the edgar award and eight bram stoker awards, and several of his books have been adapted into films. Meanwhile brian blames becky for the death of his best friend. The nightrunners book by joe r lansdale 4 available. Lansdale novel i ever read, april 1991 according to the notation i made inside the front cover. 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. Lansdale, wes ferguson, and kasey lansdale duration.
So within a couple months id finally tracked down lansdales 1987 novel the nightrunners published in paperback by tor, march 1989. Buy the nightrunners by joe r lansdale online at alibris. 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. Written before his recently published 1976 and highly eccentric westerns dead. Brutally violent, a sort of supernatural retelling of. 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. Lansdale and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A look at one of my favorite halloweenset horror novels, joe r.
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