Dividing his fictional output between westerns, mysteries, and exceptionally graphic horror (and often a combination of some or all of them), Joe R. Lansdale is devotee of what he calls Mojo storytelling--which seems to mean the ability to translate the subversion of expectations and being born in Texas into a fictional format. His first novel, ACT OF LOVE (1981), was a thriller, but its graphic intensity immediately set it apart from conventional thrillers. His next novels--THE NIGHTRUNNERS (19 more...
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10/28/1951 Texas, South Central States, Southern States, United States,
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Lansdale always delivers something weird and completely original. I just wish the original novel was still in print so I could have read that first instead of the graphic novel. Good read.