Le maître conteur Joe R. Lansdale crée des récits qui mêlent magistralement l'horreur gothique sudiste, la rudesse du western, l'intrigue policière et la comédie absurde. Ses récits explorent souvent des thèmes de justice, de moralité et de survie dans des circonstances difficiles, réputés pour leur prose brute et leurs rebondissements inattendus. Lansdale possède un talent unique pour créer du suspense et insuffler de l'humour, donnant naissance à des personnages et des situations inoubliables qui captivent immédiatement les lecteurs.
Hériter de cent mille dollars et d'une petite bicoque dans un quartier délabré n'est pas si mal et l'oncle Chester a fait un beau cadeau à son neveu Leonard... Même s'il faut tout nettoyer, que le plancher est pourri et que les voisins sont ce que l'on pourrait craindre de pire. Même si retaper une maison pour la vendre et abattre des murs, c'est prendre le risque de découvrir des squelettes cachés...
Soyez blanc, sympa, hétéro, sans vrai boulot ni caisse de retraite et vivez au Texas, royaume du port d'armes ! Hap Collins attire les ennuis. Sa nonchalance agace. A peine remis d'une aventure et le voilà mordu en plein champ par un écureuil enragé. Une mort ignoble le guette. L'hôpital va le saigner à blanc et, pour ne rien arranger, Leonard a disparu. Impossible de rester sous perfusion avec son meilleur ami dans la mouise ! Homosexuel black cognant comme un bûcheron, ce dernier est accusé de meurtre. La police adore. Hap non. Debout pour que justice se fasse, il ne se contentera pas de contourner la loi, il va la piétiner.
Un coin sympa. Oui, ce lac bordé de pins aurait pu être un coin sympa pour des vacances. Idyllique, même. Becky et Monty sont venus s'y réfugier pour tenter de rebâtir leur couple. D'oublier l'horreur de ce viol dont Becky a été victime sous les yeux de son mari. Un mari qui n'a pas eu le courage de s'interposer... Mais comment chasser pareil souvenir ? De terribles rêves poursuivent Becky, des visions de cauchemar qui hantent ses jours et ses nuits. Qui sont ces gnomes grotesques ? Et cette jeune femme ensanglantée pendue par les pieds ? Prémonition ? Est-ce là le sort qui l'attend ? Ce n'est pas la paix que le couple trouvera dans la cabane près du lac, mais une explosion de violence et de terreur. Par une nuit de pleine lune, une nuit hallucinante...
Exploring the theme of supernatural darkness, this collection features stories set in ancient lands haunted by spirits and curses. Each tale invites readers to confront the eerie and unsettling aspects of these forgotten places, crafted by a diverse group of daring authors. The anthology promises to immerse readers in chilling narratives that reveal the hidden dangers lurking in the shadows of history.
Set in an East Texas nursing home, the story features iconic figures Elvis and JFK, portrayed by Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. They confront a redneck mummy, blending humor and horror in a unique narrative. This companion book expands on the film's quirky premise, exploring themes of aging, friendship, and the absurdity of their situation. The characters navigate their unusual challenges while delivering a mix of wit and nostalgia.
Hap and Leonard is now a Sundance TV series starring James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth Williams. Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, the kings of East Texas mischief and mayhem, return in this full-throttle thriller to face off with the Dixie Mafia. When Leonard is asked to rescue a teenage girl from a lowly drug dealer, he gladly agrees and invites Hap along for the ride. Everything goes according to plan, until they find out the dealer is a member of the Dixie mafia. A wild gun fight ensues, after which Hap and Leonard are arrested. Turns out, however, that the law needs a favor and if Hap and Leonard can do the deed they’ll be free roam. There’s one problem the Dixie Mafia’s new hired gun—the legendary assassin Vanilla Ride. Filled with breakneck action, gut-busting laughs, and one gigantic crocodile, this hilarious novel is as hot as a habanero pepper.
Jack Parker knows all too well how treacherous life can be. His parents did not survive a smallpox epidemic. His grandfather was murdered. Now his sister Lula has been kidnapped by a bank robber. Alongside bounty hunter Shorty, an eloquent dwarf with a chip on his shoulder, and Eustace, the grave-digging son of an ex-slave, Jack sets off to rescue Lula.
Meet Nat Love. Born a slave in Texas, he escapes a lynching and finds a mentor who trains him in shooting, riding, reading, writing and gardening. But the enemies of his youth pursue him, and soon he is on the run again... In the course of a tumultuous life, he becomes in turn a Buffalo Soldier, a bouncer, a ratcatcher, a sharpshooter, a dime-novel star, a friend to Wild Bill Hickock and a US Marshall. From Texas to Deadwood and back down south, he both dodges and courts violence, hoping one day to get his revenge. Featuring cowboys, Apaches, buffalo and much, much more, this is a mostly true tale of how the West was won from one of America's most original writers.
Trying to escape her worthless life leads to unexpected and disastrous consequences when Sue Ellen steals money and a raft and embarks on a journey to dig up her best friend's body, burn it, and sprinkle the ashes in Hollywood.
Back in the nineties a novella, The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found in a Harlequin Romance, about jobless Plebin Cook, his daughter Jasmine, and a used bookstore owner named Martha, received a Bram Stoker Award and appeared to be the start of a series. It wasn't. But now, we're taking a time machine back to the original story, involving circus dogs, mannikins and a serial killer, and we're adding a quirky, short novel, The Events Concerning Two Stabbed Clowns in a Bloody Bathtub. The novel is wilder than the original tale and answers the question: What did Plebin and the gang do next? A missing cat leads to an outrageous blackmail scheme, a sex video, a body in an out of the way cemetery, a sexy mortician, clown orgies, bathtub stabbings, and a missing child. But Plebin, Jasmine and Martha are on the job, because they not only have a used bookstore to run, they own a private eye agency, BOOKS AND BULLETS, and they are clown deep into a twisty investigation. An investigation that soon becomes a race against time to rescue a child before she is deprived of air and a wicked vengeance is completed. Step up and step out with the gang. But watch the face paint and the blood puddles, and keep your back to the wall. Things are about to go sideways in the best way possible for a reader craving mystery, suspense, and unexpected thrills