The Best of Joe R. Lansdale
by Joe R. Lansdale |
Bleeding Shadows
by Joe R. Lansdale | 
By Bizarre Hands
by Joe R. Lansdale | 
Writer of the Purple Rage
by Joe R. Lansdale | 
Peaceable Kingdom
by Jack Ketchum | 
The Nightmare Factory
by Thomas Ligotti | 
Songs of a Dead Dreamer
by Thomas Ligotti |
My Work is Not Yet Done
by Thomas Ligotti | 
Dark Gods
by T. E. D. Klein | 
Waking Nightmares
by Ramsey Campbell |
Midnight Graffiti
by James Van Hise |
High Cotton
by Joe R. Lansdale | 
Occultation and Other Stories
by Laird Barron |
Prime Evil
by Douglas E. Winter |
The White People and Other Stories
by Arthur Machen |
Dark Visions
by Paul J. Mikol | 
Teatro Grottesco
by Thomas Ligotti |
The Moonlit Mind
by Dean Koontz | 
Things We Lost in the Fire
by Mariana Enriquez | 
Book of the Dead
by John Skipp |
Joe R. Lansdale compiles and introduces 26 of his own favorite and most violent dark horror tales in this review of his work. "God of the Razor" introduces the dark god behind serial killers. A martial arts fight to the death between a reluctant champion and a sadistic alpha male is featured in "Master of Misery." Human sacrifice to ensure prosperity and as a coming-of-age ritual, are themes of "On a Dark October" and "Duck Hunt." In "The Fat Man," young boys learn the hard way that some mysteries should not be investigated. Many of the tales are truly weird, such as "Chompers," a story of false teeth with an appetite. All of the stories are individually introduced by Lansdale, who explains the humorous, weird, and sometimes sad genesis for each.