Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night They Missed the Horror Show | 1988 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 2 | Love Doll | 1991 | Joe R. Lansdale | N/A |
| 3 | The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found in a Harlequin Romance | 1992 | Joe R. Lansdale | N/A |
| 4 | Tight Little Stitches on a Dead Man’s Back | 1992 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 5 | The Folding Man | 2010 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 6 | Bullets and Fire | 2011 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 7 | Incident On and Off a Mountain Road | 2011 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 8 | Steel Valentine | 2011 | Joe R. Lansdale | N/A |
| 9 | The Steel Valentine | 2011 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 10 | Christmas with the Dead | 2012 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 11 | The Ape Man’s Brother | 2012 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 12 | Hot in December | 2013 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 13 | A Bone Dead Sadness | 2014 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 14 | Black Hat Jack | 2014 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 15 | Fishing for Dinosaurs | 2014 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 16 | Hoodoo Harry | 2017 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 17 | Apache Witch and Other Poetic Observations | 2021 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 18 | Shooting Star | 2023 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
This collection brings together Joe R. Lansdale’s short fiction and novellas, including horror stories, dark fantasy, and genre-bending pieces published between 1988 and 2023. Works like Night They Missed the Horror Show, one of his most famous and controversial short stories, sit alongside novellas like The Ape Man’s Brother and Black Hat Jack.
Christmas with the Dead (2012) and Hot in December (2013) show Lansdale’s range within the horror format, while Shooting Star (2023) represents his more recent shorter work. These pieces complement his novel-length fiction and demonstrate why his short stories are considered among the best in modern horror.