Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Drive-In | 1988 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 2 | The Drive-In 2 | 1989 | Joe R. Lansdale | N/A |
| 3 | The Drive-In II: Not Just One of Them Sequels | 1989 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 4 | La notte del drive-in 3 | 2005 | Joe R. Lansdale | N/A |
| 5 | The Drive-In 3: The Bus Tour | 2005 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 6 | Savage Season | 1990 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 7 | Mucho Mojo | 1994 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 8 | The Two-Bear Mambo | 1995 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 9 | Bad Chili | 1997 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 10 | Rumble Tumble | 1998 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 11 | Captains Outrageous | 2001 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 12 | Vanilla Ride | 2009 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 13 | Devil Red | 2010 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 14 | Hyenas | 2011 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 15 | Dead Aim | 2012 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 16 | Honky Tonk Samurai | 2015 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 17 | Briar Patch Boogie | 2016 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 18 | Miracles Ain’t What They Used to Be | 2016 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 19 | Coco Butternut | 2017 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 20 | Cold Cotton | 2017 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 21 | Rusty Puppy | 2017 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 22 | Jackrabbit Smile | 2018 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 23 | The Elephant of Surprise | 2019 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 24 | Born for Trouble | 2022 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
The Drive-In (1988) is one of Lansdale’s most distinctive creations. A group of moviegoers at an all-night Texas drive-in theater find themselves trapped when a mysterious force seals them inside, and society rapidly breaks down into violence and madness. The sequel, The Drive-In II: Not Just One of Them Sequels (1989), continues the absurdist horror, and The Drive-In 3: The Bus Tour (2005) wraps up the trilogy.
This collected reading order also includes Hap and Leonard titles that share thematic overlap with the Drive-In world. The original trilogy remains a touchstone of splatterpunk and comedic horror fiction.