The Pandemonium Of The Sun

You should probably read the works of Joe R. Lansdale. His books are dark, funny, compelling, prolific, imaginative… but most importantly, intelligent and fucking fun.

I’m not sure if he’s more well known for his series of dark mysteries featuring a couple of East Texas pals named Hap and Leonard, or for his short story “Bubba Ho-Tep”, which was the basis of the now classic film. Either way, he’s got the storytelling skills to keep any fan of horror or mystery fiction entertained, along with the stylistic chops required to keep most lit snobs sticking around.

If you can find it, I recommend staring with his collection of short stories (which includes the aforementioned “Bubba Ho-Tep”), Writer of the Purple Rage. You won’t be disappointed.

As I told the friend who turned me onto him, his books make me want to buy a house in East Texas, sit on the front porch with a cooler full of cold beer and wait for the weird shit to happen.