TERRILL LANKFORD (TOLANKFORD@webtv.net)
Sat, 27 Nov 1999 12:04:27 -0800 (PST)
Speaking of the great Joe Lansdale, I just finished reading
an early book of his, THE NIGHTRUNNERS, which is a slightly
supernatural take on STRAW DOGS. Chilling stuff.
Now I'm reading his collection of short stories, BY BIZARRE
HANDS. So far it is terrific.
Lansdale's work often has a "horror" angle to it, but after
reading five or six of his books I've come to the conclusion
that not only is he a
"contemporary hardboiled writer," he's one of the best. True,
he's not content with just plumbing the genre's cliches, he
seeks to bend and stretch the form. Points should not be
deducted from his score for doing so.
No list of current HB writers should be considered complete
without Lansdale's name on it.
TL
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