Joe R. Lansdale resides in Nacogdoches, Texas with his wife, Karen. Two-time inductee into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, Mr. Lansdale has also founded his own school of martial arts: Shen Chuan, Martial Science. If you liked Steppin’ Out, Summer, ‘68, then be sure and pick up his short story collection Bumper Crop from Golden Gryphon Press - it won’t disappoint.
Amongst Mr. Lansdale’s many and varied achievements is the fact that Bubba Ho-Tep, the indisputable pinnacle of the Elvis vs. Egyptian Mummy movie genre, was based on his novella.
From his bio:
With more than twenty books to his credit, Lansdale is the champion Mojo storyteller. He’s been called “an immense talent” by Booklist; “a born storyteller” by Robert Bloch; and The New York Times Book Review declares he has “a folklorist’s eye for telling detail and a front-porch raconteur’s sense of pace.” He’s won umpty-ump awards, including five Bram Stoker horror awards, a British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, the Horror Critics Award, the “Shot in the Dark” International Crime Writer’s award, the Booklist Editor’s Award, the Critic’s Choice Award, and a New York Times Notable Book award. He’s got the most decorated mantle in all of Nacogdoches!
To read the rest, visit Joe’s website at http://www.joerlansdale.com/.