Title: Night They Missed the Horror Show
Title Record # 44159
Author: Joe R. Lansdale
Date: 1988-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Joe R. Lansdale
Date: 1988-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Also adapted into comic-book format in Dark Horse Comics' 1994 By Bizarre Hands #1.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| Win | 1988 Stoker | Superior Achievement in Short Fiction |
| Nomination | 1989 World Fantasy | Best Short Fiction |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Silver Scream | 1988-07-00 | ed. David J. Schow | Dark Harvest | 0-913165-27-1 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
369 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Kevin Davies | |
| Silver Scream | 1988-07-00 | ed. David J. Schow | Dark Harvest | 0-913165-28-X | $60.00?$: US dollar |
369 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Kevin Davies | |
| Silver Scream | 1988-11-00 | ed. David J. Schow | Tor | 0-812-52555-8 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
500 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth |  |
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| The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection | 1989-06-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-03007-X | $13.95?$: US dollar |
lvii+ 579 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Thomas Canty | |
| The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection | 1989-06-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-03006-1 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
lvii+ 579 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Thomas Canty | |
| By Bizarre Hands | 1989-12-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Mark V. Ziesing | 0-929480-12-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xi+ 246 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | J. K. Potter | |
| By Bizarre Hands | 1989-12-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Mark V. Ziesing | 0-929480-13-9 | $65.00?$: US dollar |
xi+ 246 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | J. K. Potter | |
| Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 2 | 1990-02-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling | Legend | 0-7126-3639-0 | £13.95?£: UK pound |
579 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Canty | |
| Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 2 | 1990-02-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling | Legend | 0-09-972360-3 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
lvii+ 579 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Tom Canty | |
| Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror | 1990-12-00 | ed. Paul M. Sammon | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-05201-4 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
346 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror | 1990-12-00 | ed. Paul M. Sammon | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-04581-6 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 346 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| By Bizarre Hands | 1991-09-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Avon Books (Avon Horror) | 0-380-71205-9 | $3.99?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 242 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | J. K. Potter | |
| Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror | 1991-11-00 | ed. Paul M. Sammon | Xanadu | 1-85480-100-7 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
xvi+ 346 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| By Bizarre Hands | 1992-02-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | New English Library | 0-450-55417-1 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
242 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
| Electric Gumbo: A Lansdale Reader | 1994-00-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Quality Paperback Book Club | 406 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Jennifer Kralyevich | |||
| New Masterpieces of Horror | 1996-00-00 | ed. John Gregory Betancourt | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-790-2 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 514 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ziga Design | |
| Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe R. Lansdale | 1996-10-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Mojo Press | 1-885418-06-X | $24.95?$: US dollar |
303 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Dave Dorman | |
| High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale | 2000-09-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Golden Gryphon Press (Golden Gryphon #8) | 0-9655901-2-7 | $23.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 267 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | J. K. Potter | |
| High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale | 2003-07-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Golden Gryphon Press (Golden Gryphon #8) | 1-930846-17-7 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
267 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | J. K. Potter | |
| A Little Green Book of Monster Stories | 2003-10-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Borderlands Press (Little Book Series) | 1-880325-41-1 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
112 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tom Monteleone | |
| Horrorscape: New Masterpieces of Horror, Vol. 1 | 2005-03-00 | ed. John Gregory Betancourt | ibooks | 0-7434-9821-6 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
x+ 196 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Travellers in Darkness: The Souvenir Book of World Horror Convention 2007 | 2007-03-01 | ed. Stephen Jones | World Horror Convention 2007 | 978-0-9782902-0-7 | 276 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Picacio | ||
| Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale | 2009-03-01 | Joe R. Lansdale | University of Texas Press (Southwestern Writers Collection) | 978-0-292-71941-5 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 250 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| By Bizarre Hands Rides Again | 2010-00-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Morning Star | 360 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Alex McVey | |
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| Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale | 2010-01-01 | Joe R. Lansdale | University of Texas Press (Southwestern Writers Collection) | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| The Best of Joe R. Lansdale | 2010-01-01 | Joe R. Lansdale | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-892391-94-0 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
369 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | John Picacio | |
| The Best of Joe R. Lansdale | 2010-02-15 | Joe R. Lansdale | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-61696-006-3 | $11.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | John Picacio | |
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| Necro Files: Two Decades of Extreme Horror | 2011-10-01 | ed. Cheryl Mullenax | Comet Press | 978-1-936964-52-9 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
270 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale | 2014-08-15 | Joe R. Lansdale | Gere Donovan Press | 978-1-62858-065-5 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| The Humanity of Monsters | 2015-09-25 | ed. Michael Matheson | ChiZine Publications | 978-1-77148-359-9 | $16.99?$: US dollar |
295 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Erik Mohr | |
| By Bizarre Hands | 2016-06-22 | Joe R. Lansdale | Dover Publications (Dover Horror Classics) | 978-0-486-81335-6 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| By Bizarre Hands | 2016-07-20 | Joe R. Lansdale | Dover Publications (Dover Horror Classics) | 978-0-486-80561-0 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 246 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| A Little Green Book of Monster Stories | 2020-10-17 | Joe R. Lansdale | Macabre Ink | $3.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Tom Monteleone | |
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| Gothic Wounds | 2022-02-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | SST Publications | 978-1-78858-045-8 | £39.95?£: UK pound |
632 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Vincent Chong | |
| Gothic Wounds | 2022-02-00 | Joe R. Lansdale | Subterranean Press | 978-1-64524-137-9 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Vincent Chong | |
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| High Cotton | 2022-02-14 | Joe R. Lansdale | Pandi Press | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
| Gothic Wounds | 2022-10-15 | Joe R. Lansdale | Subterranean Press | 978-1-64524-137-9 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Vincent Chong |
Reviews
- Review by Jack M. Haringa (2007) in Dead Reckonings, Fall 2007