Writing

Joe R. Lansdale

Born 1951-10-28

Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense, he has also written comic books and screenplays. Several of his novels have been adapted for film and television.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Son of Batman poster
7.1

Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group known as The League of Assassins.

Son of Batman

2014

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex poster
6.9

When a ruthless brothel madame murders Jonah Hex's current quarry, the disfigured bounty hunter plans to make her pay.

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection poster
7.0

An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended versions of older shorts.

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

Night of the Cooters poster
NR

Based on Howard Waldrop's 1987 sci-fi novel.

Night of the Cooters

2022

Lost Echoes poster
NR

Cursed with terrifying psychic visions of past murders, a traumatized young man teams up with a broken Kenpo instructor. Through deadly combat training and supernatural echoes, they fight to uncover a dangerous conspiracy.

Lost Echoes

A Dozen Tough Jobs poster
NR

A reimagining of the Greek classic story of the twelve labors of Hercules, set in 1920s Mississippi, where Hercules is reenvisioned as a former sharecropper fighting to regain his freedom.

A Dozen Tough Jobs

Bar Talk poster
4.3

In a dusty Texas bar, a chatty stranger insists on striking up a conversation with the man sitting next to him. The more this out-of-towner talks, the more obvious it is he's not from 'round here. Heck, he's not even from this planet! Based on the short story by Joe R. Lansdale.

Bar Talk

2013

No artwork available
NR

A strange, lonely drunk used to wander the streets at night in this small Texas town. Nobody knew much about him... until it was too late. Based on the short story written by Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-Tep, Cold in July).

The Drunken Moon