By Bizarre Hands is the electrifying origin point of a modern master. Whether you’re discovering Joe R. Lansdale for the first time or returning to where it all began, By Bizarre Hands showcases one of the most original imaginations in modern American fiction. Written in the 1980s, these stories remain raw, fearless, and startlingly relevant, hitting just as hard today as they did more than thirty years ago. This landmark collection includes the Bram Stoker Award winning “Night They Missed the Horror Show” and “On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks,” the haunting “Fish Night” (adapted for Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots), and the World Fantasy Award nominated “Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man’s Back,” alongside fan favorites like “The Pit,” “Hell Through a Windshield,” and more. Blending horror, crime, fantasy, and razor-sharp social satire, Lansdale shatters genre boundaries with blistering energy and pitch-perfect dialogue, like Mark Twain raised on drive-ins and midnight horror movies.