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Book Review: BAD CHILI by Joe R. Lansdale | BIG Hap & Leonard Read Along with Mother Horror

Bad Chili Hap & Leonard Book 4 Joe R. Lansdale In a classic Lansdale move, Bad Chili begins with Hap & Leonard giving each other shit. These two get roasted! A rabid squirrel jumps out of nowhere and chases the men around, ultimately biting Hap which sends him to the ER. He meets a bombshell woman with red hair and a no-bullshit attitude (because of course he does!).

Things take a sharp turn when he learns that his best friend is in some pretty serious trouble and is now missing....

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Book Review: THE TWO-BEAR MAMBO by Joe R. Lansdale | BIG Hap & Leonard Read Along with Mother Horror

THE TWO-BEAR MAMBO by Joe R. Lansdale

Book three, The Two-Bear Mambo in the Hap & Leonard series, does not fuck around. This rough & tumble, country noir is filled to the brim with crude sexual inneuendos, obscene racism, and Hap & Leonard once again, fighting their demons in the devil’s lair.

And it’s brilliant.

The evolution of this series is actually blowing my mind. Savage Season works well as an introduction because it bends the reader’s affections toward the duo. It’s impossible not to...

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Book Review: MUCHO MOJO by Joe R. Lansdale | BIG Hap & Leonard Read Along with Mother Horror

MUCHO MOJO by Joe R. Lansdale

Book 2 in the Hap & Leonard Series

“I like ambition. I like someone who gets up in the morning and has a purpose. A real purpose. I have one. I want whoever I love to have one."

"I always look forward to breakfast.”

Book 2 starts off right where SAVAGE SEASON leaves off. There are some references to situational stuff from the previous book but for the most part, MUCHO MOJO could totally work as a standalone novel...

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Book Review: SAVAGE SEASON by Joe Lansdale | BIG Hap & Leonard Read Along with Mother Horror

Title: SAVAGE SEASON

Author: Joe R. Lansdale

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard/Penguin

My first review of the BIG Hap & Leonard Read Along hosted by me, Sadie Hartmann “Mother Horror” in partnership with Tachyon Publications & Mulholland Books.

I’ve been literally moving from one Joe Lansdale book to the next unable to quench this thirst for Lansdale’s unique, gritty, and often hilarious (albeit emotional) storytelling style.

It’s my fondness for THE BOTTOMS, PARADISE SKY, MOON LAKE, FREEZER BURN, THE DRIVE-IN, and...

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BOOK REVIEW: Donnie's Review of Joe R. Lansdale's THE DRIVE IN

THE DRIVE-IN: Review by The Horror Hypothesis

“I suppose, ultimately, this will read like a diseased version of those stupid essays you’re asked to write in school each fall after summer break. You know, ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation.’” - Joe R. Lansdale

I love going to the movies. The entire experience is sacred. The popcorn. The candy. The soda. The lights dimming upon the start of the trailers. Abandoning reality for 90 odd minutes in a dark room crowded with strangers...

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