false 219723 3 "There is a certain glee in my work," says Joe R. Lansdale. "But for me, it heightens the horror." <i>The Drive-In: A B-Movie with Blood and Popcorn</i> and its sequel (<i>The Drive-In 2</i>)--both well known to Lansdale fans--are back in this welcome omnibus edition. The story is about a bunch of affectionately described characters in small-town Texas who go to a horror-movie marathon at the local drive-in. While they're watching <i>The Toolbox Murders,</i> a bright red meteor with a toothy smile swoops down and traps them in the drive-in for all time. Then the fun begins: endless re-runs of the same movies and fights over concession food, followed by anarchy, religion, cannibalism, bodily transformation, crucifixion, mad bikers, and a supernatural Popcorn King. It's not just silly, though; it's social commentary. The lesser (but equally surreal) sequel further explores the end-of-the-world scenario. As Lansdale himself says, "<i>The Drive-In</i> is quirky as hell. It's kind of a cult book, and it's not for everybody." <i>The Drive-In</i> was nominated for a 1989 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. 3002856 1989 The Drive-In: A Double-Feature Omnibus total:63|5:20|4:23|3:16|2:4| 63 248 81 6 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 14:33:43 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 10 21:31:27 -0800 2007
The book I chose to learn from is THE DRIVE-IN by Joe R. Lansdale. I learned a lot from this book. It was very good. The first thing I learned is not to go to the drive-in without weapons and your friends that you can really trust. At the drive-in they show ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Sat Jan 19 09:17:35 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 09:28:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 18:27:28 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 18:31:36 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 09:17:10 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 07:34:25 -0700 2008
Full review in the works.

I am taking a break to read something else before going on to part 2.

All hail the Popcorn King!

Holy crap, this book is awesome.

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