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Title: Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back Title Record # 51017
Author: Joe R. Lansdale
Date: 1986-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Also adapted into comic-book format in Dark Horse Comics' 1994 By Bizarre Hands #3.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1989Translated by Bernard Sigaud
French Petits points de suture dans le dos d'un mort
1991Translated by Hilde Linnert
German Dichte kleine Stiche im Rücken eines Toten
2016Translated by Klaus Schmitz
German
Nadelstiche, dicht an dicht, im Rücken eines Toten?Nadelstiche, dicht an dicht, im Ruecken eines Toten
2021Translated by Сергей Карпов (Sergey Karpov)
Russian [as by ]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1987 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
Nukes 1986-04-00 ed. John Maclay Maclay & Associates 0-940776-22-7
$4.95?$: US dollar
92
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
The Year's Best Horror Stories: XV 1987-10-00 ed. Karl Edward Wagner DAW Books (DAW Collectors #724) 0-88677-226-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
300
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Horrorstory: Volume Five 1989-11-00 Karl Edward Wagner Underwood-Miller 0-88733-078-9
$40.00?$: US dollar
704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Michael Whelan Checkmark
Horrorstory: Volume Five 1989-11-00 Karl Edward Wagner Underwood-Miller 0-88733-077-0
$100.00?$: US dollar
704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
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 Checkmark
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  
Ombres portées?Ombres portees
1989-12-00 ed. Scott Baker
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Fantastique?Presence du Fantastique
#4)
2-207-60004-1   343
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 Pascal Moret  
Ombres portées 1990-01-00 ed. Scott Baker
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Fantastique?Presence du Fantastique
#4)
2-207-60004-1   352
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 Pascal Moret  
Die wahre Lehre — nach Mickymaus 1991-03-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4747) 3-453-04487-8
DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
605+
[1]
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back 1992-02-00 Joe R. Lansdale Pulphouse Publishing (Pulphouse Short Story Paperbacks #46) 1-56146-546-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
46
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.
chap Brian Cooper  
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back 1992-02-00 Joe R. Lansdale Pulphouse Publishing (Pulphouse Short Story Hardbacks #28) 1-56146-928-9
$20.00?$: US dollar
46
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap  
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  
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 Checkmark
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  
By Moonlight Only 2003-10-00 ed. Stephen Jones PS Publishing 1-902880-71-4
£35.00?£: UK pound
291
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Miller  
By Moonlight Only 2003-10-00 ed. Stephen Jones PS Publishing 1-902880-72-2
£60.00?£: UK pound
291
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Miller  
Allen K's Inhuman Magazine, #2 August 2004 2004-08-00 ed. Allen Koszowski A Die, Monster, Die! Publication  
$6.95?$: US dollar
84
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.
mag Allen Koszowski Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Lightspeed Podcast, October 2010 2010-10-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Prime Books  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag  
Lightspeed, October 2010 2010-10-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Prime Books  
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag Scott Grimando Checkmark
Lightspeed: Year One 2011-11-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Prime Books 978-1-60701-304-4
$16.95?$: US dollar
575
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 Vitaly S. Alexius Checkmark
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back 2011-11-21 Joe R. Lansdale Gere Donovan Press 978-1-936666-34-8
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Apex Magazine, May 2013 2013-05-00 ed. Lynne M. Thomas Apex Publications 48    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag Carrie Ann Baade  
Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala, Volume I 2013-11-01 ed. Christopher Golden JournalStone 978-1-940161-07-5
$9.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Glenn Chadbourne  
Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala, Volume I 2013-11-08 ed. Christopher Golden JournalStone 978-1-940161-05-1
$18.95?$: US dollar
403
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 Glenn Chadbourne  
Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala, Volume I 2013-11-08 ed. Christopher Golden JournalStone 978-1-940161-06-8
$29.95?$: US dollar
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Glenn Chadbourne  
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 Checkmark
Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse 2015-02-24 ed. John Joseph Adams Titan Books 978-1-78329-150-2
$14.95?$: US dollar
521
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  
Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse 2015-02-24 ed. John Joseph Adams Titan Books 978-1-78329-152-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse 2015-02-27 ed. John Joseph Adams Titan Books 978-1-78329-150-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
508
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  
Gekreuzigte Träume?Gekreuzigte Traeume
2016-05-27 Joe R. Lansdale Festa (Festa Sammlerausgaben)  
€39.99?€: Euro
543
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arndt Drechsler Checkmark
Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse 2016-06-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Titan Books 978-1-78329-151-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
683
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
Grave Predictions: Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny 2016-09-21 ed. Drew Ford Dover Publications (Doomsday Classics) 978-0-486-80231-2
$19.95?$: US dollar
viii+
296
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 Checkmark
Cosmic Interruptions 2018-10-00 Joe R. Lansdale SST Publications 978-1-78858-010-6
£39.95?£: UK pound
528
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Chong  
The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories 2019-02-19 ed. Stephen Jones Skyhorse Publishing 978-1-5107-3644-3
$14.99?$: US dollar
ix+
444
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  
The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories 2019-02-19 ed. Stephen Jones Skyhorse Publishing 978-1-5107-3646-7
$10.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
Cosmic Interruptions 2021-06-03 Joe R. Lansdale Subterranean Press 978-1-64524-048-8
$5.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Vincent Chong Checkmark
2021-11-00
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978-5-17-119802-2   640
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni ,  
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  
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