I prefer science fiction, fantasy, and horror without the spaceships, dragons, and zombies.
I like Lansdale's gritty westerns, his crazy horror stories, his extreme noir, and his literary stuff. But, man, do I really love his wackier stories.
This is Lansdale writing in wacky mode. Like much of his crazy shit, it's a literary pastiche with lots of crude humor and outlandish situations.
Makes me smile just to think about it.
Joe R. Lansdale is a national treasure.