“Westworld isn’t your typical amusement park. Intended for rich vacationers, the futuristic park allows its visitors to live out their most primal fantasies with the robotic hosts. However, the robotic [ … ]
Month: January 2018
The Lady Was A Gambler – Women Gamblers in the Wild West
The stories in this book are about thirteen women gamblers who lived by their wits. Some were the product of hard times; others chose their profession simply because they liked [ … ]
Gothic Western Playlist #1
GothicWestern.com presents Gothic Western Playlist #1, featuring Gothic Americana, Dark Country, Bloodgrass and more from 16 Horsepower, Heathen Apostles, Murder By Death, Munly and others. This playlist is first in a [ … ]
“A Nightmare Drove Her Insane” Ghosts of the Victorian Old West
Another entry of paranormal occurrences in the Victorian Old West: October 13, 1892, Daily Herald, El Paso, Texas – A ghastly nightmare has made Mary B. Newkirk, of Seattle, insane. [ … ]
Arizona Death Trip: Phantom of the Black Hills & Olive Oatman
Since she was ransomed back from Mohave Indians in 1856 wearing a tribal chin tattoo, Olive Oatman has inspired a sculpture by Erastus Dow Palmer, two biographies, two novels, a play starring John Wilkes [ … ]
Victorian Old West Cowboy Boots
Next to his hat, a cowboy’s footwear has traditionally been the most important symbol of his identity. Here are some little known facts about Old West Cowboy Boots in the Victorian [ … ]
Bone Tomahawk (2015) – Western Horror Film
“After an outlaw unknowingly leads a band of cannibalistic Troglodytes into the peaceful western town of Bright Hope, the monsters kidnap several settlers, including the wife of a local rancher. [ … ]
The Sixth Gun – Old West Zombies & Werewolves
“During the darkest days of the Civil War, wicked cutthroats came into possession of six pistols of otherworldly power. In time, the Sixth Gun, the most dangerous of the [ … ]
Penny Dreadful Season 3 – Werewolf Western
Werewolf Western…? Vampire Western? Witch Western? In Season 3 of HBO’s Penny Dreadful, the action follows wolfman Ethan (Josh Hartnett) home to the States and across the New Mexico territory. [ … ]
The Rufus Buck Gang – Rape & Murder in the Old West
Although “wilding” was a term of the 1980s and 90s, this teenage gang brought hell down in a thirteen crime spree in 1895. The Rufus Buck Gang was a gang [ … ]