New York based gothic country band o’death are named after the Dock Boggs penned song later made famous by Ralph Stanley on the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack. They combine elements of folk, bluegrass, punk, metal and Americana [ … ]
Month: June 2018
Black Noon (1971) – Old West Devil Cult
A traveling minister and his wife are quietly menaced by a devil cult in the Old West. By the time the Good Reverend figures out what’s going on it may [ … ]
The Woman in Black in Sing Sing Prison
SHE FREQUENTLY VISITS SING SING PRISON. A Mysterious Woman Whose Repeated Visits to the Famous Penal Institution Have Excited Interest as to Her Identity. February 9, 1894, Chief, Red Cloud, Nebraska [ … ]
Wyatt in Wichita by Cyberpunk Author John Shirley
While not strictly a Gothic Western novel, Wyatt in Wichita is written by cyberpunk author John Shirley, and he brings alot of that style to this story. In the novel [ … ]
Goddamn Gallows – Dark-as-Night Gutterbilly
Spit from the heart of America’s Rust Belt, arising from a night of flophouse violence. Drifting across the states, they cemented their sound in Portland, Oregon and later in Los [ … ]
Interview With Wild Bill Hickok
This is an interview by Henry M. Stanley, African explorer who uttered the famous line “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” He met James Hickok while working for the Weekly Missouri Democrat. [ … ]
The Handsome Family – Gothic Americana duo
The Handsome Family is an alternative country and Gothic Americana duo consisting of husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks formed in Chicago, Illinois, and currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They are perhaps best known for their [ … ]
The Hawkline Monster – A Gothic Western
The Hawkline Monster promo blurb: It is the beginning of the 20th century. A huge yellow house stands in a field of frost in the Dead Hills of East Oregon. [ … ]