Like many of the leathered-skinned, sand-blasted, sullen and desperate characters which populate his stories, Slackeye Slim seems more apparition than man, shifting in and out of the material consciousness, showing [ … ]
Dead in Tombstone (2013) – Outlaw Makes a Pact with Satan
After his comrades murder him, an outlaw (Danny Trejo) makes a pact with Satan (Mickey Rourke) to avenge his death and avoid damnation by delivering their souls to hell. Dead [ … ]
New Nick Cave Book – Stranger Than Kindness
The new Nick Cave Book Stranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the creative world of musician, storyteller, and cultural icon Nick Cave. One of the [ … ]
Pine Hill Haints – Southern Roots Music
The Pine Hill Haints are an American traditional bluegrass/folk/honky tonk/country band from Alabama, though the band members themselves describe their unique southern roots music as “Alabama Ghost Music.” The Haints [ … ]
Unsolved Arizona, A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem, & Mystery
Unsolved Arizona, A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem, & Mystery, Jane Eppinga, History Press, $21.99. Paper, Photos, Bibliography, Index. This book will entertain history-mystery buffs with thirteen true stories about [ … ]
Gothic Western Fashion – Victorian Wedding Dress
Victorian Wedding Dress in the United States; A History Through Paper Dolls, Norma lu Meehan and Mei Campbell, Texas Tech University Press, (800-832-4042), 32 Pages, $12.95, Paperback. This unusual book [ … ]
Honor The Treaties Short Film (2012)
Honor the Treaties is a short film that examines photographer Aaron Hueyʼs powerful advocacy work for Native American rights on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The film explores the idea that [ … ]
The Warrior’s Way (2010) – Fantasy Western Film
The Warrior’s Way is a 2010 New Zealand-South Korean fantasy Western film written and directed by Sngmoo Lee and starring Jang Dong-gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston and Tony Cox. It was produced by Barrie Osborne, who also produced The Lord [ … ]
Dead Birds (2004) – Supernatural Western Film
Dead Birds is a 2004 supernatural Western film directed by Alex Turner, and starring Henry Thomas, Mark Boone Junior, Isaiah Washington, Patrick Fugit, and Michael Shannon. The film centers on [ … ]
Thunder in the West – The Life and Legends of Billy the Kid
Thunder in the West – The Life and Legends of Billy the Kid, Richard W. Etulain, University of Oklahoma Press, $29.95, Non-fiction, Cloth. Illustrations, Photos, Essay on Sources, Bibliography, Index. [ … ]