The Gunslinger is an Old West Fantasy book written by Stephen King that tells the story of Roland of Gilead, and his quest to catch the man in black, the first [ … ]
Category: Literature
Billy the Kid Comic Book – Old Timey Oddities
The world believes the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid was killed by Pat Garrett, but in reality the Kid is very much alive, the hired gun of Fineas Sproule’s traveling [ … ]
Dead in the West – Western Horror Novel
Dead in the West is a Western horror novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It involves the tale of longtime Lansdale character the Reverend Jebediah Mercer: he rides into the town [ … ]
GOTH Book Features Western Goth Heathen Apostles
This month “GOTH: Designing Darkness ”, an art book by Design Museum Den Bosch, created in tandem with the museum’s GOTH exhibit (which runs now through April of this year.) Western Goth was [ … ]
Hillbilly – Appalachian Fantasy Epic
Eric Powell’s Appalachian fantasy epic that tells the story of Rondel. A lonely figure who wanders the wooded hills among witches and magical creatures as a folktale hero to those [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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. [ … ]
Murder in Montague – True Story of an Old West Massacre
Murder in Montague; Frontier Justice and Retribution in Texas, Glen Sample Ely, University of Oklahoma Press, $21.95, Paper. 166 pages, Photos, Map, Notes, Index. This is the true story of an [ … ]
SCALPED! – Native American Crime Fiction
Fifteen years ago, Dashiell ‘Dash’ Bad Horse ran away from a life of abject poverty and utter hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in hopes of finding something better. [ … ]