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. [ … ]
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Red Dead Redemption 2 – The Premiere Old West Video Game
Red Dead Redemption 2’s latest trailer just went live, and a new release date of October 26th, 2018 has been announced. This newest version of the trailer gives viewers a [ … ]
Strange Empire: Strong Women in the Old West
Press release: STRANGE EMPIRE is a Western whose heroes are women in the Old West. With most of their men gone, and those who remain battling for control, the women struggle [ … ]
The Hangings of Wild Bill Longley
William Preston Longley was born on October 16, 1815. We don’t know him as William Preston, but as Wild Bill Longley, a sadistic and murderous Old West gunman. Although little [ … ]
Man Hunters of the Old West – Stalking Doc Holliday & Co.
Man Hunters of the Old West, Robert K. DeArment, University of Oklahoma Press, $29.95, Cloth. Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index, 344 pages. Robert DeArment himself a highly experienced tracker of Old [ … ]
Westworld – Western Sci-Fi At It’s Best
“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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Gothic Western Fashion – Part II
In our previous blog, we sought to introduce the concept of gothic western fashion (in particular, with regards to womenswear, to read click HERE). However, we could not consider [ … ]
Welcome to the Gothic Western Website
Gothic Western is a collective dedicated to spreading the word about, and knowledge of, all facets of this dark subculture: music, film, literature, fashion, art and other aspects of the [ … ]