“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 [ … ]