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Wild, Wild West, the movie and the original TV show

TV and Movies - The list of old weird western movies could be its own post, so here's some highlightsīack to the Future III (probably everyone's intro just about)

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The Grimluk, Demon Hunter series by Ashe Armstrong Valente's 'Six-Gun Snow White'ĭead Man's Hand: An Anthology edited by John Joseph Adamsīracket Hollister: The Werewolf Pack by Quentin WallaceĪ Bloody, Bloody Mess in the Wild, Wild West by Justin Bienvenue Tim Marquitz, JM Martin, and Kenny Soward's Dead WestĬatherynne M. The Strange Adventures of Ranger Girl by Tim PrattĮdward Erdelac's Merkabah Rider series (he's working on re-releasing books 1-3 now that he has the rights again, so be patient for these), Terovolas, and Andersonville He also has a new one coming out called Hell's Bounty. Joe Lansdale has a lot, so if you look up anything starring the Reverend mentioned above, you'll be good to go. You be the judge.įrom here on out, I'll just list what were either major releases, or titles that appeared on my radar, as chronologically as I can.ĭead Man's Hand: Five Tales of the Weird West by Nancy A. Finally, Mary Austin's short story 'The Walking Woman.' Now, not actually a weird western, but when I read it, it came off that way to me, so here it goes. Haven't read this yet but it seems interesting, a bit a silly, but that's hardly strange. Second, is The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western by Richard Brautigan. I didn't enjoy it but I can see certain appeal in it and it has a few elements that put it here. Not so much weird as you'd expect so much as just.strangely written. The first is Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. These are a couple of titles I don't feel are required starting points but are worth noting.

This book basically codified the trope of cowboys vs zombies, something that the genre falls back on A LOT to varying degrees of success. Joe Lansdale Dead in the West - It's beyond pulpy and gory and introduces Lansdale's regular character, the Reverend Jebediah Mercer. It was also my first major introduction to the genre as far as books go.

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It's the least popular because of it's narrative structure and the fact that it was written in pieces for serial publication before being compiled into a novel. etc., but it is a flat out weird western, and of the books, it's the only one that maintains that level of western tropes and feeling. People ask if the Dark Tower series feels like it or if it's worth reading, etc. Stephen King's The Gunslinger - True, it gets mentioned around a lot. It's simple, quick, and you can find it online or in the Horror Stories of Howard collection. Howard's 'The Horror from the Mound' - At the very least, it's the earliest story listed on wikipedia's weird west page, if not the first outright weird western. The Western tends to be a familiar setup to begin with, with outlaws and lawmen playing the role of knights and, well, outlaws. In practice, it tends to be either Horror Westerns or Steampunk. Let's dig in.įirstly, what is the Weird West? In its simplest terms, it's the combination of Western with elements of Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror (occult and supernatural heavy usually). And just so I'm up front, yes, I will be mentioning my own books. I'll include some other bits of media as well, at the end, and further recommendations are welcome and encouraged. Below are what I would consider some of the core reads in the genre. I figured, since a lot of people have had trouble with the bingo square and because I want to see one of my favorite areas of fantasy grow, I'd offer a nice weird west thread.

Weird west movies