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Post by Shrink Proof on Jun 3, 2017 14:47:47 GMT
Not quite sure whereabouts to put this one as it crosses several Vault categories, but here seems as good as anywhere... According to the blurb.... "The western-horror story is far older than what most of us would even consider “the west”. For generations the American Indians told dark tales of their own, of spider women, skin-walkers, cannibals, witches, and thunderbirds. When white men ventured into the west, they learned some of these nightmarish stories from the natives and they brought or created their own as well: tales told around campfires of mournful ghosts and vengeful spirits and terrible monsters native to the wild new land west of the Mississippi.
That’s where Edge of Sundown comes in. This collection brings tales that visit the darker regions of the west, the places steeped in myth, legend, and blood. Meet the men and women who lived there — the monsters within and without. Make no mistake, there are more than a few gun-throwing hardcases in these stories, but by and large our protagonists are ordinary folks caught up in very extraordinary circumstances. Most importantly, this is an anthology of western-HORROR tales, not western-fantasy. No tall tales here, no wink-and-a-nudge-as-it’s-all-good-fun safe betting. We’re looking to give you the creeps, fair and square, no fooling around.
So right about now you should be checking to make sure your guns are loaded, that your holster is oiled, and you’ve got your hat cinched on tight."And a really fun read it is too. All the settings you'd expect - parched deserts, dusty one-horse towns, isolated vulnerable homesteads, ancient Indian burial grounds, sleepy sleazy saloons, the lot, and all the characters you'd imagine too - Indian medicine men, fearless gunslingers, the US cavalry and the usual supporting cast of floozies, preachers, sheriffs, patent medicine sellers, card sharps and ranchers. Plus monsters, cannibals, witches, mutants, ghosts and horrors. Highly recommended to all - definitely Vault-worthy....
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Post by ripper on Jul 1, 2017 10:07:41 GMT
Not quite sure whereabouts to put this one as it crosses several Vault categories, but here seems as good as anywhere... According to the blurb.... "The western-horror story is far older than what most of us would even consider “the west”. For generations the American Indians told dark tales of their own, of spider women, skin-walkers, cannibals, witches, and thunderbirds. When white men ventured into the west, they learned some of these nightmarish stories from the natives and they brought or created their own as well: tales told around campfires of mournful ghosts and vengeful spirits and terrible monsters native to the wild new land west of the Mississippi.
That’s where Edge of Sundown comes in. This collection brings tales that visit the darker regions of the west, the places steeped in myth, legend, and blood. Meet the men and women who lived there — the monsters within and without. Make no mistake, there are more than a few gun-throwing hardcases in these stories, but by and large our protagonists are ordinary folks caught up in very extraordinary circumstances. Most importantly, this is an anthology of western-HORROR tales, not western-fantasy. No tall tales here, no wink-and-a-nudge-as-it’s-all-good-fun safe betting. We’re looking to give you the creeps, fair and square, no fooling around.
So right about now you should be checking to make sure your guns are loaded, that your holster is oiled, and you’ve got your hat cinched on tight."And a really fun read it is too. All the settings you'd expect - parched deserts, dusty one-horse towns, isolated vulnerable homesteads, ancient Indian burial grounds, sleepy sleazy saloons, the lot, and all the characters you'd imagine too - Indian medicine men, fearless gunslingers, the US cavalry and the usual supporting cast of floozies, preachers, sheriffs, patent medicine sellers, card sharps and ranchers. Plus monsters, cannibals, witches, mutants, ghosts and horrors. Highly recommended to all - definitely Vault-worthy.... This sounds an interesting collection. There have been a number of western-themed horror films and I used to read the Weird Western Tales comic from, I think, DC, when I saw it for sale, but I can't think of much in the way of western-themed horror stories that I have read.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Jul 1, 2017 15:36:39 GMT
It's a fun read. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would be interested to hear how others rate it.
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