Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns
Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television and Games
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:29th Feb '16
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
From automatons to zombies, many fantastic elements have been cross-pollinated with the western genre. This Second Edition of the A-to-Z Encyclopedia of the Weird Western includes numerous new entries covering film, television, animation, dime novels, pulp fiction, comic books, novels, short stories and video and role-playing games. Categories include Weird, Science Fiction, Space, Steampunk, Romance and Weird Menace Westerns.
Reviews of the first edition: “an eye-opener for fans of the typical all-American, John Wayne western”—ARBA; “in the extraordinarily useful and detailed Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns, Green identifies horrific and supernatural departures and twists over the last 150 years of the Western. A delightful, breezy volume one might read cover to cover. Green’s Encyclopedia covers considerable ground...certainly deserving of recognition”—Ray Merlock, University of South Carolina Upstate, The Journal of American Culture; “all-encompassing coverage...a stunning amount of research...Green has done the Western genre a great service”—True West; “a useful and entertaining guide to the mind-bending and genre-blending world that resides outside the mainstream...a handy sourcebook”—Wild West History Journal; “a fine, well-researched and entertaining book”—Destructive Music; “thorough...it is very easy to get lost in the Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns, so make sure to set aside a good deal of time when you pick it up to ‘just look something up.’ There are plenty of discoveries awaiting, and some old favorites to revisit”—Green Man Review; “his coverage is quite inclusive; few media are omitted”—Communication Booknotes Quarterly; “a rich vein for prospectors mining those dusty hills of the Wild Weird West. It’s the kind of book I like to dog-ear and write in, and carry along with me, in my urban saddle bag, to refer to often”—Zombos’ Closet of Horror; “highly recommended”—Operaphile; “this unique volume covers ground that has generally eluded researchers”—Starlog.
ISBN: 9781476662572
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320 pages
2nd Revised edition