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Weird West, also known as Weird Western, is a term used for the hybrid genres of fantasy Western, horror Western and science fiction Western. [1] The term originated with DC's Weird Western Tales in 1972, but the idea is older as the genres have been blended since the 1930s, possibly earlier, in B-movie Westerns, comic books, movie serials and pulp magazines. [1]
Ronan and his companions cross worlds from the Weird West to the Savage West along with their werewolf companions: 1998 Under a Harrowed Moon pt. 3: Ground Zero: PEG9005 (DN#6) The conclusion to the trilogy; both worlds hang in the balance as the heroes battle the evil Dr. Hellstromme. Includes a tie-in scenario for Deadlands: The Great Rail ...
Weird Western Tales is a Western genre comics anthology published by DC Comics from June–July 1972 to August 1980. It is best known for featuring the adventures of Jonah Hex until #38 (Jan.–Feb. 1977) when the character was promoted to his own eponymous series. Scalphunter then took Hex's place as the featured character in Weird Western Tales.
The Dark Man and Others is a posthumously-published anthology of fifteen short stories by American author Robert E. Howard, named after his short story "The Dark Man", and covering the genres of adventure fiction, horror, historical fiction, fantasy, sword and sorcery, weird fiction and the weird West.
The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous is a 2020 book by Harvard professor Joseph Henrich that aims to explain history and psychological variation using approaches from cultural evolution and evolutionary psychology. In the book, Henrich explores how institutions and psychology ...
The DC Comics imprint Vertigo reintroduced the Western genre in 1995 with Preacher, set in a contemporary version of the West. In the 1990s and 2000s, the Western comic leaned toward the Weird West subgenre, usually involving supernatural monsters. However, more traditional Western comics are found throughout this period, from Jonah Hex to ...
Deadlands: Hell on Earth: a role-playing game set in one possible future of the Weird West, where the Reckoners succeeded in turning the entire Earth into a haunted wasteland. This game features elements from the Western genre as well as elements from Mad Max -esque post-apocalyptic fiction and, of course, horror.
Requires the core Savage Worlds book to play. 2012 Hell on Earth Players Guide: Contains the portions of the core rulebook aimed solely at players, with none of the gamemaster information. Designed as a cheaper product so that players only purchase the information they need. 2012 Hell on Earth Companion