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Weird West

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Weird West (or Weird Western) is a genre of fiction that uses the Wild West period of American History as a foundation and then adds fantasy/supernatural elements to it. So stories where gunslingers encounter zombies, vampires, demons, robots, or any other creatures that wouldn't otherwise be present in a standard Western.

This is a community for sharing various Weird West works. Movies, Books, Comics, Video Games, TV Shows, whatever fits.

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8 books, one short story, and one kids book... enveloping one weird Western tale in a world that has moved on.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Stick to the books, don't watch the movie.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Idris Elba was such an intriguing choice for Roland, and he did a good job. Too bad the movie sucked.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He would have kicked 12 kinds of ass as Cort in a faithful adaptation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I want to live in that timeline.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Dum-a-chuck?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Thankee-sai.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Just a few posts up someone was talking about the "Weird West" genre of fantasy, and I was thinking about this exact series.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wonderful series, but as much as I love King's work, the man just does not know how to end a story.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Never has... Cell was the worst! "Oh, deadline is tomorrow? Ship it!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I’ve read this 3 times and once as an audio book. Fantastic series and one of my favorites from King.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My only complaint, and I mean only, is that he stopped doing the flashbacks to young Roland after the 4th book.

Granted book 4 was virtually ALL flashback, but still, there was more story there that is missing now. :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Sometimes authors have to leave a little story out, to remind us that reality is difficult and unknowable

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

When your coke habit says to write a children’s book, you don’t ask why.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Jesus, that 5 year cliffhanger between book 3 and 4...