The western is a time-honored genre in the literature world, but it wasn't until lately that we'…more
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The western is a time-honored genre in the literature world, but it wasn't until lately that we've started adding the surreal to the mix and it's been a wild ride. From "Wild Wild West" to "Cowboys and Aliens" and "Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare", the genre has seen an explosion of weird.
Was the OK Corral shootout actually a last stand against zombies?
What about alternate-history Wild West steampunk?
Lovecraftian gold mine dwellers?
Parallel-world gunslingers like Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series?
Modern-day "Justified"-style vampire hunters?
Bring 'em all in, dead or alive. Book-club discussion, reviews, book suggestions, dream-casts, workshopping, and author AMAs.
A read-through of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series and related works.
Reading order based o…more
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A read-through of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series and related works.
Reading order based on http://honkmahfah.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/dark-tower-suggested-reading-order-for.html
