Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns
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Werewolf: The Wild West
[RPG game; WW]
Release date: 1997; Designers: Justin Achilli, Ethan Skemp; Role-Playing Game; System: Storyteller; Publisher: White Wolf Game Studio.
This horror Western RPG game is the Savage West version of Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Players' roles include the Garou tribes Uktena, Wendigo and Iron Riders who battle among themselves and with the minions of the Bane spirit, Storm Eater. The Umbral storms created by Storm Eater cause disease and destruction and within the Umbra spirits can break into the physical realm through the Broken Lands.
Werewolf: The Wild West: A Storytelling Game of Historical Horror
[RPG book; WW]
First publication: 1997; Publisher: White Wolf Publishing.
“Werewoman”
[Pulp fiction; SW]
Author: C. L. Moore; First publication; Leaves II, 1938.
Northwest Smith becomes a wolf-man working in unison with a green-eyed were-woman as they are pursued by an unseen menace and an ancient curse. A simple tale is told with imagination and style as Smith moves through a mystical inner and outer landscape.
Western Gothic: Ballad of Utopia
[Trade Paperback; WW]
First publication: July 2005; Story: Barry Buchanan; Art: Mike Hoffman; Publisher: Antimatter Hoffman International.
Collected stories from the Ballad of Utopia mini-series.
Cover of Western Gothic: The Ballad of Utopia (July 2005). Story: Barry Buchanan., Art: Mike Hoffman. © Barry Buchanan & Mike Hoffman. Used with permission.
Western Legends
[Comic book; WW]
First publication: July 2006; Story: Jeff Parker, Karl Kesel, Fred Van Lente; Art: Tomm Coker, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Homs, Jack Kirby; Publisher: Marvel Comics.
Three all-new tales. The first features Hurricane, the Fastest Man in the West, in a story of bounty hunters and revenge by Parker and Coker.
In the second story (by Kesel and Di Giandomenico), Red Wolf is put to the test by a group of hooligans. The final new story by Van Lente and Homs centers on Major Brett Saber, the Man from Fort Rango, leader of an unruly group of frontier soldiers. The Native Indians threaten their stronghold but a mythical man-beast menaces Saber, his soldiers and the Indians.
A reprint of the origin of the Rawhide Kid by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby completes the issue.
See: The Mighty Marvel Western
Western Tales of Black Rider
[Comic book]
First publication: #28 (May 1955); Publisher: Atlas Comics.
This title, which continued the numbering from Black Rider, ran to four issues before continuing into Gunsmoke Western.
Western Tales of Terror
[Comic book; WW]
First publication: November 2004; Publisher: Hoarse & Buggy Productions.
Black-and-white horror Western anthology title that ran to five issues and featured Hector Plasm in the first two issues.
“HECTOR PLASM IN: GHOST TOWN”
First publication: Western Tales of Terror #1, November 2004; Story: Benito Cereno; Art: Nate Bellegarde.
Hector Plasm, Sinner and Saint must free the town of Lagos of its spectral gunslinger.
“HECTOR PLASM IN: SKULL CREEK RESERVATION”
First publication: Western Tales of Terror #2, December 2004; Story: Benito Cereno; Art: Nate Bellegarde.
Contemporary Western tale about ghosts haunting a trailer.
Westworld
(1973) [Film; SFW]
Premiere: November 21, 1973; Main Cast: James Brolin as John Blane, Richard Benjamin as Peter Martin, Yul Brynner as The Gunslinger; Producer: Paul N. Lazarus III; Story-Director: Michael Crichton; 88 min.; MGM ; Color.
The adult amusement theme park Delos becomes a nightmare world when the android Gunslinger in Western World begins to kill the patrons and pursues John Blane and Peter Martin through Medieval World.
See: Futureworld
In Westworld (1973), The Gunslinger (Yul Brynner) is being cleaned by a Delos laboratory technician.
What's New Scooby Doo?
(2002) [Animated TV series]
The adventures of the lovable Great Dane, Scooby-Doo who despite being a coward helps his gang of friends solve mysteries involving ghosts and all other things that go bump in the night.
“GO WEST YOUNG SCOOB” (3:02) [SFW]
Air date: February 5, 2005; Voice Cast: Frank Welker as Scooby Doo, Freddy, Casey Kasem as Shaggy, Mindy Cohn as Velma, Grey DeLisle as Daphne; Story: Ed Scharlach: Director: Chuck Sheetz; 30 min.; Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network; Color.
The gang visits Cyber Gulch to see the Western robots when a power outage plays havoc with the robots circuitry and a group of renegade cowboy robots take control. But the robots feed on human energy to survive, placing everyone in mortal danger.
Whisky and Ghosts
(1974) [Film; Italy-Spain; WW]
International release title for Whisky e Fantasmi.
Whisky e Fantasmi
(1974) [Film; Italy-Spain; WW]
Main Cast: Tom Scott [Alberto Terracina] as Napoleone B. Higgins, Fred Harris [Fernando Arrien] as the Ghost of Davy Crockett, Maribel Martín as Rosy, Rafael Albaicín as Paco; Producer: Carlo Ponti; Story: Gianni Simonelli, Antonio Margheriti; Director: Anthony M. Dawson [Antonio Margheriti]; 105 min.; CIPI Cinematografica S.A., Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Laser Films; Color.
The ghost of a drunk Davy Crockett attempts to help a traveling salesman (Scott) locate hidden treasure. Comically complicating matters are a group of Mexican bandits, a love interest and the ghosts of Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill.
A Whisper in the Wind
[Novel; WWR]
Author: Madeline Baker; First publication: New York: N.Y. Leisure Books, 1991.
In the Black Hills of 1876, Cheyenne warrior Michael Wolf and Elayna share their love for each other across barriers of time and space.
Commenting on her work, Madeline Baker said, “I find the whole idea of time travel fascinating. The thought of sending a modern woman back in time, or bringing a man from the Old West to the future, just sounded like a lot of fun, plus it added an interesting twist to the plot. Fish-out-of-water stories are always popular, and my time travel romances are among my most popular books.”
The White Buffalo
(1977) [Film; WW]
Premiere: May 1977; Main Cast: Charles Bronson as Wild Bill Hickok / James Otis, Kim Novak as Mrs. Poker Jenny Schermerhorn, Will Sampson as Crazy Bull, Jack Warden as Charlie Zane, Clint Walker as Whistling Jack Kileen, Stuart Whitman as Winifred Coxy; Producer: Dino De Laurentiis; Screenplay: Richard Sale (based on his novel); Director: J. Lee Thompson; 97 min.; Dino De Laurentiis Company; Color.
When Wild Bill Hickok sees the vision of a large albino buffalo in a series of nightmares, he becomes obsessed with finding the beast and destroying it. He teams up with Crazy Horse who shares Hickok's obsessive quest but is searching for the buffalo and possession of its sacred white pelt so his dead child can find peace in heaven.
Whiz Comics
[Comic book]
Superhero anthology title featuring the adventures of Captain Marvel, Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Dan Dare, Golden Arrow, Scoop Smith and Lance O'Casey.
“THE REDSKIN RIDDLE” [WW]
First publication: #27 (February 1942); Art: C.C. Beck; Publisher: Fawcett Publications.
Captain Marvel battles the death god of the Katonkas. Featuring Skull Face.
“AT BOYS' RANCH” [WW]
First publication: #103 (November 1948); Story: Otto Binder; Art: Pete Costanza; Publisher: Fawcett Publications.
When Billy Batson is told that Tom Boyd's Boys' Ranch is being attacked by the Black Buzzard Gang, he changes into Captain Marvel. The land lies on a valuable salt bed, and the gang members know it.
Wicked
[Novel; WWR]
Author: Evelyn Rogers; First publication: New York: Love Spell, 2000.
An angel gives Ca
d Rankin one last chance to save his soul from damnation: clean up Rough Cut, Texas, or suffer the consequences of failure. When he meets the pure but sensual Amy Lattimer searching for her father, temptation and redemption meet head on.
The Wicked West
[Graphic novel; WW]
First publication: October 2004; Creators: Todd Livingston, Robert Tinnell, Neil Vokes, Scott Keating; Publisher: Image Comics.
Cotton Coleridge, suspected of the murder of young Temperance Jones in the Texas town of Javer's Tanks, attempts to discover the supernatural secret behind her death.
The Wicked West Volume II: Abomination and Other Tales
[Graphic novel anthology; WW]
First publication: November 2006; Story: Todd Livingston, Robert Tinnell, Neil Vokes, Scott Keating; Publisher: Image Comics.
Cotton Coleridge, cursed cowboy hunter of the undead, was introduced in The Wicked West. This anthology explores the reasons behind the curse and the character of Coleridge. The novella Abomination is followed by twenty-two short stories of the Weird West.
The Widowmaker
[Novel; SW]
Author: Mike Resnick; First publication: New York: Bantam Books, 1996.
The adventures of bounty hunter Jefferson Nighthawk, the Widowmaker, and his various clones. Nighthawk has a terminal disease and one final mission: to defeat an assassin terrorizing the Inner Frontier.
The Widomaker Reborn
[Novel; SW]
Author: Mike Resnick; First publication: New York: Bantam Books, 1997.
The clone of Jefferson Nighthawk is given the double task of rescuing a corrupt politician's daughter from the clutches of a rebel leader whom he must assassinate. But the daughter turns the mission on its head when she offers Nighthawk her father's fortune if he kills her father.
The Widowmaker Unleashed
[Novel; SW]
Author: Mike Resnick; First publication: New York: Bantam Books, 1998.
Jefferson Nighthawk's terminal disease has been cured and his cryogenic sleep is over. He has aged while frozen in his slumber and he decides to retire. But the two Nighthawk clones have been keeping his deadly reputation alive by killing in his name. The Widowmaker realizes he has to face his enemies or else his retirement will be of the permanent kind.
See: A Gathering of Widowmakers
Wild ARMs
[Video game; SW]
Release date: December 20, 1996 (Japan); Role-Playing Game (RPG), 3rd Person Perspective; Developer: Media. Vision Entertainment, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment (PlayStation); Executive Producer: Akira Sato; Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEA).
The player controls 15-year-old ARMs weapons operator Rudy Roughnight and his companions, treasure hunter Jack Van Burace and apprentice mage Cecilia Lynne Adlehyde.
The group journeys through the landscape of Filgaia where they encounter robotic golems, an army of demons, the Quarter Knights and many other foes in their attempt to save the world from destruction.
Sequels: Wild ARMs: 2nd Ignition (1999), Wild ARMs: Advanced 3rd (2002), Wild ARMs Alter Code: F (2003), Wild ARMs: The 4th Detonator (2005), Wild ARMs: The Vth Vanguard (2006).
Wild ARMs: Advanced 3rd
[Video game; SPW]
Release date: March 14, 2002 (Japan); Role-Playing Game (RPG), 3rd Person Perspective; Developer: Media. Vision Entertainment, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEA). (PlayStation 2); Executive Producers: Akira Sato, Masatsuka Saeki, Fumiya Takeno; Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment.
Four “Drifters” roam the desolate Old West–style landscape attempting to unlock the mysteries of an ancient prophecy. Opposing them are a group of scientists known as The Prophets and The Demons of legend.
Wild ARMs Alter Code: F
[Video game; SPW]
Release date: November 27, 2003 (Japan); Role-Playing Game (RPG), 3rd Person Perspective; Developer: Media. Vision Entertainment, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment (PlayStation 2); Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEA), Agetec.
Enhanced update of Wild ARMs for Playstation 2 complete with 3D environments.
Wild ARMs: 2nd Ignition
[Video game; SPW]
Release date: September 2, 1999 (Japan); Role-Playing Game (RPG), 3rd Person Perspective; Developer: Media. Vision Entertainment, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment (PlayStation); Executive Producer: Akira Sato; Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEA).
In this sequel to Wild ARMs, the Old West–style landscape of Filgaia is the same but the characters have changed. Nineteen-year-old Ashley Winchester, possessed by the demon Lord Blazer, leads the counter terrorist ARMS (Agile Remote Mission Squad) group consisting of Crest Sorceress in training Lilka Eleniak and former war hero turned bad guy Brad Evans in their battle against the terrorist organization known as Odessa.
Wild ARMs: The Vth Vanguard
[Video game; SPW]
Release date: December 14, 2006 (Japan); Role-Playing Game (RPG), 3rd Person Perspective; Developer: Media. Vision Entertainment, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment (PlayStation 2); Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment.
Youngsters Dean Stark and Rebecca Streisand look upwards to see a giant arm of a golem falling from the sky. When they approach the arm, they find Avril, a young girl with no recollection of her life.
A journey begins across Filgaia to discover more about the little girl.
Wild ARMs: Twilight Venom
(1999) [Anime; Japan; SFW]
Premiere: October 18, 1999–March 27, 2000; Animation: Bee Train; Directors: Itsuro Kawasaki, Koichi Mashimo; 22 × 30 min.; Color.
Famed gunslinger Sheyenne Rainstorm finds himself reborn in the body of a ten-year-old boy. Dr. Kiel Aronakus helps Sheyenne search for his missing body and discover the secret behind the mysterious ARMs weapons.
Season One
“SLEEPING DIRTY” (1:01); AIR DATE: OCTOBER 18, 1999.
Loretta Oratorio and Mirabelle Graceland cross paths with young Sheyenne Rainstorm while attempting to steal the ARMS.
“ARMS CRAZY” (1:02); AIR DATE: OCTOBER 25, 1999.
Sheyenne searches for his real body while Mirabelle and Loretta attempt to steal from an ARMS collector.
“DESERT DRAGON FANTASY” (1:03); AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 1999.
Sheyenne, Kiel, and Isaac set out to rescue Machela from the Sand Dragon.
“THE FALUNA BIBLE” (1:04); AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 1999.
Sheyenne continues the search for his real body at the fortress library of Libra.
“PORTRAIT OF LANA” (1:05); AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 1999.
Sheyenne and Kiel look for Sheyenne's real body while attending the reading of the will of a deceased painter and meet up again with Loretta and Mirabelle.
“AFFAIR OF THE FARAIA EXPRESS” (1:06); AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 22, 1999.
A train journey on the Faraia Express turns into a fiasco for everyone aboard.
“SOMEDAY MY ROBBER WILL COME” (1:07); AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 1999.
Loretta and Mirabelle seek to steal treasure from a convent.
“MOUTH WIDE SHUT” (1:08); AIR DATE: DECEMBER 6, 1999.
Sheyenne, Kiel, Isaac, Loretta, Mirabelle and Jerusha become involved in a clan feud.
“THE SLAVE OF THE GAME” (1:09); AIR DATE: DECEMBER 13, 1999.
Sheyenne and Kiel attempt to find out more about the mysterious Queen of Hearts while Mirabelle tries to rescue Loretta from a life of slavery.
“GUILTY OR...” (1:10); AIR DATE: DECEMBER 20, 1999.
When a young girl saves Sheyenne, Kiel, and Isaac from an ambush, they promise to rescue the young girl's father from the baddies.
“NO HOME, NO BODY” (1:11); AIR DATE: JANUARY 10, 2000.
Sheyenne, Kiel, and Isaac discover Sheyenne's hometown of Parskiarka is now underwater.
“LIE, LAILA, LIE” (1:12); AIR DATE: JANUARY 17, 2000.
Sheyenne prepares to rescue Laila from evil scientists, aware that she is a decoy and he is the real target.
“LULLABY OF THE NOBLE-RED” (1:13); AIR DATE: JANUARY 24, 2000.
Sheyenne, Kiel and Isaac promise to return a baby girl to her parents. But Mirabelle, the father of the baby and a martial arts expert have different plans.
“INTERVIEW WITH THE AMPIRE” (1:14); AIR DATE: JANUARY 31, 2000.
The aging Count Ampire offers Mirabelle's family money in exchange for her hand in marriage.
“NATURAL BORN ANGEL” (1:15); AIR DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2000.
Sybil tells Sheyenne she will reveal the location of his real body if she is safely escorted to the next town. But the journey isn't as simple as it sounds.
“FATAL GODDESS” (1:16); AIR DATE: FEBRUARY 14, 2000.
Sheyenne despairs over his repeated failure to locate his real body.
“CHILD AT HEART” (1:17); AIR DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2000.
While recovering from memory loss, Sheyenne protects Dr. Clark from a female outlaw and her gang.
“THE DAY OF THE BACCHUS” (1:18); AIR DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 2000.