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Welcome to the Weird West, a place where the line blurs between good and evil, and where heroes and villains alike must keep their wits about them and muster stoic bravery in the face of the cosmic unknown.

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Horses, cowboy hats, six-shooters. Ghosts, monsters, demons. The Weird West genre combines the Old West aesthetic with the frontier of the supernatural. It has spawned beloved games, movies and books combining the genres of horror, scifi, dark fantasy and speculative. This website is a resource for writers, readers and fans…Continue reading “Resources”

Quote of the Day

“Aim at a high mark and you’ll hit it. No, not the first time, nor the second time. Maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect.”

Annie Oakley

“I aim to misbehave.”

Annie Oakley

“If a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and just be one.”

Calamity Jane

“Teach your children what we have taught our children: that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the children of the earth. If we spit upon the ground we spit upon ourselves. This we know.”

Chief Seattle

“Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.”

Wyatt Earp

Author Spotlight…

Weird West Author Spotlight: Erik ‘Tracer’ Testerman:

27 Apr 202315 Mar 2023

Welcome, Erik! Erik Testerman is a Marine Corps grunt, a competitive shooter, and an admirer of fine arms and armaments. He lives in the mountains of North Carolina with his…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Katie Berry

19 Apr 202314 Mar 2023

Welcome, Katie! Bio I am a transplanted easterner from Ottawa, Ontario, now living for the last several decades in the beautiful West-Kootenays of British Columbia. I am a long-time writer…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Laura Marden

6 Apr 202313 Mar 2023

Welcome, Laura! Laura Marden (she/her) is a sci-fi and weird fiction writer. Her flash fiction has appeared in The Chamber Magazine, and her short stories have been published in Starward…

Weird West Book Bundle Available for $5!

29 Mar 202329 Mar 2023

Weird west book sale alert! Some of the biggest fantasy and horror western titles right now are available in a "StoryBundle" deal where you can get four books for just…

Saddle up! Weird West Stories to Celebrate Women In Horror Month

24 Mar 202328 Mar 2023

In honor of Women of Horror month, we're highlighting women weird west authors whose works span from supernatural to extreme horror to the fantastical. These books, novellas, short stories and…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Richard Beauchamp

22 Mar 202313 Mar 2023

Welcome, Richard! Richard Beauchamp has been writing and publishing dark fiction since 2017. His stories have been published in many critically acclaimed anthologies including “Negative Space: An Anthology of Survival…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Pamela Jeffs

9 Mar 202328 Feb 2023

Welcome, Pamela! Pamela Jeffs is an Australian speculative fiction author who loves writing short fiction. She has published five short story collections including the science fiction/weird western specific books, Saloons & Stardust: A Collection,…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Chuck Buda

1 Mar 202328 Feb 2023

Welcome, Chuck! Chuck Buda writes across multiple genres including westerns, horror, and crime thrillers. He loves to eat pizza, drink whiskey and craft beers, listen to Norwegian Black Metal and…

Featured 2023 Weird West New Book Releases

21 Feb 20237 May 2023

Looking for the latest in weird west fiction? We've got you covered. Below is a running list of featured Weird West new book releases coming out in 2023 from traditional…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Christine Morgan

21 Feb 202320 Feb 2023

Welcome, Christine! Christine Morgan writes across a variety of genres, from the historical to the hellacious and beyond. Her novel Lakehouse Infernal (set in Edward Lee’s universe) won the Splatterpunk…