Western/Wild West

Welcome to my Blog! Here you can find posts on topics that I enjoy writing about and are of great interest to me. You will find that there are five topics that I usually write on, and they are in these categories:

-Horror/Paranormal

-Poetry

-Western/Wild West/Steampunk

-UFOs/Aliens

NEW!-Abandoned Places(Posts Coming Soon!)

I will also be adding vlog posts on here, as well as special posts that are either announcements about my works or about my books. These will also have their own categories.

Image of two men dueling during the Wild West

Showdown of Death: Duels in the Wild West

Showdown of Death: Duels in the Wild West There are many ways to die in the West, but none are more common than the old-fashioned duel. When two men are usually fifteen paces away from each other and then stare each other down until the first one to draw and fire their gun is the victor. Dueling was the common way to settle disputes in the Wild West, but this era was certainly not the first to adapt such a practice. The art and concept of dueling itself dates back a few centu

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Jun 73 min read

The Horrors of the Civil War Part 2: The Aftermath

The Horrors of the Civil War Part 2: The Aftermath The aftermath of the Civil War is known today as Reconstruction. It was a time when, as a nation, we tried our best to piece the country back together after the battles had been fought. The hardships faced were of all levels; physical, emotional, and mental. Did we have a future to look forward to as a nation? Yes, but the idea was buried under tainted land and massive amounts of dead bodies. It was up in the air as a cloud o

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May 313 min read

The Horrors of the Civil War Part 1: Bloody Battles

The Horrors of the Civil War Part 1: The Bloody Battles The Civil War was one of the most gruesome blemishes in our history. It marked a time that we were so divided as a country that rather than try to come to a reasonable compromise, we went to war and fought each other, spilling so much bloodshed at the end that it felt like neither side had truly won. Any reason for a war is both complicated and unnecessary, but in this case, it truly showed the flaws and gaping holes we

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May 313 min read

A Little History in High Stakes at the Bonesaw Saloon

A Little History in High Stakes at the Bonesaw Saloon. I'm no stranger to setting my western horror novels after the Civil War, but I am a stranger to talking about and referencing the Civil War in detail in them...until now. For High Stakes at the Bonesaw Saloon, it takes place just two years after the Civil War, which means it was still very fresh in people's minds, especially those who survived it. So to add a little history to the book and to make it feel a bit more authe

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May 222 min read

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Were Small Western Towns Doomed To Become Ghost Towns?

Were Small Western Towns Doomed To Become Ghost Towns? Old western ghost towns still exist. They are fun little places to travel to and check out to make you feel like you're in an old western movie or even back in the Wild West. But have you ever thought to yourself as to why the town still exists and why it became abandoned and turned into a ghost town? Small western towns were a dime a dozen during the Wild West, meaning they could be just as easily built as they were dest

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May 173 min read

Wild West Greed: Why Gold and Money Was the Root of All Evil

Wild West Greed: Why Gold and Money Was the Root of All Evil. Gold. What started as ore and rock in cavern walls became powdery flakes and eventually bars. For centuries, humans have been fascinated by gold and all its properties, but, more importantly, by the wealth it can bring them. During the Wild West Era, it was no different, but in many ways exaggerated to the highest degree. Cowboys from Alabama through Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, even up through Kansas, and all the w

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May 103 min read

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Why Do We Glorify the Wild West Era?

Why Do We Glorify the Wild West Era? The Wild West was a brutal and violent time in our country. It was a time when some men just didn’t...

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Sep 5, 20253 min read

Western Horror: Red Dead Redemption

Western Horror: Red Dead Redemption In 2004, Red Dead Revolver was created. A fun western game that takes place in the 1880s, during the...

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Mar 3, 20242 min read

What is Western Horror?

Western horror is a cross-genre of both the Western and horror genres in the film sense, but can be attributed to books as well. It...

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Mar 3, 20242 min read

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My Review for The Crowman by Gareth Clegg

My Review for The Crowman by Gareth Clegg Pumpkinhead Meets the Wild West Review on Amazon: I've had this book on my Kindle for a while...

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Mar 26, 20231 min read

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My Inspiration Behind A Bloody Bloody Mess in the Wild Wild West

My Inspiration Behind A Blood Bloody Mess in the Wild Wild West After having published my first book, The Macabre Masterpiece, in 2010, I...

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Mar 5, 20233 min read

Why Was Killing So Normal in the Wild West?

Have you ever watched or read a western where a guy looks at another guy wrong and before you know it, one of them’s dead? Or a guy rides into town and his sole mission is to kill as many men as he can, or kill the fastest gunslinger in town? Why? Why was killing so normal in the Wild West? Just why exactly was killing as normal as waking up in the morning? I mean, sure, people are killed every day, but back in the Wild West days, it was just unnatural and a bit odd and unset

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May 28, 20193 min read