Weird-western Stories

In the Wild West and eighteen year old cowboy with super powers and incredible superhuman strength becomes a marshal and goes on an adventure to discover his missing father and solve mysteries of the frontier and learn the truth of the mysterious lengendary figures the Ruler of the West and Warrior of the West. He also fights dangerous outlaws from stealing devices and crystals that can manipulate nature.

An isolated town in the desert of the old West is attacked by an evil creature that awakens every hundred years to feast on human flesh. John (a husband and a father), Alexander (an army vet) and Jack, (John's friend and neighbor) make a pact to defend their homes and each other. John's pride clashes with his wife Ann's wisdom. Chaos ensues as fires rage while the hellish creature begins tearing down the wooden barriers.

"you can trust me when I say that my grandfather was the spree killer Charles Starkweather. Grandma met him in Nebraska after he climbed out of his grave. It took another couple years before he died for real. Nobody liked him except her." Zale is walking to his mother's funeral, using the magical ley lines that crisscross America.

Chance Cunningham is cursed with perfect luck. Perfect good luck, and perfect bad luck. At eighteen, he is the worst outlaw in the Lowlands (bad luck), a Plague survivor (good luck?), and a lot of people want to kill him (bad luck): rival outlaws, the military, mother nature, and a sleepy lakeside town with a deceptively peaceful ambiance.

Ignite your creativity with 98 Sci-fi writing prompts. These prompts will inspire new ideas and empower writers of all levels to overcome writer's block. When writing Sci-fi the sky is not the limit there are entire universes beyond the horizon. With such freedom and unlimited story possibilities it is often hard to find a starting point, a seed the forms into ideas that eventually grows into a lush and thriving story. Allow me to provide you with some seeds to launch your creativity into hyperdrive. Some of the sub themes included in these prompts are, Cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, space exploration, dystopia , war, and many more. Here are a few examples of prompts from this book. 38. The world was too toxic for humans, so they left it to the robots. 2,000 years later it is safe for them to return, but the robots won't let them come back without a fight. 74. To help humans adapt to the harsh ecosystem of post-climate change Earth, Scientists begin merging animal and human DNA via mandatory vaccinations. 45. Earth and its colony on Mars have run out of drinkable water. Humanity's only hope is a water-world light years away. Only after beginning the mad dash to this water-world do they realize what dangers are lurking in the unfathomable depths.

In an apocalyptic world a man seeks revenge on the man who murdered his family, but to get what he wants he has to make a deal with someone far worse.

An alien invasion in the Old Midwest forces a retired 'spellslinger' to pick up his guns and fight to save his family.

From Bram Stoker Award®-Nominated Author, Charles Day, A NEW LEGEND IS BORN! Spawned in the Old West from the discovery of a magical gold medallion,now in the hands of a vengeful Indian tribe known as "The Redeemer's." They've summoned a new curse, a terrible evil using a lowly bartender as their bait. However, they only have a piece of this magical gold. The other half is in the hands of sixteen-year-old, Kyle McGertt, who's just taken over responsibility of the medallion since the untimely death of his father, killed in a gunfight by a ruthless gang of marauders, The Dark Riders. Will he take what his Pa taught him to stop this latest curse? Or will the Ghoulish Bartender continue to grow his army of ghouls, destroying and killing innocent townsfolk in their path of destruction? ?

People come few and far between out in the Badlands. Lots of long stretches of road and patches of arid wilderness separate the small towns that dot the landscape. It's the perfect place to get away from everyone and everything. Or so I thought. Despite my efforts, people in need of a hero keep popping up, and I'm always the one who has to answer the call. And now, after all the years I spent running from it, my past is finally catching up with me as well. These are some Strange Badlands indeed.

A cattle driver in the state of Maddox makes an odd friend. Original cover photo from https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/washington/abandoned-farmhouses-wa/

**Welcome to the afterlife of Denver-where phantom buffalo roam and ghost factions wage war.** Seventeen-year-old Ashen Deming is dead, but she can't move on. Not with the soul of her best friend on the line. He is stuck in a horrific curse-a curse no spirit knows how to break. Ashen is determined to find a cure, but at every turn opposing factions try to snatch her for themselves. As the menacing specters close in, a new threat is exposed-one that looms over the dead and the living-and Ashen and her posse of ghosts have one brief chance to stop them. If they fail, the entire world will be lost to darkness forever. But Ashen's time is running out. If she doesn't cross over soon, she will be damned to roam the haunted city for eternity. Dead Remnants is a YA urban fantasy, filled with dark humor and spliced with historical flashback stories, revealing real ghosts of America's ugly past. Perfect for older teens and fans of JOSS WHEDON, NEIL GAIMAN, STEPHEN KING, and GUILLERMO DEL TORO. (Completed book available anywhere books are sold.) DEAD REMNANTS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY! Next update: September 19th. Comments Welcome! (Please leave as many as you like! Votes appreciated!) #grandcafecommunity Visit Armarna Forbes online at www.armarnaforbes.com and on Twitter @ArmarnaForbes

A young boy sets out to find and kill the man that murdered his father. The only problem is, the outlaw he pursues, by all accounts, was publicly hanged and buried years ago. He must discover how much truth there is behind his father's death, and whether or not he chases a horrifying reality or just another ghost story. The journey of vengeance may very well lead him to discover the wisdom of the old expression: "If you plot your enemies grave, then you better dig two."

Once feared across the mortal plains, The Wanderer was an outlaw like no other-a man whose name became legend, and whose skills in a duel were said to be unmatched. But one fateful night his legend was shattered by a being not of this world. A supernatural entity offered him a choice: face the cold grip of death or serve an eternity in the shadows, walking between dimensions where few dared tread.

In this harsh land, Death is a constant companion. Dotson is many things. Doctor. Natural philosopher. Avid reader. Living soul trapped in a steam driven clockwork automaton. As a adventurer and person of medicine, he has seen death before. But this discovery, this killing, will set him on the path to confronting the biggest scourge Everash has ever known!

A weird-western tale of Annalina Callbright's journey across strange lands to find a master gunsmith's magnum opus and return it safely to its rightful owner. In this land, monks are trained in the ways of gunplay and are tasked with keeping the supernatural horrors of the wilds at bay. High-flying wuxia action meets spiritual contemplation in an adventure that will take you from a serene abbey carved into red mountains to see a ravenous living dust storm on the parched plains and battle hideous wendigos in haunted forests.

A gambler down on his luck is hired to exterminate a pesky cattle thief. Note; I do not own the rights to this picture nor do I know the artist. I found this picture though and it so perfectly captures the image of the main character that I had to use it. Please let me know if you recognize it so I can give the artist full props. Thanks.

A young soldier comes back from a campaign and finds himself prospecting a claim -- a small territory in a dead city where he has the right to search for ancient technology, or possibly magic. What is he looking for, and how did he come to possess the claim? This is first draft copy -- raw words, posted daily, as I write them. Tell me what you think! THE CLAIM is projected to be done in mid-January, 2015. If you're interested in process notes and essays about the writing, they're posted in "THE CLAIM: DEVELOPMENT DIARIES"; or you can check out my blog, linked in my profile.