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The Rot: 1880 – Horror RPG comes to the golden age of the wild west

February 22, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The townsfolk have been disappearing without a trace in the night. No one knows what evil is lurking on the outskirts of town, but one thing is for sure- don’t go out at night.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters, western

Western 5e: Classes compatible with the world’s most litigious RPG

January 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Classes include the Bandit, the Law, Frontierfolk, Preacher or the Doctor. The download has NPCs, too, so you’ve samples of each class.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chamomile has adventures, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, western

Genre Police: Showdown At High Noon

May 27, 2018 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Many of you might be wondering why I’m even bothering with the Western. Nowadays it’s viewed as a diminishing corner genre. When you say ‘Western’ to people they come up with an idea of ‘heroic cowboys’ killing ‘savage injuns’ and give it a pass. While there is some content that resembles this statement, not all […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: deadlands, genre police, western

Dark cowboy horror: A review of The Shotgun Arcana

November 4, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

One of my favourite reads of last year was R.S. Belcher’s Six-Gun Tarot. I recall playing around with words like “Steampunk” and “Lovecraft” to describe the occult western. In the head I mentioned Cthulhu, the Deadlands RPG but not steampunk. I’ll stick to my guns for The Shotgun Arcana. There’s less Lovecraft in The Shotgun […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: horror, reviews, western

Best of the best: Game of Thrones western cover

October 9, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s been loads of covers of the iconic Game of Thrones opening tune and you’ll find the best here on Geek Native. This particular one from BenDan Productions is my favourite. I call it best of the best. What did you think? Granted; if you hate Westerns and all that they stand for (Firefly) then […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: game of thrones, western

Zombies, cowboys and Wesley Snipes’ Gallowwalkers

February 22, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gallowwalkers was filmed a few years back by Andrew Goth but nothing happened with it. Now, a bit like a zombie, it may be back from the dead with a release date of this year. Staring Wesley Snipes, Tanit Phoenix, Riley Smith, Kevin Howarth and Patrick Bergin, the story follows a man with a small […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: trailers, western, zombies

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