Ninjas wouldn’t usually be considered “weird” enough for a Weird Western but this is a highly-stylized movie where the ninjas can basically fly. They might as well be mythical creatures given how ridiculously they’re portrayed here....
According to the synopsis, this game is a “Wild West-themed roguelite FPS” where you play as a “gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against “The Cartel”, a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife.” So that sounds like a Weird West to me!...
In the pinned post on this community I said I was no expert on the genre and just a casual fan who wanted to share the few Weird West works I’ve found. I tried to drag this out as long as I could and keep the community active by only posting one thing each day but I’ve finally run out of things to post. You’re still...
I know the poster makes it look animated, but this is a live action movie. It comes from the man behind the bands Misfits and Danzig. Which is to say, he’s not a filmmaker. Or wasn’t until recently. So even if you’ve set your expectations low, this sounds like a truly terrible movie....
…And another Weird Western I’ve never actually seen. Honestly, it looks a bit too silly for my tastes but it definitely falls within the category of modern day Weird West. Have any of you seen it? Is it worth watching?...
I mentioned in the pinned post on this community that once I start posting Weird West movies that take place in the modern day you’ll know I’m starting to run out of ideas. Well, we’ve reached that point....
Yeah, once we start discussing modern day movies it’s hard to draw the line between Weird West and just a vampire movie in an abandoned town. I was thinking about John Carpenter’s Vampires too, which has a final showdown in an abandoned western town kinda like how From Dusk Till Dawn is in an isolated bar.
I may be limiting myself too much, but so far I’ve been defining Weird West as fiction that takes place in 1800s America and incorporates supernatural/fantasy elements. That is to say, I haven’t been including any Space Westerns. What defines supernatural/fantasy may be a bit broad, but whether something takes place in 1800s...
Am I drawn to twin-stick shooters are are Weird West games just more likely to be twin-stick shooters? It’s weird how many I’ve already mentioned here. Maybe it’s just hard for me to find other Weird West games since the genre doesn’t have its own tag on Steam....
When I was thinking about starting this Lemmy community, I tried writing down every single Weird West work I’d seen, read, or played. In that list, I added Wild Wild West. But now that I think about it, I’m not sure if I’d call it a Weird Western....
I know, this really gets to be splitting hairs about genre definitions. I don’t mind calling Cowboys & Aliens a Weird West movie because it takes place in the Wild West and then goes full-blown scifi. Something about upending a normal Western setting with scifi seems to work for me.
Yet creating James Bond-esque gadgets using technology that technically existed in the era (steam-power, magnets) doesn’t feel as scifi to me because while the devices are new to the residents, this isn’t “sufficiently advanced technology indistinguishable from magic”. Besides, if we consider James Bond-esque gadgets to be scifi, does that mean the James Bond series itself is scifi? I would’ve said no, but I can see your argument for it.
In the end, it doesn’t really matter. I just thought it’d be fun to discuss where we define the boundaries of this genre.
I don’t know if there’s a more popular or more widely-respected Weird West game than Undead Nightmare. And it was a DLC for an existing game. Of course, it’s probably so well respected because most Weird West games are from small indie developers yet this DLC was from a AAA developer expanding on an already AAA game....
Pale Rider and High Plains Drifter are both Clint Eastwood movies that almost fit into the Weird West category. In both movies, there aren’t any visuals that would make you think they were Weird Westerns; they’re both standard Clint Eastwood Westerns. Yet both movies subtly hint that Clint Eastwood’s character died prior...
Ritual: Crown of Horns is a fun little twin-stick shooter. You play a gunslinger who was brought back from the dead by a witch. The witch needs to perform rituals in various places and the ritual takes 5 minutes to prepare. So your only task is to keep the enemies off the witch long enough for her to complete her ritual. Which...
To be fair, I think the first half of this movie is great. There are a lot of long, slow shots which really feel reminiscent of a spaghetti western. But as it goes on, it eventually just turns into a mindless action movie with lots of quick cuts and as much CGI as they can fit on the screen. So yet another entry into the “yes,...
The arbitrary rule I gave myself (I don’t expect anyone else to follow it) is I’m only including items that actually take place in the 1800s. I’m trying not to do space westerns but we’ll see how long that lasts.
Vermilion is about a ghost hunter in the 1800s who is hired to investigate rumors of a vampire running a mental asylum in the Colorado rocky mountains. So it’s definitely a Weird Western and I was interested. But as the story went on, I started to notice a trend in all the characters. I’m going to give some mild spoilers in...
Continuing my theme of “yes, this movie is bad, but it’s a Weird Western!”: Jonah Hex. Of course, this is a “big budget movie with theatrical release” bad movie, not a “direct to video” bad movie. So it’s not nearly as bad as GallowWalkers or Bloodrayne 2. I personally think it’s a fun action movie but I...
Evil West is a lot of fun, but if it weren’t for the modern graphics you would’ve thought it was made in the early 2000s. It’s linear levels to reach open arenas for fighting bad guys and each level ends in a boss fight. The combat is really fun though and you get so many different weapons and moves that I legitimately...
Six-Gun Tarot is a good Weird Western, but the author crams a lot into this world. The sheriff is undead (possibly immortal), the deputy is possibly a werewolf, and there’s a talking head in a jar. But those are just the characters. The actual plot is about the Lovecraftian Old One starting to wake up under the town....
I think this will become a theme anytime I mention a movie here: yes, this movie is terrible, but it definitely falls into the Weird West category! It’s about a half-human half-vampire hunting down Billy The Kid (who is also a vampire)....
I’m no expert on the genre, I’m just a casual fan and thought I’d share the few Weird West works I’ve found and enjoyed. Who knows, maybe more people will show up here and share what they’ve found!...
[Movie] The Warrior's Way - Ninjas in the Wild West! (lemmy.zip)
Ninjas wouldn’t usually be considered “weird” enough for a Weird Western but this is a highly-stylized movie where the ninjas can basically fly. They might as well be mythical creatures given how ridiculously they’re portrayed here....
Soulslinger: Envoy of Death - Official Early Access Update Trailer (www.youtube.com)
According to the synopsis, this game is a “Wild West-themed roguelite FPS” where you play as a “gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against “The Cartel”, a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife.” So that sounds like a Weird West to me!...
That's it, that's all I've got!
In the pinned post on this community I said I was no expert on the genre and just a casual fan who wanted to share the few Weird West works I’ve found. I tried to drag this out as long as I could and keep the community active by only posting one thing each day but I’ve finally run out of things to post. You’re still...
[Movie] Death Rider in the House of Vampires - Written, Directed, Edited, Scored, and Starring Glenn Danzig (lemmy.zip)
I know the poster makes it look animated, but this is a live action movie. It comes from the man behind the bands Misfits and Danzig. Which is to say, he’s not a filmmaker. Or wasn’t until recently. So even if you’ve set your expectations low, this sounds like a truly terrible movie....
[TV] Wynonna Earp - another modern day Weird Western (lemmy.zip)
…And another Weird Western I’ve never actually seen. Honestly, it looks a bit too silly for my tastes but it definitely falls within the category of modern day Weird West. Have any of you seen it? Is it worth watching?...
[Movie] Ghost Town - a Weird West in the modern day (lemmy.zip)
I mentioned in the pinned post on this community that once I start posting Weird West movies that take place in the modern day you’ll know I’m starting to run out of ideas. Well, we’ve reached that point....
Is there any Weird West anime? (lemmy.zip)
I may be limiting myself too much, but so far I’ve been defining Weird West as fiction that takes place in 1800s America and incorporates supernatural/fantasy elements. That is to say, I haven’t been including any Space Westerns. What defines supernatural/fantasy may be a bit broad, but whether something takes place in 1800s...
[Game] Kill The Crows - another arcade-y twin-stick shooter (lemmy.zip)
Am I drawn to twin-stick shooters are are Weird West games just more likely to be twin-stick shooters? It’s weird how many I’ve already mentioned here. Maybe it’s just hard for me to find other Weird West games since the genre doesn’t have its own tag on Steam....
Would you consider Wild Wild West to be a Weird West movie? (lemmy.zip)
When I was thinking about starting this Lemmy community, I tried writing down every single Weird West work I’d seen, read, or played. In that list, I added Wild Wild West. But now that I think about it, I’m not sure if I’d call it a Weird Western....
[Game] Undead Nightmare - the gold standard of Weird West games? (lemmy.zip)
I don’t know if there’s a more popular or more widely-respected Weird West game than Undead Nightmare. And it was a DLC for an existing game. Of course, it’s probably so well respected because most Weird West games are from small indie developers yet this DLC was from a AAA developer expanding on an already AAA game....
[Movie] Pale Rider / High Plains Drifter - *almost* Weird West (lemmy.zip)
Pale Rider and High Plains Drifter are both Clint Eastwood movies that almost fit into the Weird West category. In both movies, there aren’t any visuals that would make you think they were Weird Westerns; they’re both standard Clint Eastwood Westerns. Yet both movies subtly hint that Clint Eastwood’s character died prior...
[Game] Ritual: Crown of Horns - another Weird West twin-stick shooter (lemmy.zip)
Ritual: Crown of Horns is a fun little twin-stick shooter. You play a gunslinger who was brought back from the dead by a witch. The witch needs to perform rituals in various places and the ritual takes 5 minutes to prepare. So your only task is to keep the enemies off the witch long enough for her to complete her ritual. Which...
[Art] Gunslinger Spawn (lemmy.zip)
I don’t have anything witty to say about this one, it’s just Gunslinger Spawn....
[Movie] Cowboys and Aliens - you know what you're getting as soon as you read the title (lemmy.zip)
To be fair, I think the first half of this movie is great. There are a lot of long, slow shots which really feel reminiscent of a spaghetti western. But as it goes on, it eventually just turns into a mindless action movie with lots of quick cuts and as much CGI as they can fit on the screen. So yet another entry into the “yes,...
[Book] Vermilion - a ghost-hunter is hired to find a vampire (LGBT friendly?) (lemmy.zip)
Vermilion is about a ghost hunter in the 1800s who is hired to investigate rumors of a vampire running a mental asylum in the Colorado rocky mountains. So it’s definitely a Weird Western and I was interested. But as the story went on, I started to notice a trend in all the characters. I’m going to give some mild spoilers in...
[Movie] Jonah Hex - Josh Brolin and Megan Fox have to stop the evil John Malkovich and Michael Fassbender! (lemmy.zip)
Continuing my theme of “yes, this movie is bad, but it’s a Weird Western!”: Jonah Hex. Of course, this is a “big budget movie with theatrical release” bad movie, not a “direct to video” bad movie. So it’s not nearly as bad as GallowWalkers or Bloodrayne 2. I personally think it’s a fun action movie but I...
[Game] Evil West - 2022 graphics, early 2000s gameplay (lemmy.zip)
Evil West is a lot of fun, but if it weren’t for the modern graphics you would’ve thought it was made in the early 2000s. It’s linear levels to reach open arenas for fighting bad guys and each level ends in a boss fight. The combat is really fun though and you get so many different weapons and moves that I legitimately...
[Book] Six-Gun Tarot - fitting as many Weird West tropes into one book as they can (lemmy.zip)
Six-Gun Tarot is a good Weird Western, but the author crams a lot into this world. The sheriff is undead (possibly immortal), the deputy is possibly a werewolf, and there’s a talking head in a jar. But those are just the characters. The actual plot is about the Lovecraftian Old One starting to wake up under the town....
[Movie] Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance (lemmy.zip)
I think this will become a theme anytime I mention a movie here: yes, this movie is terrible, but it definitely falls into the Weird West category! It’s about a half-human half-vampire hunting down Billy The Kid (who is also a vampire)....
Welcome to the Weird West!
I’m no expert on the genre, I’m just a casual fan and thought I’d share the few Weird West works I’ve found and enjoyed. Who knows, maybe more people will show up here and share what they’ve found!...