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May 22, 2011 · 9:22 pm

PULP HEROES: SILVER JOHN – “FIND THE PLACE YOURSELF” AND “WALK LIKE A MOUNTAIN”

I’m continuing my look at Manly Wade Wellman’s pulp hero Silver John, the roaming singer and guitarist who fights supernatural forces in the Appalachian Mountains of long ago, sort of like a countrified Orpheus meets Kolchak. He’s called Silver John because of the silver strings on his guitar and the silver coins he carries in his pockets. For more details click here: https://glitternight.com/pulp-heroes/ 

FIND THE PLACE YOURSELF – This Silver John vignette features a creepy cabin that always puts me in mind of the cabin from the original Evil Dead. Otherworldly horrors inhabit the cabin and its surroundings, including flowers with Continue reading →

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May 14, 2011 · 8:31 pm

PULP HEROES: SILVER JOHN – HOPH AND SHIVER IN THE PINES

I’m continuing my look at Manly Wade Wellman’s pulp hero Silver John, the roaming singer and guitarist who fights supernatural forces in the Appalachian Mountains of long ago, sort of like a countrified Orpheus meets Kolchak. He’s called Silver John because of the silver strings on his guitar and the silver coins he carries in his pockets. For more details click here: https://glitternight.com/pulp-heroes/

YOU KNOW THE TALE OF HOPH – (No, it’s not a story about David Hasselhoff) In this Silver John vignette our hero plans to end the reign of terror of Hoph, a werewolf/ vampire hybrid who Continue reading →

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April 17, 2011 · 7:54 pm

PULP HEROES: TWO MORE FROM SILVER JOHN

This time around I’ll give a synopsis of a Silver John vignette and then a short story. I’m still going in order of publication, so this will be the first vignette and the third short story. For background info on Silver John click here: https://glitternight.com/pulp-heroes/

WHY THEY’RE NAMED THAT – This Silver John vignette features a Gardinel, another monstrous creature plucked from Appalachian lore. A Gardinel is a supernatural being able to Continue reading →

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March 17, 2011 · 1:50 am

SNEAK PREVIEW OF MY PULP HERO PAGE – FIRST UP: SILVER JOHN

This is a sneak preview of my page that will take a look at old pulp heroes. As I’ve stated on my About page I won’t be covering the obvious heroes like the Shadow, Doc Savage, etc. In keeping with my blog’s theme I’ll be looking at those forgotten pulp heroes and heroines that I feel deserve to be better known. We’ll start with Silver John, many of whose tales were collected in Who Fears The Devil?

SILVER JOHN – Created by fantasy and horror writer Manly Wade Wellman, Silver John heroically fought supernatural forces in the Continue reading →

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