Volume 1 (Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations) collects Wellman's John Thunstone and Lee Corbet stories. These stories (written between 1943 and 1979) combine the mystical and horrific with traditional southern folk tales and legends. At the same time, these stories reveal a post World War 2 modernism that make them much more then pulp romanticism. The paranoia and cynicism of modern weird icons such as the X-files may well have had their genesis in the pulp musings of Manly Wade Wellman. Indeed the intensely driven, ...
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Volume 1 (Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations) collects Wellman's John Thunstone and Lee Corbet stories. These stories (written between 1943 and 1979) combine the mystical and horrific with traditional southern folk tales and legends. At the same time, these stories reveal a post World War 2 modernism that make them much more then pulp romanticism. The paranoia and cynicism of modern weird icons such as the X-files may well have had their genesis in the pulp musings of Manly Wade Wellman. Indeed the intensely driven, idealistic occult investigator John Thunstone could be a pulp/noir stand in for Fox Mulder. This work will be issued in a fine collector's hardcover state, with 24 illustrations. Edited by John Pelan, illustrated by Kenneth Waters. Contents: * Introduction * The Third Cry to Legba * The Golden Goblins * Hoofs * The Letters of Cold Fire * John Thunstone's Inheritance * Sorcery from Thule * The Dead Man's Hand * Thorne of the Threshold * The Shonokins * Blood from a Stone * The Dai Sword * Twice Cursed * Shonokin Town * The Leonard Rondache * The Last Grave of Lill Warren * Rouse Him Not * The Dakwa * The Beasts That Perish * Willow He Walk * A Witch for All Seasons * Chastel
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Add this copy of Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations: the John to cart. $180.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Night Shade Books.
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Good. Later printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations to cart. $240.00, like new condition, Sold by Kathmandu Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Winter Park, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Night Shade Books.
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Volume 1 of The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman, edited and with an introduction by John Pelan. Collects 16 John Thunston stories and 5 Lee Cobbett stories plus illustrations by Kenneth Waters. A fine copy w/o dust jacket, as issued.
Add this copy of The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations to cart. $326.63, like new condition, Sold by Fantastic Literature Ltd rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rayleigh, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Night Shade Books.
