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* CoolGuns: The Marshal's gun is a Colt Navy
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* TheManTheyCouldntHang: The Hanged Man. He survived being hanged because the lynch mob didn't include anyone who knew how to do it right and he got away before the actual law could take him into custody again.
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Joseph Wylde is a man with a past. Now he runs a bookshop in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and their two children, but once he ran with an outlaw called the Hanged Man. The Hanged Man is dead, shot by a U.S. Marshal in a final gunfight in Astoria 10 years ago, and burned along with his red-handled gun. The Marshal is retired now, living in Astoria even though his daughter and son in law have moved to Portland to start a bookshop. Oregon is a quiet, peaceful place.
Then the Marshal is found digging up graves in the Astoria graveyard and can't remember why. His daughter Kate and her husband Joseph insist on taking him to stay with them and the kids in Portland, and then the trouble starts. A young malcontent named Henry remembers seeing a grave dug where there shouldn't be one, and a famous gun red-handled gun thrown into it. He interests a band of petty outlaws in the Hanged Man's legendary weapon, and they go graverobbing themselves. The gun they find is nothing special, but the corpse is remarkably well-preserved, and they conceive to sell it to a circus as a curiosity. There is also a small black book, written in apparent nonsense, which Henry keeps for himself.
As Henry reads the book, he realizes that it contains great power, enough, perhaps to make the dead walk again under his command. He is half right; the Hanged Man walks again, but he walks to his own will, which is revenge, and the mindless dead climb from their graves to follow him to Portlandtown, and unfinished business.
Then the Marshal is found digging up graves in the Astoria graveyard and can't remember why. His daughter Kate and her husband Joseph insist on taking him to stay with them and the kids in Portland, and then the trouble starts. A young malcontent named Henry remembers seeing a grave dug where there shouldn't be one, and a famous gun red-handled gun thrown into it. He interests a band of petty outlaws in the Hanged Man's legendary weapon, and they go graverobbing themselves. The gun they find is nothing special, but the corpse is remarkably well-preserved, and they conceive to sell it to a circus as a curiosity. There is also a small black book, written in apparent nonsense, which Henry keeps for himself.
As Henry reads the book, he realizes that it contains great power, enough, perhaps to make the dead walk again under his command. He is half right; the Hanged Man walks again, but he walks to his own will, which is revenge, and the mindless dead climb from their graves to follow him to Portlandtown, and unfinished business.
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Joseph Wylde is a man with a past. Now past: once he ran with an outlaw called the Hanged Man, but now he runs a bookshop in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and their two children, but once he ran with an outlaw called the Hanged Man. The Hanged Man is dead, shot by children. His father in law, a U.S. Marshal Marshal, shot the Hanged Man dead in a final gunfight in Astoria 10 years ago, and ago. His body was burned along with his red-handled gun. The Marshal is retired now, and living quietly in Astoria even though his Astoria. His daughter and son in law have moved want him to move up to Portland to start a bookshop. Oregon is a quiet, peaceful place.
Thenand stay with them, but he insists that he belongs in Astoria.
One day, the Marshal is found digging up graves in the Astoria graveyard and can't remember why.His daughter Kate and her husband Joseph insist on taking him to stay with them and the kids in Portland, and then the trouble starts. A young Astoria malcontent named Henry remembers seeing a grave dug where there shouldn't be one, and a famous gun red-handled gun thrown into it. He interests a band of petty outlaws in the Hanged Man's legendary weapon, and they go graverobbing themselves. The gun they find is nothing special, doesn't match the legends, but the corpse is remarkably well-preserved, and they conceive decide to sell it to a circus as a curiosity. There is also a small black book, written in apparent nonsense, which Henry keeps for himself.
As Henry reads the book, he realizes that it contains great power,enough, perhaps enough to make the dead walk again under his command. He is half right; the Hanged Man walks again, but he walks to his own will, which is revenge, and the mindless dead climb from their graves to follow him to Portlandtown, and unfinished business.
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One day, the Marshal is found digging up graves in the Astoria graveyard and can't remember why.
As Henry reads the book, he realizes that it contains great power,
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* EvilWeapon:The Hanged Man's red-handled [[HandCannon Colt Walker]] always shoots to kill, and makes whoever's carrying it want to shoot.
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* TheTropeWithoutATitle: The Hanged Man is known only as The Hanged Man. He once had another name, but no-one now remembers it. [[spoiler: with the possible exception of Joseph Wylde]]
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Portlandtown: A tale of the Oregon Wyldes is a [[WeirdWest Western]] horror novel with minor SteamPunk elements by Rob DeBorde.[=DeBorde=].
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Then the Marshal is found digging up graves in the Astoria graveyard and can't remember why. His daughter Kate and her husband Joseph insist on taking him to stay with them and the kids in Portland, and then the trouble starts. A young malcontent named Henry remembers seeing a grave dug where there shouldn't be one, and a famous gun red-handled gun thrown into it. He interests a band of petty outlaws in the Hanged Man's legendary weapon, and they go graverobbing themselves. The gun they find is nothing special, but the corpse is remarkably well-preserved, and they conceive to sell it to a circus as a curisosity. There is also a small black book, written in apparent nonsense, which Henry keeps for himself.
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Then the Marshal is found digging up graves in the Astoria graveyard and can't remember why. His daughter Kate and her husband Joseph insist on taking him to stay with them and the kids in Portland, and then the trouble starts. A young malcontent named Henry remembers seeing a grave dug where there shouldn't be one, and a famous gun red-handled gun thrown into it. He interests a band of petty outlaws in the Hanged Man's legendary weapon, and they go graverobbing themselves. The gun they find is nothing special, but the corpse is remarkably well-preserved, and they conceive to sell it to a circus as a curisosity.curiosity. There is also a small black book, written in apparent nonsense, which Henry keeps for himself.
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* Outlaw: {{Outlaw}}: The Hanged Man is a famous outlaw, who survived an attempted execution.
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Portlandtown: A tale of the Oregon Wyldes is a [[WeirdWest Western]] horror novel with minor SteamPunk elements by Rob DeBorde.
Joseph Wylde is a man with a past. Now he runs a bookshop in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and their two children, but once he ran with an outlaw called the Hanged Man. The Hanged Man is dead, shot by a U.S. Marshal in a final gunfight in Astoria 10 years ago, and burned along with his red-handled gun. The Marshal is retired now, living in Astoria even though his daughter and son in law have moved to Portland to start a bookshop. Oregon is a quiet, peaceful place.
Then the Marshal is found digging up graves in the Astoria graveyard and can't remember why. His daughter Kate and her husband Joseph insist on taking him to stay with them and the kids in Portland, and then the trouble starts. A young malcontent named Henry remembers seeing a grave dug where there shouldn't be one, and a famous gun red-handled gun thrown into it. He interests a band of petty outlaws in the Hanged Man's legendary weapon, and they go graverobbing themselves. The gun they find is nothing special, but the corpse is remarkably well-preserved, and they conceive to sell it to a circus as a curisosity. There is also a small black book, written in apparent nonsense, which Henry keeps for himself.
As Henry reads the book, he realizes that it contains great power, enough, perhaps to make the dead walk again under his command. He is half right; the Hanged Man walks again, but he walks to his own will, which is revenge, and the mindless dead climb from their graves to follow him to Portlandtown, and unfinished business.
!! This book provides examples of:
* ChineseLaborer: Many of the boatmen who offer transportation through Portland's flooded winter streets are Chinese immigrants.
* CoolGuns: The Marshal's gun is a [[CoolGuns/Revolvers Colt Navy]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The legendary Hanged Man is called that because he was hanged, and survived.
* FleshEatingZombie: The mindless zombies that are created by the Hanged Man's presence are fairly standard modern type, eating flesh and turning those they bite into zombies.
* HandCannon: The Hanged Man's gun is a red-handled Colt Walker, which never needs reloading.
* Outlaw: The Hanged Man is a famous outlaw, who survived an attempted execution.
* RetiredGunfighter: The Marshal laid down his gun after he shot the Hanged Man, and has lived ten years in peace. When trouble comes to his family, though, he picks it up again.
* RevenantZombie: The Hanged Man is sapient, capable of speech, and motivated by a desire to get his gun back and to kill those he feels wronged him.
* USMarshal: The Marshal was one most of his life, and people still respectfully address him as such.
Joseph Wylde is a man with a past. Now he runs a bookshop in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and their two children, but once he ran with an outlaw called the Hanged Man. The Hanged Man is dead, shot by a U.S. Marshal in a final gunfight in Astoria 10 years ago, and burned along with his red-handled gun. The Marshal is retired now, living in Astoria even though his daughter and son in law have moved to Portland to start a bookshop. Oregon is a quiet, peaceful place.
Then the Marshal is found digging up graves in the Astoria graveyard and can't remember why. His daughter Kate and her husband Joseph insist on taking him to stay with them and the kids in Portland, and then the trouble starts. A young malcontent named Henry remembers seeing a grave dug where there shouldn't be one, and a famous gun red-handled gun thrown into it. He interests a band of petty outlaws in the Hanged Man's legendary weapon, and they go graverobbing themselves. The gun they find is nothing special, but the corpse is remarkably well-preserved, and they conceive to sell it to a circus as a curisosity. There is also a small black book, written in apparent nonsense, which Henry keeps for himself.
As Henry reads the book, he realizes that it contains great power, enough, perhaps to make the dead walk again under his command. He is half right; the Hanged Man walks again, but he walks to his own will, which is revenge, and the mindless dead climb from their graves to follow him to Portlandtown, and unfinished business.
!! This book provides examples of:
* ChineseLaborer: Many of the boatmen who offer transportation through Portland's flooded winter streets are Chinese immigrants.
* CoolGuns: The Marshal's gun is a [[CoolGuns/Revolvers Colt Navy]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The legendary Hanged Man is called that because he was hanged, and survived.
* FleshEatingZombie: The mindless zombies that are created by the Hanged Man's presence are fairly standard modern type, eating flesh and turning those they bite into zombies.
* HandCannon: The Hanged Man's gun is a red-handled Colt Walker, which never needs reloading.
* Outlaw: The Hanged Man is a famous outlaw, who survived an attempted execution.
* RetiredGunfighter: The Marshal laid down his gun after he shot the Hanged Man, and has lived ten years in peace. When trouble comes to his family, though, he picks it up again.
* RevenantZombie: The Hanged Man is sapient, capable of speech, and motivated by a desire to get his gun back and to kill those he feels wronged him.
* USMarshal: The Marshal was one most of his life, and people still respectfully address him as such.
