![]() Pack over to their side in the war against the Keepers, whom she isįinally learning to regard as slave keepers rather than principledĬaretakers. When Wolfsbane opens, Calla awakesĪmong her former enemies, the Searchers, and agrees to try to bring her Of a pack that served the Keepers until Calla broke free after turning Series), Wolfsbane continues the adventures of Calla Tor, alpha werewolf Second in the Nightshade series (also called The Witches War Wolfsbane: Nightshade, Book 2." Retrieved from Wolfsbane: Nightshade, Book 2." The Free Library. Many of his horror stories are out-of-print, but if you can find one in good condition and at a reasonable price I can assure you that you've found gold. If you have never read him before he is well worth the read, and he was a very versatile writer in his time, writing not only horror and westerns, but also men's adventure, post apocalyptic and even contemporary romance. It is not my favorite Johnstone book, but it did hold my interest enough to make me want to buy more of his works, thus turning me into a rabid Johnstone fan. Wolfsbane itself is from a time when Johnstone's horror work was beginning to really take off. Johnstone and not the "continuation" of his western works since his death in 2004 by "J.A. Johnstone I do mean the actual William W. Johnstone is one of my favorites, and despite his style and sometimes carbon-copy (plug cliche in here) storytelling and stories, I do count him in as one of my influences because one thing he always was innovative with was coming up with new ways to maim and dismember victims in his stories. ![]() In this story a cult of Satanic werewolves has set up shop in Durcos Parrish, Louisiana, to do the dirty work of the Dark Lord, as well as assorted other naughty things, and it's up to Johnstone's dye-cut, bad ass, hero to take them all down. Johnstone's horror to many is a cheap man's Stephen King, penny dreadfuls churned out in a hackish, but endearing style. The story was my introduction to the typical Johnstone horror tale, featuring monsters, cults, Satanism, a former war hero/soldier of fortune male lead, salacious sex and graphic violence. (And as I am sure you know I have a huge skull and skeleton fetish.) Published in the late 1980's the book came from a time when Zebra's Horror imprint was on top and nearly every edition had a skull or skeleton in the artwork on the cover. Johnstone book, but it was also the first book I ever owned from Zebra Books. Not only was Wolfsbane my first William W. They say that you never forget your first, and for me this one was a first in two areas. Johnstone had lived for many years in Shreveport, Louisiana, yet died in Knoxville, TN, at the age of 65. He also authored two novels under the pseudonym William Mason. His main publication series were Mountain Man, The First Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles and his own personal favorite novel was The Last of the Dog Team (1980). ![]() He wrote close to two hundred books in numerous genres, including suspense and horror. Johnstone started his writing career in 1970, but did not have any works published until 1979 ( The Devil's Kiss) and became a full-time writer in 1980. He later served in the Army and, upon returning to civilian life, worked in radio broadcasting for 16 years. He quit school when he was fifteen and worked in a carnival and as a deputy sheriff. ![]() His father was a minister and his mother a school teacher. William Wallace Johnstone was a prolific American author, mostly of western, horror and survivalist novels.īorn and raised in southern Missouri, Johnstone was the youngest of four children.
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