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10,000 B.C. a movie in
the HOK or Kardios tradition?
I can't say I'm a big fan of
Rolland Emmerich movies, and won't start to now.
But I thought I'd give this heads up for Kardios
and Hok fans. Emmerich is making a movie called
10,000 B.C. which looks very much in the
"pre-history" tradition of Hok, Kardios and other cave
heroes.
The plot description goes as such: "It was a time when man and beast were untamed and the mighty mammoth roamed the earth. A time when ideas and beliefs were born that forever shaped mankind. 10,000 B.C. follows a young hunter (Steven Strait) on his quest to lead an army across a vast desert, battling saber tooth tigers and prehistoric predators as he unearths a lost civilization and attempts to rescue the woman he loves (Camilla Belle) from an evil warlord determined to possess her." From the trailer it definitely has the caveman stumbles on a more advanced Atlantian-type civilization vibe.
Wellman Shows Make Rounds On Chiller TV. A new cable/satalite network similar to SciFi
Channel started early last year called The Chiller
Channel. Amoung their roster of TV shows are
THE NIGHT GALLERY and MONSTERS.
Both of which have a Wellman story to offer. |
BAEN BOOKS Online Library Makes Wellman & Drake Freely Available.
A
very interesting and much talked about move by BAEN BOOKS
has been to put many of their previous publications online.
Of note to us here is the full text of JOHN THE BALLADEER, by Manly Wade Wellman. The BAEN edition was the first to use the non-bastardized text which had been unjudiciously edited and re-written by Arkham House founder August Derleth for the first John collection, WHO FEARS THE DEVIL. The BAEN edition was the first time John saw his stories collected in full and original form since their first magazine appearances and up until the Night Shade Books Collection. Also of note in BAEN's online library is David Drake's ode to Wellman, OLD NATHAN. I highly recommend this book as he wrote it as an homage to not only John the Balladeer, but to Manly himself.
More Wellman Resources Online
Ex-Night Shade
Books intern Jeremiah Rickert has posted a lengthy
page at the Oregon
Literary Review.
This includes an introduction by Rickert along with his reconstruction of the events that lead to a show-down between Wellman and William Falkner of which Wellman won. Also posted is an excellent Wellman biography by Karl Edward Wagner, interviews with writer and Wellman Estate holder David Drake and Night Shade Books editor Jeremy Lassen. Plus three pieces of writing by Wellman; The first John the Balladeer story, "O' Ugly Bird", a sci-fi story, "That's Just Like A Martian" and an essay on writing "Interior Dialogue". |
The Voice of the Mountains Seeks Submissions!
In order to keep this website vital and a great
source for all things Wellman online, I am looking for submissions
about Wellman, his life and his writings. This can be in the form
of essays, reviews, factoids or any other interesting tidbits. There
might even be a place for fan fiction if there seems to be any interest. Until next time, |