Manly Wade Wellman (1903-1986) was an American writer best known for his fantasy and horror stories, but he wrote in a wide variety of genres including science fiction, historical fiction, detective fiction, Western fiction, juvenile fiction, and nonfiction. Born in Angola, he graduated from Wichita Municipal University (now Wichita State University) in Kansas and received a bachelor of laws degree from Columbia University. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the World Fantasy Award and Edgar Allan Poe Award. He was a long-time resident of North Carolina.
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The first Silver John novel In the wilds of Southern Appalachia lies Wolter Mountain—a sacred place for the Indians and their predecessors. But the land atop the mountain, taken over by two Englishmen, Brummitt and Hooper Voth, is undergoing frighten... SEE MORE