After Dark
Eons ago a humanoid race with supernatural powers roamed what is now North America. But when the Indians migrated from Asia, the mysterious Shonokins were defeated and went into hiding. In a small Southern Mountain town, the Shonokins now seek the help of honey-voiced Silver John, the music man who plays the guitar with the silver strings, the magic wanderer, whose fantastic knowledge of country witchcraft can restore the Shonokins to their former power, if they can trick him into it...
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Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986) was an American writer. He is best known for his fantasy and horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains and for drawing on the native folklore of that region, but he wrote in a wide variety of genres including science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, detective fiction, western fiction, juvenile fiction and non-fiction. In the later 1920s, during the silent film era, Wellman wrote movie reviews for the Wichita Beacon. He also contributed to the writing of the comic book The Spirit while the franchise's creator, Will Eisner, was serving in the US military during World War II.
Silver John
Silver John consists of five primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
