num_pages: 646
description: Conceived by Manly Wade Wellman and Weird Tales editor Dorothy McIlwraith in 1943 John Thunstone is a scholar and playboy who investigates mysterious supernatural events. Large and strong intelligent handsome and wealthy he has the typical attributes of a heroic character. He is also well-read in occult matters and has access to weapons (such as a sword-cane forged by a saint) that are especially potent against vampires werewolves and other supernatural creatures.In addition to the ghosts and other traditional supernatural beings several of Thunstones enemies are Wellmans unique creations. Particularly compelling are the the enigmatic shonokins a race of human-like creatures who claim to have ruled North America before the coming of humans. Thunstones most persistent foe is the diabolical sorcerer Rowley Thorne a character loosely based on the real occultist Aleister Crowley.Thunstone originally appeared in short stories published in Weird Tales from 1943 to 1951 with a final short story in 1982. Wellman would later write two novels featuring Thunstone: What Dreams May Come (1983) and The School of Darkness (1985).
language: English
title: The Complete John Thunstone
publisher: Haffner Press