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Author Archives: Matthew X. Gomez
Pulp Consumption: Big Trouble in Little China
What happens when a loud-mouthed trucker decides to help his friend rescue his friend’s fiancée, recently arrived from China? Well, you get Big Trouble in Little China, the 1986 John Carpenter film that follows Jack Burton as a definite fish-out-of-water … Continue reading
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Tagged '80s movies, action movie, chinatown, John Carpenter, kurt russell, martial arts, martial arts movie, pulp movie
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Issue 6 is Now Available!
Issue 6 is out now! Okay, so if all you do is follow the blog, you might think once a week articles on pulp (and pulp adjacent) properties might be all we do. Not the case though! We also put … Continue reading
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Pulp Consumption: Chinatown
“Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown.” Arguably one of the greatest noir films in existence, CHINATOWN exemplifies the best of the genre. Jake Gittes isn’t what anyone would consider to be a typical hero. He’s ex-police turned private eye, more interested … Continue reading
Pulp Consumption: The Adventure of the Incognita Countess
Title: The Adventure of the Incognita Countess Author: Cynthia Ward Publisher: Aqueduct Press What do you get when you take a mixture of sources from the turn of the 20th century and sling them into a blender? Well, you might … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century, classic pulp, cynthia ward, new pulp, novel review
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So You Got Rejected by Broadswords and Blasters
I know, there’s probably ten or so of you that are absolutely devastated that this isn’t a pulp appeal article where Cameron or I talk about some pulp (or pulp adjacent property). Instead, this is going to be about our … Continue reading
Pulp Appeal: Switchblade #5
If you want to read some of the best crime fiction being written today, you owe it to yourself to pick up this issue of SWITCHBLADE magazine. More than good time girls and hard luck guys, the stories in SWITCHBLADE … Continue reading
