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Category Archives: Pulp Appeal
Pulp Appeal: Philip José Farmer
As with Matt’s article about the Chronicles of Amber last week, no one could rightfully call Philip José Farmer a pulp writer. He definitely belongs in the movement known as New Wave, and was even published in Dangerous Visions, the … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, inspiration, novels, pastiche, Philip Jose Farmer, science-fiction
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Pulp Appeal: Chronicles of Amber
Let’s get something out of the way, The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazy isn’t pulp per se. For starters, the first novel in the series, “NINE PRINCES IN AMBER” wasn’t published until 1970, putting it more in line with … Continue reading
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Tagged Corwin, Epic Fantasy, fantasy, Roger Zelazny, Seminal work, Seventies, unreliable narrator
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Pulp Appeal: Rafael Sabatini
Swashbuckling adventures have been popular with the general public for hundreds of years. Tales of heroic sword fighters in pitched battle against unbeatable odds go back quite literally to some of the earliest works of written literature, surviving in the tales … Continue reading
Pulp Appeal: Pulp Fiction
Time to address the elephant in the room. It’s been quietly sitting in the corner for the last seven months, but today it is begging me for attention. Say the words “Pulp Fiction” to most adults in America and they … Continue reading
Pulp Appeal: Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel is one of[1] my favorite films by acclaimed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, who is mainly known in the west for his samurai films, particularly Seven Samurai and Yojimbo. Drunken Angel is an earlier film, the first collaboration between … Continue reading
Pulp Appeal: Indiana Jones
The Indiana Jones series is what happens when two powerhouses of the ‘70s and ‘80s decide to craft a love letter to the adventure serials of the 1930s and ‘40s. Indiana Jones is an adventurer first and an academic second, … Continue reading
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Tagged '80s movies, action movies, indiana jones, Pulp Appeal, two-fisted action
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Pulp Appeal: A Few Contemporary Anthologies
If you’ve been reading closely, you’ll no doubt have noticed that my posts have all been about older characters and writers, most of which are in the public domain. My experience with pulp has mostly been with the original era. … Continue reading
