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Tag Archives: pulp fiction
Pulp Consumption: The Adventure of the Dux Bellorum
The Adventure of the Dux Bellorum By Cynthia Ward The Adventure of the Dux Bellorum is the sequel to Cynthia Ward’s The Adventure of the Incognita Countess, which we previously reviewed here. Overall, everything is bigger and broader in … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Pulp Consumption
Tagged book review, cynthia ward, dinosaurs, hollow earth, mad science, pulp fiction, vampires, wolfmen, World War I
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Pulp Appeal: Econoclash Review #1
Econoclash Review Editor: J.D. Graves Econcolash Review advertises itself as Quality Cheap Thrills, and much like Broadswords and Blasters, bills itself as a contemporary pulp journal publishing “publish only the best crime/sci-fi/noir/horror/humor/fantasy and everything else in between.” For a first … Continue reading
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Tagged cheap quality thrills, crime, fantasy, horror, new magazine, Pulp Appeal, pulp fiction
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Pulp Consumption: True Detective (Season 1)
True Detective was[1] a short-lived HBO anthology series, with each season covering a different plot, sort of like American Horror Story on FX. That’s where the comparisons with the longer-lived show end. True Detective combines multiple sub-genres within pulp, including … Continue reading
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
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Tagged adventure, Chris Roberson, fantasy, influence, Michael Chabon, pulp fiction, suspense
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Pulp Appeal: Erle Stanley Gardner
You can’t read pulp fiction, particularly gumshoe detective stories, without stumbling across Erle Stanley Gardner. The guy was such a prolific writer that the eighty, yes EIGHTY, novels he wrote featuring his most famous character, Perry Mason, don’t even account … Continue reading
Pulp Appeal: Zorro
Millionaire playboy whose identity is known to only a few puts on a black costume and mask to parade around at night, ensuring that justice and peace is maintained as well as possible in the face of corruption, political meddling, … Continue reading
Print Proof Copies
We have print proof copies in hand. We appear to be on track for approving the print version for sale by May 1st. We also learned a few lessons by doing this essentially backwards through Amazon (KDP then Createspace) and … Continue reading
