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Pulp Consumption: The Mandalorian
I’ve been a fan of Star Wars for as long as I can remember, but I’ve actually never been a fan of the Expanded Universe books and shows. Maybe it’s my character flaw, but nothing outside of the self-contained movie … Continue reading
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Tagged Disney, mandalorian, Pulp Consumption, star wars, tv show
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Pulp Appeal: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Last week Matt tackled the 1982 film The Dark Crystal, one of the most impactful movies of my childhood, right up there with Stand by Me, Labyrinth, and the hundreds of action movies I devoured in the 80s and early … Continue reading
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Tagged '80s movies, dark crystal, dark fantasy, Jim Henson, muppets, tv show
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Pulp Consumption: Years and Years (Guest Post by Julie Rea)
Editors’ Note: Julie Rea’s work has appeared in several places, including The Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, Nude Bruce Review, BLYNKT, and Halfway Down the Stairs. She lives in the Philadelphia area, where she teaches and writes about life in a wheelchair and other fascinating … Continue reading
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Tagged Doctor Who, HBO, review, Russell T. Davies, science-fiction, transhumanist, tv show
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Pulp Appeal: Penny Dreadful
Penny dreadfuls of the late 19th Century were the direct ancestors of pulp fiction rags of the early 20th Century. The name is definitely British in origin, and the publications themselves were most popular in Victorian England, though they were … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Moore, Allan Quatermain, dracula, eva green, horror, James Bond, penny dreadful, Pulp Appeal, science-fiction, showtime, tv show, vampires
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Pulp Appeal: Voltron: Defender of the Universe
“From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend. The legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe.” As a kid growing up in the 1980s I was naturally attached to cartoons. That’s one of the … Continue reading