CURSED SANDSBy B.C. JamesAvailable at Amazon96 pgs. Having read some of our reviews, writer B.C. James send along his self-published “Cursed Sands” asking if we’d read and review it. Coming in at only 96 pgs, this volume is a novella which gives proof to the old adage, “Big things come
AND THE SUN GOETH DOWNBook Two of The Vim Hood ChroniclesBy Terry MarkSelf-Published-Available At Amazon350 pgs Last year writer Terry Mark wowed us with his debut novel, “Kill The Night.” It was the first of his ongoing series, The Vim Hood Chronicles. In that adventure, Thomas Edison and Nikla Tesla
HOT LEAD, COLD JUSTICEA Caleb York WesternBy Mickey Spillane & Max Allan CollinsKensington Books200 pgs.Available 5/26/2020 With the fourth novel in this series, Max Allan Collins puts his hero, gunslinger turned Sheriff, Caleb York, up against a vicious gang of outlaws while at the same time dealing with the disastrous
MORT KUNSTLERThe Godfather of Pulp Fiction IllustratorsEdited by Robert Deis & Wyatt DoyleMensPulpMags.com# new texture131 pgs. After thoroughly enjoying this latest title from Men’s Adventure Magazines (MAMS) historians Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle, we logged on to Wikipedia to get a more complete history on artist Mort Kunstler and his
DEAD JACK and the Pandemonium DeviceBy James AquiloneHomunculus House206 pgs Every now and then we are introduced to new writer who proves New Pulp fiction is alive and well. Such a writer is James Aquilone and his first novel is a rollicking trip down weird twisted roads unlike anything we’ve
THE CUTTHROAT(An Isaac Bell Adventure)By Justin Scott & Clive CusslerPutnam Books381 pages We’ve been fans of this series since first created by Clive Cussler and then picked up by Justin Scott. These are historical action packed stories of a turn-of-the-century Van Dorn detective Isaac Bell and accurate settings and history
THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO PULP FICTION:The Heroes, TheVillains and the Writers.By Jonathan W. SweetBrick Pickle Media138 pgs. We really appreciate little introductory books like this one written by award winning journalist and editor Jonathan W. Sweet. It offers a very clear cut explanation of what pulp fiction is and its
STRAIGHT OUT OF DEADWOOD Edited by David Boop Baen Books 265 pgs All too often we’ve heard literary types bemoan the fact that the art of writing short stories is dead in America. Now that is geared to the fact that many of the classic slicks like Saturday Evening Post
GAUGE BLACK – Hell’s Revenge By Mark Justice Self-Published Available at Amazon 128 pgs Revenge plots are a standard in westerns but in “Gauge Black – Hell’s Revenge,” author Mark Justice rips the format to shreds in this unforgiving tale. A Corporal in the Union Army during the Civil War,
TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD By Fritz Leiber From a Screenplay by Clair Huffaker ERB, Inc. 320 pages Clair Huffaker was one of the finest American writers to ever work in Hollywood. In 1965 he was hired by producer Sy Weintraub to write a new Tarzan film which would
THE MADNESS OF FRANKENSTEIN By Derrick Ferguson Pulp Work Press 138 pgs. New Pulp writer Derrick Ferguson is best known for his action packed adventures, be they the exploits of Dillon, Fortune McCall or Sebastian Red. All of these should already be on your reading list. But back in 1914,
THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIAN (Annihilation Machine) By John C. Bruening Flinch Books 328 pgs John Bruening’s second novel in his Midnight Guardian pulp series answers the question; Can one have too much of a good thing? Sadly the answer in this case is most definitely. We recall reviewing the first book
