LATERBy Stephen KingHard Case Crime250 pgsComing March 2021 “I see dead people.” That classic movie line jumps at us fast upon delving into Master of the Bizarre’s latest story. Only this time, it is the child with the unenviable talent narrating the tale. Jamie Conklin lives with his single mother,
SHILLS CAN’T CASH CHIPSA Cool & Lam mystery.By Erle Stanley Gardner writing as A.A. FairHard Case Crime219 pgs Best known for his Perry Mason mysteries, Erle Stanley Gardner seems to have had a great deal of fun creating and writing the exploits Bertha Cool and Donald Lam. Cool, a heavy-set
BARNSTORMERS Book OneThe Adventures of Kiki and BridgetBy Matthew BieniekAvailable at Amazon262 pages We are always delighted with New Pulp writers like Matthew Bieniek self-publish. The opportunities available to creators today are wonderful. This new series follows the flying adventures of two college chums, Kristina “Kiki” Hansen and Bridget Doyle
POE MUST DIEBy Marc OldenA MysteriousPress.com Book349 pgs In the dark corners of the occult world, a powerful European psychic named Jonathan seeks the mystical Throne of Solomon; a magical seat of power that will grant him dominion over the entire world including the realms of Hell. But to find
COME SPY WITH MEBy Max Allan Collins with Matthew V. ClemensWolfpack Publishing238 pgs Max Collins is one of those writers who is constantly surprising us. After decades of offering up great mystery and crime tales, he then had us cheering wildly for his western actioners courtesy of the late Mickey
INVASION OF THE BRAIN TENTACLEA Celluloid Terrors TitleBy P.J. ThorndykeAvailable from Amazon332 pgs Scientist Claire Weldon and her family move to the small rural town of Ralston, California in the summer of 1957. Daughter Judy and son Tommy soon find themselves embroiled with typical high school drama while stay-at-home-dad Ray
A CHRISTMAS CAROL at 221 BBy Thomas MannLeague of Extraordinary Gentlemen Publishing22 pgs So we are on Amazon buying books recently when we see the cover to “A Christmas Carol at 221 B.” What? A Sherlock Holmes Christmas story. Okay, we need to read this one. We put in our
THE BLACK STILETTO – Endings & BeginningsBy Raymond BensonOceanview Publishing324 pgs Sometimes a series is so damn good, we wish it would never end. Whereas going into Raymond Benson’s homage to old fashion comic book superheroes, we knew that it would be told in five installments. From our initial delight
SON OF RAVAGEBy J.P. LindeEl Dorado Publishing310 pages What happens when a comedian takes it upon himself to write a pulp adventure? What you get, if you’re lucky, is a wacky, fast-paced, and totally outrageous tale called “Son of Ravage.” Now attempting to satirize something that is already satirical could
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,
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
