X’s for Eyes – Laird Barron
A pulp-adventure yarn with a strong Lovecraftian theme, with disciples of black gods and rival corporations chasing after industrialist scions Mac and Dred Tooms.
Tag Archives: pulp
Arson Plus and Other Stories – Dashiell Hammett
Three of Hammett’s early Continental Op stories from October, 1923 issues of the Black Mask pulp: “Arson Plus,” “Crooked Souls,” and “Slippery Fingers.”
Hell’s Bounty – John L. and Joe R. Lansdale
A dead bounty hunter is sent back to Earth to battle a demonic gunslinger trying to bring around the end of the earth. Vivid Weird Western action meets typical Lansdale storytelling.
Adventures in Art – In Memoriam – Glen Orbik
I’ve meant to do an art post about the works of Glen Orbik for a while now. And I’m shocked …
The Four-Sided Triangle – William F. Temple
Two brilliant scientists, one beautiful woman, who only loves one of the men. What luck they’ve already developed a Reproducer and can make their own four-sided love triangle…
The Secret of Sinharat – Leigh Brackett
Deep in the Martian drylands, a band of mercenaries plots revolution. Enter Eric John Stark, outlaw; in wind-swept ruins he will find unlikely romance, and an ancient, undying secret…
Adventures in Art – Virgil Finlay’s Color Covers
Virgil Finlay (1914 – 1971) was one of the dominant speculative fiction magazine artists of his day; he started doing illustrations for Weird …
Bury Me Deep – Harold Q. Masur
Lawyer Scott Jordan returns home from vacation early to find a nearly-naked woman in his apartment, as murder ensnares Jordan in complex and fast-moving intrigues.
Jerry Tracy, Celebrity Reporter – Theodore Tinsley
Wisecracking celebrity gossip columnist Jerry Tracy gets embroiled in 25 thrilling plots, schemes, and mysteries of the New York underworld, circa 1933.
In the Courts of the Crimson Kings – S.M. Stirling
The second in Stirling’s Lords of Creation series brings us to Mars, in the proper tradition of Burroughs, Bradbury, and Brackett. This one was even better than The Sky People.
The Sky People – S.M. Stirling
Venture back, long ago, to the far-away world… of Venus. An amazing pastiche-slash-homage to the likes of Burroughs, done with modern sensibilities and writing style.
