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I Love The Dead

I Love The Dead by G.T. Fleming-Roberts
Stark terror hovers over the Haitian jungle as a Voodoo Priest employs weird magic!  A Complete Horror Novelette.

Harvest of Death by Frank Belknap Long
Gruesome death bares vicious fangs to victims of a malevolent, sadistic fiend in this novelette of torture.

Beasts That Once Were Men by Edmond Hamilton
Kurda's Corridor by Arthur J. Burks
Virus of Vengeance by H.M. Appel
Village of Doom by Saunder M. Cummings
Death Rides the Plateau by Carl Jacobi
Halfway to Horror by Ray Cummings
The Well of Doom by John Clemons

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  • 128 pages
  • 1-59798-294-6
  • John Drew cover artist

Jungle Stories - Fall 1942

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The Cannibal Horde

Through the forest raged the blood-mad B'Kutu, driven by a renegade Zulu prince. In their path rode Helene—and Ki-Gor, Jungle Lord, fought his greatest fight.

White Man's Code by Wyndham Martyn
Dakar Dread  by Armand Brigaud
Bush_mad Bwana by Willian De Lisle
Kraal of Blood-Miracles by Clyde Irvine

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  • 128 pages
  • 1-59798-270-9
  • George Gross cover artist

Phantom Detective, The - 12/38

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The Murder Syndicate

Menace hovers over the sport of kings and leaves charred corpses in its wake as the fiendish "Dollar Man" strikes—and it's Up to the Phantom to stay its hand!  Follow this nemesis of crime as he strives to solve a sinister mystery of the race track

Crime in Gold by William Donald Bray
Seasoning for Doom  by John Benton
Delivery After Death by Arthur W. Phillips

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  • 112 pages
  • 1-59798-287-3

Doc Savage Double #37

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The Mystery on the Snow & Peril in the North
DOC SAVAGE Volume 37:  "Mystery on the Snow" & "Peril in the North"
Thrill to the original pulp adventures of DC Comics' newest superstar as the heroic Man of Bronze returns in two action-packed novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, an attempt to kidnap Monk and Ham brings the Man of Bronze to Canada in search of a rare treasure. Then, Doc and Pat Savage journey to the Arctic Circle to rescue wartime refugees stranded on the icepack. BONUS: "Snow Tricks," a never-reprinted Lester Dent chiller from the super-rare first issue of Doc Savage Magazine! This classic pulp reprint features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, Paul Orban's original interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels.
  • (Sanctum Books) 
  • 978-1-60877-026-7 
  • Softcover
  • 7x10
  • b&w
  • $14.95

The Shadow Double #38

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Dead Men Live & Dicator of Crime
THE SHADOW Volume 38: "Dead Men Live" & "Dictator of Crime"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Dark Avenger crushes criminal conspiracies in two pulse-pounding pulp thrillers by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, Lamont Cranston discovers that strange scientific secrets lurk behind a series of prominent murders when "Dead Men Live." Then, Kent Allard and Margo Lane journey to a Caribbean nation to confront a "Dictator of Crime," but "La Sombra" is soon captured and sentenced to death by firing squad. This instant collector's item leads off with one of George Rozen's greatest pulp covers (later featured on Shadow Comics #1), and also showcases the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban and commentary by pulp historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. 
  • (Sanctum Books) 
  • 978-1-60877-028-1
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  • B&W,
  • $14.95

Fundamentals of Fiction Writing

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Arthur Sullivant Hoffman

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"Hoffman's book, intended, as he explains, for the average writer, is of more practical value to more persons than any other book on its subject I have ever seen."—New York Tribune

"Editorially Mr. Hoffman speaks; categorically too. You will be interested."—Boston Transcript

"An excellent book."—Bookman

Praise for Arthur Sullivant Hoffman's  Fiction Writers on Fiction Writing—
"Of the many books advising and counseling as to the writing of fiction, this one stands out possessed of peculiar interest and value. For it embodies the first attempt yet made to apply the modern scientific, laboratory method to literary production."—The New York Times Book Review

As valuable a resource today as when it first appeared, Hoffman's Fundamentals of Fiction Writing offers instructions and advice on improving your fiction. As a veteran editor of more then twenty years, Hoffman brings his gifted insight and experience to help you avoid the pitfalls and mistakes most commonly found in fiction.

A must-have for both the seasoned professional and the aspiring beginner!

About the Author

A fiction editor for more than twenty years for leading periodicals, an instructor of writing, Arthur Sullivant Hoffman also authored several instructional manuals including "The Writing of Fiction," "Fiction Writers on Fiction Writing," and "Fiction Writing Self-Taught."

Product Details

  • Paperback: 110 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog Books (March 19, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1928619924
  • ISBN-13: 978-1928619925
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches

Lust of the Lawless

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Robert Leslie Bellem

From the creator of Dan Turner comes six-gun excitement! Draw pilgrim! Rowdy women, lusty cowpokes, cattle rustlers, and short-tempered gunhands populate this collection, assembling all the works Bellem contributed to Spicy Western.

With an introduction by James Reasoner.

Cover art by Alan Anderson.

  • First book publication.
  • $10.00
  • Trade paperback
  • 102 pages

Twice Murdered

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Laurence Donovan

Between assignments ghostwriting Doc Savage, The Whisperer, The Skipper, The Black Bat and The Phantom Detective, Laurence Donovan wrote hundreds of shorter works in the detective, adventure, mystery and western fields. This first collection of his fiction assembles ten thought-provoking mysteries.

Introduction by Tom Roberts.

Bonus: Also included is a bibliography of Donovan's writings.

Cover art by Lyman Anderson.

Book Details

Title: Twice Murdered
Author: Laurence Donovan
Genre: Mystery / Detective
Price: $19.95 / Trade paperback

Space Annihilator, The

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Edited by Gene Christie
The Space Annihilator: Early Science Fiction from The Argosy, 1896-1910, collects 16 tales from the first of the many "pulp" magazines that dominated America's literary landscape in the first half of the twentieth century. Most of the authors are unknown and most of these stories have never been reprinted.

"It's the force and originality of the ideas that makes these stories important and historic," comments pulp historian Gene Christie, who edited the collection and contributed an introduction. "More than a hundred years ago, our great-grandparents were actually reading about what we know today as laser beams, the Star Trek ‘transporter,' cellular telephones and man-made earth satellites. It's really hidden history, and these mostly obscure authors deserve to be known and credited for their daring and prophetic concepts."

One of the highlights of The Space Annihilator is the first published story by Gertrude Barrows, whose later work under the pseudonym Francis Stevens was praised by H.P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt and other masters of fantasy. As "Stevens," Barrows is credited with originating both the alternate universe story and the "dark fantasy" tale.

Other writers include Frank Lillie Pollock, Bertram Lebhar and Howard R. Garis, who created the "Uncle Wiggley" character that entertained generations of small children.

With an Introduction by Gene Christie.

Book Details

Title: The Space Annihilator
Author: Gene Christie (ed.)
Genre: Science Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-928619-87-1
Price: $15.95 US / Trade paperback / 160 pp.

Killer's Caress

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Cary Moran
Three black moles on a voluptuous siren's shapely thigh lead Johnny Harding, dapper, wise-cracking columnist of the Daily Telegraph into a web of crime and caresses adroitly spun by a spider of seduction.

Cary Moran has written a fast-moving, thrill-packed story studded with laughs, mystery and passion.

Cover art by Rudolph Belarski.

FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK FORM.

Book Details

Title: Killer's Caress
Author: Cary Moran
Genre: Mystery / Detective
ISBN: ———
Price: $14.95 US / Trade paperback / 138 pp.

The Black Death

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Marion Polk Angellotti
Scheming Dukes, rival land barons and powerful ladies of court all add to the plotting and intrigue of these blade-drawing adventures!

Follow along on a string of Italian-set escapades in the late 1380s loosely inspired by the life of the real soldier-of-fortune Sir John Hawkwood.

For the first time in one volume is Marion Polk Angellotti's complete saga of the English mercenary, collecting the novel, Sir John Hawkwood (Adventure April-July 1911) and eight subsequent short stories that appeared in Adventure between December 1911 and July 1915.

Included are:

  • Sir John Hawkwood: A Tale of the White Company in Italy (novel)
  • An Intrigue in Padua
  • The Poisoned Peril
  • The Plot of Signor Salvi
  • The Day of All-Fools
  • Orders Gray
  • The Treason at Castel Guardia
  • The Cardinal's Sack
  • The Black Death

Bonus:

  • The afterword features a non-fiction piece by the author giving details of how she first learned of Hawkwood on a trip to Florence and what inspired her to write the series.

With an introduction by Doug Ellis.

Book Details

Title: The Black Death
Author: Marion Polk Angellotti
Genre: Adventure
ISBN: 978-1-928619-89-5
Price: $24.95 / Trade paperback / 248 pages

Blood 'N' Thunder #26

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Clarence Mulford's Hopalong Cassidy
Blood ‘n’ Thunder #26 weighs in at 108 pages and is packed with the usual array of articles, departments, illustrations, and advertisements.  The Spring 2010 issue begins with a “Convention Corner” update on this year’s PulpFest.   “Tricks of the Trade” reprints a 1943 Writer’s Digest article by G. T. Fleming-Roberts, who describes the various gimmicks he used to plot his pulp mystery yarns.  “Cliffhanger Classics” presents a beginner’s guide to collecting movie serials, featuring scans of many rare photos and posters. “Adventurous Airwaves” offers the second and final part of a lengthy excerpt from an excellent new book on the Green Hornet radio show, written by Martin Grams and Terry Salomonson. It includes newly uncovered publicity photos taken in 1937 with members of the original cast.

Feature articles include “A Chronology of Clubfoot,” in which Daniel J. Neyer exhaustively analyzes the all-but-forgotten series of adventure/espionage novels written in the years between the two World Wars by British author Valentine Williams; “Hopalong Cassidy: Birth of a Legend,” Ed Hulse’s comparison of the first Hoppy movie to the 1910 Clarence E. Mulford novel from which it was adapted; and “Unholy Jitters: Sex and Sadism in the Red Circle Horror Pulps,” reprinted by popular demand from the long out-of-print second issue of BnT.  The issue closes with “Seven Doughty Doughs,” a lengthy Arthur Guy Empey novelette reprinted from the January 1931 issue of Battle Stories.