New Pulp Tales – Serialized Fiction from Modern Authors

Angola LaGrange and the Brain Teaser Part 4

May 15, 2019May 14, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured #detective, Angola LaGrange, Brain Teaser, mystery

The mystery continues! Be sure to catch up on Parts 1, 2, and 3! # Cops swarmed around the parking structure like hornets on a downed hive. I drove by slowly while Lucky made his

Scarred in Ink: Part 5 The War Dogs

May 8, 2019May 7, 2019 Featured, Sword and Sorcery Scarred in Ink, Sword and Sorcery

This is part five, be sure to catch up on parts 1, 2, 3, and 4! # I stared up at the three warrior women. The one in front held her sword pointed at my

Lovecraft Country

May 6, 2019April 30, 2019 Column, Pulp Spotlight H.P. Lovecraft, HBO, Jordan Peele, Matt Ruff, Weird Fiction

It’s time to tie another story to a chair and shine a spotlight in its pulpy face. Today’s subject is Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff. This book is soon to be an HBO adaptation from

The Threshold – Part 4

May 1, 2019April 30, 2019 Featured, Weird Fiction #Lovecraftian #Asylum #livingvoid

Doug lived a normal existence until a doorway appeared in his living room. He found a horrible world with a slithering neighbor on the other side. Returning to his reality, he chopped the door to

Angola LaGrange and the Brain Teaser Part 3

April 24, 2019April 23, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured #detective, Angola LaGrange, Brain Teaser, mystery

Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2. # I parked my car in the lot of the Royal Egrets Motel. In the dark, the burnt-out letters left the sign with the same

The Man With No Soul Part 4

April 17, 2019April 15, 2019 Featured, Sword and Sorcery

In this tale, a nameless sword slinger journeys toward a mysterious castle. Inside he expects to find a Baron who preys on the nearby village. This is part 4 of the story. Read part 3

Scarred in Ink: Part 4 Shadows

April 10, 2019April 9, 2019 Featured, Sword and Sorcery Scarred in Ink, Sword and Sorcery

Check out parts 1, 2, and 3. # The passage was perfectly black. Above me, the old man spoke, his voice too muffled for me to understand. There came a sharp response, followed by a

Transverse: Part 3 – In a Rut

April 3, 2019April 5, 2019 Featured, Sci-Fi

In this installment, death nips at the heels of Wyatt Escher and his companions as they battle waves of enemies and scramble for escape... This story is part 3. Here are part 1 and

The Threshold – Part 3

March 27, 2019April 28, 2019 Featured, Weird Fiction Arkham, Dark Side of the World, Deep One, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, The Threshold, Weird Fiction, Weird Tales

In this tale, a man tries to dispose of a mysterious doorway he discovered in his living room. It led to a horrible world with slithering terrors so he chopped the threshold into pieces. This

Altered Carbon, Cyberpunk, and Hardboiled Detectives

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Pulp Spotlight

Since Netflix announced the season two cast for their insanely expensive series Altered Carbon (okay, we’re a little bit late to the party), now might be a good time to throw light