Below is an author interview with New Pulp Tales author, David Henry! What inspired your recent story, The Shrine of the Skull? I'd been wanting to try an old school D&D flavor for a
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The Shadowed Circle Compendium
The Shadowed Circle Compendium is a must have for fans of The Shadow. This book collects material originally published in The Shadowed Circle magazine as well as articles exclusive to this book. It’s an excellent
Continue ReadingAuthor Interview with E.C. Skowronski
Below is an interview with New Pulp Tales author and editor, E.C. Skowronski! What inspired your recent story, The Doomed Voyage? The Doomed Voyage started—as many pulp stories have—with one simple idea: “Uh,
Continue ReadingNecessary Evils by Serena Jayne
Welcome to our first Pulp Spotlight of 2023. For first time readers, these articles consist of reviews of pulp fiction we enjoy. Today, we’re focusing our attention on Serena Jayne’s 2022 short story collection, Necessary
Continue ReadingThe Lovecraft Adaptations in Cabinet of Curiosities
My wife and I recently had a baby, so my television time is limited these days, but I made sure to check out the H.P. Lovecraft adaptations in Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.
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The second Lovecraft adaptation in the Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, a horror anthology due to come out on Netflix later this month, has its roots in the world of genuine science. In late
Continue ReadingDel Toro’s Model
Spooky season is upon us, and with it a slew of new ghosts and goblins on the big and small screens. Among them is Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, a horror anthology set to
Continue ReadingThe Pulpy Prehistory of the The Thing IV – The Thing
Nothing reveals an artist’s talent quite like telling a story which has been told before. Lovecraft began a theme of alien Antarctic horror, and Campbell spun those elements into a new narrative. The Thing from
Continue ReadingThe Pulpy Prehistory of the The Thing III – The Thing from Another World
Where John Carpenter fans might find Who Goes There? familiar, like coming home after a long absence, its 1951 adaptation is more like viewing the story through a funhouse mirror: anything recognizable is distorted, and
Continue ReadingThe Pulpy Prehistory of The Thing II – Who Goes There?
In his long journey home, Odysseus was forced to pass between the fearsome monster, Scylla, and the vast, ship-swallowing whirlpool, Charybdis. A similar danger confronts anyone tasked with describing the origins of John W. Campbell’s
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