We continue our examination of the Jungle Stories pulp published by Fiction House from 1938 to 1954. The reason is simple – the fantastic ...

In researching Scottish author David Sodergren, a review blurb I read described his fiction as “modern horror for vintage fans”. That sort ...

Author Frank G. Slaughter (1908-2001) concentrated his writing efforts on medical-suspense novels and historical fiction. As C.V. Terry, Sla...

Robert E. Howard's Conan short “The Devil in Iron” first appeared in the August 1934 issue of Weird Tales . It was later reprinted in ...

Texas-born Stephen Graham Jones (b. 1972) contributes to horror , crime, and science-fiction genres. He has earned critical praise for his ...

In 1916, the November and December issues of   All-Story Cavalier Weekly   featured the fifth   Tarzan   serial,   Tarzan and the Jewels of ...

According to trusty Wikipedia, Norman Partridge (b. 1958) has authored two detective novels starring a retired boxer named Jack Baddalach . ...

According to IMDB, Charles Tenney Jackson (1874-1955) wrote the novels The Golden Fetter (1917), The Show (1927), and The Eagle of the Sea...

I've recently become enamored with the writings of Arthur D. Howden Smith (1887-1945), particularly his glossy magazine stories. His off...

Having read four of Jon Bassoff's nine novels to date, I'm convinced he might be the most talented and thought-provoking author in ...

Did you know that the Christmas season not only brings glad tidings, but also ghost stories? Sure, the easy nod here goes to the ultimate Ch...

In the pulp magazine pages of Magic Carpet’s January 1934 issue readers will discover Robert E. Howard’s sword-mistress Red Sonya of Roga...

I enjoyed my first experience with pulp jungle hero Ki-Gor in his debut appearance, “King of the Jungle” , from the Winter 1938 issue of J...

The kidnapping-heist crime novel The Time of Terror by Lionel White (1905-1985) was first published as a hardcover in 1960 and later abrid...

I'm no authority on Doc Savage . I've read a handful of pulp stories featuring the Man of Bronze and his bickering all-star team of...

Cleveland, Ohio native George Alec Effinger (1947-2002) won Hugo and Nebula awards for his 1988 novelette Schrodinger’s Kitten . Collectivel...

Contemporary New England author Elias Weatherow started his horror-writing career with online short fiction, and his popularity blossomed a...

I'm always searching for the next great sea-adventure. In my quest for a good nautical romp, I started thumbing through digital copies o...

Carl Jacobi (1908-1997) authored short stories for the pulps like Doc Savage , Weird Tales , Thrilling Wonder Stories , and Top-Notch . Man...

In 1970, Knoxville, TN native Karl Edward Wagner authored a short novel titled Darkness Weaves with Many Shades . It was published by Powell...