Category: Pulp Magazines

The Admiral – short story by S.B.H. Hurst

An interesting short story set in India (and it mentions some places I’ve lived in), from the pages of Adventure, November 30, 1925. S.B.H. Hurst, the author, had visited India earlier as a sailor and the local color is correct.  The Admiral – short story by S.B.H. Hurst Download the story here.

Compound Interest – short story by Hugh Pendexter

Here’s a funny story from Hugh Pendexter that originally appeared in the March 15, 1933 issue of Adventure. This is the story that prompted me to find out more about Pendexter and start the blog. Justice can be delayed, but not denied – as a railway lawyer finds out. Download the story here.

Pulp Covers – two recent blog posts

Pulp Covers reimagined: http://www.jamesblandphotography.com/photography_advice/studio-photography/pulp-magazine-campaign/ Model for the Spicy pulps: http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulp-similarities.html

Complete Index of Adventure, Blue Book magazines now online at Fictionmags

Included are: A complete index to Adventure, courtesy of Richard Bleiler who allowed us to use the index he published some years ago. A complete index to Blue Book Magazine, courtesy of Mike Ashley, Victor Berch & Gene Christie who allowed us to use the unpublished index they compiled between them. An index to over… Continue reading Complete Index of Adventure, Blue Book magazines now online at Fictionmags

Barry Scobee – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, November 8, 1926

 Barry Scobee (Photo courtesy Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal MemorialLibrary, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas) AT OUR last meeting we inaugurated the new custom of having the biography of one of our writers at the end of each “Camp-Fire,” so that all readers may come to know personally our old writers… Continue reading Barry Scobee – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, November 8, 1926

H.A. DeRosso – new ebooks – 2 novels and 1 short story collection

AmazonEncore has reissued three H.A. DeRosso books in ebook format:   A dark, psychological Western, .44 merges the brooding sensibility of noir with the stark, iconic desert landscapes that symbolically leave the characters exposed and vulnerable to the harsh high noon sun, but also those parts of themselves that they’d rather not give in to.… Continue reading H.A. DeRosso – new ebooks – 2 novels and 1 short story collection

Nictzin Dyalhis – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, October 10, 1922

Cover of Adventure, October 20, 1922 (courtesy Laurie Powers’ Wild West Blog) From the Camp-Fire, Adventure, 20thOctober, 1922, where Nictzin Dyalhis had his first story (Who Keep the Desert Law) published:  Illustration for Who Keep the Desert Law by Nictzin Dyalhis FOLLOWING Camp-Fire custom Nictzin Dyalhis rises and introduces himself on the occasion of… Continue reading Nictzin Dyalhis – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, October 10, 1922

H. D. Couzens – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, April 10, 1922

[This is an excerpt from the Campfire column in the issue of Adventure magazine dated April 10, 1922. It’s about H.D. Couzens – whose novelette, Brethren of the Beach, was being published in expanded form in that issue.] H.D Couzens – Brethren of the Beach – Adventure, April 10, 1922 HARRY D. COUZENS, whose complete novelette… Continue reading H. D. Couzens – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, April 10, 1922

Review of the Pirates of the Pines by A.M. Chisholm

Treasure Island was a very successful book in 1883, gaining critical acclaim and popularity for its author, R.L. Stevenson, who until then had not been successful. It is still in print today, and has never been out of print since its first appearance in print. Stevenson tells a rousing story of a boy becoming a… Continue reading Review of the Pirates of the Pines by A.M. Chisholm