PULP ARK 2013 VOTING HAS BEGUN!

Pulp Ark 2013, being held in Springdale, Arkansas April 26-28, 2013, announces today the ballot for the Pulp Ark 2013 Awards.

The ballot for this year's awards was composed based on nominations called for beginning December 15, 2012 and ending January 15, 2013.   Only those who nominated in at least one category in that time period are allowed to vote. The original intent was to have voting begin January 15 and end February 15, 2013.  Due to an unforeseen number of ballots and a tremendous variety of nominations, the ballot was not completed until February 5th, 2013.  Therefore, all eligible voters have until March 1, 2013 to complete a ballot and email that to proseproductions@earthlink.net.  

Winners will be announced on or after March 1, 2013 once all votes are compiled and winners are determined.  Awards will be given on April 27, 2013, at Pulp Ark 2013.  

If you made a nomination and did not receive a ballot, please email proseproductions@earthlink.net a copy of your original nominations.

The most comprehensive Pulp award today, the Pulp Ark 2013 Ballot features over 40 publishers represented by nominated creators and works.

For more information on Pulp Ark 2013, go to www.pulpark.blogspot.com.  

The nominees for Pulp Ark 2013 are as follows-

BEST NOVEL-

The National Maul- A Misty Johnson Mystery by RP Steeves, Seven Realms

The Sting of the Silver Manticore by PJ Lozito, Pro Se Productions

Riddle of the Glowing Men: A Captain Action Novel by Jim Beard, Airship 27

Productions

Dillon and the Pirates of Xonira by Derrick Ferguson, Pulpwork Press

Blood of the Centipede by Chuck Miller, Pro Se Productions

Die Glocke by Barry Reese, Pro Se Productions

Drowning in Red Ink by James Mullaney, James Mullaney

Devil May Care by James Mullaney, James Mullaney

Project Alpha by Lee Houston Jr., Pro Se Productions

Death’s Dark Domain by Will Murray (Kenneth Robeson), Altus Press

The Destiny of Fu Manchu by William Patrick Maynard, Black Coat Press

Once Upon a Time in Afrika by Balogun Ojetade, MVmedia

Murder Most Faire by Teel James Glenn, Post Mortem Press

Hawk: Hand of the Machine by Van Allen Plexico, White Rocket Books

Legends of Darkness by Georgia L. Jones, Blackwyrm Publishing

Prohibition by Terrence McCauley, Airship 27 Productions

Know No Fear by Dan Abnett, Games Workshop

The Song of Kwasin by Philip Jose Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey, Subterranean Press.

Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr, Putnam

Earthstrike Agenda by Bobby Nash, BEN Books

Green To Go by John Cunnigham, Green St.

Dinosaur Jazz by Michael Panush, Curiosity Quills Press

BEST NOVELLA

The Lone Ranger: Vendetta by Howard Hopkins, Moonstone

Moses: the Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Bookx 1 and 2) by Balogun Ojetade, Balogun Ojetade

The Looking Glass Gambit from The Further Adventures of Maxi and Moxie by Teel James Glenn, Booksforabuck.com

Unearthed  by William Preston, Isaac Asimiov’s Science Fiction Magazine, 9/12

Play the Way Home by Jessica McHugh (as EJ McCain), P. Mortem’s Tall Tales

Exiles of Kho by Christopher Paul Carey, Meteor House Press

Savage Song by Warren Murphy, Destroyer Books

Outlaw Blues by Percival Constantine, Pulpwork Press

Dragon Kings of the Orient by Percival Constantine, Pulpwork Press

The Sons of Thor by Erwin K. Roberts, Pro Se Productions

The Knockout by Robert J. Randisi, Fight Card Productions

Samaritan by Bobby Nash, BEN Books

Sinbad and the Voyage to the Land of the Frozen Sun by Derrick Ferguson , The Adventures of Sinbad, Airship 27 Productions

BEST COLLECTION/ANTHOLOGY

Blood-Price of the Missionary’s Gold: The New Adventures of Armless O’Neil by Various, Pro Se Productions

Nightbeat: Night Stories by Various, Radio Archives

Mystery Men (and Women) III by Various, Airship 27 Productions

The Huntress of Greenwood by Nancy Hansen, Pro Se Productions

Tales of the Rook by Various, Pro Se Productions

Sgt. Janus Spirit Breaker by Jim Beard, Airship 27 Productions

The New Adventures of the Eagle Volume 1 by Various, Pro Se Productions

The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Vol 2: Die Glocke, by Barry Reese Pro Se Productions

Sinbad: The New Voyages By Various, Airship 27 Productions

The Green Hornet: Still at Large by Various, Moonstone Books

The Ruby Files By Various, Airship 27 Productions

Headline Ghouls: The Further Adventures of Maxi and Moxie by Teel James Glenn, Booksforabuck.com

Monster Aces by Various, Pro Se Productions

The Adventures of the Pulptress by Various, Pro Se Productions

BEST SHORT STORY

Armless O’Neil and the Chase for the Kuba Mask by RP Steeves from Blood: The Price of the Missionary’s Gold: The New Adventures of Armless O’Neil, Pro Se Productions

The Chicago Punch by Paul Bishop from Nightbeat: Night Stories, Radio Archives

Doc Panic by Dave White from Pro Se Presents 16, Pro Se Productions

The Killing Games by Barry Reese from The Tales of the Rook Volume 1, Pro Se Productions

Lucky by Tommy Hancock from Nightbeat: Night Stories, Radio Archives

Doctor Fear by Jarrod Courtenmanche, Secret Agent “X,” Volume 4. Airship 27 Productions

The Coming Storm by Teel James Glenn from New Adventures of the Eagle, Pro Se Productions

Lady Madeline’s Dive by Terrence McCauley from Thuglit #1, Thuglit

The Feast of Stephen by R P Steeves from An Undead Christmas, Undead Press

The Abominable Myra Linsky Rises Again by Chuck Miller from Pro Se Presents #13, Pro Se Productions

Making of a Hero by Barry Reese From The Adventures of Lazarus Gray: Die Glocke, Pro Se Productions

The Keener Eye: The Web of Life by Nancy A. Hansen from Pro Se Presents 12, Pro Se Productions

Death of a Dream by Christofer Nigro from Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 9, Black Coat Press

Tulsa Blackie’s Last Dive by William Patrick Maynard from The Ruby Files, Airship 27 Productions

The Portrait by Terry Alexander from The Adventures of the Pulptress, Pro Se Productions

The Hellmouth by Barry Reese from The New Adventures of Thunder Jim Wade, Pro Se Productions

Extraction by Jessica McHugh from Fear the Abyss, Post Mortem Press

The Wild Huntsman by Win Scott Eckert from The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer 3: Portraits of a Trickster, Meteor House Books

Hand of the Monster by Jim Beard from Monster Aces, Pro Se Productions

Red Lily and the Oriental Flower by D. Alan Lewis from Nashville Noir, Parthenon Press

The Curse of Baron Samedi by Percival Constantine from Tales of the Rook, Pro Se Productions

The Ghoul by Ron Fortier from Monster Aces, Pro Se Productions

Paranoia by Kevin Rodgers from Pro Se Presents March 2012, Pro Se Productions

Die Giftig Lillie, Sean Taylor from The Ruby Files, Airship 27 Productions

The Butcher’s Festival by Ron Fortier from The Adventures of the Pulptress, Pro Se Productions

Crown of the Cobra King by Frank Shildiner from Secret Agent X Vol. 4, Airship 27 Productions


BEST COVER ART

Witches, by Larry Elmore, Blackwyrm Publishing

Gil Murillo, The National Maul-A Misty Johnson Mystery, Seven Realms

Tales of the Rook, Volume 1 by Bob Hall, Tales of the Rook Vol. 1, Pro Se Productions

Mystery Men (And Women) III, by Marco Turini, Airship 27 Productions

Monster Aces byTerry Pavlet, Pro Se Productions

Sentinels: Metalgod by Chris Kohler, White Rocket Books

Lazarus Gray: Die Glocke by George Sellas, Pro Se Productions

The New Adventures of the Eagle Volume 1 by David L. Russell, Pro Se Productions

The Ruby Files by Mark Wheatley, Airship 27 Productions

Pro Se Presents #13 by Sean Ali, Pro Se Productions

Drowning in Red Ink by Micah Birchfield, James Mullaney

The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: The Infernal Buddha by Joe DeVito, Altus Press

The Destiny of Fu Manchu by Christine Clavel, Black Coat Press

Once Upon a Time in Afrika by Stan Weaver, Jr., MVmedia

Doc Claus by Teel James Glenn, Pulp Empire

Blackthorn: Dynasty of Mars by Adam Diller, White Rocket Books

Pro Se Presents 14 by Sean Ali, Pro Se Productions

Sting of the Silver Manticore, David L. Russell, Pro Se Productions

Prohibition by Rob Moran and Shannon Hall, Airship 27 Productions

The Green Hornet Still at Large by Doug Klauba, Moonstone

Three Against the Stars by Laura Givens, Airship 27 Productions

Nightbeat: Night Stories by Doug Klauba, Radio Archives

The Family Grace by George Sellas, Pro Se Productions

Dragon Kings of the Orient by Percival Constantine, Pulpwork Press

Exiles of Kho: A Tale of Lost Khokarsa by Mike Hoffman, Meteor House

The Horn by Mike Fyles, Uchronic Tales

Huntress of Greenwood by David Russell, Pro Se Productions

Project Alpha by Marc Guerrero, Pro Se Productions

Captain Action: The Riddle of the Glowing Men by Nick Runge, Airship 27 Productions

BEST INTERIOR ART

The Ruby Files Volume 1 by Rob Moran, Airship 27 Productions

Mystery Men (And Women) III by Rob Davis, Airship 27 Productions

The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume 2: Die Glocke by George Sellas, Pro Se Productions

Robin Hood: Arrow of Justice by Rob Davis, Airship 27 Productions

The Moon Man Volume 1 by Ralf van der Hoeven, Airship 27 Productions

Sentinels: Metalgod by Chris Kohler, White Rocket Books

Sgt. Janus, Spirit Breaker, Airship 27 Productions

Tales of the Rook Volume 1 by George Sellas, Pro Se Productions

Exiles of Kho: A Tale of Lost Khokarsa by Mike Hoffman, Meteor House

The Ruby Files by Rob Moran, Airship 27 Productions

The Baron’s Revenge by Rob Davis, Airship 27 Productions

BEST PULP REVIVAL

Armless O’Neil by Various, Pro Se Productions

Doc Savage by Will Murray, Altus Press

Thunder Jim Wade by Various, Pro Se Productions

Richard Knight by Various, Pro Se Productions

The Moon Man by Various, Airship 27 Productions

Secret Agent X by Various, Airship 27 Productions

Ki-Gor in Jungle Tales by Various, Airship 27 Productions

Doctor Death by Tommy Hancock, Pro Se Productions

BEST NEW CHARACTER

Camille Boucher in The National Maul by R. P. Steeves, Seven Realms

The Silver Manticore in The Sting of the Silver Manticore by PJ Lozito, Pro Se Productions

Rick Ruby in The Ruby Files, Vol 1 by Sean Taylor and Bobby Nash, Airship 27 Productions

Kiri in Mystery Men (And Women) III by Curtis Ferlund, Airship 27 Productions

Doc Panic in Pro Se Presents 15 by Dave White, Pro Se Productions

Hawk in Hawk: Hand of the Machine by Van Allen Plexico, White Rocket Books

Sgt. Janus, Spirit Breaker  in Sgt. Janus, Spirit Breaker by Jim Beard, Airship 27 Productions

Dr. Dana Unknown Jr in Pro Se Presents 13 by Chuck Miller, Pro Se Productions

Jimmy Dolan in Tales of the Hanging Monkey by Billy Craig, Airship 27 Productions

Bob Howard, The Crusader from Cross Plains in Adventures in Otherwhen: Tales of Pulpfantastique by Teel James Glenn, Booksforabuck.com

Samoda in the Remnants of Life Series by Georgia L. Jones, Blackwyrm

The Pulptress by Tommy Hancock in The Adventures of the Pulptress, Pro Se Productions

Terry Quinn in Prohibition by Terrence McCauley, Airship 27 Productions

Carl Flint in Outlaw Blues by Percival Constantine, Pulpwork Press

Sun Wukong in Dragon Kings of the Orient by Percival Constantine, Pulpwork Press

E-31 in Modern Pulp Heroes by Terry Alexander, Pulp Empire

BEST AUTHOR

Van Allen Plexico

William Preston

RP Steeves

PJ Lozito

Barry Reese

Chuck Miller

Dan Abnett

James Mullaney

Howard Hopkins

Will Murray

William Patrick Maynard

Teel James Glenn

Ron Fortier

Bobby Nash

Derrick Ferguson

Warren Murphy

Jessica McHugh

Win Scott Eckert

Percival Constantine

Nancy Holder

Andrew Salmon

Christopher Paul Carey

Gary Lovisi

Michael Panush

Joshua Reynolds

BEST PULP COMIC

Masks, Dynamite Comics

The Black Beetle, Dark Horse Comics Presents

Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom, IDW

Price for the Asking, Twilight Star Productions

The Shadow, Dynamite Comics

The Once and Future Tarzan, Dark Horse Comics

Atomic Robo: The Ghost of Station X, Red 5 Comics

Fatale, Image Comics

Robyn of Sherwood, Redbud Studio Comics

BEST PULP MAGAZINE

Pro Se Presents

Weird Tales

BEST NEW WRITER

Curtis Fernlund

David White

Jim Beard

Balogun Ojetade

Greg Daniel

Georgia L. Jones

D. Alan Lewis

Ashley Mangin

Andrea Judy

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IT’S A HONEY OF A PODCAST ON THE BOOK CAVE

Writer Janet Hetherington and artist Ronn Sutton, the creative team on the Moonstone comic book Kolchak and Honey West, visit the Book Cave to talk about their new comic, as well as others, and creating comics.

Listen to The Book Cave Episode 216: Janet Hetherington and Ronn Sutton - Kolchak and Honey West now at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/the-book-cave-episode-216-janet-hetherington-and-ronn-sutton-kolchak-and-honey-west

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JUST THE FACTS AND MORE-RADIO AND PULP HEROES AT RADIO ARCHIVES!

 

February 1, 2013

You can help Radio Archives - Borrowing Pulps!

Radio Archives is interested in borrowing pulps to OCR for future eBook and Audiobook projects. We work with original source materials and if you have original Pulps from the 1930s and 1940s, we would love to talk to you. If you want to help, please contact us at Service@RadioArchives.com

 

 

Dragnet

Volume 7

 

Known for breaking new ground in radio and entertainment, Dragnet was truly a pioneering program in many ways. This was most evident in the actual stories told in each episode, some sentimental, some brutal, all as realistic as show star and creator Jack Webb could make them. Strong stories and great characterizations make up every show featured in Dragnet, Volume 7.

The story featured in each episode is, as noted in the famous opening narration, “…true.” Although many shows focused on lesser crimes, Dragnet did not shy away from violence or topics thought forbidden. This program was in every sense a true police procedural and dealt with crimes of all sorts. Dragnet was one of the first radio shows to deal with crimes involving sexual motivations, true psychological issues, drug use among juveniles, and even the murder of children. Never gratuitous in its portrayal, Dragnet dealt with all crimes the same way that Jack Webb delivered Joe Friday’s lines - honestly and starkly.

The episodes featured in this volume are during a period of transition for Dragnet and for Joe Friday. Webb’s Friday had several partners performed by six different actors after the death of Barton Yarborough and before Ben Alexander became his partner permanently as Frank Smith.

The realistic interplay of characters on Dragnet captures a listener’s attention, giving fans that almost fly on the wall feeling as they listen to Friday and his partner investigate and interrogate. Enjoy episodes featuring honest, realistic stories and great performances on Dragnet, Volume 7.

 

 

 

 

 

Will Murray's Pulp Classics #21

Dr. Yen Sin Audiobook

#2 The Mystery of the Golden Skull

by Donald E. Keyhoe

Read by Michael C. Gwynne. Liner Notes by Will Murray

 

 

 

Ever since Sax Rohmer conceived Dr. Fu Manchu, thriller writers have attempted to emulate his sinister appeal. No class of authors vied to out-villain Rohmer more than the pulp writers of the 1930s. The very best of these imitations was the work of top pulpateer Donald E. Keyhoe, later to make headlines as the retired Air Force officer who claimed that flying saucers were real.

 

Dr. Yen Sin lasted only three issues in 1936, but Keyhoe’s short-lived trilogy was a memorable attempt to given the “Yellow Peril” theme a mature and suspenseful treatment. The premise is a familiar one—a sinister Chinese super-scientist out to conquer the world. Pitted against him is the Q-Group, headed by State Department operative Michael Traile, who because of a childhood accident cannot sleep. Instead, he employs Yoga as a substitute. Under Traile are a host of secret agents, chief of whom is Eric Gordon of the F. B. I., who reports personally to Director John Glover—actually J. Edgar Hoover. Adding a dash of feminine mystique is Sin’s mysterious cohort, Sonya Damatri, while Eric Gordon’s girlfriend, Iris Vaughan, furnishes the series’ love interest.

 

Beginning with The Mystery of The Dragon’s Shadow and continuing through The Mystery of the Golden Skull and The Mystery of the Singing Mummies, the running battle between Dr. Yen Sin and his sleepless nemesis is a riveting roller-coaster ride of exotic torture, diabolic doom devices and sudden death that rages from Washington, D. C. to San Francisco! One wishes that Popular Publications had seen fit to publish the promised fourth installment, The Mystery of the Faceless Men…This series was that good!

 

Here is the riveting second encounter between Traile and Dr. Sin. The Mystery of the Golden Skull is read with pulsing intensity by Michael C. Gwynne. New York City is the stage. Horror is the watchword as Dr. Sin attempts to revive the secret society known as the Circle of the Golden Skull. What happens when Michael Traile steals the Golden Skull talisman—forcing Yen Sin to search for him?

 

Also included are a trio of Chinatown tales by Moran Tudury, Don Cameron, and Arden X. Pangborn. 6 hours $23.98 Audio CDs / $11.99 Download.

 

Audiobook Reviews

Captain Satan Audiobook

The Mask of the Damned

by Vic Sage from the Retroist

 

 

As always I would like to thank our friends over at Radio Archives for giving me the opportunity to review another of Will Murray's Pulp Classic audiobooks. This time around it's for what might possibly be the pulpiest sounding character I've ever had the privilege to learn about, Captain Satan: King of Adventure!

 

To be fair I always take my time looking over the newsletters that Radio Archives send me, just checking out the new Old Time Radio programs or Audiobooks that might catch my eye and that are worthy of your attention. Just a few weeks ago an item in the latest newsletter made me sit up straight and immediately send in a request to review Captain Satan, you see for many years now I've had a Captain Satan print hanging on the wall next to my Universal Monsters posters…the same image of Captain Satan above…I've always been so curious as to what this character was all about. Thankfully I got my chance and I've added this fantastic character to my top five favorite pulp characters of all time!

 

Why? Well, when author William O'Sullivan crafted Captain Satan and his wealthy alter-ego Cary Adair he took the best elements of the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (Reverend Syn/Doctor Syn), the Shadow, Doc Savage and even some of Robin Hood and crafted a dark pulp avenger for the ages.

 

How can you not love Pulp prose like this: "He held in his hands the burning brand of Hell and in his heart was locked the courage of the Gods. Wise Guys and Tough Mugs, Crooks and their thieving Mobs knew the mark of Satan."

 

Now that Pulp writing is just from the intro and for Pulp Fiction fanatics you can spread it on some toast and eat it up! Don't take my word for it though, listen to the Opening Credits that Radio Archives has so kindly provided.

 

 

Sadly one of the reasons I couldn't find out much about the character was that O'Sullivan wrote only five Captain Satan novels in his day though he penned many Sports, Crime, and Aviation Pulp tales in his time. After listening to this first Audiobook for Captain Satan, the story which was originally published by Popular Publications in March 1938, I can only hope that Will Murray and the talented narrator/actor Michael C. Gwynne will team up to bring us the other four adventures in the series!

 

I cannot praise Michael C. Gwynne enough for his performance on this audiobook and I swear he is channeling James Coburn when he is playing the part of Cary Adair/Captain Satan…maybe with a bit of Patrick McGoohan thrown in as well? Michael is no stranger to retro TV and movies by the way, he landed roles on Dallas, Kojak, and Falcon Crest, Hill Street Blues, Cagney and Lacey, CHiPS, and an episode of Amazing Stories that just happened to be directed by Martin Scorsese before teaming up with the talented Will Murray.

 

So what does the story The Masked of the Damned entail? I'll avoid big spoilers of course but we learn early on from the character Jo Desher, who just happens to be the Head of the F.B.I. that things in Washington are going off the rails. Military officials are acting odd, crying for changes that will drastically lower the effectiveness of the armed forces. The Treasury Department is concocting a scheme that rational voices point out will shatter the economy as well as the Labor Department asking for permission to unionize all Government Employees including all branches of the Military.

 

Luckily for the Head of the F.B.I. though unbeknownst to him…at least for the time being…his well-to-do layabout friend Adair is none other than the legendary Captain Satan. After the two men survive no less than two assassination attempts it's time for Jo to leave for Washington D.C. and for the "good" Captain to assemble the Satan's Crew. Which is like a dark version of Doc Savage's The Fabulous Five, a collection of scoundrels with code names like Slim, Frenchie, Big Bill, Soapy, Kayo, Happy, Doc, Mike and Gentleman Dan who answer the summons of Captain Satan and you certainly are made aware with their introductions that it's not prudent or healthy to cross Captain Satan. Of course to be honest it's not necessarily healthy to team up with Captain Satan either…unlike Doc Savage's aides against crime and tyranny, the Captain's allies don't all get to come home and fight the good fight another day. Though with the Robin Hood aspect, the reason the Satan's Crew are convened is not 100% for noble reasons:

 

"You know my principles: To smash every crook I can lay my hands on—and what he has is mine. I'll break every petty or large crook, every swindling racketeer or grafting politician or gyp banker I can lay my hands on. The terms you already know. What they have is ours. I pay the expenses and take a one third cut. You boys split the remainder on equal shares."

 

So will Captain Satan and his Crew be able to take on this shadowy organization that seems to have infiltrated the United States Government? Will our soiled do-gooders be able to outsmart both the combined forces of G-Men headed by Jo Dershel and the evil 'Gang' that seems intent on wrecking the United States itself? What of the Mask of the Damned?

 

Well, you'll just have to pick up the first Captain Satan audiobook to find out won't you? It's available right this very minute from Radio Archives for a mere $11.99 as a digital download, which includes the bonus short story Mr. Detective Is Annoyed, read by Roger Price, you get 6 hours of Pulp entertainment that low price! If your prefer the physical discs you can pick it up on the site for $23.99 and if you would rather enjoy the prose version of the first appearance of Captain Satan you may download it on the site as an eBook for only $2.99!

 

 

 

New Will Murray's Pulp Classics eBooks

 

The best of timeless Pulp now available as cutting edge eBooks! Will Murray's Pulp Classics brings the greatest heroes, awesome action, and two fisted thrills to your eReader! Presenting Pulp Icons such as the Spider and Operator #5 as well as wonderfully obscure characters like the Octopus and Captain Satan. Will Murray's Pulp Classics brings you the best of yesterday's Pulp today!

 

The Spider #55 April 1938 City of Whispering Death

Over New York's hushed streets, the Whisper's fearsome mutter fell, telling men that the time had come to die! Throughout that entire panic-stricken metropolis, no man dared testify against a single criminal lest he, himself, be slashed to bloody bits by the invisible death which left no clue save a quivering, mutilated corpse! While the Underworld ran riot, and the helpless Law stood aghast, Richard Wentworth, as the Spider, loosed his mightiest effort — a counter-reign of terror which struck at the murder-maniac whose every word was a death-sentence and who had coined a fortune out of unclaimed corpses!Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine. $2.99.

 

The Spider #56 May 1938 When Thousands Slept in Hell

Over Manhattan hung the bony, beckoning finger — signaling untold thousands to wholesale slaughter I For the Sleeping Death had crept into New York's doomed bedchambers, and those who dared lie down to slumber never awakened again! In this nightmare holocaust, ruled by a slaying Sandman, with the Underworld turned loose to ravage the red-eyed city, only Richard Wentworth, in the Spider's sinister guise, dared wage desperate battle for an insomnia-maddened people — against a murder-Morpheus who turned night into hell and sang to a doomed metropolis his terrifying lullaby of death! Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine. As a special bonus, Will Murray has written an introduction especially for this series of eBooks. $2.99.

 

The Spider #6 March 1934 The Citadel of Hell

Men fought snarling in the streets over crusts of bread or ferreted, beast-like, through the charred ruins of some once-majestic building in search of food scraps... To such dire state had the city fallen when the Spider, weakened by weeks of illness, returned to take up his seemingly hopeless battle against the Food Destroyers. Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.

 

Operator 5 #27 August-September 1936 Patriot's Death Battalion

Jimmy Christopher, clean-cut, square-jawed and clear-eyed, was the star of the most audacious pulp magazines ever conceived — Operator #5. Savage would-be conquerors, creepy cults, weird weather-controllers and famine-creating menaces to our mid-western breadbasket... these were but a few of the fiendish horrors that Jimmy Christopher was forced to confront. Operator #5 returns in vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format. Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine. As a special bonus, Will Murray has written an introduction especially for this series of eBooks. $2.99.

 

Terror Tales J. O. Quinliven

In 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names — the shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines — weird menace is the sub-genre term that has survived today. Terror Tales magazine was one of the most popular. It came from Popular Publications, whose publisher Harry Steeger was inspired by the Grand Guignol theater of Paris. This breed of pulp story survived less than ten years, but in that time, they became infamous, even to this day. This ebook contains a collection of stories from the pages of Terror Tales magazine by J. O. Quinliven, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format. $2.99.

 

Dr Yen Sin #2 July-August 1936 The Mystery of the Golden Skull 

Moving east from the ration's capitol at Washington, Dr. Yen Sin, saffron-skinned scourge of the Orient, sets up his hell-base in New York and under the banner of the Golden Skull, once again locks horns with Michael Traile, the Man Who Never Sleeps, and his partner Eric Gordon. What is the ghastly doom he brings with him to turn living men to rainbow-colored dust? Why should the flowers in his corpse garden have their heads removed, only to be sewed on again — backwards — by the surgeon mandarin? $2.99.

 

 

99 cent eBook Singles

Each 99 cent eBook Single contains a single short story, one of the many amazing tales selected from the pages of Terror Tales and Rangeland Romances. These short stories are not included in any of our other eBooks.

 

Terror Tales Accursed Thirst by Norvell W. Page

He was such a creature as even the bravest fled from in frenzied fear! In 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names — the shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines — weird menace is the sub-genre term that has survived today. Terror Tales magazine was one of the most popular. It came from Popular Publications, whose publisher Harry Steeger was inspired by the Grand Guignol theater of Paris. This breed of pulp story survived less than ten years, but in that time, they became infamous, even to this day. This ebook contains a classic story from the pages of Terror Tales magazine, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format. $0.99.

 

 

Rangeland Romances #21 Honkatonk Girls Don't Cry! by Marian O'Hearn

Vivacious Vida played her handsome, honkatonk boss against the dashing, millionaire grandee — till she lost both that wild night when Grasslands branded her a notorious woman. One of the most popular settings for romance stories was the old west, where men were men and women were women. As many a swooning damsel could attest, "There's something about a cowboy." The western romance became one of the most popular types of magazines sold during the early and mid-twentieth century. $0.99.

 

All eBooks produced by Radio Archives are available in ePub, Mobi, and PDF formats for the ultimate in compatibility. When you upgrade to a new eReader, you can transfer your eBook to your new device without the need to purchase anything new.

 

Find these legendary Pulp tales and more in Will Murray's Pulp Classics, now available in the Kindle store, Barnes and Noble Nook store, and RadioArchives.com! Search for RadioArchives.com in iTunes with over 200 eBooks are available.

 

FREE Spider eBook!

Receive an exciting original Spider adventure FREE! Part of the Will Murray Pulp Classics line, The Spider #11, Prince of the Red Looters first saw print in 1934 and features his momentous battle with The Fly and his armies of crazed criminal killers.

 

For those who have been unsure about digging into the wonderful world of pulps, this is a perfect chance to give one of these fantastic yarns a real test run. With a full introduction to the Spider written by famed pulp historian and author Will Murray, The Spider #11 was written by one of pulp's most respected authors, Norvell W. Page. Writing as Grant Stockbridge, Page's stories included some of the most bizarre and fun takes on heroes and crime fighting in the history of escapist fiction.

 

Even today Page's scenarios and his edge-of-the-seat writing style are still thrilling both new and old fans everywhere. For those who have never read one of these rollercoaster adventures, you are in for a thrill. If you already know how much fun a classic pulp is, make sure you get a copy of this classic.

 

See what the Total Pulp Experience is for yourself. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.

 

Send an eMail to eBooks@RadioArchives.com and start reading your FREE copy of  the Spider #11 within seconds! Experience The Best Pulps the Past has to offer in the most modern way possible!

 

 

The Spider, Volume 3

Richard Wentworth, in the guise of his crime-fighting alter-ego, returns in two 1930s tales of The Spider. First, in "Slaves of the Crime Master" (1935), criminal mastermind The Tempter broadcasts his message of evil via the radio, urging the maddened populace to destroy! Lured by his mysterious and persuasive voice, the youth of the nation flock to join his army of vicious criminals. His path blocked by police and criminals alike, The Spider wages a seemingly hopeless crusade to save humanity. Then, in "The Spider and the Fire God" (1939), its pay tribute or die as the Fire God demands his just dues and destroys the unbelieving in a burst of searing flame. Not since ancient times have so many people worshipped a strange and terrible god, abandoning their religion for fear of agonizing death. The Spider alone remains to battle this monstrous cult-leader from Hell! These two exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading and feature both of the original full color covers as well as interior illustrations that accompany each story. $14.95! On sale for $12.95, save $2.00

 

The Shadow, Volume 69

The Master of Darkness battles global crime conspiracies in two classic pulp novels by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." Following the departure of Commissioner Weston, The Shadow attempts to prevent a Wall Street crisis brought on by "The Garaucan Swindle," in the pulp classic that introduced Police Commissioner Wainwright Barth. Then, The Shadow must find a way to stop the secret gas that causes "The Death Sleep" to prevent a criminal plot to crack the United States Mint and the Bank of London. This instant collector's item reprints both classic pulp covers by George Rozen plus the original interior illustrations of Tom Lovell, with historical commentary by Will Murray. $14.95.

 

Doc Savage, Volume 64

The pulp era's legendary superman returns in two action-packed novels by Alan Hathway and Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, the Man of Bronze confronts the deadly menace of The Headless Men, decapitated zombies commanded by a mad genius in the landmark 100th Doc Savage novel. Then, in his first solo adventure, a disguised Doc Savage travels to King Joe Cay to infiltrate a gang of schemers. This double-novel collector's edition features the original color pulp covers by Emery Clarke and Modest Stein, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of ten Doc Savage novels. $14.95.

Featured Girasol Replica: Weird Tales #31 April 1926

First Robert E. Howard cover story 'Wolfshead' plus H P Lovecraft 'The Outsider'

This is an authentic replica of an original pulp magazine published by Girasol Collectables. This edition is designed to give the reader an authentic taste of what a typical pulp magazine was like when it was first issued - but without the frailty or expense of trying to find a decades-old collectable to enjoy. The outer covers, the interior pages, and the advertisements are reprinted just as they appeared in the original magazine, left intact to give the reader the true feel of the original as well as an appreciation for the way in which these publications were first offered to their avid readers. To further enhance the “pulp experience”, this edition is printed on off-white bond paper intended to simulate the original look while, at the same time, assuring that this edition will last far longer than the original upon which it is based. The overall construction and appearance of this reprint is designed to be as faithful to the original magazine as is reasonably possible, given the unavoidable changes in production methods and materials. $35.00

 

 

Will Murray's New Doc Savage Novel: Death’s Dark Domain

 

The shattering sequel to Fortress of Solitude.

 

The Doc Savage exploit that went untold for 74 years—Death’s Dark Domain!

 

In the aftermath of the evil John Sunlight’s pillaging of the secret Fortress of Solitude, a dreadful super-weapon has fallen the hands of a Balkan dictator intent upon seizing control of the vampire-haunted zone of desolation known as Ultra-Stygia. War is imminent. Monsters are loose in the disputed region. A strange darkness falls over the sinister landscape. Only Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, understands the terrible threat to humanity. And only he can prevent the terror from spreading…

 

There are unknown Things prowling the darkest patch of land on the planet. Haunted by creatures that might have emerged from the Hell’s lowest regions, ancient Ultra-Stygia has turned into a cauldron of conflict between rival countries. Monster bats careen through the night sky. Invisible Cyclopes patrol the scorched battleground. And a power beyond understanding robs men of their vision.

 

Can the 20th century’s premier scientist and superman untangle this Gordian knot of carnage before neighboring nations are drawn into an apocalyptic new world war? Or will the Man of Bronze succumb to an unstoppable power he himself has unleashed upon mankind?

 

From the frozen Arctic to the war-torn Balkans, Doc Savage and his fighting five follow a winding trail of terror to a blood-freezing climax.

 

Death's Dark Domain features a fantastic cover painted by Joe DeVito! $24.95.

 

Will Murray's Doc Savage Novel is Back The Forgotten Realm

Back in print after 20 years! The rare Lester Dent-Will Murray collaboration resurrecting the original pulp superman...

 

Also available is the first Altus Press edition of Will Murray’s 1993 Doc Savage adventure, The Forgotten Realm. Deep in the heart of the African Congo lies a secret unsuspected for thousands of years. Doc Savage and his men embark on a quest to discover the secret of the strange individual known only as X Man, X for unknown. Before they come to the end of the trail, they find themselves fighting for their lives like gladiators of old!

 

No one knows who—or what—the strange being who calls himself “X Man” truly is. He was found wandering the ruins of a crumbling Roman fort, dressed in a toga, speaking classical Latin—and clutching a handful of unearthly black seeds.

 

Declared insane, the X Man patiently tends his weird plants until the day, impelled by a nameless terror, he flees Wyndmoor Asylum to unleash a cyclone of violence that is destined to suck the mighty Man of Bronze into the blackest, most unbelievable mystery of his entire career. For far from Scotland lies a domain of death unknown to the world and called by the ancient Latin name of Novum Eboracum—New York!

 

From the wild Scottish moors to the unexplored heart of darkest Africa, Doc Savage and his indomitable men embarked upon a desperate quest for the Forgotten Realm….

 

The Forgotten Realm features a spectacular cover painted by Joe DeVito! $24.95.

 

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THE SHADOW STRIKES THE SHADOW FAN PODCAST

The Shadow Fan podcast returns for his 17th episode! This time, New Pulp Author Barry Reese takes a look at The Shadow Strikes -- the 1937 feature film, the Belmont novel of the same name and the 1989 DC Comics' series! Which Shadow Strikes is the one that's stood the test of time? Listen to find out! Also: Doc Savage's crossover novel is announced, Chris Roberson's interview on The Word Balloon is discussed and we look at three predecessors to The Shadow!

If you love pulp and/or The Shadow, then this podcast is for you!

Join the conversation about pulp's greatest hero today at http://theshadowfan.libsyn.com/the-shadow-strikes

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STEP INTO THE VALLEY OF FEAR!

New Pulp author, Don Gates has announced Episode 8 of "Challenger Storm: The Valley of Fear", in which he admits that his years of playing "Tomb Raider" have finally paid off creatively.

Read all about it here.

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ALL PULP'S NEW PULP BEST SELLER LIST DEBUTS!

ALL PULP BEST SELLER LIST-FEBRUARY 4, 2013

(Concept Originated by Barry Reese)

#3 This Week on
All Pulp's New Pulp Bestseller List

Welcome to the first installment of All Pulp’s New Pulp Best Seller List, originally created by Barry Reese! Before we get to what you’re all waiting for, here are the rules by which this little list comes together.

1)    This list only tracks sales through AMAZON. It does not keep track of sales through Barnes and Noble, face-to-face or anything else!

2)   
This list only tracks PRINT sales. Exactly how Amazon calculates these things is mostly a trade secret and they vary wildly from day to day. If I checked this tomorrow, the list could be very different. This list reflects sales ranks as of Monday morning February 4, 2013.


3)   In order to keep the focus on new releases, eligible works must have been published within the last three months. So, since this list is being done on February 4, 2013, we are only looking at books published since November 4, 2012. Please keep that in mind before complaining that Title X is not listed. Also, keep in mind that for the most part, we are tracking sales from smaller and mid level press publishers who actively publish New Pulp material. We won’t generally track sales from Simon and Schuster or places like that — they have the New York Times Bestseller List for that. If one of the major publishers starts doing The Shadow or something, we’ll track that, but some publishers will not be listed here in order to keep the focus on the publishers actively working to produce and promote New Pulp.

4)   
Like the name suggests, we’re tracking “New” pulp —not sales rankings for reprints of classic material. In order for something to qualify for this list, it has to be at least 50% new material that has not been printed in book form before.


5)    We are human. If you are aware of a title that should be listed below (keeping in mind all the rules above), please let us know and we will make sure to remedy the situation.


6)    This information is garnered mostly from All Pulp, New Pulp, the Pulp Factory mailing list and a few other sites. If you think we might miss your release, let us know in advance — drop All Pulp a line and tell us when it’s being released.

Without further ado, here’s the completely and totally unofficial New Pulp bestseller list as of right now (title, then publisher, then release date, then sales rank):

1) Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective, Volume 4 by Various (Airship 27, January 19, 2012) - 32,920

2) Finn’s Golem by Gregg Taylor ( Autogyro, January 10, 2013) -311,836

3) Fight Card: Bluff City Brawler by Heath Lowrance as Jack Tunney (Fight Card, January 31, 2013) - 631,972

4) Prohibition by Terrence McCauley, (Airship 27, December 15, 2012) - 637,244

5) The Fangslinger and the Preacher by Bret Lee Hart (Western Trail Blazer, January 3, 2013) - 671, 250


6) The New Adventures of the Griffon by Various (Pro Se Productions, January 17, 2013) - 696, 054

7) The Studio Specter by W. Peter Miller (Uchronic Books, January 5, 2013) - 782,506

8 ) Sentinels: Metalgod by Van Plexico (White Rocket Books, December 10, 2012) - 1,497,017


9) Three Against the Stars by Joe Bonadonna (Airship 27, November 26, 2012) - 1,500,519

10) Pro Se Presents # 16 by Various (Pro Se Press, January 8, 2013) - 1,682,166

#7 This Week On
All Pulp's New Pulp Bestseller List!

Just missing the list were: Tier Zero by Henry Brown ( Virtual Pulp, January 13, 2013) – 1,706,803, Prophecy’s Gambit by Nancy Hansen (Pro Se Press, January 3, 2012) – 1,792,739, and Whack Job by Mike Baron (December 25, 2012)-1,194,265. 

Although not as soft as the most recent and last list byBarry, there’s still plenty of room for titles to climb.  Airship 27 Productions comes roaring in with their latest Sherlock Holmes collection, proving what this list has shown frequently- Classic characters rise to the top.  A few new entries make the list as well from Publishers that we’ll hopefully see more of.

One of the plans we have for this list is to make it a truly comprehensive New Pulp list focused on Small and Midlevel Publishers.   We’ll continually be adding publishers into the mix as we discover them, so if you know of a book or Publisher we should be keeping up with, let us know at allpulp@yahoo.com.

Also, the All Pulp New Pulp Ebook Best Seller List will debut this Friday here on All Pulp!  This list will track only Kindle sales with rankings posted on Amazon.  Again, if you know a book we need to include (no short stories sold as Kindle singles please), then give us a shot at allpulp@yahoo.com.

This week, Airship 27 leads the pack with three titles in the top ten, followed by Pro Se with Two, and Autogyro, Fight Card, Western Trail Blazer, Uchronic Books,  and White Rocket Books all garnering one.  But, as Barry always said, Take it with a grain of salt, folks.

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2012 PULP FACTORY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The Pulp Factory’s annual award nominations were announced today and some of New Pulp's finest received nominations.

The 2012 Pulp Factory Award categories include Best Pulp Novel, Best Pulp Short Story, Best Pulp Cover, and Best Pulp Interior Illustrations. Nominations and voting is conducted by members on The Pulp Factory, but you do not have to be a member to be nominated or to win. Award winners are announced and presented at the Windy City Paper & Pulp convention in Lombard, IL April 12 - 14, 2013.

Congratulations to all nominated and best of luck, pulpsters.

Here are the nominees:

BEST PULP NOVEL

( ) Dynasty of Mars by Ian Watson – White Rocket Books.
( ) Blood of the Centipede by Chuck Miller – Pro Se Productions
( ) The Lone Ranger : Vendetta by Howard Hopkins – Moonstone Books

BEST PULP SHORT STORY

( ) The Ghoul by Ron Fortier (Monster Aces – Pro Se Productions)
( ) Wounds by Andrew Salmon (The Ruby Files – Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Die Giftig Lilie by Sean Taylor (The Ruby Files – Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Case of the Wayward Brother by Bobby Nash (The Ruby Files – Airship 27)
( ) Sinbad and the Sapphire of the Djinn by Ian Watson
(Sinbad The New Adventures – Airship 27 Productions)

BEST PULP COVER

( ) Blackthorn – Dynasty of Mars by Adam Diller (White Rocket Books)
( ) The Infernal Buddha by Joe Devito (Altus Press)
( ) The Ruby Files by Mark Wheatley (Airship 27 Productions)

BEST INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

( ) Rob Davis – Secret Agent X Vol IV (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) George Sellas – Tales of the Rook (Pro Se Productions)
( ) Rob Moran – The Ruby Files (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Ralf van der Hoeven – Sinbad The New Voyages (Airship 27 Productions)

These 12 companies were represented in the nominations:
Airship 27 Productions
Pro Se Productions
White Rocket Books
Moonstone Books
MV Media LLC
Altus Press
Uchronic Press
Pulp Obscura
Putnam
Hard Case Crime
Black Library
Q & W Publishers

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