Diamondstone the Magician was a short-lived series (six stories) written by G.T. Fleming-Roberts and appeared in Thrilling’s pulp magazines. Diamondstone (no...
Category - New Pulp
One of my earliest postings was on Warren Fahy‘s “Fragment,” part of the “techno thriller” genre (though perhaps a better term might be “science thriller” for...
“Sisters of the Shadows: The Cagliostro Curse” is another great collection of interconnected short stories by Rick Lai. These are “Wold Newton” stories that...
Some pulp hero fans make the mistake of lumping all the pulp heroes together into one group, as if they comprise a genre all their own. Sometimes it leads to...
Overall, I think that new “pulp-inspired” characters fall into two general categories. The first are the very clear “New Pulp” heroes, characters that are...
One type of heroic character that I enjoy is the “occult detective.” They can also be called an investigator. Or the terms paranormal or supernatural may be...
The Rook is a New Pulp hero created by Barry Reese. Barry mixes in pulp hero, comic book and comic strip characters into his stories, along with occult...
One of the most interesting recent Doc Savage pastiches is William Preston‘s The Old Man. At this time he has appeared in three short stories (novellas?), all...
Let’s take a look at the fifth collection of The Rook stories by Barry Reese, “The Rook, Vol. 5.” For those who are familiar with the character (i.e., you’ve...
Judex is an interesting old proto-pulp character that has returned to prominence in recent years. I’ve previously posted on this character, looking at the...