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...
“Shadows of the Opera: Retribution in Blood” is another great collection of interconnected short stories by Rick Lai, the second in this series. These are...
When it comes to the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, everyone knows of Sherlock Holmes. Less known are his many historical fiction works. And sadly, also often overlooked...
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 horror/weird...
There have been a lot of Sherlock Holmes pastiches over the years. One particular recent series that is interesting is “The Further Adventures of Sherlock...
“Tales of the Shadowmen: Danse Macabre” (2006) is the third volume of this eclectic anthology series from Black Coat Press. It makes use of a concept of...
Cap Fury, the Skipper was part of Street & Smith‘s attempt to repeat the success of The Shadow and Doc Savage. After the success of those two characters, they...
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 in...
In the next in this series of articles, I take an overview of one of the major pulp publishers and their pulp heroes: Dell Magazines. Kind of. Established in 1921 by...
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...