{"id":23581,"date":"2026-11-11T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=23581"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:41:19","slug":"stormgate-press-quick-reads-fourth-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2026\/11\/11\/stormgate-press-quick-reads-fourth-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Stormgate Press Quick Reads fourth wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/pulpfest\/\">PulpFest<\/a> 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/stormgate-press\/\">Stormgate Press<\/a>, publisher of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/captain-hawklin\/\">Captain Hawklin<\/a><\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/pulp-reality\/\">Pulp Reality<\/a><\/em>, and more, has put out the fourth wave in its series of Stormgate Press Quick Read Books with three new books, bringing the total to 13. All are written by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/charles-f-millhouse\/\">Charles F. Millhouse<\/a><\/strong>, who is the man behind Stormgate Press.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/encounter-and-counterpoint.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[23581]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23830\" src=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/encounter-and-counterpoint.jpg\" alt=\"Night Vision: Encounter and Counterpoint\" width=\"350\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/encounter-and-counterpoint.jpg 938w, https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/encounter-and-counterpoint-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/encounter-and-counterpoint-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/encounter-and-counterpoint-768x1228.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are short, digest-size booklets, each about 40 to 50 pages, publishing short stories of his various pulp-inspired characters. The next three volumes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Night Vision: Encounter and Counterpoint<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Purple Mystique: Purple Exposure<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tales from the Other Side of the World: Heart of Gold<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All have excellent covers by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/jeffrey-ray-hayes\/\">Jeffrey Ray Hayes<\/a><\/strong>, who has been doing other <a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulp-hunt\/new-pulp\/\">New Pulp<\/a> covers of late. These continue the styling started with the second wave.<\/p>\n<p>The 11th volume has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/night-vision\/\">The Night Vision<\/a><\/strong>, who first appeared in <em>Pulp Reality<\/em> No. 4 in a story that was reprinted in the second volume, followed by No. 8 in the <em>Quick Reads<\/em> series. He is a New Pulp hero set in the same world as Capt. Steven Hawklin and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/purple-mystique\/\">The Purple Mystique<\/a><\/strong>. His stories are set in the 1930s and early &#8217;40s.<\/p>\n<p>He is really college professor <strong>Simon Rook<\/strong>, who has a curse. Suffering from day blindness, he is shown visions of soon-to-be victims of violent crimes. He has been going out at night to stop the crimes and save the victims. So far, only <strong>Atticus Harper<\/strong> knows his secret, though this changes here.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing visions of <strong>President Roosevelt<\/strong> being assassinated in Chicago, he acts. Along the way, he meets The Purple Mystique. And comes up against a man with similar powers, though he uses them for evil. Will Night Vision triumph?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/purple-exposure.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[23581]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23828\" src=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/purple-exposure.jpg\" alt=\"The Purple Mystique: Purple Exposure\" width=\"350\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/purple-exposure.jpg 938w, https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/purple-exposure-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/purple-exposure-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2026\/08\/purple-exposure-768x1228.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 12th volume has The Purple Mystique, who first appeared in <em>Pulp Reality<\/em> No. 3 and was reprinted in the first volume of this series, with a new story in the fourth and tenth volumes. She is similar to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/tag\/the-green-hornet\/\">The Green Hornet<\/a><\/strong>, wearing an outfit in purple and using a unique gas gun, with only the assistance of her driver, <strong>Danny Brocko<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>She has been going after a mobster, <strong>Bobby Two-Tone Boyce<\/strong>. We don&#8217;t yet know her background or origin, or who she is. Is she the nightclub singer, the gangster&#8217;s moll, or the DA&#8217;s daughter? In this one, it&#8217;s all revealed: who she is, why she became the Mystique, and the final confrontation with Bobby Two-Tone. What is next for the Mystique? Hang up her hat and cloak? Prison? Or something else?<\/p>\n<p>And the 13th volume is another in the <em>Tales from the Other Side of the World<\/em> series, set in an unknown ancient time period. We get another story with our Barbarian and his mystic associate <strong>Sprite<\/strong>, who help two twins accomplish a dangerous journey and fulfill their destiny, though with great peril and unpleasantness.<\/p>\n<p>This continues to be a great series of stories, and at the price, a great way to get into these characters. We are promised more, but I don&#8217;t know when. I know Millhouse has plans on collecting The Purple Mystique stories with some additional items.<\/p>\n<p>Also check out the latest collection of Captain Hawklin stories that I previously reviewed, as well as <em>Stormgate<\/em>, which also came out at PulpFest. My review comes up soon, though I recommend reading that only <em>after<\/em> you have read several other works, as noted in the book itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At PulpFest 2026, Stormgate Press, publisher of Captain Hawklin, Pulp Reality, and more, has put out the fourth wave in its series of Stormgate Press Quick Read Books with three new books, bringing the total to 13. All are written by Charles F. Millhouse, who is the man behind Stormgate Press. 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