Aug. 15-18, 2019, in Pittsburgh, PA!

Hollywood Pulp — From Pulp Page to the S...

Jun 7, 2019 by

Hollywood Pulp — From Pulp Page to the Silver Screen

Join PulpFest 2019 on Thursday, August 15, as we welcome pulp and film expert Ed Hulse for “Hollywood Pulp — From Pulp Page to the Silver Screen.”...

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A Century of Zorro

Jun 5, 2019 by

A Century of Zorro

In the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. The peaceful indigenous people were victimized by the corrupt military commanders. One...

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The Key of Imagination: Pulp Television

Jun 3, 2019 by

The Key of Imagination: Pulp Television

  There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the...

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Two Sought Adventure

May 31, 2019 by

Two Sought Adventure

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser faced each other across the two thieves sprawled senseless. They were poised for attack, yet for the moment neither...

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Robert H. Davis — The Grandfather of Sci...

May 29, 2019 by

Robert H. Davis — The Grandfather of Science Fiction

Born in Nebraska on March 23, 1869, Robert Hobart Davis has been called the greatest editor of the pulp era. Trained in the newspaper industry,...

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Dashiell Hammett and the Detective Story

May 27, 2019 by

Dashiell Hammett and the Detective Story

Dashiell Hammett was born on May 27, 1894, making Memorial Day 2019 the 125th anniversary of his birth. Hammett was not the first pulp author to...

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Born Writing: The Unparalleled Career of...

May 24, 2019 by

Born Writing: The Unparalleled Career of Arthur J. Burks

Pulp writer Arthur J. Burks was fated to be better known for the quantity of his output than the quality of his fiction. A familiar name on many...

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The Game’s Afoot!

May 22, 2019 by

The Game’s Afoot!

Sherlock Holmes and the Pulps Today marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Although best known as the creator of...

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