Category Archives: Pulp

Pulp Friday: more adventures behind the bamboo screen

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 5 Comments

One of the most successful pulp fiction related posts to date on this site was a selection of Asian themed pulp fiction paperback covers I put up in 2011, Behind the bamboo screen: Asian pulp covers of the sixties and … Continue reading →

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Pulp Friday: The Deadly Prey

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Andrew Nette| Leave a comment

“A sadistic maniac was developing a deadly virus by using children as guinea pigs.” Vigilantes were one of the key themes of the muscular over the top world of seventies pulp fiction. And one of the biggest, meanest and weirdest of … Continue reading →

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Pulp Friday: Sin a la Carte

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 4 Comments

“Loaded with money – starved for sex – and her favorite dish was Sin a l Carte. The story of a summer hotel that gave women what they wanted – for a price.” When it comes to quality sleaze pulp … Continue reading →

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Pulp Friday: The Hustler

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 1 Comment

“A taunt, suspenseful novel of a strange smoke-filled world where drifters, sharks and lushes live by one rule that is a command: WIN!” Today’s Pulp Friday needs no introduction, The Hustler, by Walter Tevis. This cover is from the paperback … Continue reading →

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Pulp Friday: Black Samurai

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Andrew Nette| Leave a comment

“The Black Samurai tangles with a human Satan in a hellish den of torrid sex and deadly violence.” Today’s Pulp Friday is a series of covers featuring one of the best characters of US seventies pulp, Robert Sand aka Black … Continue reading →

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