Episode 9 of The White Rocket Podcast is now available on Podbean, iTunes, via the Podcast app on iPhone/iPad, or you can use the mini-player at the White Rocket site.
The White Rocket Podcast is part of the Earth Station One Network.
Two Fisted News from the World of Pulp!
Monday, December 24, 2012
THE WHITE ROCKET PODCAST TAKES ON THE MOVIES OF 2012
Episode 9 of The White Rocket Podcast is now available on Podbean, iTunes, via the Podcast app on iPhone/iPad, or you can use the mini-player at the White Rocket site.
The White Rocket Podcast is part of the Earth Station One Network.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Day Six of Pro Se's Adventures of Nicholas Saint Now Available!
Pro Se Productions releases the sixth part of THE ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS SAINT, its ongoing serialized novella, for your reading pleasure!
As Jack fights on in Ohio, step back a few hours and follow Nicholas Saint as he makes his way to Caruthersville...and recalls just why this little Ohio burg is the town that hates Christmas!
PART FIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS SAINT NOW LIVE FROM PRO SE!
The Fifth Installment of the ongoing serialization of Tommy Hancock's THE ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS SAINT is now live at www.pulpmachine.blogspot.com!
Jack Frost finds himself confronted with a town full of people out for his blood and faces the fact that all he may be able to do is 'Run, Jack, Run!'
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THE MASKED RIDER RIDES AGAIN!
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Altus Press’ Matt Moring shared a pre-Christmas announcement!
Press Release:
The Masked Rider Archives Volume 1
By Oscar Schisgall and William H. Stueber
Introduction by Will Murray
Collected for the first time: the original Masked Rider series! Originally published by Ranger Publications, Altus Press has committed to collecting all the rare and illusive Masked Rider yarns from these early years prior to its acquisition by Standard Publications. Each volume will include new articles and information about the series as well as the history of Ranger Publications, one of the earliest companies run by Marvel Comics founder Martin Goodman.
Volume 1 contains the first three stories, uncut, in order, and accompanied by the original illustrations: "The Black Caballero" by Oscar Schisgall along with "The Avenging Shadow" and "Sapphire Mesa," both by William H. Stueber.
Available soon!
Learn more at www.altuspress.com.
DAVE FLORA COVERS THE BLACK MONK!
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| Art: Dave Flora |
Read the artist’s thoughts on the creation of the cover at http://daveflora.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-black-monk.html?spref=fb
Dave Flora also mentioned that there will be more Ghost Zero stories coming soon.
DIGGIN’ GRAVES!
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New pulp Author Barry Reese unveiled the cover to his upcoming book, Gravedigger by artist supreme, George Sellas. Here’s a peek.
Keep watching All Pulp for more Gravedigger announcements.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
RANKING THE JAMES BOND FILMS, PART 3: THE TOP 3!
So today we finish up my rankings of all 23 of the Eon Productions JAMES BOND films, with the TOP THREE overall.
We looked at numbers 23-14 here and at numbers 13-4 here.
Remember, folks--stuff like this is entirely subjective. We're (mostly) talking my favorites, not the "greatest" or "highest grossing" or whatever. This represents my views.
Without further ado, then, here are my three favorite Bond films, in order:
3. Goldfinger
We looked at numbers 23-14 here and at numbers 13-4 here.
Without further ado, then, here are my three favorite Bond films, in order:
3. Goldfinger
Hard to argue against this one, which really does have
almost everything. I had it ranked second until yesterday when I re-watched it, and found it oddly disappointing in places. My main complaint is that, given the larger scope of this one than its predecessors, Goldfinger’s scheme is not quite
up to the world-ending level of many of the others—but that’s probably just me. The middle is sort of dull, too, while Bond plays golf and then is held prisoner in Kentucky. But the Aston Martin goes a long way--even if he never quite gets to use it as creatively as we might have liked. And so does Honor Blackman (and "Jill Masterson" at the start ain't bad, either). Odd Job is iconic. And it has probably the second or third best theme song, too--and the most iconic. It's a great Bond movie.
2. From Russia with Love
A simple, straight-ahead spy movie with vivid characters and great action. Bond’s Turkish ally, Kerim Bey, remains a favorite, and Robert Shaw as the SMERSH assassin is very cool--is he the only actor to have fought both James Bond and (the shark) Jaws?! The visuals of Istanbul and along the European rail line are gorgeous—as was the leading lady, Daniela Bianchi. The theme song is great--and, interestingly, doesn't appear (with lyrics) in the opening credit sequence; it's only at the end. The story sticks just close enough to the novel to make it a tight, taut thriller rather than an over-the-top spectacle. And you can’t beat a catfight in a Gypsy camp.
1. You Only Live
Twice
The prototype for seemingly half the rest of the franchise,
with the original “supervillain base in a volcano.” Japan in the 1960s provides
a great backdrop and Tiger Tanaka is rivaled only by Kerim Bey of “From Russia
with Love” as Bond’s greatest “regional ally.” Is it over-the-top, much of the way? Sure. Does the plot make sense? Not a lot of it, no. Will many criticize me for this choice? Probably. But it's my list, and this one has always been my favorite. And it has my favorite theme song of all, to boot. This one is my favorite.
So there you have my entire list--all 23 Bond films from Eon, in the order I like them (or don't like them).
Be sure to visit www.whiterocketbooks.com to listen to our James Bond podcast episode (or find it on iTunes) and also to check out the many great books we have available. Thanks for reading!
Friday, December 21, 2012
THE ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS SAINT CONTINUE AT PRO SE-FOR FREE!
Continuing its serialization of Tommy Hancock's THE ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS SAINT featuring Santa Claus and company viewed through a Pulpy prism, Pro Se Productions proudly presents Day 4 of this novella, featuring stunning art work by David L. Russell at http://pulpmachine.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-adventures-of-nicholas-saint-day-4.html! And remember, catch up on all previous chapters at http://pulpmachine.blogspot.com/p/the-adventures-of-nicholas-saint-free.html
DAY FOUR features CHAPTER THREE- FIRST, FROST!
DAY FOUR features CHAPTER THREE- FIRST, FROST!
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FORTIER TAKES ON 'ARCHIE MEETS NERO WOLFE'!
ARCHIE MEETS NERO WOLFE
By Robert Goldsborough
A Mysteriouspress.com Book
221 pages
If you are a lover of books, then the passing of a favorite
writer brings on a great deal of sadness; especially if that writer had been
the author of a well loved series.
Such was the case for thousands of mystery lovers when Rex Stout passed
away in 1975. For all intents and
purposes this also brought about the demise of his beloved characters, Nero
Wolfe and Archie Goodwin.
The following eleven years saw most of Stout’s Nero Wolfe
mysteries reprinted countless times in various editions; all of them treasured
by his fans. Still the thrill of
joining these familiar figures on new cases seemed to be a lost cause. Then, in 1994, journalist Robert
Goldsborough wrote “Murder in E Minor,” a brand new Nero Wolfe mystery much to
the delight of the majority of Stout fans. Note, I say majority.
In matters such as these, there will always be the vocal purists who see
new stories as sacrilegious and prefer such fictional heroes end their careers
with the death of their creators.
We are clearly not of that attitude. We thoroughly enjoyed Goldsborough’s efforts and felt he had
captured Archie’s voice perfectly.
He would go on to write six additional titles in the series ending them
in 1994 with “The Missing Chapter.”
At which point, annoyed by the criticism of that minority we
mentioned, Goldsborough went on to create his own original mystery series
featuring a Chicago reporter of the past named Snap Malek. Several of these have won prestigious
genre literary awards. Still, when
looking at our Nero Wolfe titles on our bookshelf, we regularly hoped that some
day he would return to that familiar brownstone on West Thirty-Fifth Street in
which dwells the rotund detective and his handsome legman, Archie Goodwin. That he has done so in such a
spectacular fashion is a cause for unabashed celebration.
Not only has Goldsborough answered our pleas, but he has
gone beyond our wildest dreams in offering up the story Rex Stout never did;
the tale of Archie’s first meeting with Nero Wolfe. Painstakingly culling through Stout’s canon, Goldsborough
took the slim nuggets seeded throughout the dozens of books and short stories
and meticulously put them together in a working timeline. From these morsels he then went on to
craft a truly complete and traditional Nero Wolfe mystery only with a major
difference; we finally are allowed to witness the first ever meeting between
these two remarkable characters. Let us assure you, it was worth the wait. Reading “Archie Meets Nero Wolfe,” had
us remembering our teenage high school days when we first picked up our first
Wolfe paperback. This book is in
essence a joyous family reunion.
It should be noted that the very first Nero Wolfe mystery,
“Fer-De-Lance,” appeared in 1934 during the days of the Great Depression. Goldsborough deftly sets his story in
the same era wonderfully researching his background for authentic slang,
clothing, automobiles and the city itself so the reader is transported back into
that time.
Now the book’s actual mystery plot resolves around a rich
hotelier’s eight year old son being kidnapped. The man hires the famous Nero Wolfe to save the boy. Wolfe, as is his habit, then recruits
his regular group of private investigators; all of whom are quite familiar to
any fan of the series. Only this
time there’s a new face in the crowd, an eager beaver fresh of the bus from
Ohio who has connected himself with operative Del Bascomb. His name is Archie Goodwin and he is
very, very eager to show Wolfe how capable he is. As ever Goldsborough delivers a true by-the-rules puzzle
astute readers will relish in trying to solve before Wolfe’s traditional
in-house gathering at the finale.
But the true heart of this book is the fun in watching a young, brash,
would be private-eye encounter the man who is going to be his mentor and
closest friend. Goldsborough again
captures Archie’s voice brilliantly and in doing so takes us on the ride we’ve
all been waiting for a long, long time.
Mystery fans, if you or a loved one is a Nero Wolfe fan, you
could not give them a better Christmas gift this year than, “Archie Meets Nero
Wolfe.” Then watch the smiles on
their faces when they unwrap this truly great book. Tell them Santa sent you.
AMAZING STORIES-BETA TESTING PHASE 1 BEGINS IN 2013!
Amazing Stories, the world's first science
fiction magazine, opens for Beta Testing of Phase 1 on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013.
Fifty+ Writers Sign On to provide
genre-related content!
Experimenter Publishing Company
Hillsboro, NH
December 20, 2012
The Experimenter Publishing Company is
pleased to announce the reintroduction of the world's most recognizable science fiction magazine
– AMAZING STORIES!
Set to relaunch with a Beta Test of
its new Social Magazine Platform, Amazing Stories will feature content
from 50+ bloggers, covering an enormous array of subjects of interest to genre
fans.
“We've got authors and agents, bloggers and
editors, pod casters and broadcasters; we've got gamers and game designers;
artists and art collectors; pulpsters and indie authors; we've got Hugo
winners, John W. Campbell Memorial Award winners, John W. Campbell Best New
Writer winners, Nebula and Hugo Award winners and nominees and winners and
nominees of many other awards;
people who review films, people who make films; we've got fanboys and
fangirls; we've got former editors of Amazing Stories, writers who've become
synonymous with the field and writers who are just getting started; comic
artists, book reviewers; traditionally published authors, self-pubbed authors
and authors who've done it all.
The response to my request for participation was phenomenal – it
couldn't be more perfect if I had set out with a list of must-haves!” said
Steve Davidson, publisher.
Amazing Stories' Social Magazine platform
is designed to create an interactive environment that will be familiar to fans
with blog content designed to encourage discussion and take things beyond the usual user-generated content
model for social networks.
The Amazing Stories Blog Team will cover
(for now – more coming!) fourteen popular topics – Science Fiction, Fantasy,
and Horror, (lit), Film, Television, Gaming, Comics and Graphic Works, the Visual Arts, the Pulps, Audio
Works, Anime, the Business of
Publishing, Science and Fandom itself.
At this year's Worldcon (Chicon 7 the 70th Worldcon, Chicago), Toastmaster John Scalzi talked about what it was to be a fan and
concluded by saying
“We are
diverse - and we are all in this together.”
We are diverse – and we are all in this
together, a sentiment that captures the very heart and soul of what it means to
be a fan. Amazing Stories aims to
be a vehicle through which the diversity of fandom can come together.
Amazing Stories' relaunch will take place
in two phases. Those interested in
participating in the Beta Test of Phase 1 should contact the publisher at steve.davidson33@comcast.net. Participants
will receive full access to the site with Member status and will receive on-site
benefits as the project moves forward.
Phase 2 will introduce additional
interactivity and user-customization to the site. Following the completion and testing of Phase 2, the
magazine, featuring both new and reprint fiction, essays, photo galleries,
reviews and more will begin publication.
Readers who are interested in what the magazine will look like can read
two Relaunch Prelaunch issues on line, or download them from the Amazing Stories
store. (Additional Amazing Stories themed
product is also available here.)
Experimenter Publishing is pleased to
introduce the Amazing Stories Blog
Team:
Cenobyte, Mike Brotherton, Ricky L. Brown,
Michael A. Burstein,
Catherine Coker, Johne Cook, Paul Cook,
Gary Dalkin, Jane Frank,
Jim Freund, Adam Gaffen, Chris Garcia,
Chris Gerwel, Tommy Hancock,
Liz Henderson, Samantha Henry, M. D.
Jackson, Monique Jacob,
Geoffrey James, J. J. Jones, Peggy Kolm,
Justin Landon, Andrew Liptak,
Melissa Lowery, Barry Malzberg, C. E.
Martin, Farrell J. McGovern,
Steve Miller, Matt Mitrovich, Aidan Moher,
Kevin Murray, Ken Neth,
Astrid Nielsch, D. Nicklin-Dunbar, John
Purcell, James Rogers,
Diane Severson, Doug Smith, Lesley Smith,
Bill Spangler, Duane Spurlock,
Michael J. Sullivan, G. W. Thomas, Erin
Underwood, Stephan Van Velzen,
Cynthia Ward, Michael Webb, Keith West,
John M. Whalen, Ann Wilkes,
Karlo Yeager, Leah Zeldez
BACKGROUND:
Originally published in 1926 by the father
of science fiction, Hugo Gernsback, Amazing Stories helped to launch both the
science fiction genre and its most enduring feature, science fiction
fandom. The magazine is well known
for its Frank R. Paul covers and for publishing the first stories by many
iconic authors such as Isaac Asimov, Jack Williamson and Ursula Le Guin. Published continuously from 1926 until
1995, followed by two brief resurrections from 1998 till 2000 and again from
2004 thru 2005. In 2008 Hasbro,
the then current owner, allowed the trademarks to lapse and publisher Steve
Davidson applied for and eventually received them in 2011.
Additional history and background on
Amazing Stories can be found at the Science
Fiction Encyclopedia
and Wikipedia. A complete
gallery of all 609 previous
issues with publication history is also available.
The Experimenter Publishing Company was
created in 2012 for the purpose of returning Amazing Stories magazine to
regular publication. The
company shares the name of the
original magazine's publisher as homage.
The trademarks for Amazing Stories were acquired by Steve Davidson in
2011, the previous owners having
allowed the marks to lapse in 2008, at which time application was made for a
new incarnation of the same title.
CONTACT:
For more information regarding Amazing
Stories, the Blog Team and the Beta Test of the new site, please contact Steve
Davidson via email at steve.davidson33@comcast.net.
To contact one of the Blog Team:
Cenobyte http://www.cenobyte.ca
Mike Brotherton http://www.mikebrotherton.com
Ricky L Brown http://doctorfantastiques.com/author/rickbrown
Michael A Burstein - http://www.mabfan.com
, http://www.bursteinbooks.com
Cait Coker http://www.aggiescifi.wordpress.com
Johne Cook https://twitter.com/theskypirate
Paul Cook http://www.paulcook-sci-fi.com
Gary Dalkin http://www.tothelastword.com
Jane Frank http://www.wow-art.com
Jim Freund http://www.hourwolf.com
Adam Gaffen http://www.thekildaran.blogspot.com
Chris Garcia http://efanzines.com/DrinkTank
Chris Gerwel http://elflands2ndcousin.com
Tommy Hancock http://www.allpulp.blogspot.com
, http://www.prosepulp.com, http://www.ideaslikebullets.blogspot.com
Liz Henderson http://www.true-blood.net
, http://www.onceuponafansite.com
, http://www.nicegirlstv.com
Samantha Henry http://www.scifidramaqueen.com
M. D. Jackson http://www.michaeldeanjackson.blogspot.com
Monique Jacob http://www.moniquejacob.com
Geoffrey James http://www.geoffreyjames.com
, http://www.sorcerer.net
J. Jay Jones
Peggy Kolm http://blog.sciencefictionbiology.com
Justin Landon http://www.staffersbookreview.com
Andrew Liptak http://www.andrewliptak.wordpress.com
Meilissa Lowery http://www.true-blood.net
, http://www.sidcity.net
, http://www.chucktv.net
Barry Malzberg
Farrell J. McGovern http://www.can-con.org
Matt Mitrovich http://alternatehistoryweeklyupdate.blogspot.com
Aidan Moher http://aidanmoher.com/blog
Kevin Murray www.kevinmurray.ca
, http://www.falloutfiles.com
Ken Neth http://nethspace.blogspot.com
Astrid Nielsch http://webdesign.asni.net/
, http://www.asni.net , http://www.asni.net/newsletter.php
, http://music.asni.net/
, http://conceptart.asni.net/
D. Nicklin-Dunbar http://mouldysquid.wordpress.com/book-reviews
John Purcell http://efanzines.com/Prior/index.htm
James Rogers http://scienceismagic.com/
Diane Severson www.divadianes.blogspot.com
, http://www.starshipsofa.com/category/podcast/fact-articles/poetry-planet/
, http://www.sfpoetry.com
Doug Mmith http://www.smithwriter.com
Lesley Smith
Bill Spangler
Duane Spurlock http://pulprack.blogspot.com
, http://spurandlock.blogspot.com
, http://duanespurlock.blogspot.com
Michael J. Sullivan http://www.riyria.com
G. W. Thomas http://www.gwthomas.org
Erin Underwood http://www.underwords.com
Stephan Van Velzen http://www.rantingdragon.com
Cynthia Ward - http://www.cynthiaward.com
, http://www.writingtheother.com
Michael Webb http://www.martianexpatriate.com/
John M Whalen http://johnmwhalen.wordpress.com
Ann Wilkes http://sciencefictionmusings.blogspot.com
Karlo Yeager
Leah Zeldes http://www.zeldes.com
, http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com
, http://www.diningchicago.com/blog
RANKING THE JAMES BOND FILMS, PART 2: Numbers 13-4
Here I present Part 2 of my rankings of all the Eon-produced James Bond films. Last time we ranked and examined 23-14. This time we count down from number 13 to number 4. Next time we'll do the top 3.
On with the rankings:
On with the rankings:
13. Skyfall
O-ver Ra-ted! I do
not understand all the love for this movie.
Sure, it looked great and had some nice action—but so did “Quantum of
Solace” and a bunch of the others listed beneath it here. The plot had gaping holes, the villain succeeds
at every single thing he wants to accomplish, the last reel of the film is
actually dull, and the time frame for the character is impossible to pin
down. (He’s early in his career! No, wait!
He’s the aged, grizzled spy, nearly washed up! No—wait! Etc.) It gets bogged down in the zillion nods to
previous films and everything that happens in the first three-fourths seems
clumsily contrived to set up the situation the producers desired at the end. Not a favorite by any means.
12. Diamonds are Forever
It hasn’t aged well at all, it rehashes previously-used
storylines, and parts of it don’t make a lick of sense after repeated
viewings. Even so, while not greater
than the sum of its parts, it does contain some fantastic parts. In particular you have to love the two
assassins and the sublime Charles Gray as Blofeld. And above all we get Connery back for one
last go-round in the Eon series. Dumb but fun.
11. For Your Eyes
Only
The other particularly watchable Roger Moore Bond film (besides "Live and Let Die.") The bit with him romancing the teen-aged skater is
a bit creepy, as he’s starting to show his age by this time. But the more straight-ahead spy story is a
welcome relief after the last few entries.
And the crossbow-wielding leading lady is terrific.
10. Dr. No
Crude—nobody associated with the production had quite found
their footing yet—and it looks like it was filmed on a budget of about seventeen dollars. But it's undeniably fun, and the DNA for the entire rest of the series
is on display here, though it hadn’t quite gelled yet.
9. Tomorrow Never
Dies
I have a soft spot in my heart for this one because it was
the second in Pierce Brosnan’s run, and he’s my favorite Bond of all; and
because it features the great Michelle Yeoh as a Chinese agent to rival Bond
himself. I would pay good money to watch
a movie series or read a book series featuring Yeoh’s solo adventures—or Tiger
Tanaka’s. It’s also fun that the villain
is a sort of Ted Turner/Rupert Murdoch mashup.
8. Live and Let Die
The first and best of the Roger Moore run. The voodoo stuff is genuinely
frightening—certainly it was to this kid back in the Seventies!—and the iconic
moments like the jazzy Bourbon Street funeral and the rotating bar booth remain pleasant
memories. And Moore was still young
enough to seem plausible in the role.
7. Thunderball
The Connery films were starting to seem a bit similar at
this point, but the underwater stuff was new at the time and the villain was
about as fun as any before him—though setting him on a ship and giving him an
eyepatch might have been a bit much.
6. Casino Royale
Daniel Craig exploded onto the screen as one of the best
Bonds of all, in one of the absolute best movies. Parts were confusing to me at first; a lot
happens in this movie. Ultimately,
though, it’s dark and intense and so much fun.
5. On Her Majesty’s
Secret Service
George Lazenby is underrated, in my view, while the film
itself is somewhat overrated by Bond aficionados, in my view. The whole bit in the allergy clinic in the
middle gets a little sillier with repeated viewings, rivaling the worst of
Moore’s excesses later on. But it's a really good spy story and there’s
no denying the power of the ending.
4. Goldeneye
My favorite Bond actor in his best Bond film. I love nearly everything about this
movie. We’d waited so long for Brosnan
to play the part. When it came out, it represented a (you’ll pardon the
expression) quantum leap forward in
the sheer “epic-ness” of the series, back to what they’d been able to achieve
(for far less money) in Connery’s heyday.
It sports a supporting cast, including Alan Cummings and Sean Bean, as
good as any film in the series.
So there you have my numbers 13-4. Next time we'll look at the three best James Bond films of all, in my estimation.
Be sure to visit www.whiterocketbooks.com to listen to our James Bond podcast episode (or find it on iTunes) and also to check out the many great books we have available. See you next time!
OLD TIME RADIO! AUDIOBOOKS! PULP! EBOOKS! THE LAST RADIO ARCHIVES NEWSLETTER OF 2012!
December 21, 2012
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Whistles, hissing steam escaping from smoke stacks, other train sounds all accompanying announcer Marvin Miller’s “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Railroad Hour!” This opening line heralded the beginning of each episode of one of the most beloved, often sought after music programs of the golden age of radio! You can enjoy the same ride now on The Railroad Hour, Volume 4!
The Railroad Hour presented abridged versions of some of the most popular and beloved musicals and operettas of all time. In these lush and tuneful half-hours, star and leading man Gordon MacRae was joined by a host of leading ladies - including MGM and Warner Brothers vocalist Lucille Norman, Metropolitan Opera stars Dorothy Kirsten and Nadine Conner, and many more. In his role as host and leading man, MacRae generally narrated the programs, giving listeners the basic structure of the plot as the show went along.
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Escape, a dramatic anthology series, concentrated primarily on tales of high adventure based on works by esteemed authors like Rudyard Kipling, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and H.G. Wells. Though it may not have received the attention lavished on other more well-known series, from 1947 to 1954, it managed to transcend its mostly network-sustained origins to provide top-quality entertainment, relying on outstanding performers like Elliott Lewis, Jeanette Nolan, and Hans Conried, as well as distinguished veterans like William N. Robson and Norman MacDonnell to oversee the production and direction. Week in and week out, Escape demonstrated that it was truly an outstanding and memorable show...even if it was lacking the Hollywood stars that attracted big-money sponsorship. Regular Price $29.98 - Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $14.99 Audio CDs / $7.49 Download.
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Give yourself the gift of a true Christmas Classic and make it your own holiday tradition! A 26 episode adventure, The Complete Cinnamon Bear relates the adventures of Judy and Jimmy, The Barton Twins, in Maybeland. On a hunt for the silver star to top their tree, the twins meet Paddy O'Cinnamon, theCinnamon Bear. In pursuit of the Crazy Quilt dragon that stole the star, listeners follow Paddy and the Twins on wonderfully fantastic journeys as they meet such memorable characters as Captain Tin Top, Fraidy Cat, Mr. Presto, and even Santa Claus himself! The show even includes eleven original holiday songs written exclusively for the program! The Complete Cinnamon Bear appeals to listeners of all ages, sparking nostalgia of a simpler time for some, carrying hints of childhood stories for others. For all, The Complete Cinnamon Bear is a must have this holiday season! Regular Price $20.98 - Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $10.49 Audio CDs / $5.24 Download.
Whether you remember the big band era yourself or simply appreciate the timeless music of the war years and beyond, you’ll find many treasures in this second collection from Radio Archives, featuring twenty of the top bands and musical groups of the era in twenty half-hour live remote broadcasts dating from 1944 to 1950. In addition to performances by orchestras that are still well remembered today, the set also features broadcasts by several lesser-known but equally talented ensembles, all performing live and in-person from some of the top ballrooms and night spots of the era. Regular Price $29.98 - Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $14.99 Audio CDs / $7.49 Download.
Created and produced by the Australian-based George Edwards Productions, The Adventures of Marco Polo relates the remarkable journey which Marco Polo, his father, and his uncle took to Persia and China in the late 1200s. These Venetian businessmen risked their very lives to establish trade relations with countries that, at the time, were thought to be uncivilized, dangerous, and possibly deadly. Their treacherous journey, as well as the riches, action, and intrigue they found when they arrived in the Far East, makes for thrilling and adventurous entertainment. This six-CD set offers the first twenty-five broadcasts of this fifty-two episode series; the remaining programs can be found in Volume 2. Regular Price $17.98 - Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $8.99 Audio CDs / $4.49 Download.
Read by Richard Epcar
Before James Bond was ever imagined, Jimmy Christopher was the bravest, boldest and best-equipped secret agent any nation ever had!
From out of the pages of Operator #5 magazine steps a dramatic hero who pits himself against threats to national security from all origins. Whether it's subversive internal menace, or a full-scale invasion from an enemy land, James Christopher stood ready and resolute to defeat it.
In 1934, with Hitler consolidating power in Germany and the Japanese Empire on the rise in Asia, young pulp publisher Harry Steeger decided that the American public was ready for a magazine chronicling the exploits of an undercover agent dedicated to defending the United States from foreign aggressors. With his editors, Steeger came up with a title, Secret Service Operator #5, and a cover depicting a masked terrorist fleeing an exploding White House. Over this loomed the resourceful hero, blazing away with a .45 automatic. His job: to defeat a new invasion of the United States—every month!
James Christopher did not technically belong to the U. S. Secret Service. He was a top agent for an America's unnamed Intelligence Service. It was in his blood. His father, John Christopher, retired from the same agency years before. Answerable only to his superior, Z-7, and carrying a letter from the President of the United States identifying him as Operator #5, Jimmy Christopher played for keeps. He carried a rapier sewn into his belt, and in a golden skull hanging from his watch-chain was a reservoir of poison to be taken in the event of capture.
Aided by a small group of trusted assistants, ranging from his twin sister Nan to scrappy street urchin Tim Donovan, Jimmy Christopher was a one-man defense force. Proud and patriotic, expert marksman and swordsman, he was the best America has to offer in a time of severe trial.
Originally written by master pulpsmith Frederick C. Davis, theOperator #5 series was a clear forerunner of the spy and espionage genre, which exploded in the 1960s when President John F. Kennedy happened remark that he enjoyed reading Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. The first Bond film, Dr. No, was released in 1962. Soon, America was surrounded by spies. The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Our Man Flint,and Nick Carter, Killmaster were just a few of the most prolific. Jimmy Christopher was on the job a generation before them all, blazing the espionage trail, and keeping America safe from fascism and other wicked isms.
Unseen, impregnable, the strange war engine of a foreign power hovered over America, waiting the fatal moment to hurl death upon a thousand cities and towns. Foredoomed to destruction and desolation before the ravaging hordes of the Yellow Empire, bleak despair gripped the nation’s millions. And then men held their breath in agonizing hope — as Operator #5, single-handed, seized the last grim chance to save the United States!
Into this unprecedented crisis plunged Jimmy Christopher. Only one man, but a man who embodied the American spirit—and stands prepared to perish to protect his country.
This Total Pulp Experience audiobook contains all three stories from the second issue issue of Operator #5 Magazine, May 1934. Read by Richard Epcar. 6 hours. $23.98 Audio CDs / $11.99 Download.
Put the chilling in your Christmas with Terror Tales, Volume 1! Featuring seven stories from the original run of the classic weird menace magazine, this audiobook will give you goosebumps and have you leaving the light on at night! In Paul Ernst's horrific The Mummy Maker, an innocent woman faces the fearsome fate of being mummified alive! Norvell Page's disquieting Accursed Thirst takes us into the dark mind of a vampire—or is it a werewolf? Terror and horror compete for supremacy in Frederick C. Davis deeply disturbing Dig Deep the Graves! These and four more horror classics are read by Joey D’Auria and Michael C. Gwynne. Terror Tales is a guaranteed fright for sure! Regular Price $27.98 - Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $13.99 Audio CDs / $6.99 Download.
Great Audiobooks for Christmas
Captain Future The Space Emperor - Thrill to the debut adventure of the Doc Savage of the Future! Written by Edmond Hamilton, Captain Future and the Space Emperor is a wild adventure spanning from Jupiter to the Moon. Armed with a proton pistol and accompanied by three nonhuman companions, Captain Future made the spaceways of the far flung 1990s safe flying around in the Comet! Read by Joey D’Auria! 6 Hours of Science Fiction Adventure. 6 hours. $23.98 Audio CDs / $11.99 Download.
The Green Lama The Case of the Crimson Hand - One of the most unique and popular pulp characters ever created, Kendall Foster Crossen’s Green Lamafights once! Created to compete with The Shadow, The Green Lama was Jethro Dumont, a millionaire who had gone to Tibet to become a lama and returned to America to fight crime! Surrounding himself with a team of companions, The Green Lama sets off on his first two adventures in this Audiobook, voiced by noted voice actor Michael McConnohie! Thrill to the inaugural exploits of The Green Lama! 6 hours. $23.98 Audio CDs / $11.99 Download.
Dan Fowler: G-Man Snatch! - Pulp’s classic two fisted government agent fights crime in this wonderfully produced audiobook! From an era when the real life FBI was tackling crime head and hands on throughout America comes Dan Fowler, a young but hardened agent schooled in the scientific methods of the FBI, but also able to hold his own in a bloody shootout! Listen as actor Richard Epcar breathes ruggedness and determination into every word as Fowler jumps in fists raised and guns blazing to deal with kidnappers and criminals! 5 hours. $19.98 Audio CDs / $9.99 Download.
The Spider The Prince of the Red Looters - A foe truly worthy of the Spider invites the Master of Men into his parlor in this pulp thriller! The Fly challenges Norvell W. Page's iconic hero at every twist and turn in this riveting tale! And the challenge issued is one the Spider is only too glad to take up, a fight to the death! This audiobook, produced by Roger Rittner and wonderfully voiced by Nick Santa Mariaand Robin Riker, comes complete with a full period musical score and sound effects! 6 hours $23.98 Audio CDs / $11.99 Download.
The best of timeless Pulp now available as cutting edge eBooks! Will Murray's Pulp Classics brings the greatest heroes, awesome action, and two fisted thrills to your eReader! Presenting Pulp Icons such as the Spider and Operator #5 as well as wonderfully obscure characters like the Octopus and more, Will Murray's Pulp Classics brings you the best of yesterday's Pulp today!
Over the Capitol hung that suicide Senator's warning of destruction and anarchy to come when he was gone — of a fair land of freemen to suffer shame and degradation, a nation to be torn apart by the hounds of hell! Upon the very Senate doors hammered those yogi-mesmerized mobs who sought to make a mad man America's ruler. And Richard Wentworth, whose eyes had gazed upon a written message from the honored dead, must don the Spider's cloak of darkness to fight off these Storm Troops of Satan who would not rest content until Washington was a bloody shambles and the Chief Executive, himself, hung from a lonely gallows! Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.
America's greatest metropolis struggled hopelessly in the toils of starvation — victim of the world's most unscrupulous impostor — a criminal red Spider whose underworld cohorts had slashed the city's life-giving arteries and established a bloody rule! While hollow-cheeked Famine left its ghastly imprint upon whimpering, peaked-faced little children, Richard Wentworth, in the real Spider's eerie guise, took up their desperate cause — to wage death-battle against his most terrible foe — a crime-master who had cut the very throat of civilization in order to rear an evil empire on its white, picked bones! Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine. As a special bonus, Will Murray has written an introduction especially for this series of eBooks.
From the fleshpots of Asia they came — mailed warriors led by a brawny coolie emperor — a savage army against which no force could stand! Veteran military leaders turned craven before that dread new foe. Famous regiments broke, retreated, surrendered shamefully. Our navy was lost. The United States was waging two wars — and losing both!... Jimmy Christopher — Ace of the Intelligence — faces the supreme test of his career. Can he save America when all other commanders have furled their colors in dishonorable defeat? Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine. As a special bonus, Will Murray has written an introduction especially for this series of eBooks.
Terror Tales John H. Knox
In 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names — the shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines — weird menace is the sub-genre term that has survived today. Terror Tales magazine was one of the most popular. It came from Popular Publications, whose publisher Harry Steeger was inspired by the Grand Guignol theater of Paris. This breed of pulp story survived less than ten years, but in that time, they became infamous, even to this day. This ebook contains a collection of stories from the pages of Terror Tales magazine, all written by John H. Knox, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Against a strange murder-master who held first a neighborhood, then a city, and then an entire, powerful nation in an icy paralyzing grip of fear, Captain Zero must wage a grim final battle — with only the guns of a small midnight patrol, that would seek him for a target at the first crimson streak of dawn!
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Find these legendary Pulp tales and more in Will Murray's Pulp Classics, now available in the Kindle store, Barnes and Noble Nook store, and RadioArchives.com! Search for RadioArchives.com in iTunes where over 100 eBooks and growing everyday are available.
by Marian O'Hearn
Get a taste of Romance in the Old West in Rangeland Romances #1. One of the most popular genres of the Pulp era, the western romance appealed to men and women alike, combining the draw of love and drama with the six-gun. In Another Girl’s Brand, cowboy Quent finds himself torn between two passionate women, pants wearing beauty Trudy offering him a business partnership and exotic and flirtacious Grace who he wants to take away from the roughneck mining town! Presented in a beautifully formatted eBook for easy reading, this tale of love and action on the frontier is a must have this Holiday Season! Regular price $0.99. Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $0.49.
FREE Spider eBook!
Receive an exciting original Spider adventure FREE! Part of the Will Murray Pulp Classics line, The Spider #11, Prince of the Red Looters first saw print in 1934 and features his momentous battle with The Fly and his armies of crazed criminal killers.
For those who have been unsure about digging into the wonderful world of pulps, this is a perfect chance to give one of these fantastic yarns a real test run. With a full introduction to the Spider written by famed pulp historian and author Will Murray, The Spider #11 was written by one of pulp's most respected authors, Norvell W. Page. Writing as Grant Stockbridge, Page's stories included some of the most bizarre and fun takes on heroes and crime fighting in the history of escapist fiction.
Even today Page's scenarios and his edge-of-the-seat writing style are still thrilling both new and old fans everywhere. For those who have never read one of these rollercoaster adventures, you are in for a thrill. If you already know how much fun a classic pulp is, make sure you get a copy of this classic.
See what the Total Pulp Experience is for yourself. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.
Send an eMail to eBooks@RadioArchives.com and start reading your FREE copy of the Spider #11 within seconds! Experience The Best Pulps the Past has to offer in the most modern way possible!
One of the top crime-fighters from the golden age of pulp fiction, the Spider returns in two thrill-packed adventures by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge. First, in The Spider and the Jewels Of Hell (1940), Tough, dauntless miners, accustomed to hardship and danger, paled in helpless terror as their homes were destroyed, their loved ones slaughtered! No one was safe, above ground or below, when The Killer walked among them. Only the Spider dared challenge the strangle-hold of fear that held an entire town in its deadly grip! Then, in Recruit For the Spider Legion (1943), Staunch supporter of justice and champion of the law Stanley Kirkpatrick, finds himself about to gain unexpected insights into the workings of the system when he himself is faced with the electric chair! Can the very man who has forever branded the Spider a criminal for his vigilante efforts join with his old enemy to battle the forces of Kali? These two exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading and feature both of the original full color covers as well as interior illustrations that accompany each story. Buy it today for $14.95!
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Master of Darkness investigates baffling mysteries in two classic pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, a hidden "Death Clue" secreted by Joe Cardona prevents the Master of Darkness from stopping serial murders! Then, guised as Kent Allard and Lamont Cranston, The Shadow travels from Mexico City to New Orleans to defeat an Aztec murder cult devoted to "Xitli, God of Fire." This instant collector's item showcases the original pulp covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney plus the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Earl Mayan, with historical commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. Buy it today for $14.95.
The pulp era's greatest superman returns in three exotic tales by William Bogart and Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a glowing scarab from "The Awful Dynasty" brings horrific deaths to financiers while a priceless scroll sends Doc and Patricia Savage to Egypt in search of the lost secret of the pyramid of Cheops! Then, the deadly mystery of "The Angry Canary" leads Doc and his aides to India. Finally, Monk Mayfair encounters "The Swooning Lady" during a trek through Central Park, in a tale newly illustrated by Dick Tracy's Joe Staton! This triple-novel collector's edition features both original color pulp covers by Emery Clarke, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of ten Doc Savage novels. Buy it today for $14.95.
Richard Wentworth, the Spider, swings into Pulpy action once more in The Spider #21 - #24 Double Novel reprints. Race alongside the Master of Men and his beloved Nita Van Sloan and trusted companions Ram Singh and Jackson as they risk life, limb, and sanity to keep New York safe from madmen and lunatics! Find out why the Spider is considered one of the top three classic Pulp characters still today! Each reprint contains two exciting pulp adventures that have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading and feature both of the original full color covers as well as interior illustrations that accompany each story. The Spider Volumes #21 to #24, regular price $14.95 - Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $7.47.
The Man of Bronze leaves his mark on Pulp once again in classic stories reprinted in Doc Savage from Radio Archives! Follow Doc and his trusted friends and aides - Monk, Ham, Long Tom, Renny, and Johnny - as they take on supervillains, would be tyrants, and strange villains of all kinds! Read Lester Dent at his best as Doc uses both brain and brawn to fight for justice and save the world once more! Each reprint contains two full-length Pulp novels reformatted for easy reading and also includes articles, illustrations, and other Doc related information to make the experience more exciting! Doc Savage Volumes #14 Bama, #17 Bama, #22, #22 Bama and #23, regular price $12.95 - Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $6.47.
Find out Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men inThe Shadow #21 and #24 from Radio Archives! These classic tales beautifully reprinted and formatted for easy reading feature Pulp’s most mysterious hero as created by Walter Gibson. Each reprint features two full length Shadow Pulp novels as well as original covers and a multitude of extra material for the true fan! Follow The Shadow and his team of agents as they delve into the darkness of the city and fight the evil that hides in the night! Who is The Shadow? Wealthy playboy Lamont Cranston? Pilot Kent Allard? Or someone else! Join the mystery with The Shadow Volumes #21 and #24, regular price $12.95 - Christmas Special priced until January 3rd for $6.47!
The shattering sequel to Fortress of Solitude.
The Doc Savage exploit that went untold for 74 years—Death’s Dark Domain!
In the aftermath of the evil John Sunlight’s pillaging of the secret Fortress of Solitude, a dreadful super-weapon has fallen the hands of a Balkan dictator intent upon seizing control of the vampire-haunted zone of desolation known as Ultra-Stygia. War is imminent. Monsters are loose in the disputed region. A strange darkness falls over the sinister landscape. Only Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, understands the terrible threat to humanity. And only he can prevent the terror from spreading…
There are unknown Things prowling the darkest patch of land on the planet. Haunted by creatures that might have emerged from the Hell’s lowest regions, ancient Ultra-Stygia has turned into a cauldron of conflict between rival countries. Monster bats careen through the night sky. Invisible Cyclopes patrol the scorched battleground. And a power beyond understanding robs men of their vision.
Can the 20th century’s premier scientist and superman untangle this Gordian knot of carnage before neighboring nations are drawn into an apocalyptic new world war? Or will the Man of Bronze succumb to an unstoppable power he himself has unleashed upon mankind?
From the frozen Arctic to the war-torn Balkans, Doc Savage and his fighting five follow a winding trail of terror to a blood-freezing climax.
Death's Dark Domain features a fantastic cover painted by Joe DeVito! Buy it today for only $24.95 from Radio Archives.
Back in print after 20 years! The rare Lester Dent-Will Murray collaboration resurrecting the original pulp superman...
Also available is the first Altus Press edition of Will Murray’s 1993 Doc Savage adventure, The Forgotten Realm. Deep in the heart of the African Congo lies a secret unsuspected for thousands of years. Doc Savage and his men embark on a quest to discover the secret of the strange individual known only as X Man, X for unknown. Before they come to the end of the trail, they find themselves fighting for their lives like gladiators of old!
No one knows who—or what—the strange being who calls himself “X Man” truly is. He was found wandering the ruins of a crumbling Roman fort, dressed in a toga, speaking classical Latin—and clutching a handful of unearthly black seeds.
Declared insane, the X Man patiently tends his weird plants until the day, impelled by a nameless terror, he flees Wyndmoor Asylum to unleash a cyclone of violence that is destined to suck the mighty Man of Bronze into the blackest, most unbelievable mystery of his entire career. For far from Scotland lies a domain of death unknown to the world and called by the ancient Latin name of Novum Eboracum—New York!
From the wild Scottish moors to the unexplored heart of darkest Africa, Doc Savage and his indomitable men embarked upon a desperate quest for the Forgotten Realm….
The Forgotten Realm features a spectacular cover painted by Joe DeVito! Buy it today for only $24.95 from Radio Archives.
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