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Forgotten SPICY DETECTIVE Stories: Dan Turner - Hollywood Detective in...
It would seem that at least a zillion adventures of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective have been reprinted over the past forty-odd years. But I'm pretty sure there are still a few hold-outs, and "Veiled...
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Conan of Pastichia (Robert Jordan style)
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Overlooked Films: PERRY MASON solves The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
I haven’t read this book in a coon’s age, so can’t say how faithful the film is. But this movie, the second in the series, is at least more faithful to Gardner’s vision than the first, The Case of The...
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Forgotten Books: CONAN AND THE EMERALD LOTUS by John C. Hocking (1995)
When I posted some Conan pastiche covers earlier this week (HERE), James Reasoner called my attention to this one by Mr. John C. Hocking, which I had never read.I’ve been struggling of late to find a...
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BLACK MASK goes digital! eBooks coming soon . . .
Here's the official press release:Black Mask magazine, launched in 1920, built its reputation on fostering, and later inspiring, some of mystery’s most beloved hardboiled writers, including Dashiell...
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Paul Cain. Norbert Davis. Steve Fisher. Theodore Tinsley. Available today in...
We take this time out from our regularly scheduled Overlooked Film to celebrate a big day in Black Mask history. Mysterious Press, in cooperation with Open Road Media and Keith Deutsch of...
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Richard Prosch creeped me out . . .
. . . in a good way, with his new story "Stringtown Road" over at BEAT to a PULP. This one involves a girl with Farrah Fawcett hair, a guy with Burt Reynolds shades and chains, and a dark highway duel...
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Friday's Forgotten Books: THE LINKS - plus - A Lost Nero Wolfe Novel? You be...
I have the honor of filling in for Patti Abbott this week. (Hope you're having a nice day off, Patti.) Here's a list of reviews that are up.I'll be updating this list every few minutes throughout the...
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Overlooked Films: A Night in Casablanca (1946)
I watched this not long after an umpteenth viewing of Casablanca, thinking there might be some elements of parody. There weren’t. Legend has it that the film was originally intended as a lampoon, with...
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