Thanks a bunch for this info. I've read some of Cave's short
horror fiction, and really liked it. I've been looking for
his pulp stories and haven't been able to find any. I'll
definately check out these titles.
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Ron Clinton"
<clinton65@...> wrote:
>
> I love the weird menace and Spicy pulps. Yeah, there
was a lot of
formulaic
> dreck in them, but there was a lot of great, fun
stories to be had
as well.
>
>
> BTW, if you haven't already picked up Hugh B. Cave's
collections
> MURGUNSTRUMM AND OTHERS, DEATH STALKS THE NIGHT and
THE DOOR
BELOW, I'd
> highly recommend you do so. Cave was a prolific
pulpster, and
these
> collections reprint many of his weird menace (and
others) stories.
> MURGUNSTRUMM, in particular, is quite
good.
>
> For a history of the weird menace pulps, look for
SHUDDER PULPS, a
terrific
> overview of this niche field.
>
> Ron C.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rara-avis-
l@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of Chuck G.
> > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 5:51
AM
> > To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: FW: RARA-AVIS: Masked
Detectives?
> >
> > Hi Ron,
> > Thanks for the link to Vintage Library. My wife
is going to kill
me
> > one day, as I could spend a LOT of money on
those reprints.
Operator
> > # 5 and G-8 And His Battle Aces are going to be
high on my list
to
> > check out. The weird menace pulps also look
pretty cool.
> >
> > --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Ron Clinton"
<clinton65@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Sorry, just noticed that The Spider
stories were, in fact, the
> > ones you
> > > read. Guess my suggestion wasn't too much
help. ;-)
> > >
> > > Ron C.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ron Clinton
[mailto:clinton65@]
> > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 9:20
AM
> > > To: '
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com'
> > > Subject: RE: RARA-AVIS: Masked
Detectives?
> > >
> > > The Spider:
> > >
> > >
http://www.vintagelibrary.com/pulpfiction/characters/TheSpider.php
> > >
> > > Ron C.
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rara-avis-
> >
l@yahoogroups.com] On
> > > > Behalf Of Chuck G.
> > > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 8:56
AM
> > > > To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: RARA-AVIS: Masked
Detectives?
> > > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > > This probably not hardboiled, but
Baen is reprinting The
Spider
> > > > stories by Gerald W. Page from the
1930s. I just finished the
> > first
> > > > paperback 'Robat Titans of Gotham',
and really enjoyed it.
> > Nostalgia
> > > > Ventrues is also reprinting The
Shadow. Are there any other
> > writers of
> > > > this type of story that people might
recommend?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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