Download or read book The House of Skulls And Other Tales from the Pulps written by H. Bedford-Jones and published by Millefleurs. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new collection from the pen of H. Bedford-Jones presents five of his most exciting works from the pulp magazines of the early 20th Century, four novelets and one short story. Included are "The House of Skulls," "Written in Red," "Yellow Intrigue," "Down the Coast of Barbary," and "Skulls." Sure to please not only afficianados of pulp fiction but readers looking for some of the best adventure writing around, The House of Skulls and Other Tales from the Pulps is the latest addition to the Wildside Pulp Classics line!

Download or read book The House of Skulls and Other Tales from the Pulps written by H. Bedford-Jones and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new collection from the pen of H. Bedford-Jones presents five of his most exciting works from the pulp magazines of the early 20th Century, four novelets and one short story. Included are "The House of Skulls," "Written in Red," "Yellow Intrigue," "Down the Coast of Barbary" and "Skulls." Sure to please not only afficianados of pulp fiction but readers looking for some of the best adventure writing around, The House of Skulls and Other Tales from the Pulps is the latest addition to the Wildside Pulp Classics line!

Download or read book Weird Tales 325 written by Darrell Schweitzer and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weird Tales #325 (Fall 2001) features "From Out of the Crocodile's Mouth," by Darrell Schweitzer; "The Gravedigger's Apprentice," by Alvin Helms; "Our Temporary Supervisor," by Thomas Ligotti; "Where All Things Perish," by Tanith Lee; "The Wizard of Ashes and Rain," by David Sandner, and more.

Download or read book The House of the Wolf written by Basil Copper and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the last of the great traditionalists of English fiction." - Colin Wilson "An outstanding British writer in the genre." - August Derleth "Britain's leading purveyor of the macabre." - Peter Haining High above the Hungarian village of Lugos rise the towers of Castle Homolky, whose subterranean dungeons contain the remains of a chamber of horrors once used for the torture of enemies, and whose tragic and violent history has caused it to be known as The House of the Wolf. Into this legend-haunted region comes John Coleridge, an American professor and expert on lycanthropy, who is staying as a guest of Count Homolky while attending a conference on European folklore. After a villager is found dead with his throat torn out and a huge black wolf with seemingly preternatural powers is seen stalking the halls of the Castle, leaving scenes of bloody carnage in its wake, Coleridge and his colleagues must hunt the beast. But is the killer a wolf, or could the unthinkable be true: that one of the Castle's inhabitants is actually a werewolf? After the success of his Victorian gaslight Gothic tale "Necropolis" (1980), published by the legendary Arkham House, Basil Copper (1924-2013) returned with another atmospheric Victorian chiller, "The House of the Wolf" (1983). This first-ever paperback edition of Copper's classic includes an introduction by the author discussing the influences on his novel, including Universal and Hammer werewolf films, an afterword by award-winning editor Stephen Jones, and more than 40 illustrations by Stephen E. Fabian.

Download or read book Berber Loot written by H. Bedford-Jones and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-11-18 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A madcap adventure in Morocco, complete with thrills, romance, and sudden death...and a wild hunt for stolen treasure! A pulp adventure as only H. Bedford-Jones, the "King of the Pulps," could write.

Download or read book The Supreme Getaway and Other Tales from the Pulps written by George Allan England and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven of George Allan England's stories from the pulp magazines.

Download or read book Fear and Other Stories from the Pulps written by Abdullah Achmed and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achmed Abdullah's name was once synonymous with adventure. He published dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century, thrilling millions of readers throughout the world. He wrote with authority about exotic peoples and places because he had lived a life filled with adventure, serving in the British army and travelling extensively to exotic locales before settling down to a literary career. Here is the first new book of Adbullah's stories in almost seventy years, sampling a broad range of his work. "A Charmed Life" tells of one life-changing night in India, when a white man glimpses and beautiful woman in danger and acts to rescue her. "Framed at the Benefactor's Club" is a fascinating, intricately plotted mystery set in Manhattan. "The Yellow Wife" is a chilling look at Chinese life in Chinatown. "Bismallah!" is a light adventure in Africa, as crooked traders try to put a successful rival company out of business. "Light" is a surprisingly effective supernatural tale. "A Yarkand Survey" tells the story of a corrupt governor who is sent on a survey mission that might cost him his life -- if he isn't careful! And "Fear" is the tale of two thieving white men in Africa and the weird fates that awaited them. Ranging from mystery to adventure to outright horror, from the streets of New York to the rooftops of Calcutta, from London's Chinatown to the jungles of Africa, here are tales of men caught up by plots and mysteries beyond their wildest imaginings! Features a new introduction by pulp scholar Darrell Schweitzer.

Download or read book The Skull Talks Back written by Zora Neale Hurston and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-07-27 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you dare to cross paths with ... An enchantress who can slip in and out of her skin, A man more evil than the devil, A skull who talks back, A pair of creepy feet that can walk on their own? Spooky, chilling, and fantastical, this collection of six scary tales will send shivers up your spine! The stories in the skull talks back have been selected from Every Tongue Got To Confess, Zora Neale Hurston's third volume of folklore. Through Joyce Carol Thomas's carefully adapted text and Leonard Jenkins's arresting illustrations, the soulful, fanciful imaginations of ordinary folk will reach readers of all ages.

Download or read book The House of Skulls and Other Stories written by Gavin Chappell and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The House of Skulls and other stories.Featuring:When the Life-Giver Dies - a pagan god, a virgin sacrifice; just another night's work for Walwain the Pict. Or is it? The Last of the Ogres - a perfect, gentle knight grows up at last.Castle of the Blood Visage - Viking shieldmaiden the Red Daughter encounters a nest of Celtic Vampires. Gordred and the Golden Goose - the secret to untold riches creates galloping inflation and social breakdown in the city-state of Cosht.Off to Bedlam Without Any Supper - an old man faces a dystopian future where hilarity is compulsory. Escape into Danger! - four space pirates are pursued by the galactic police. And many more! First published on Schlock! Weekly Webzine (www.schlock.co.uk)

Download or read book The Moon of Skulls written by Robert Ervin Howard and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moon of Skulls by Robert Ervin Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Wolf Creek is under siege by a vicious, flesh-eating evil that stalks the night, leaving dismembered and devoured corpses in its wake. It is unknown, unseen, and unstoppable. Joseph Longtree, deputy U.S. Marshal knows there is a rhyme and reason behind the killings, but to discover the truth will mean penetrating local superstition, corruption, and vice, which will ultimately bring him face to face with a monstrosity out of Native American folklore.

Download or read book Slave of Mystery and Other Tales of Suspense from the Pulps written by Johnston McCulley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents five novellas by Johnston McCulley, creator of Zorro. Originally published under the pseudonym "Harrington Strong" in Detective Story Magazine, these mysteries showcase McCulley's lifelong devotion to the mystery field with meticulously plotted and brightly characterized stories that still hold the interest of modern readers. Presented here are "The Great Green Ring," "The Only Way," "Run to Ground, "The Obvious Clue" and "Slave of Mystery."

Download or read book The Moon of Skulls written by Robert Ervin Howard and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: he Moon of Skulls" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard was born and raised in the state of Texas. He spent most of his life in the town of Cross Plains with some time spent in nearby Brownwood. A bookish and intellectual child, he was also a fan of boxing and spent some time in his late teens bodybuilding, eventually taking up amateur boxing. From the age of nine he dreamed of becoming a writer of adventure fiction but did not have real success until he was 23. Thereafter, until his death at the age of 30 by suicide, Howard's writings were published in a wide selection of magazines, journals, and newspapers, and he had become successful in several genres. Although a Conan novel was nearly published into a book in 1934, his stories never appeared in book form during his lifetime. The main outlet for his stories was in the pulp magazine Weird Tales. Howard's suicide and the circumstances surrounding it have led to varied speculation about his mental health. His mother had been ill with tuberculosis his entire life, and upon learning that she had entered a coma from which she was not expected to wake, he walked out to his car and shot himself in the head. In the pages of the Depression-era pulp magazine Weird Tales, Howard created Conan the Barbarian, a character whose cultural impact has been compared to such icons as Tarzan, Count Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Batman, and James Bond. With Conan and his other heroes, Howard created the genre now known as sword and sorcery, spawning many imitators and giving him a large influence in the fantasy field. Howard remains a highly read author, with his best works still reprinted. Howard spent his late teens working odd jobs around Cross Plains; all of which he hated. In 1924, Howard returned to Brownwood to take a stenography course at Howard Payne College, this time boarding with his friend Lindsey Tyson instead of his mother. Howard would have preferred a literary course but was not allowed to take one for some reason. Biographer Mark Finn suggests that his father refused to pay for such a non-vocational education. In the week of Thanksgiving that year, and after years of rejection slips and near acceptances, he finally sold a short caveman tale titled "Spear and Fang", which netted him the sum of $16 and introduced him to the readers of a struggling pulp called Weird Tales. Now that his career in fiction had begun, Howard dropped out of Howard Payne College at the end of the semester and returned to Cross Plains. Shortly afterwards, he received notice that another story, "The Hyena," had been accepted by Weird Tales. During the same period, Howard made his first attempt to write a novel, a loosely autobiographical book modeled on Jack London's Martin Eden and titled Post Oaks & Sand Roughs. The book was otherwise of middling quality and was never published in the author's lifetime but it is of interest to Howard scholars for the personal information it contains. Howard's alter ego in this novel is Steve Costigan, a name he would use more than once in the future. The novel was finished in 1928 but not published until long after his death.

Download or read book Pulp Classics written by H. Bedford-Jones and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A French-Indian trapper tracks down a murderer in 18th century Michigan.

Download or read book The Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy written by Francis Stevens and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slithering from these pages are never-before-collected tales of suspense and wonder by the woman who invented modern-day dark fantasy: A man goes quietly to bed aboard the doomed Lusitania and awakens on a magical South Pacific Island just as the passenger liner is torpedoed. In a future where women rule the world, a sentient island becomes murderously jealous of a shipwrecked couple. Dire consequences await a human swept into the dark, magical world of elves. A deadly labyrinth coils around the dark heart of a picturesque landscape garden. Within an Egyptian sarcophagus lies the horrifying price of infidelity. Swirling unseen around us are loathsome creatures giving form to our basest desires and fears. A beautiful, veiled medium may hold the key to preventing unspeakable evil from slipping through the borderlands between life and death. On a lost island a woman pipe player and her monstrous dancing partner bring death and terror to five adventurers. ø The stories in this collection have played an integral role in the development of modern dark fantasy, greatly influencing such writers as H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt.

Download or read book Secret Agent X written by Brant House and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Torture Trust" they called themselves -- that unholy trio who met in a hidden room in a deserted part of the city. Brilliant men by day, leading scholarly and productive lives as far as the police and the outside world were concerned, secretly they donned black cloaks and ran an organization of evil . . . for "The Torture Trust" threatened their blackmail victims with a terrible acid bath, leaving a trail of faceless corpses to bear mute testimony to their power! Fearless, alone, Secret Agent X went against them in a desperate battle of wits at the gateway to destruction!

Download or read book Secret Agent X Legion of the Living Dead written by Brant House and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ripped from the pages of the September, 1935 issue of Secret Agent "X" magazines comes this sensational novel, Legion of the Living Dead! From nowhere hurtled that black death car. And from nowhere came its grisly occupants. They were not of the earth, for their human flesh was immune to bullets. They were not of the grave, for they manned the wheel and a blasting machine gun . . . Secret Agent “X” made a desperate maneuver to block their invasion of the land of the living. And in that weird terror trap, he came face to face with a man he knew -- a man who had died five years ago!

Download or read book The Lair of the White Worm written by Bram Stoker and published by Jovian Press. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a tale of ancient evil, Bram Stoker creates a world of lurking horrors and bizarre denizens: a demented mesmerist, hellbent on mentally crushing the girl he loves; a gigantic kite raised to rid the land of an unnatural infestation of birds, and which receives strange commands along its string; and all the while, the great white worm slithers below, seeking its next victim...