I don’t think the Hardboiled Detective would have had the staying power it did if it weren’t for Raymond Chandler (1888-1959). Pulp fiction, unfairly has been considered the lower art form of literature. But you can’t deny the the masterful way Chandler wrote, using metaphors and similes in such a […]
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Donald E Westlake (1933-2008) is your favorite writer’s favorite writer. The man wrote over 100 fiction books and almost all of them are pure pulp. I can’t recommend his books enough, if you’re into hardboiled fiction, pick one up. This is a guy who counts Elmore Leonard, Jim Thompson, Stephen […]
You can’t deny the influence Mario Puzo’s The Godfather had on future creators who in turn became our influences here at American Pulps. I read The Godfather when I was in college and I loved it. But it wasn’t until much later that I found out the 1969 novel was […]
The Victorian Era Murder Mystery or Murder by Gaslight genre has its roots in the pulp rags of the Gilded Age when Penny Dreadfuls were all the rage. It was of course, during this time that Jack the Ripper preyed on the women of Whitechapel and the wealth disparity was […]
Most of our articles are going to be about what inspires our work here at American Pulps, the rest will be drink recipes. This isn’t a drink recipe. I wasn’t a huge Stephen King fan as a kid, probably because I tried to read The Shining in 8th Grade for […]