Mirta; artist, Floridian, and all-around great person has been a friend of the pulps for about as long as we’ve been calling ourselves American Pulps. So, it was kind of a no-brainer to make her our first Miss Mayhem. And because she’s our resident spooky girl, we figured the October issue made the most sense.… Continue reading Miss Mayhem: Mirta
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The Killer Beasts of Devil’s Gullet
By: Joachim Forman If there was such a thing as a compassionate American, Augustin “Gus” Mbuyu had never met one. According to U.S. law, Gus was not a slave. After all, slavery had been illegal for forty years, and The Majestic Big Top Circus maintained that he was always free to go. Lured by promises… Continue reading The Killer Beasts of Devil’s Gullet
Sacrifice to the Business Gods
By: P.A. O’Neil When Maurice found out Jon got laid off he was shaken up. Not because he liked Jon as a person — Jon actually annoyed the hell out of Maurice — but because Jon was so good at his job. If Jon was on the chopping block, none of them were safe. Little… Continue reading Sacrifice to the Business Gods
Jailbird Diner
By: Bruce Norwich Torrential pearls of angel piss beat a steady rhythm on the Jaybird Diner. This ancient eatery was nestled in the bosom of Matanza, Florida. Matanza wasn’t really a town. It was more like a stain between two nowheres that wouldn’t wash out, no matter how hard it rained. Richie Munday clashed with… Continue reading Jailbird Diner
The Apartment
By: P.A. O’Neil The Body The dead man’s apartment was small and spartan. It was masculine but only so because it was a mess. A building across the street blocked out the sun giving the whole place a mancave vibe. The distinct smell of cordite wafted through the dingy studio apartment. Detective Frank Crocetti took… Continue reading The Apartment
December 2021 — American Pulps Reading List
Here it is, the last American Pulps Reading List of 2021. This month’s reading list has a bit of a Christmas theme to it. But don’t worry, the stories have a lot more “Christmas Murder” than “Christmas Miracle” in them. Easy Death — Daniel Boyd ‘Twas the week before Christmas… that’s where the story starts,… Continue reading December 2021 — American Pulps Reading List
Noir Art: The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post has been around since 1821. And in those 200 years (off and on), they’ve given us some great crime fiction and amazing illustrations. Originally I was going to just post an article about James R. Bingham, an illustrator who worked with The Saturday Evening Post often in the 50s, and illustrated… Continue reading Noir Art: The Saturday Evening Post
Noirvember 2021 – American Pulps Reading List
#Noirvember is upon us, so you’re getting two reading lists for the price of one. Here is our Noirvember reading list we made a while back (it’s grown since we last talked about it so give it a look-see). And then there’s this list below. Which can be found (along with all other book collections)… Continue reading Noirvember 2021 – American Pulps Reading List
From The Shadows: Underrated Actors Of Film Noir
If you follow us on social media (especially during #Noirvember), it’s no secret, we love Film Noir. Why? Well, we wrote about that, but the TL;DR version—we love an underdog. And that’s what Film Noir was in a nutshell. It was usually a small-budget movie from a B Studio. The reason they “painted with light,”… Continue reading From The Shadows: Underrated Actors Of Film Noir
October 2021 — American Pulps Reading List
Yeah, yeah, it’s been a minute. I know. Our last reading list post was in June, and with this being the last week of October we barely made it this month. Truth be told, we were recently interviewed by @slowheavymetalmusicplaying on a new app called Famera. It was a great time, a lot of fun.… Continue reading October 2021 — American Pulps Reading List