Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 – 1937) was largely an unknown writer during his lifetime. His work was primarily published in the horror pulp rags like Weird Tales and Astounding Stories and was never considered “literature.” He developed a cult-like following years after his death. Today people still write about his creations in a Horror sub-genre… Continue reading H.P. Lovecraft and Lovecraftian Horror
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Raymond Chandler: The Bard of the Hardboiled Mystery
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 way that was groundbreaking at… Continue reading Raymond Chandler: The Bard of the Hardboiled Mystery
The Soprano’s Turns 20
The Sopranos turns 20 this week (it first aired January 10, 1999). Yeah, we feel old too. To think that Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri got poison ivy killing Mikey “Grab Bag” Palmice 20 years ago this year. Saying The Sopranos was a massive influence on the American Pulps team would be a huge understatement. If it’s not the… Continue reading The Soprano’s Turns 20