#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
Tag: Raymond Chandler
Crime Movies with a Touch of Christmas
We’re not talking about Die Hard or Lethal Weapon because that argument’s played out and we already covered that ground last year. Anyway, here are some movies we love that have Christmas moments in them. Whether or not they’re all “Christmas Movies?” That’s up for debate. Trading Places (1983) Not all comedies age well, Trading… Continue reading Crime Movies with a Touch of Christmas
Robert B Parker: The Dean of American Crime Fiction
Today is the birthday of Robert B Parker (1932 – 2010) who was born on September 17, 1932 in Springfield Massachusetts. Springfield is also the Birthplace of Basketball, Indian Motorcycles, Dr. Seuss, the Springfield Armory, and the writer of this article’s father, Tony Pagourgis. Before becoming a published author, Parker served in the U.S. Army… Continue reading Robert B Parker: The Dean of American Crime Fiction
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
What is Pulp Fiction?
Usually when we tell people we write pulp fiction the person we’re talking to will ask ‘What is Pulp Fiction?’ This happens so much we wrote an article about it on our old website when we used to go by the name of Shit Show Pulps. Ironically, that article was used against us when we… Continue reading What is Pulp Fiction?
Why We Love Film Noir
I once made the acquaintance of a man who told me he never watched a movie that was made before 1977 (because Star Wars debuted in ‘77). This shithead went to film school and he just wrote off everything made during the Golden Age of Hollywood. There’s a word that describes that kind of person,… Continue reading Why We Love Film Noir
Drink Like A Character: Champagne Cocktail Recipe – The Big Sleep (1939)
Now I know that’s not a scene from The Big Sleep but it’s one of my favorites from The Godfather Part II and he mentions champagne cocktails so there ya go. Chandler liked his Gimlet’s but Marlowe’s client General Sternwood reminiscences of his champagne cocktails while in a hot house wearing a wool blanket in… Continue reading Drink Like A Character: Champagne Cocktail Recipe – The Big Sleep (1939)
Inspirational Stuff: Christmas Movies
We’re feeling festive over here at American Pulps and decided to put together an American Pulps Christmas Movie list. Granted this isn’t a list of the best Christmas movies, there’s some that we love that aren’t on here. This is merely a list of movies that resemble our work so; Rudolph will not be represented.… Continue reading Inspirational Stuff: Christmas Movies
Drink Like A Character: Gimlet Recipe, The Long Good-bye (1953)
AKA the Raymond Chandler Gimlet “We sat in a corner of the bar at Victor’s and drank gimlets. ‘They don’t know how to make them here,’ he said. ‘What they call a gimlet is just some lime or lemon juice and gin with a dash of sugar and bitters. A real gimlet is half gin… Continue reading Drink Like A Character: Gimlet Recipe, The Long Good-bye (1953)
The art of Mad Men, a moving McGinnis painting
OK, we love Mad Men. It’s a classic TV show with very rich, well written characters set in a time period that we at American Pulps are very much into. I can’t say much about the show that hasn’t already been said. It’s been off the air for three years now and it’s been picked… Continue reading The art of Mad Men, a moving McGinnis painting