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Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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A Stir of Echoes x 4

1958 Lippincott hardcover

1959 Crest edition

cover art by Richard Powers

1960 British issue

1969 Avon reissue

cover art by Hector Garrido

Posted on December 19, 2025November 24, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, hardcover, horror fiction, mystery, paperback, pulp, weird fictionTags avon paperback, corgi paperback, crest paperback, hector garrido, lippincott hardcover, richard matheson, richard powersLeave a comment on A Stir of Echoes x 4

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than was posted previously

Posted on December 5, 2025November 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, bound, chained, fiend, iron maiden, joe archibald, rafael desoto, ray cummings, robert e. howard, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1938 issue

March 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2025November 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bat, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, richard b. sale, thrilling mystery magazine, trap doorLeave a comment on March 1938 issue

September 1940 issue

September 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, hypodermic, mummy, ralph oppenheim, sarcophagus, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on September 1940 issue

February 1937 issue

February 1937

Posted on November 11, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dale clark, grim reaper, hugh b. cave, john h knox, skeletonLeave a comment on February 1937 issue

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reapertux, ray cummings, rudolph belarski, thrilling mystery magazine, top hat, wayne rogersLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Virgil Finlay

September 1939

cover art by Virgil Finlay

in addition to Poe, this issue includes “Cool Air” by H. P. Lovecraft

Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags edgar allan poe, h.p. lovecraft, raven, virgil finlay, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Virgil Finlay

November 1936 issue

November 1936

Posted on November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags barry perowne, graveyard, hugh b. cave, lantern, paul ernst, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1936 issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 31, 2025November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags charles green, george clark, john h knox, john russell fearn, rafael desoto, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1949 Dell mapback – a Gothic Novel involving vampirism

1946 Dell mapback

cover art by George A. Frederiksen, mapback by Ruth Belew

Gothic Novel involving vampirism

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 31, 2025October 3, 2025Categories horror fiction, paperback, pulpTags black bat, dell mapback, evil eye, george a. frederiksen, irina karlova, vampireLeave a comment on 1949 Dell mapback – a Gothic Novel involving vampirism

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