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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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Category: horror fiction

Psycho (Paramount, 1960)

Psycho (Paramount, 1960). Very Fine on Linen. Three Sheet (41.25″ X 78.75″).

Posted on April 14, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, horror fictionTags alfred hitchcock, anthony perkins, janet leigh, martin balsam, movie poster, psycho, robert bloch, vera milesLeave a comment on Psycho (Paramount, 1960)

1954 Story comic, #20

1954 Story comic, #20

Posted on April 9, 2025April 3, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, horror fiction, weird fictionTags electric chair, mysterious adventures comic, skeletonsLeave a comment on 1954 Story comic, #20

1952 Harvey comic – cover art by Lee Elias

1952 Harvey comic

cover art by Lee Elias

Posted on April 9, 2025April 3, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, horror fiction, weird fictionTags black cat mystery comic, electric chair, lee eliasLeave a comment on 1952 Harvey comic – cover art by Lee Elias

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

February 1940 – first of just two issues

cover art by John Howitt

Posted on January 23, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags francis james, john howitt, laboratory, mad scientist, russell gray, startling mystery magazineLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

1954, Fight Against Crime #17

1954, Fight Against Crime #17

cover art by Doug Wildey

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime comic, horror fiction, pulpTags dagger, dame, doug wildey, femme fatale, fight against crime comic, subwayLeave a comment on 1954, Fight Against Crime #17

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

September 1933

cover art by Victor Julius

Posted on October 31, 2024October 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, frederick c. painton, victor juliusLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

Winter 1952-53 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Winter 1952-53

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 31, 2024September 25, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, bat, crypt, detective book magazine, graveyard, john dickson carr, skeletonLeave a comment on Winter 1952-53 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

1954 Crime Mysteries #13 ~ cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

1954 Crime Mysteries #13

cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

Posted on October 31, 2024September 24, 2024Categories crime comic, horror fiction, weird fictionTags a.c. hollingsworth, crime mysteries comic, femme fatale, grim reaper, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Crime Mysteries #13 ~ cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

November/December 1939 issue

November/December 1939 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, donald g. cormack, racist imagery, russel gray, strange detective mysteries, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November/December 1939 issue

Summer 1938 issue

Summer 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 9, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. merritt, axe, bound, chained, detective book magazine, franklin h. martin, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on Summer 1938 issue

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