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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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December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

December 1, 1934

cover art by C. Calvert (aka C.C. Beall)

Posted on March 2, 2024April 4, 2024Categories adventure, anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags argosy magazine, black magic, c. calvert, c.c. beall, theodore roscoe, voodooLeave a comment on December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

[image updated 11/1/25]

Posted on February 29, 2024November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.j. ward, lingerie, monster, morgan lafay, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated with original art 5/7/24]

[cover updated 2/14/25]

Posted on February 13, 2024February 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags chained, ghoul, hal k. wells, mystery tales magazine, norman saunders, red circle, shackles, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on February 9, 2024December 28, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags art fiction, dagger, rafael desoto, ralston shields, raymond whetstone, terror tales magazine, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

March 1932

cover art by H.W. Wesso

Posted on February 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags grim reaper, marionettes, paul ernst, puppets, skeleton, strange tales of mystery and terrorLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

February 1941 issue

February 1941

Posted on February 3, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags horror stories magazine, mummy, russell gray, sarcophagus, wayne rogersLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on January 29, 2024December 17, 2023Categories fantasy, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulpTags dagger, dalton stevens, ghost stories magazineLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1940 issue

March 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott?

[images updated 5/2/25]

Posted on January 27, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bound, branding, brent north, don graham, mystery tales magazine, queen, red circle, red hood, tortureLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

November 1935 issue

November 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black bat, e. hoffmann price, nightgown, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, william f. soareLeave a comment on November 1935 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

Posted on January 13, 2024December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blowtorch, casket, dagger, donald graham, ghoul, henry treat sperry, horror stories magazine, julius long, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

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