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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

January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

January 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags francis k. allan, grandfather clock, milton luros, strange detective mysteries, trench coat, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

May 1940 issue

May 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott

Posted on December 6, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags holden sanford, mystery tales magazine, red circle, red hoodLeave a comment on May 1940 issue

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, weird fictionTags crystal ball, eerie mysteries magazine, norman saunders, ralph powers, ronald flagg, turban, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1928 issue

January 1928

second of only five issues

Posted on December 6, 2023December 4, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags black cat, cemetery, graveyard, howard thurston, skeleton, skull, tales of magic and mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1928 issue

June 1927 issue

June 1927

Posted on December 6, 2023April 3, 2024Categories fantasy, finest kind, horror fiction, pulp, weird fictionTags creepy, finest kind, ghost stories magazine, h.g. wells, spookyLeave a comment on June 1927 issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags carl moore, cemetery, ghoul, grave, graveyard, lantern, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags beast, fiend, h.l. parkhurst, monster, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 and June 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

[’35 cover updated 11/1/25 ~ ’39 updated 11/20/25]

Posted on November 30, 2023November 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags casket, colby quinn, ghoul, h.j. ward, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

January 1934

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags a. merritt, bound, clark ashton smith, david h. keller, fiend, jack williamson, julius long, margaret brundage, pulp art, robert e. howard, seabury quinn, spiderweb, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

September 25th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Small

September 25th, 1936

cover art by Fred Small

Posted on November 29, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, historical fiction, horror fiction, mystery, pulpTags fred small, frederick moore, j.b. hendrix, pulp art, rufus king, short stories magazine, skullLeave a comment on September 25th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Small

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