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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

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

oil on canvas, 21″ by 30″

[post updated 12/31/23]

Posted on November 28, 2023May 18, 2024Categories action fiction, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, bound, edgar l. cooper, george a. mcdonald, hooded, hugh b. cave, jay j. kalez, norvell page, pulp art, rafael desotoLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

October 1937

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on November 28, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags dame, david h. keller, dominatrix, edmond hamilton, h.p. lovecraft, margaret brundage, pulp art, seabury quinn, torture, weird tales magazine, whipLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

April 1945 issue ~ cover art by R. E. Epperley

April 1945

cover art by R. E. Epperley

stories included:

August Derleth, “Carousel”

Robert Bloch, Lefty Feep Gets Henpecked

Posted on November 27, 2023April 3, 2024Categories fantasy, horror fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags august derleth, don wilcox, fantastic advantures magazine, john wilstach, r.e. epperley, robert bloch, skullLeave a comment on April 1945 issue ~ cover art by R. E. Epperley

December 1943 issue

December 1943

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mysteryTags pulp art, the shadow magazine, werewolfLeave a comment on December 1943 issue

June-July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

June-July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

[post updated 6/6/24]

Posted on November 20, 2023June 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags chained, horror stories magazine, laboratory, mad scientist, paul ernst, pulp art, wayne rogers, william f. soareLeave a comment on June-July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, weird fictionTags august derleth, don tracy, ghoul, mark schorer, pulp art, robert bloch, rudolph belarski, seabury quinn, skeleton, skull, strange stories magazine, weird fictionLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936 ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1936https://adventurehouse.com/ah_auctions/product/ace-mystery-magazine-09-36-nfine-id-80-94224/

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on November 17, 2023April 4, 2024Categories horror fiction, magazine, weird fictionTags ace mystery magazine, charles marquis warren, frederick c. davis, ghoul, pulp art, rafael desoto, skeleton, snake, weirdLeave a comment on September 1936 ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 5, 1939 issue

April 5, 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott?

Posted on November 17, 2023November 15, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, chained, donald graham, frederick c. davis, ghoul, horror fiction, j.w. scott, laboratory, mindret lord, pulp art, red circle magazine, uncanny tales magazine, weird fictionLeave a comment on April 5, 1939 issue

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

July 1940

cover art by John Drew

Posted on November 15, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, weird fictionTags charles boswell, coffin, francis james, john drew, mummy, richard huzarski, russell gray, terror tales magazine, w. wayne robbins, zombieLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

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