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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: weird fiction

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

August 1939

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on December 5, 2023June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, war fiction, weird fictionTags august derleth, bertram w. williams, e. hoffmann price, earle k. bergey, heydorn schleh, john clemons, octopus, robert bloch, skull, strange stories magazine, submarine, torpedoLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

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

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

September 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on November 30, 2023November 28, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags garter, ghoul, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

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

October 1933 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

October 1933

cover art by Margaret Brundage

[image updated 9/21/24]

Posted on November 29, 2023September 21, 2024Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bat woman, finest kind, hugh davidson, margaret brundage, pulp art, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on October 1933 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

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

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

March 1938

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags h.p. lovecraft, henry kuttner, jack williamson, margaret brundage, pulp art, seabury quinn, skull, thorp mcclusky, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on March 1938 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 1942 issue ~ cover art by Harold W. McCauley

December 1942

cover art by Harold W. McCauley

Posted on November 26, 2023December 29, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, fantasy, magazine, original art, pulp, weird fictionTags dame, fantastic advantures magazine, ghost, harold mccauley, original art, pulp art, weird fictionLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Harold W. McCauley

December 9, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 9, 1939

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories adventure, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags argosy magazine, donald barr chidsey, druid, frank richardson pierce, ghoul, h. bedford-jones, jack mann, pulp art, richard sale, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 9, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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