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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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August 1927 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

August 1927

cover art by Andrew Benson

Posted on December 13, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew benson, george allan england, real detective tales and mystery stories, seabury quinn, vincent starrettLeave a comment on August 1927 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

August 10, 1946 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

August 10, 1946

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 2, 2025November 22, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags carnival, jack scholz, merle constiner, pete kuhlhoff, seabury quinn, short stories magazine, theodore roscoe, walt coburnLeave a comment on August 10, 1946 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Weird Tales #173 June 1938 (Popular Fiction) cover by Margaret Brundage.

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, science fiction, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, margaret brundage, robert bloch, seabury quinn, spiderweb, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Margaret Brundage

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

November 1937

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories fantasy, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, margaret brundage, peacock, racist imagery, seabury quinn, spicy, weird tales magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

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

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by J. Allen St. John

July 1933

cover art by J. Allen St. John

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fictionTags bound, dagger, e. hoffmann price, geoffrey vace, h. bedford jones, j. allen st. john, magic carpet magazine, pearls, robert e. howard, seabury quinn, south seas, warren hastings millerLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by J. Allen St. John

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

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
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