This is an excellent video about some of the “forgotten” superheroes. Some more forgotten than others. I knew about most of them. Read some of them. Have seen a lot of them in adaptations. The one I probably know the least about, though, is Doc Savage. And the explanation of his “powers” starting at the 14:07 mark about blew my mind. Seriously, they should’ve given the guy more abilities. Major eye-roll.Read More →
I follow several blogs related to pulp fiction and vintage paperbacks. The other day I almost dropped my phone when I saw one item pop up in my feeds. It was the publisher info for the book behind the cover I use as the icon for my Ten Nights of Love post series. Finally. Avon Books 128 – Herbert Williams – Ten Nights of Love 10 of the World’s Great Romantic AdventuresAvon Books 128, 1947Cover Artist: Modest Stein Contents:Émile Zola – For a Night of LoveGiovanni Fiorentino – Lessons in LoveGiovanni Boccaccio – Listen to the NightingalePierre Louÿs – A New SensationIvan Bunin – SunstrokeGuyRead More →
So I had a rabbit hole experience when I ran across an article on a novella called The Madness of Frankenstein by Derrick Ferguson which was labeled as New Pulp. My brain ground to an immediate halt because, while I could kind of guess, I wanted to know exactly what New Pulp was. So, of course, I searched for an explanation and found a publisher site that just blows my mind. a new old thing OK, first the definition of New Pulp: What is New Pulp? For Pro Se, the explanation is fairly simple. New Pulp is fiction written with the same sensibilities, beats of storytelling, patterns of conflict,Read More →
Somehow it just doesn’t look like a romantic treehouse to me Maybe more like something out of a sci-fi novel. Or a horror movie. Seriously. I can’t figure out if the picture creeps me out or intrigues me to no end but it definitely caught my attention and made me want to read the article about architects who are experimenting with “growing” buidings using trees grown around metals. And tree houses it definitely is. This is truly wild. Who would have thought willows of all the trees could be used to create towers like that? Then again, maybe that does make sense. Gothic goings on inRead More →