Pulp Reader returns after an extended hiatus. Pulp Reader has a new direction with a focus on audio fiction from host Bobby D. Lux mixed in with classic stories from the old pulps. This episode is the first story from Mustache Petes: The Morelli Mafia Stories. Written and performed by the author Vinnie and Ernie Morelli are a pair of low-level mafia goons who find themselves taking a break on a job at at roadside diner in the middle of nowhere.... Music for the show is by Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
The patient with a delusion for drinking blood only wanted to be seen at night. Would she get the help she desired, or would the bodies continue to stack in her wake? Our story for today is Vampire Girl, written by Bryce Walton. It was published in the March 1958 issue of Guilty Detective Story Magazine. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux Music for the show is by Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
We return to the pages of Black Mask for our story for this episode. Word around the neighborhood said an inventor finally hit it big with an invention worth $10,000! Local goon, Lefty Blumfeld, decided he'd get hands on the dough, or the invention, no matter what it cost him.... Today's story is Told in Glass by C.S. Montanye. Originally published in Black Mask, November 1920 Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for the show is by Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
Our story today is from a writer known to all pulp and fantasy fans. Robert E. Howard is best known for creating Conan the Barbarian. He was also a prolific writer who wrote stories in nearly every genre imaginable. Howard committed suicide at the age of only thirty, but left behind a fiction legacy that shows no signs of slowing after nearly a century following his passing. You can read more about Howard's fascinating life and legacy on his Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard Today's story is Skulls in the Stars. It features Solomon Kane, Howard's Puritan wanderer and adventurer in a story from Weird Tales, published in January, 1929. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for the show is by Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
A man answers an ad promising a late-night rendezvous at a seedy motel. Is he walking into a trap? Or is he the hunter? Today's show is a little different. We're going to begin mixing up the old stories on the show with new pulp stories from modern writers. To begin things with this expansion of the show, this episode features a story written by the host. Originally published at PulpMetalMagazine.com, the story for today is A Mister and His Destiny. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for the show is by Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
Private McBride tried to escape the violence and drugs of street life by putting on an Army uniform to fight on the front lines in France. But what happens when his commanding officer recognizes McBride for who he was on the streets? A no good hood and robber who once targeted his now Captain. The high drama plays out as bullets fly and grenades explode on Pulp Reader! The episode's story is Gangster in Khaki from Fawcett's Battle Stories #64, published in 1934. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for the show is by Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
They sent a no good hop head, Patsy Shapiro, to take out the one good cop left in the city. Patsy missed. Now Lew Dowling is out for revenge on the hoods who took a shot at him... and the dirty cops who sent the hoods! This episode's story is "Bullets Speak Louder" by Walter J. Higgins. From Captain Satan Magazine, April 1938. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for the show is courtesy of Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
An Earthling is captured by squid-like aliens and tossed into a prison work camp with Martians, Venusians, and fellow Earthmen. The men are forced to work for an alien race intent on destroying the Solar System. Will the men be able to unite against a common foe, and find an impossible way to thwart their captors? This episode's story is Outpost on IO by Leigh Brackett. Originally published in Planet Stories, Winter 1942. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for the show is courtesy of Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
A curious man seeking adventure on the streets of New York finds his wish in the form of a strange, little man offering visits to the future: ten years for only ten cents! Who could turn down such a deal? Is this too good to be true? What kind of future will he discover? And will he be able to come home?! This episode's story is He Wasn't There by Hugh Raymond. As appeared in the February 1941 issue of Astonishing Stories. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for the show is courtesy of Louie Aronowitz (http://www.LouieAronowitz.com)
An ambulance driver gets wrapped up in the murder of an old friend and gets stuck driving around the prime suspect and a desperate woman with gun aimed at his head. Today's story is Murder Rides Behind the Siren by Prescott Chaplin. Originally published in Black Book Detective, Summer 1944. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for this episode is On The Ground by Kevin Macleod. On the Ground Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
An escaped convict looks to murder his former partner, the partner who testified against him and who now lives a happy life. The stage is set for an old-fashioned, Old-West shootout! But just who exactly will be shooting at who when the guns are drawn? Today's story is A Bad Citizen by William MacLeod Raine. Originally published in The Black Cat, Issue 191, August 1911. Pulp Reader is hosted by Bobby D. Lux. Music for the show is On The Ground by Kevin Macleod. On the Ground Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The prosecution's star witness has gone missing on the eve of her testimony against a cold-blooded killer. Can Detective Wilson find her before it's too late?! Satan's Playground was written by Leon Dupont. Originally published in 10-Story Detective, January 1941. Music for the show is On The Ground by Kevin Macleod. On the Ground Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
It's a game of wits between a streetwise newspaperman and criminal lowlife Greasy Nordile. Written by Richard L. Hobart. Originally published in Secret Agent X, November 1934. Music for the show is On The Ground by Kevin Macleod. On the Ground Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Written by Don Shea. From Fight Stories, Fall 1949. A down on his luck boxer with a reputation for being an angry, undisciplined fighter who loses his cool finally decides to stay calm and focus his rage during the fight of his life. But will he even live to see the final bell? Music for the show is On The Ground by Kevin Macleod. On the Ground Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Written by George W. Brueker. From The Black Mask, August 1922. A hardened criminal escapes prison to extract revenge on the judge who sent him there. These criminals, huh? It's always someone else's fault isn't it? Will the criminal get his payback, or will The Judge find a way to outsmart a violent criminal?! Music for this episode is On the Ground by Kevin Macleod. On the Ground Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Written by Walt Sheldon, this story initially appeared in 10-Story Detective, January 1943. There's a viscous cop killer on the loose. Only one man was the tactical ability to take him down... the man they call Generalissimo Flatfoot? Music for this episode is On the Ground by Kevin Macleod On the Ground Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/