Pulp Stories

Impetus: The force with which a body is driven or impelled.... Nascar superstar, MIKEY ANGELO suffers a harsh fall from grace after an accident that nearly kills him. But his brush with mortality pales to that of his brush with humility, and worst of all, anonymity as he follows the long road back to the apex of racing glory with an improbable run for the F1 World Championship. START YOUR ENGINES... BUCKLE UP... AND HANG ON TIGHT for this high-octane 'speed-saga' of life, death, love, sex, money, and endurance, all in pulse-pounding pursuit of the ultimate prize - with every delicious reward it contains: Glory. Adulation. Fame... and one more thrilling victory lap in the coolest, fastest car.

A series of short stories about Julie "of the Jungle" Vidic and her boyfriend Kaitan. Enjoy!

When the mysterious SAM JETT goes missing from his downtown Paris apartment in broad daylight, it's up to estranged son, David Drake to piece together the circumstances of a larger than life man's larger-than-life life. All while unravelling the many strands that made him who he became. But is it too late to save him? Or will the timing be perfect as usual for this always-lucky old flyboy? The answer could go all the way down to the Minute-Mark.

A chronology of comic books. It begins by explaining where comic books came from and how they evolved. Then I look at superhero comic books, which gave rise to their popularity in the 1940s, and the characters that filled them.

Humanity has built for itself a near-utopia with no more use for violence. Someone has to protect it. Sam Decker is a man without purpose. The perfect, strife-less techno-utopia into which he was born has left him feeling directionless and nihilistic. Without risk or conflict his life has no meaning. Until one day, after a little creative rule breaking, Decker brings himself to the attention of a high-tech, stateless, semi-clandestine military outfit. Now he will have all the risk and conflict he can handle.

THE SKY WAR, 1913, is at its height. the Axis diesel machine has destroyed London, New York City, and Paris. Trenches form in the United States. But back in the Old World, an ancient technology threatens to fall into the hands of its creators, dark beings with malignant schemes who could make a world at war even more mind-numbingly dreadful. But fear not! A crack dup will arise to counter this malignancy, two women full of grit, heart, and the skills to take on a legion from the shadows. Welcome to the Legacy Universe, to dieselpunk, and the rise of heroes Issy Foster and Basemath!

A collection of horror short stories and flash fiction. Alex is awakened by the sound of a dog barking from inside his house, but he doesn't own a dog. Three boys find a body in a New Mexico national park. Four hikers become lost in the most notorious forest in the Southern Highlands: the one they call the Body Farm. The Whisper Man reveals his greatest secret. An archaeologist battles an ancient and malevolent force. And many more dark tales...

Brian and Christine have never been close. Now that she's disappeared, and he's changing into something monstrous, people are starting to talk. People like the police, for instance. And a strange boy who claims to be Christine's long-dead brother. Also, people are starting to shoot. At Brian. A lot. It's annoying, because all he really wants to do is find Christine and maybe ask her out or profess his undying love or something. So yeah. If he has to become an evil entity of mythical power in order to get the girl? So be it.

Humanity has built for itself a near-utopia with no more use for violence. Someone has to protect it. The rogue head of the Old One intelligence service seeks to provoke humanity to war by any means necessary. If newly-minted ranger Sam Decker and his allies can't stop him in time he might succeed in his plan to revive a centuries-dead conflict and plunge the galaxy into chaos.

Joanna writes romance novels. She calls them romance novels, and her editor calls them erotic novels. Joanna's mother calls them smut. They aren't very good. Joanna doesn't mind; her name isn't on them. They pay her rent in Bushwick (until they don't-and Joanna's blood type is always in demand). At the very least, they keep her fridge stocked with beer. The only things in Joanna's fridge are beer, all purpose flour (expired), and a rolled up bag of barbecue chips (where the roaches can't get to it). Then one night Joanna is out at a bar and has a run in with a handsome stranger with an eccentric streak who needs Joanna's help ditching the two wackos who are chasing after him. Joanna's interest is piqued. Finally, someone whose life is more of a mess than her own! But wait, did Joanna just catch the words "Finnish mafia?" She'll worry about that later. She'll date this boy and turn him into fodder for her new project. Only he has his own secret.

The Company mining town of Thurber, Texas has fallen off the map. Some want to keep it that way. Others seek the truth. But its plague-infected residents have a mind of their own. "Forget emergency landing procedures. When reading Twitch and Die! all one can do is hold on for dear life." "Disguised as double-fisted pulp fiction, the Lost DMB Files resurrect a forgotten history. The life's work of author David Mark Brown, mysteriously disappeared in the 1930's, has only recently taken on new life surrounding the controversy that these "Lost" files are more than mere fiction. Let the reader decide for her or himself." ~ Professor Jim Buckner, Dept. Geology University of Texicas, Austin Two populist Texan folk-heros, Chancho Villarreal and James Starr, embark on a mission of political endorsement, but what they find is a hill country rife with fear and rumor. A so-called Angel of Death is executing individuals infected by a terrible plague, and the company mining town at the epicenter has gone dark. It's up to Chancho to navigate a world of shifting allegiances while uncovering the truth about a plague and its infected who refuse to die quietly. "If there was a top to be over, Twitch and Die! removed it completely, and with electrifying results."

Lothar is a world of abject poverty, but that's by design rather than by nature, as the citizens have been told. Vanrie Kryll seeks to change that dynamic and to liberate her people, no matter the cost.

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An ancient and powerful artifact must be recovered and delivered to Grayskull before Skeletor takes possession of it. What if a Masters of the Universe story appeared as a serial in "Weird Tales" back in the 1930's? I wrote the bulk of this story in 2009 - 2012 (and completed the final two chapters in 2022) as an experiment along just those lines: a MOTU adventure in the style of Robert E. Howard, of whose works the MOTU franchise has always been derivative. Those early minicomics, beautifully illustrated by Alfredo Alcala and Mark Texiera, captivated my youthful imagination and led to my eventual love of prewar American pulp fiction. This story draws mostly on that canon, with some Filmation elements as well.

Acodado en la barra de una cantina, un viejo a horas de morir, cuenta su vida ante la imposibilidad de olvidar. Tiene hipertimesia. En su relato deambula por ciudades repletas de ruina, de putas, de androides, de muertos, de cosmonautas, de cierta mujer y de un montón de rufianes que lo persiguen como fantasmas.

For decades, films like "Indiana Jones" or "The Mummy" have entertained audiences with tales of daring heroes, vile villains, lost lands and mystical artifacts. This is the 'pulp adventure' genre, and in 2024, the independent short film "The Mirror of Amun-Ra" was another addition to that legacy. It introduced a new hero, Cleopatra Pryce, and was a labor of love meant to not only sate die-hard fans of this style of storytelling, but to bring the genre's spirit to a new generation. Now, from the writer/director of "The Mirror of Amun-Ra" comes the official novelization that expands on the story and characters, to breathe new life into Cleo's cinematic debut and lay the groundwork for stories to come... A HERO IN THE MAKING When you think of an 'archaeologist,' you likely picture a dashing, globetrotting figure who explores booby-trapped tombs and recovers dazzling treasures. In the year 1930, a young woman named Cleopatra Pryce wants to be that... desperately. She dreams of making a world-changing discovery that would place her in the annals of mankind's most famous and adored adventurers. But so far, none of Cleo's meager quests have seen results. A RELIC OF DARK POWER She now has a new hope: an ancient Egyptian mirror that, according to legend, was forged by a wicked Pharaoh to imprison the souls of his enemies. After being lost for centuries, its final resting place is within Cleo's grasp. If she can find and deliver this relic in one piece, it will be the big break she has waited her entire life for. A FATEFUL BATTLE But danger awaits, as Cleo is not the only one seeking the fabled mirror. And if she can survive the impending confrontation with these foes, Cleo might learn a valuable lesson about the most beautiful and priceless treasure of all...

Jason Wallis lead singer with the recently successful band Jax. wakes up hung over from a night of heavy drinking to get over his misery after his romantic relationship falls through, to find pretty Tracey Morgan in his shower, whom he barely recalls bringing to his room. She insists he tells everyone that they slept together, even though in truth he had passed out in a drunken state before anything happened between them. He later discovers she makes her living as a backing singer for various bands on tour, as well performing in musical stage shows, but she also has firm a rule that she never sleeps with musicians. Intrigued that she hade made him lie to make people believe they had slept together, Jason wants to find out why she broke her rule for him, and arranges an impromptu date, that leads him to re-examine his supposedly broken heart

"Sitting On A Cloud" is the first novel written by Alberto Vallini. It is a romance novel, pulp-tinged and full of pop culture quotes, which tells the story of Alex, a man with a turbulent past full of emotional scars who begins working as a driver for teenagers with disabilities. This experience, quite unexpectedly, restores his self-esteem, causing him to discover a talent (unknown to himself) in caring for others, a talent that gives a meaning and a purpose to his life. Among the faces he meets every day, there are some that leave indelible marks on his heart and soul (and vice versa): Maya, suffering from a very rare syndrome, finds comfort and love in his mannerisms and begins to have visible improvements thanks to his company; Serena, a wheelchair-bound Equestrian champion, finds in him a sincere friend with whom she can be herself and talk freely about everything; Leo, suffering from emetophobia, thanks to his advice is able to free himself from his fear and panic attacks; Yassine, a victim of bullying, thanks to him learns Kung Fu and acquires physical strength and self-esteem; and finally Emma, a beautiful and smart girl suffering from mental disorders and with a tortuous relationship with her mother with whom Alex shares a passion for Rap music and the dream of becoming a successful musician. Maya, Serena, Yassine, and Leo become like children to Alex, meanwhile a deep and passionate, out-of-the-blue love affair is born between him and Emma, a love story to which everyone opposes only because of their age difference. Amid music, martial arts, hilarious and romantic heartwarming moments, "Sitting on a Cloud" is a story that celebrates resilience, love and the beauty of accepting oneself and others for who they really are, without taking age, background or any physical or mental disabilities into account.