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Ryuko by Eldo Yoshimizu Manga Review

February 13, 2022 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Ryuko by Eldo YoshimizuRyuko by Eldo Yoshimizu is a manga about espionage, crime, and war, topped off with a Japanese pulp aesthetic.

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Tagged With: comics, Japan, manga, Pulp

Tengu by Graham Masterton Review

December 12, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Tengu by Graham MastertonAncient Japanese devils come alive in modern-day Los Angeles as part of a plot to avenge the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This is Tengu by Graham Masterton, a 1983 horror-thriller novel.

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Tagged With: 1980s, Book Reviews, Forgotten Fiction, horror, Japan, mystery, Pulp, Thrillers, World War II, Yellow Peril

Nightblood by T. Chris Martindale Review

October 29, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Nightblood by T. Chris MartindaleAn old evil awakens in the remote Indiana town of Isherwood. Hordes of ravenous vampires threaten to devour everyone and only one man, a Vietnam vet with lots of ammo, can stop them. This is the 1990 horror novel, Nightblood by T. Chris Martindale.

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Tagged With: Book Reviews, Forgotten Fiction, horror, Pulp, vampire

False Flag Review & John Altman Interview

September 13, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

A false flag is defined as an “operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.” There areFalse Flag by John Altman many such incidents throughout history — the Mukden Incident of 1931 and the Gleiwitz radio attack in 1939 are two of the best-known examples. Couched in conspiracy and intrigue, false flags are prime fodder for thriller fiction, such as False Flag by John Altman.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Thrillers, Middle East, Pulp, Thrillers

Yellow Peril By Richard Jaccoma Novel Review

October 18, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Yellow Peril Richard Jaccoma CoverOpium dens, seedy bars, and exotic jungles – all tropes associated with pulp fiction, specifically the yellow peril subgenre, which writer Richard Jaccoma uses in his appropriately named 1978 novel, Yellow Peril – The Adventures of Sir John Weymouth-Smythe.

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Tagged With: Book Reviews, China, Forgotten Fiction, Pulp, Yellow Peril

City of Shadows Review & MJ Lee Interview

August 14, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

City of Shadows CoverIn 1928 Shanghai, a Chinese family named the Lees is brutally murdered while a disabled girl watches in horror, before falling victim herself. It’s up to Inspector Danilov and his sidekick Strachan to unravel this bizarre mystery. [Read more…] about City of Shadows Review & MJ Lee Interview

Tagged With: China, MJ Lee, noir, Pulp, Shanghai

The Siberian Dilemma Book Review

February 15, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz SmithMoscow Investigator Arkady Renko is back for his ninth and possibly last book, The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith. As with all Arkady Renko books, it’s filled with murder, intrigue, and wry Russian humor.

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Tagged With: #Russia, Arkady Renko, Conspiracy Thrillers, Martin Cruz Smith, mystery, noir, Pulp, Thrillers

Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong Review & F. Paul Wilson Interview

February 28, 2019 by Matthew Legare 1 Comment

Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong by F Paul Wilson Cover

Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong. With a title as lurid as that, how can you not be interested?

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, F Paul Wilson, Pulp, Yellow Peril

7 Edogawa Ranpo Recommendations

October 29, 2018 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Edogawa RanpoEdogawa Ranpo has become synonymous with Japanese horror and mystery fiction. Using a pen name based off of Edgar Allen Poe, (try saying it three times fast), the author Taro Hirai wrote many short stories and novels as Edogawa Ranpo (sometimes Romanized as Rampo). Like his namesake, Ranpo wrote mostly horror and mystery stories, basically introducing the genres into Japanese literature. While Ranpo has a plethora of material to choose from, here are my recommendations on where to start with his writing and films based off his work.

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Tagged With: Book Reviews, horror, Japan, Japanese fiction, mystery, Pulp

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