Spicy Mystery Stories (Vol. 1, No. 4)

This famous "weird menace" pulp magazine -- which included Spicy Mystery, Spicy Adventure, Spicy Detective, and others -- published a titilating mix of fantasy, horror, mystery, and suspense, punctuated by episodes of torture, sadism, sex, and other risque elements. Although tame by current standards, and sometimes of dubious literary merit, these publications presented tales which thrilled a sensation-hungry audience. Despite the themes and constraints of the market, writers who would later become famous -- including Hugh B. Cave, E. Hoffman Price, Robert Leslie Bellem, and many more -- were frequent contributors. This issue of Spice Mystery Stories includes contributions from Robert Leslie Bellem, Atwater Culpepper, Ellery Watson Calder, Carl Moore, E. Hoffman Price, Jerome Severs Perry, Don King, Charles R. Allen, Charles A. Baker, Jr., and Arthur Wallace.

Author: John Gregory Betancourt
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: 12/15/2003
Pages: 132
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.28d
ISBN: 9780809592296

Review Citation(s):
Asimov's Science Fiction 10/01/2004 pg. 232

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