Wednesday 26 July 2017

PULP ZOMBIES! Part II

Argosy December 1934

To compliment my recent podcast -  HYPNOGORIA 63 - Zombi Zombi Part 13 -  on the rise of the zombie in pulp fiction, here's a further selection of covers chronicling the dead walking in the pages of the pulps!

 Terror Tales March 1940

Complete Detective May 1938

Fantastic Adventures February 1953
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous26 July 2017 at 21:54

    I'm thinking the guy with the sappy hand in the Argosy is actually based on homicidal pyromaniac Saul in The Old Dark House (1932). In this direct lifting of another character a for supposedly unrelated character pre-dates the tradition in Horror Top Trumps by several decades.

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  2. Jim Moon27 July 2017 at 15:36

    Well spotted! There is a definitely a very strong resemblance - as can be seen here http://tardypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ODH.jpg

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