The Pulp Pit

The Pulp Pit

Book and short story reviews from Suburban Pagans, with an occasional literary thought.

New

Forever and a Death: The James Bond that Almost Was

Pulp fiction legend Donald Westlake's James Bond screenplay that became a not-James Bond book

Sep 8

007 After Fleming: Colonel Sun

After Ian Fleming's death, Kingsley Amis is recruited to the cause

Aug 25

A Portrait of the Archaeologist as a Young Man

Inspired more by the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles than the movies, The Peril at Delphi brings Indiana Jones to the printed page

Aug 18

A Summer's Worth of Reading, Pt. 1

From classic science fiction to modern pulp horror, here's what I read during the summer

Aug 16

The Star Trap and Kim

Two pulp thrillers from Robert Colby

Apr 26

Assignment Moon Girl

Edward S. Aarons' Sam Durell shoots for the moon

Apr 15

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts