Straightlaced Savages – Victorian Era roots of 20th century pulps, Part 1

Decades before the 10-cent extravaganzas that were the pulp magazines, the Victorians had Penny Dreadfuls, filled with intense and lurid tales. And it was also a uniquely rich time for novelists and short story tellers like Poe, Stevenson and Stoker, who explored crime and the dark side of human imagination. In real life, Jack theContinue reading “Straightlaced Savages – Victorian Era roots of 20th century pulps, Part 1”