As soon as you see Rick McCollum’s cover art, that resembles the severed heads of Clint Eastwood and Randy Quaid nailed to a corkscrew willow with railroad spikes—you know this all-illustrated issue is going to be a standout. As usual, Richard Krauss’ art direction doesn’t disappoint, featuring story art pieces from a variety of artists (along with one of the best looking Table of Contents I’ve seen in a pulp mag). Including Ran Scott, Alfred Klosterman, and Dan W. Taylor.
Story-wise this is one of the strongest Pulp Modern Issues I’ve read in a long time. Alec Cizak has curated some great stuff here. Some stories of note were the issue-ending “Chulainn”, by S. Craig Renfroe: a bloody Civil war-era horror tale, with suspenseful twists, that doesn’t at all play out by the numbers, and Matt Gomez’s sword-wielding warrior tale, “The Price of an Offer Refused,” the follow up to “A Long Journey’s End” (from Pulp Modern #2). “Modesty” by Albert Tucher—another great character piece, featuring his most prominent character: the wily hooker, Diana Andrews.
Standouts were as follows:
“Her Name Was Larceny”, by C.W. Blackwell—another great character piece featuring a very clever and twisted young blonde, a couple of dumb cops, and a chia pet.
“A Pinto, a Hooker, a Gun” by Rex Weiner. This is the first Skull Snyder tale I’ve read, and as police procedurals go, it’s aces. Weiner takes you right into the sights, sounds and smells of the underside of L.A., during the Boogie Nights era. There’s a great sense of atmosphere, and introspection in this one.
“Odd Jobs”, by Adam. S. House was the breakout hit for me in this issue. Horror is not my preferred genre. But good is good. And this was some great writing. Well-crafted suspense and a good use of flashbacks, but it’s the author’s use of sociology that makes this story work so well.
There’s some great storytelling in this issue. Don’t let this one pass you by.
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