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4.5 AVERAGE
4.5 AVERAGE
Pulp Modern is in its second iteration joining the new wave of indie genre lit-zines that includes Switchblade, Econoclash Review and
Broadswords and Blasters along with the soon to be published in print, Tough Crime. The editors of each 'zine form a tight knit community on social media each supporting the other and I'm sure the Pulp Modern editor, Alec Cizak, has been able to lead with some experience from the magazine's first run.
This is an edition that grabs you by the collar and never let go and displays all of Cizak's experience as someone with an eye for a great story. The issue opens with "The Great Unknown" by Doug Lane, which is an excellent piece of hardboiled crime that is not for the squeamish as a mob enforcer is given a way to pay off his debts. "The Revenge of the Dead Coat-Check Girl" by Thomas Dade doesn't let up on either category as a disgraced cop looks to get revenge on the man who's left him working as a hotel detective.
Michael Bracken's "Good Girls Don't" is perhaps my favourite story from the issue and is best described as a hardboiled adventures in babysitting. "A/S/L?" by Stephen D. Rogers dips into the world of predators in chatrooms as a police officer investigates one such case. "Elizabeth Beatrice Moore" by John Kojak has a great classicism to it with it's Hollywood setting and young women trying to be stars.
"Roadsong" by Cynthia Ward neatly segues into the other genres that PM regularly features with this sc-fi noir about a young man who can read the emotions and feelings of those around him, but drives a long haul truck to dampen his power's effects. "Going Dark" by Scotch Rutherford goes full sci-fi with a Philip K. Dick-ian tale of corporate skullduggery and packs a lot into his allotment of pages.
"Sand in a Jar" by J.A. Prentice brings us a stylish fantasy horror story, that while not usually a genre I truck in had me hooked and bursting for the ending. "The Killing at Queen's Tooth" by Chris McGinley rounds out the issue with a western tale of two town outcasts.
If you've never read Pulp Modern before I'd say there isn't a better time to start than now with this flawless collection of stories. I'm off to read David Nemeth's far more professional review over at Unlawful Acts.
Broadswords and Blasters along with the soon to be published in print, Tough Crime. The editors of each 'zine form a tight knit community on social media each supporting the other and I'm sure the Pulp Modern editor, Alec Cizak, has been able to lead with some experience from the magazine's first run.
This is an edition that grabs you by the collar and never let go and displays all of Cizak's experience as someone with an eye for a great story. The issue opens with "The Great Unknown" by Doug Lane, which is an excellent piece of hardboiled crime that is not for the squeamish as a mob enforcer is given a way to pay off his debts. "The Revenge of the Dead Coat-Check Girl" by Thomas Dade doesn't let up on either category as a disgraced cop looks to get revenge on the man who's left him working as a hotel detective.
Michael Bracken's "Good Girls Don't" is perhaps my favourite story from the issue and is best described as a hardboiled adventures in babysitting. "A/S/L?" by Stephen D. Rogers dips into the world of predators in chatrooms as a police officer investigates one such case. "Elizabeth Beatrice Moore" by John Kojak has a great classicism to it with it's Hollywood setting and young women trying to be stars.
"Roadsong" by Cynthia Ward neatly segues into the other genres that PM regularly features with this sc-fi noir about a young man who can read the emotions and feelings of those around him, but drives a long haul truck to dampen his power's effects. "Going Dark" by Scotch Rutherford goes full sci-fi with a Philip K. Dick-ian tale of corporate skullduggery and packs a lot into his allotment of pages.
"Sand in a Jar" by J.A. Prentice brings us a stylish fantasy horror story, that while not usually a genre I truck in had me hooked and bursting for the ending. "The Killing at Queen's Tooth" by Chris McGinley rounds out the issue with a western tale of two town outcasts.
If you've never read Pulp Modern before I'd say there isn't a better time to start than now with this flawless collection of stories. I'm off to read David Nemeth's far more professional review over at Unlawful Acts.
Another quality slice of pulp fiction from Alec Cizak and Pulp Modern as they bring us another riveting issue. It opens with a quality post-apocalyptic tale of a boy and his dog from Andrew Bourelle where food is dwindling and the boy must think of ways to survive. Peter W.J. Hayes takes us back to the present with his story of twisty digressions as an antique store owner gets the offer of a lifetime. “These Violent Delights” by Mandi Jourdan highlights the dangers inherent with creating android soldiers. “Doc” Clancy brings us a tale of horror in the old West as a man of God searches for a town thought to have disappeared along with his client’s daughter.
Timothy Friend takes us on a trip to capture a pyromaniac in “Burnin’ Love”. Serena Jayne bring her dark, wondrous wit to “Necessary Evils” as a trophy wife looks for a way out. Adam S. Furman brings forth demons as his demon hunter, John Knox looks to clear a kids’ park of some evil. Victoria Weisfeld takes back to the late 19th Century for a murder mystery as a mysterious figure is found dead outside the Bywater family home. Nils Gilbertson closes out with his tale of the low man on the family business totem pole looking for answers and anybody who actually wants a Boulevardier.
Pulp Modern Issue 6 is in the works, so looking forward to more pulpy kicks forthcoming.
Timothy Friend takes us on a trip to capture a pyromaniac in “Burnin’ Love”. Serena Jayne bring her dark, wondrous wit to “Necessary Evils” as a trophy wife looks for a way out. Adam S. Furman brings forth demons as his demon hunter, John Knox looks to clear a kids’ park of some evil. Victoria Weisfeld takes back to the late 19th Century for a murder mystery as a mysterious figure is found dead outside the Bywater family home. Nils Gilbertson closes out with his tale of the low man on the family business totem pole looking for answers and anybody who actually wants a Boulevardier.
Pulp Modern Issue 6 is in the works, so looking forward to more pulpy kicks forthcoming.