Media and Literature
Pulp Fiction : Media History
For most students the term pulp fiction is just a reference to a particular movie or style of movie. The movie title refers to a particular North American print genre that has had an important impact on other media, including: early radio drama, the cinema, comic-books, television, and computer gaming.
Use the Links provided below to learn more about
The Bloody Pulps and The Pulp Heroes.
Penny Dreadfuls ( background and samples)
Penny Dreadfuls (online samples)
The Mysteries of London One of the most famous 'penny bloods' (cheap sensational serials, published weekly, mass produced for working class readers, throughout the Victoria era). Condemned and critcized by Victorian morality guardians of law and social order in much the same way that comics and computer games are today.
Victorian Etexts This site gathers together copyright-free etexts of Victorian novels from the web, and allow you to search the full text for words or phrases.
Dime Novels (a short definition)
An excellent site for the history of Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls.
Tales from the Vault - The Library and Archives of Canadaonline exhibit of of Canadian pulp fiction, pulp cover art, and the history of pulp literature in Canada 1940 - 1950s. (English and French)
ThePulp.Net (a guide to the online world of pulp magazines definitions, history, examples & links)
THE PULP HEROES - The Superheroes and Mystery-Men Who Came Before Comic-books
THE HARD BOILED PULP HEROES
- DETECTIVES, GUN-MOLLS, & FEMME FATALES -
Crime Boss: Crime Comic Books -1940s and 1950s A lively introduction to the controversial crime comics of the late 40s and early 50s. Includes an extensive gallery of covers.
Mystery Time Line The greatest crime-solvers of all time and the men and women who created them.
Film Noir Defines film characteristics, including femme fatale.
~*Sites just for entertainment*~
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