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Category Archives: Pulp Fiction Thursday
Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Case Of The Seven Sneezes
Achoo. Please pass the tissues.
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Cornbread Aristocrat
Many Southerners eat cabbage, black-eyed peas, and cornbread for luck on New Year’s Day. The same may be true of the title character in this book. You never can tell.
Speaking of cornbread, here’s a musical selection by my friend David Bankston:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Advise and Consent
Impeachment has not reached the Senate, but I have Congress on my mind. Hence this pairing of a classic political novel with the poster for the fine film made from it.
Pulp Fiction Thursday: A Corpse For Christmas
Another day, another holiday themed regular feature.
Pulp Fiction Thursday: From Here To Eternity
This Saturday is the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It’s time to celebrate the most famous book and movie adaptation set before and during the attack. Even in a crowded field of war novels, James Jones’ book stood out. The movie was pretty darn good as well.
Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Thursday Turkey Day Murders
Since my Now Be Thankful post has migrated to Bayou Brief, it’s time to get back to the basics with a book cover that ran in 2015 and 2016:
As urban commie pinkos, we here at First Draft believe in recycling. This post is a rerun from last Thanksgiving with some lagniappe at the end:
If your crazy right-wing Uncle who watches too much Fox News goes off on you today, please do not re-enact this book.
How about some cheesecake for dessert?
When I promise lagniappe, I mean it. So do Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. This is the first time that exceedingly odd couple cooked together on teevee:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Charred Witness
The impeachment hearings ate my week. At least I’m not charred:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Jambalaya Loverman
This post is dedicated to my friend and fellow pulp fiction aficionado Kevin Allman. He’s leaving Louisiana and returning home to California. Happy trails, amigo.
The last word goes to Emmylou Harris:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Dead As A Dinosaur
It’s the first time dinosaurs have taken the starring role on Pulp Fiction Thursday. Will it be the last? Only T Rex knows for sure.
By T Rex, I meant the glam rock band:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Halloween Tree
It’s time for another seasonal book cover. The Halloween Tree is a 1972 fantasy novel that Ray Bradbury later adapted for an animated teevee flick. The cover is by Bradbury’s frequent collaborator Joseph Mugnaini.
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Tales From The Crypt
Horror fortnight continues with two venerable Tales From The Crypt comics featuring stories by Ray Bradbury. I’m trying to class the joint up a bit:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: New Orleans Uncensored
This week we go to the movies with New Orleans Uncensored. It’s a tawdry bit of pulp cinema from William Castle who is better known for his horror movies. This flick isn’t horrible but it isn’t great either. The best thing about it is seeing the city in 1955.
Here’s the whole damn movie:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy theme continues. This time without Lee Majors or Rick Perry.
Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Big Boodle
Could this vaguely Slavic looking gent be Rudy’s bag man?
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Lady, That’s My Skull
It’s time for an encore performance of a 2016 post with a twist. This time we have a triptych of covers:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Blood Money
Blood Money is late period Hammett. The covers are a bit dogeared but that’s okay so was Dash in 1951.
Speaking of money, it’s our annual fundraiser. If you like this feature, please throw a few bucks our way.
The last word goes to Pete Townshend:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Town Without Pity
You’re not seeing double. The theme song for Town Without Pity was indeed the theme song for the last Saturday Odds & Sods. I did not, however, include a movie poster or book cover. Here they are:
Here’s the trailer for this underrated Kirk Douglas classic:
Finally, one more version of the theme song; this time an instrumental.
Pulp Fiction Thursday: A Walk On The Wild Side
Nelson Algren was known for his gritty novels. A Walk On The Wild Side was set in and around a New Orleans bordello. It was turned into a movie with an all-star cast in 1962. The producers dropped the A from the title. I did not.
The last word goes to Lou Reed with a song that has nothing to do with either the book or movie. It’s also not PC in 2019 but it’s still a good song:
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Hippie Doctor
The guy on this cover looks like a regular guy circa 2019. Times have changed.
I wonder if the Hippie Doctor was at Woodstock? They needed help with the brown and flat blue acid, man. He looks tough enough to subsist on apples, gruel, and JCC sammiches, man.
The last word goes to CSNY, man:
