Welcome to /pg/, where we read, write, and discuss pulp fiction.No, not the Tarantino film, but the classic genre stories from early 20th-century magazines printed on cheap wood *pulp* paper. These tales offered thrills for the common man and let imaginations soar. Though the magazines are gone, the spirit lives on, and here at /pg/, we explore the worlds, characters, and stories they inspired. So come on in and join the discussion!READ PULP!- The Eldritch Dark: http://www.eldritchdark.com/- Luminist Archives - Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction: http://www.luminist.org/archives/SF/- Luminist Archives - Fiction Magazines: http://www.luminist.org/archives/PU/- The Pulp Magazines Project: https://www.pulpmags.org- Project Gutenberg Sci-fi: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/68LISTEN TO PULP!- The Cybrarian’s Conan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmd1kGz5gLg - HorrorBabble's Clark Ashton Smith: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoMd3hyVZOXrZKy3TJfeTxRd&si=pHdZhOqvZyZ4Zv2v- HorrorBabble’s Cthulhu Mythos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJDIvebdG8U- HorrorBabble's Robert E Howard: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoO6mZ5jR57W1tVS4iD82jG6&si=evYk--G8lir37YtNWRITE PULP!- Flash Pulp: Join us as we recreate the spirit of the pulps with Flash Pulps — 500-1,500 word stories packed with cheap thrills, lurid subjects, purple prose, and daring adventure. Enjoy our collection, and feel free to contribute your own!- Flash Pulp Collection: https://pastebin.com/G4g4Z9YT- Bet Pulp: Want to challenge yourself? Post a BET — literally, type the word “BET” — then reply to your post with a complete 6K-word story within a week to complete the challenge.- BET Pulp Collection: https://pastebin.com/fXAmPuD4- The Grinder - A website that lists fiction magazines with submission openings. For the aspiring pulp writer who wants to take things to another level.EXTRA! EXTRA!So you want to write pulp but don’t know how, say?- Lester Dent Formula: https://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/dent.html- Write Compelling Dialogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWKp-fnZuU- Basic Pulp Template: https://files.catbox.moe/t5c17o.zip
My favourite Conan stories are the heist/roguish ones. Tower of the Elephant, Rogues in the House.Really grand. Would love more examples of stories like that (not Conan necessarily) from anons.
>>24743885The Frost-Giant's Daughter is my favorite. It's so short, but shocking and powerful, and is the story I can remember vividly. Even in Howard's early days of writing, he was excellent.
>>24743874REH was the greatest
>>24743969Indeed.
Nice to see the general is back. Are you one of the original anons from this thread?
>>24744091I posted replies in previous threads, but never contributed any work. I just copied the last thread because I want to discuss pulp.One of the works of a previous anon, "The Skull" popped into my mind in the shower a few nights ago, and I've been reading much Conan recently, so..
