Film: The Golden Claws of the Cat Girl (1968)
In The Golden Claws of the Cat Girl, Daniele Gaubert showed she had the acting ability to go with her sultry looks. Released a year before Camille 2000 made her an international sensation, Cat…
Category: Pulp
Film: The Yin And Yang of Mr. Go (1970)
The Yin and Yang of Mr. Go has the distinction of being the only feature-length film directed by Burgess Meredith. It also has the distinction of being the only spy movie narrated by the…
Nestology: SPIES AND MORE SPIES, Edited by Robert Arthur
Spies and More Spies edited by Robert Arthur (Random House, 1967) Once more I delves back into the books of my youth with Spies and More Spies, another anthology for young adults by Robert Arthur….
Kim Oh #5: REAL DANGEROUS FUN
Kim Oh #5: Real Dangerous Fun by K. W. Jeter (Editions Herodiade, 2014) K. W. Jeter’s femme fatale is back again for another round in Kim Oh #5: Real Dangerous Fun. In a just…
Forgotten Film Festival
At Temple of Schlock I’ve got a guest review about the Forgotten Film Festival which I attended in Philadelphia. In October I plan on hitting the 24-Hour horror movie marathon and will be covering that…
Spy Pit (1967)
Here’s a fun take on the usual Super Spy movie: have the hero be something other than the usual square-jawed Anglo. And it works. Roger Hanin Plays “Saint-Dominique” who travels all over the world trying…
Vienna Spy Hunt
Vienna Spy Hunt: a fun little German spy movie from 1965. Among the stars in this movie is Terrance Hill, who would go on to play the hero in the “Trinity” western movies.The plot: a…
THRILLERS AND MORE THRILLERS, Edited by Robert Arthur
Thrillers and More Thrillers, Edited by Robert Arthur (Windward Books, 1973) Thrillers and More Thrillers was one of the many young adult short story collections Robert Arthur released in the 1960’s. Remembered as the creator…
DANCING BEAR by Oren Sanderson
Dancing Bear by Oren Sanderson (Amazon Digital Services, 2014) Dancing Bear by Oren Sanderson is an espionage novel based of one of the experiences the author had while working security at the Israeli…
ETHIOPIAN STORIES by George Schuyler
ETHIOPIAN STORIES by George Schuyler (Northeastern University Press, 1994) One of the things you notice about the pulp era (1928-45) of American fiction is the lack of Black writers or characters. What few characters of…