The All-Fiction Classic Pulp Podcast

Cave of the Criss-Cross Knives

Ordered on a suicide mission to a forbidden Pacific island, two Secret Service operatives parachute into a jungle nightmare of purple gods, savage rituals, and a mad spy king ruling from a cave of living death—where one wrong move means sacrifice on an altar of criss-cross knives. Published in SPICY ADVENTURE (April, 1935). Written by C. C. Spruce.

The Horoscope Case

[Rated MA]* When a panic-stricken Wampas Baby star hijacks hard-boiled Hollywood Dan at gunpoint for a desperate midnight dash to the airport, a murderous horoscope prophecy drags them both into a deadly maze of jealousy and frame-ups!

Dead Man's Guilt

[Rated MA]* When a terrified girl swears a dead killer is stalking her through the rain-soaked streets, Dan dives into a nightmarish web of murder, stolen diamonds, and the chilling possibility that the grave doesn’t always keep its secrets buried.

Cooked

[Rated MA]* Hired to pull a slick midnight snatch, Dan finds himself neck-deep in a foggy Hollywood nightmare of deceit, danger, and a dame whose desperate scheme threatens to cook them all before the truth can surface.

Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead - Part 3

[Rated MA]* Cornered, cuffed, and one frame-up away from a murder rap, Dan bluffs his way through poison, passion, and press passes—till the final showdown proves that in Hollywood, even love can be lethal.