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Featured image for Pulp Fiction Forever: How Sci-Fi, Horror, Crime, and Fantasy Paperbacks From the 1950s to the 1980s Built Modern Genre Storytelling

Pulp Fiction Forever: How Sci-Fi, Horror, Crime, and Fantasy Paperbacks From the 1950s to the 1980s Built Modern Genre Storytelling

A 4,000-word deep dive into the golden age of pulp paperbacks — the writers, illustrators, magazines, and movements that shaped sci-fi, horror, crime, and fantasy fiction from 1950 through 1989, and the modern indie books carrying the tradition forward.

Lurking Fear·May 9, 2026·Genre History
Pulp FictionScience FictionHorrorCrime FictionFantasyPaperbacksGenre History1950s1960s1970s1980s
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Skinhead & Alternative Culture Fiction Writing: The Stories the Mainstream Won't Tell

An in-depth exploration of skinhead and alternative culture fiction — its origins, its power, why it matters, and the books that define the genre.

Lurking Fear·April 12, 2026·Writing
Skinhead CulturePunkAlternative FictionSubcultureWriting
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vera Blackthorne Unveils False Summer

Gothic romance author Vera Blackthorne announces the release of her latest novel, False Summer — a haunting story of secrets, power, and psychological tension set in the vineyards of Provence.

Lurking Fear Publishing·March 28, 2026·News
Press ReleaseGothic RomanceVera Blackthorne
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Exclusive Interview with Vera Blackthorne: On Obsession, Isolation, and the Stories That Refuse to Die

In a rare and revealing conversation, gothic horror author Vera Blackthorne speaks on love, loss, writing in darkness, and why she believes nothing truly disappears.

Lurking Fear·March 24, 2026·Author Spotlight
InterviewGothic HorrorVera BlackthorneDark Fiction