tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post8142057077503118600..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 2 - Alfred Jan, ed.James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-58737964528625320902017-05-07T21:43:59.361-05:002017-05-07T21:43:59.361-05:00I meant GOODSTONE, of course.I meant GOODSTONE, of course.Alfred Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02825578032134666678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-14794933056821772562017-05-07T13:10:03.067-05:002017-05-07T13:10:03.067-05:00Alfred, I'm really glad to hear that Volume 3 ...Alfred, I'm really glad to hear that Volume 3 is in the works. These are great collections!James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-87432927469565723772017-05-07T11:46:59.198-05:002017-05-07T11:46:59.198-05:00In my introduction to this anthology, I mentioned ...In my introduction to this anthology, I mentioned that Labyrinth of Monsters was previously published in Goldstone's book, but deemed it worthy of reprinting today. Volume 3 will be out as soon as Altus Press gets around to it. There are many books ahead of mine in the pipeline.Alfred Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02825578032134666678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-71929398399081137352017-05-06T09:56:29.027-05:002017-05-06T09:56:29.027-05:00Yes, it is in the Goodstone book. I'd forgotte...Yes, it is in the Goodstone book. I'd forgotten about that. But it's been probably 30 years since I read that anthology. Definitely brain-warping material . . . but in a good way.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-86898794129794486692017-05-06T09:38:14.512-05:002017-05-06T09:38:14.512-05:00I don't think I can put off getting this one a...I don't think I can put off getting this one any longer. <br />Isn't Bellem's Labyrinth of Monsters in Tony Goodstone's old anthology The Pulps?<br />If it's the story I'm thinking of it warped my youthful brain but good. <br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-8637054325548205982017-05-05T09:24:13.731-05:002017-05-05T09:24:13.731-05:00What I've found with the horror/weird menace p...What I've found with the horror/weird menace pulps I've read is that you get one or two good stories per issue, and everything else is basically filler... but the good stories can be very good indeed!<br />Christopher Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916795501605134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-61397230987324792942017-05-05T08:56:27.610-05:002017-05-05T08:56:27.610-05:00Nice collection and well worth having. I have alwa...Nice collection and well worth having. I have always loved this cover, years ago Frank Robinson was selling large size cover repros of pulps and among the ones I bought from at that time was this cover. I have it framed and it hangs in my Pulpcave.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-35665489407858851072017-05-05T07:49:50.179-05:002017-05-05T07:49:50.179-05:00I love your reference to "Scooby-Doo endings&...I love your reference to "Scooby-Doo endings" in mystery stories! I'll have to track down a copy of THE BEST OF SPICY MYSTERY, VOL. 2.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com