Paperback Warrior
@PaprbackWarrior
Paperback Warrior is the premier resource for reviews and features on vintage paperback publications. Our podcast and YT channels boasts over 250 episodes.
Author Rich Rainey contributed to Mack's universe, penning three Super Bolans and nine 'The Executioner' titles through the 90s and 00s. Before those, he created a six-book series entitled 'The Protector'. It was released between 1982-1985 through the action oriented Pinnacle…
While most of Frank Kane's work are hard-boiled crime novels, there are two distinctions: Juke Box King (1959) and The Living End (1957). Both of these titles are centered around the music business with an emphasis on radio and the disc-jockey profession. Read my review of THE…
A review of Stephen King's THE LONG WALK #horror #stephenking #thelongwalk #kindle #ebook
In the 1950s, Richard Himmel (1920-2000) wrote five books in the Johnny Maguire series about a lawyer who functions as a hardboiled detective and all-around troubleshooter. I loved the series debut, so I was excited to tackle the second installment, THE CHINESE KEYHOLE from 1951.…
What in the world is "Deer Hunter Horror"? I've got the answer here: youtu.be/vzks3Yz7yQQ
Here are a few covers of Danish editions of Tarzan comics. The publisher is Classics Illustrated - shortly before it sold to Warner in 1971. The issues shown are without the publisher brand. #comics #tarzan #pulp #books
New Review: Norman Daniels was a prolific creator and writer in the pulp market and helped create numerous characters. Additionally, he penned hundreds of paperbacks in a variety of genres. You can read my detailed article on his life and literary work today at…
It's the NIGHT OF THE MANNEQUINS! youtube.com/shorts/Cr1Wisr… #books #kindle #ebook #horror
Review of Brian Keene's 2021 horror novel WITH TEETH: youtube.com/shorts/lwhNR2a… #books #horror #ebook #kindle
Looking at the Amityville horror paperbacks of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s: youtu.be/UIzqF2bVfQg
THE ADVENTURES OF RED SONJA VOLUME 1 collects the character’s appearances in Marvel Feature #1-#7, all published in 1975, plus the “Red Sonja” story from Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #1 (1974). Read my review of this book at paperbackwarrior.com/2023/12/the-ad… #booktok #books #reading…
New Review: There were at least 11 books in Arthur Catherall’s BULLDOG series of nautical adventure. New to the series, I wanted to start at the beginning with the debut, TEN FATHOMS DEEP. Read my review today: paperbackwarrior.com/2025/07/bulldo… #books #booktok #bookstagram
Mark and Stephanie Gerber produced paperback covers for a number of horror paperbacks in the 1980s and 1990s for a variety of publishers. Their vivid artistic style helped market books by the likes of Warren Murphy, Charles Grant, and J.N. Williamson. #horror #books #booktok
New from Stark House Press on August 5th! Two Gil Brewer novels - The Squeeze/And the Girl Screamed - available in one trade paperback. You can get it at amzn.to/4lZafmd. #books #noir #booktok #bookstagram
Fantasy and science-fiction artist Eric Ladd was born on this day in Vermont in 1949. He created painted covers for multiple publishers including DAW, Jove, Berkley, and Ballantine. Authors included Larry Niven, Carl Lundgren, and Algis Budrys. #books #scifi #noir #booktok
Christopher Anvil was the pen name of Harry Christopher Crosby, Jr. (1925 – 2009). Born in Norwich, Connecticut, he served as a U.S. military pilot before launching a career as a prolific science-fiction writer under the Anvil pseudonym. THE DAY THE MACHINES STOPPED from 1964…
New Episode: Eric was invited by Nick from @bookgraveyard77 to review the 1971 gothic paperback THE SHADOW GUEST. They also explore the gothic paperback scene of the 1960s–80s, focusing on its mix of supernatural and mystery elements. The discussion is available as a podcast…
THE FACE OF EVIL was first published in 1954 by Fawcett. It is now available in a new edition through Stark House Press imprint Black Gat Books. Link to obtain the book: amzn.to/4lxpJ0o. #booktok #bookstagram #vintagebooks #books
Venus Books was an imprint of Star Guidance that published sleazy digest-sized paperbacks in the early to mid 20th century. Authors published by Venus included Peggy Gaddis, who wrote 10 of the publisher's first 25 books. Other authors included Manning Lee Stokes, Harry…
THE STALKERS, which sounds like a Matt Helm title, is a western paperback by Philip Ketchum, originally published as a paperback by Berkley in 1961 (#6510). In 1964, Berkley reprinted the paperback with different artwork (Y930, pictured). Read my review of the book:…
