Supernatural Pulp Fiction: Exploring the Dark and Fantastic Are you a fan of thrilling narratives that blend elements of the supernatural with the gritty atmosphere of pulp fiction? Look no further! In this article, we will delve into the captivating world of supernatural pulp fiction, exploring its origins, notable authors, and recommend some must-read novels that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Supernatural pulp fiction is a subgenre that combines elements of fantasy, horror, and mystery with the hard-boiled storytelling style of pulp fiction. It embraces the extraordinary, introducing readers to eerie creatures, occult forces, and gripping plotlines that often involve menacing villains and morally ambiguous protagonists. One of the most influential authors in supernatural pulp fiction is H.P. Lovecraft. Known for his cosmic horror tales, Lovecraft's works infused the genre with a sense of dread and existential terror. His iconic Cthulhu Mythos, a shared fictional universe populated by ancient deities and eldritch horrors, has inspired countless authors and continues to captivate readers to this day. Another acclaimed author in this genre is Robert E. Howard, who created the memorable character Conan the Barbarian. While Conan's tales are primarily categorized as sword and sorcery, they often feature supernatural elements that add an extra layer of intrigue to the stories. Howard's evocative prose and vivid world-building have left an indelible mark on supernatural pulp fiction. Now, let's move on to some recommended novels that embody the essence of supernatural pulp fiction: 1. "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey: This thrilling series follows James Stark, a magician turned hitman who escapes from Hell to seek vengeance on those who betrayed him. Kadrey's dark humor and gritty storytelling make this a must-read for fans of supernatural pulp fiction. 2. "The Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher: This long-running series introduces readers to Harry Dresden, a wizard and private investigator who navigates the treacherous world of secret societies, dangerous fae, and malevolent supernatural entities. Butcher's blend of noir and fantasy elements has garnered a dedicated fan base. 3. "Something from the Nightside" by Simon R. Green: In this series, Green introduces us to John Taylor, a detective who can find anything in the Nightside, a hidden realm in the heart of London where it's always 3 a.m. This urban fantasy series is packed with strange creatures and twisted mysteries. For readers seeking more supernatural pulp fiction, there are several online resources and communities to explore. Websites like Goodreads and Reddit's r/pulpfiction subreddit offer recommendations, discussions, and reviews from fellow enthusiasts. Additionally, checking out specialized pulp fiction publishers like Hard Case Crime and Stark House Press can lead you to hidden gems within the genre. In conclusion, supernatural pulp fiction provides an exhilarating blend of fantasy, horror, and mystery, immersing readers in worlds where the impossible becomes plausible. With acclaimed authors and thrilling novels, there is no shortage of captivating stories to satisfy your hunger for the supernatural. So grab a book, dive into the shadows, and embark on a thrilling journey into the world of supernatural pulp fiction!
One drunken night, she lost her virginity to a man she shouldn't mess with. When they meet again, he forcefully takes her and demands her to marry him! He is gentle, he is elegant, and he does everything to make her fall in love with him. But she soon realizes that his only motive is to have a son! Six years later, they reunite, and she has a little money enthusiast by her side, while he has a little ice mountain by his side. How come there are two children? The little woman dared to run away, yet she harbored his seed! While the wolf wants to prey, it is blocked by two little door gods. The little money enthusiast smirks and says, 'CEO daddy, mommy belongs to me. If you want to touch her, you have to pay! If there's no money, mommy belongs to Uncle Jin!' He retorts, 'What Uncle Jin? You are my offspring!' The little one replies, 'I don't care about offspring or anything, I only care about money!'
424.64 Million words | 2020-10-19 16:03Update
This is a romance novel! Romance novel! Romance novel! (Important things need to be said three times). It is also a quick transmigration story with past and present life settings. The author's pen name is '废'. Each short story is very brief.
332.77 Million words | 2020-12-22 10:40Update
Inheritors, a mystical lineage, hold the knowledge that spans through ages. And soul inheritors are even rarer. A young girl, with limited worldly experience, carries this identity, leading the lineage of inheritors on an unknown path. Everything is yet to be discovered...
21.94 Million words | 2023-03-20 20:28Update
Weibo: Ji Xiaotian. Verification Information: The protagonist, Yan Kongdang Gu Yang, falls in love at first sight with Cheng Cao, wishing Yunze, and decides to take the initiative. However, what she didn't expect was that Yunze was her idol, the legendary comic artist Qize. Not only that, the graceful and charming Cheng Cao, the popular Qize, turned out to be the chubby boy she rejected when she was a child! ...
57.76 Million words | 2021-05-20 03:30Update
A completed novel with guaranteed quality, don't worry about falling into a hole! In her previous life, she died with resentment in the cold palace as an abandoned consort. In this life, she was reborn as a common daughter of a noble family. Step by step, she aims to return everything he owes her. He is the noble lineage of the imperial family, a killer of gods, feared by the emperor. He is reserved and cautious, but her appearance interrupts his carefully planned chessboard and disrupts his heart's desires. He says, 'The mortal world is full of worldly affairs, and fate cannot be escaped. The three thousand weak rivers, I take a sip.' She smiles, 'I am just a lonely soul in this mundane world, where is there a heart?'
95.15 Million words | 2022-02-14 09:47Update
No rice to cook? Shamelessly borrow. No tiles to cover yourself? Squeeze into an empty house. No money? Sell some flowers. No boyfriend? Deceive and cheat! Wait a minute... she was the one who was actually deceived.
298.28 Million words | 2022-09-08 13:59Update
The new novel "Ultimate Pet God Husband: Proud and Spoiled Fu Shao, Addicted to Pampering!" by Yi Yi is released. [Ultimate pet novel, pure in body and mind] He is the invisible emperor of city A, detesting everyone's approach, but he only likes to be close to her. One day, they had a fight. "Kiss me, Fourth Master, I was wrong." The woman pleaded pitifully. "What did you do wrong?" Fourth Master glanced at her. "I shouldn't have fought." The woman weakly replied. "Did you win?" Fourth Master asked. "I won." The woman smiled brightly. "Well done." Fourth Master patted her head like a reward.
394.28 Million words | 2023-01-16 05:12Update
Reincarnating as a human, the pragmatic Qing Dai knew the importance of finding a good partner. She carefully weighed her options, but unexpectedly fell into someone else's "trap." Her lifelong romantic fate was manipulated, along with the next life, and the life after that, and the life after that... ——*——*—— Husband: Upper line——It's okay to deceive, as long as the one you love falls for it. Lower line——Being cunning is honorable, as long as a virtuous wife takes the bait. Wife: Horizontal line——Circle circles, cross crosses. (PS: Besides beautiful women, there are also a bunch of handsome guys who are "delicious" in appearance~~~ Amongst the fleeting admirers, which one shall she love???
69.85 Million words | 2022-12-17 23:21Update
When I was eighteen, my father made me drink a bottle of zombie blood... The new book will be updated twice a day, with a minimum of three updates after being released. Friends who like it, please bookmark it to avoid getting lost. Thank you for your support.
371.90 Million words | 2022-11-30 01:54Update
A fatherless and motherless girl, who has been living with relatives for a long time, is indifferent to everything except food... Under her cold appearance lies a wicked heart, but it is only for him... With love and hate, entanglement and conflict, they are destined for a tumultuous journey... Stay tuned to see how the gluttonous girl faces off against the devilish school heartthrob... Xiao Shang's new novel: "Hunting the Icy School Heartthrob" is now available.
97.80 Million words | 2021-09-27 12:09Update
Lanfang has served her in-laws for many years as a slave, burying her parents and enduring abuse from her mother-in-law and beatings from her husband whenever he is unhappy. Bearing the scars, she decides to make the people who look down on her regret their actions!
249.57 Million words | 2021-04-12 20:03Update
After the great catastrophe, the blood curtain descended, humanity lost electricity, and the world changed completely! In the winter of the Blood Curtain Era, Su Ye, who possessed a mysterious bracelet, awakened the power of evolution. With his childhood friend and sister by his side, he gradually ascended the grand stage of history. In the face of the brutal mechanical race, the flag of the Federation fluttered in the wind... Under the bloody sky, Su Ye dons the original mechanical combat armor, unleashing a bloody radiance, fearlessly advancing amidst the iron and fire! This is a story of an ordinary young human who rises in extraordinary times!
557.94 Million words | 2021-11-21 10:49Update
Human history is a chronicle of wars. Wherever there are humans, there is strife, even within the domain of dreams. The dream world represents a microcosm of human warfare, as dreamers experience ancient battles from the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chu-Han Contention, the Three Kingdoms, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and even cross-border conflicts like World War II. Talents, unique skills, and combat abilities are the foundation of survival and battle in the dream world. How can dreamers gradually improve themselves? How can they rely on their unique abilities to obtain privileges? From Donghai Town to Lifu Prefecture, from the Eastern Region's factions, their horizons expand bit by bit as the dream world of power and influence unfolds. From regional dominance to the battle of the Nine Towns, who are the true enemies? Which world—reality, war dreams, or power dreams—is the true reality, the fundamental one? How can dreamers unearth the secrets within and escape from this endless dream? It is a world of dreams, a world of mysteries... If you, dear readers, find 'Endless Dreams' intriguing, please don't forget to recommend it to your friends on QQ groups and Weibo!
451.30 Million words | 2023-04-19 04:19Update
A lamp, a box of cigarettes, establishing a temple halfway to becoming a divine being. The lamp pays respect to gods, the cigarettes pay tribute to ghosts. Able to predict both the divine and the demonic, able to break curses and restrain evil spirits, possessing strong techniques to capture ghosts and dispel evil. This is the story of a man in his thirties, cursed by an unlucky star since childhood, who, through a stroke of luck, becomes a renowned semi-immortal in the villages and towns for ten miles around. With a solitary lamp illuminating shadows and a midnight song of spirits, all of you must closely follow Wu Ang, the semi-immortal, and never turn back... It is hereby solemnly declared that this book currently has three grateful benefits: Firstly, the book will have a minimum of three updates per day, allowing readers to bid farewell to the annoyance of urging for more updates. Secondly, the book will not be available for sale until it reaches a length of four hundred thousand words. Many fellow authors have stated that the author of this book is crazy. Heaven knows whether it will only be available for sale after it reaches five hundred thousand or six hundred
457.54 Million words | 2023-01-24 18:48Update
A century's golden special forces soldier, transmigrated as the abandoned waste of the Ye family. As the legitimate daughter of the Ye family, she faced designs to destroy her heart's jade, seize her home, and was left homeless. Revealing her sharp edges, she embarked on a path of becoming a peak legend on the mainland, facing the challenges of her uncle's schemes, the obstinacy of outsiders, and the swarming of handsome men. No problem, she can kill gods if needed and slay Buddhas if necessary! 'Waste, you dare to compete with me for the position of the alliance leader, but you are not qualified!' The woman shouted arrogantly, beckoning three illusionary beasts. Night Zihan sneered, raised her hand, and seven majestic illusionary beasts appeared behind her, a summoner proficient in seven elemental beasts! 'Even I, such a waste, can summon seven elemental beasts, so what are you?' A certain glamorous man appeared, his smile enchanting, 'No one in this world dares to bully you, and if heaven dares to oppress you, I will shatter the sky!' You say you are a god? But, you belong to me!
141.98 Million words | 2022-12-13 13:39Update
The fourth daughter of the Nalan Mansion, longing to marry a husband who would love her, never expected her fate to be tied to the enemy's close relative, the Prince of Duan. In the eyes of others, the careful concubine was just a pretty face, but when she used her ruthless tactics to control the life and death of the Nalan clan, everyone realized her dominance and cunning. The bottom line for family is no harm! The bottom line for love is no betrayal! The bottom line for friendship is no betrayal! Through the treacherous struggles in the palace, she became a focal point that attracted attention. QQ, QQ group is welcome for discussion.
225.53 Million words | 2021-07-20 05:11Update
Completed sweet novel. Xia Liusheng did something big for the first time in her life and ended up angering the youngest and wealthiest CEO in the city, Gu Yihan! She thought she would die a miserable death, but unexpectedly, her life took a turn for the better. She became entangled with Gu Yihan, who is clingy and insists on relying on her for a lifetime. Gu: 'Wife, come here! I'll help you get revenge, slap the bad guys. How will you thank me?' Xia Liusheng frowned: 'Well, here's our son.' Gu: 'Just one? Not enough, let's have more for a perfect family.'
425.15 Million words | 2021-05-12 15:53Update
Riding the fastest horse, drinking the strongest liquor, wielding the sharpest blade, and plotting the cruelest schemes. An accident turns the formidable female bandit leader into a delicate princess for a political marriage. From then on, the charismatic Sixth Prince gains a fierce empress and is forced onto the path of securing the throne. His wife, invincible in the imperial palace, leaves Jin Shaochen sighing as he supports his forehead, 'I must have married a fake empress.'
412.71 Million words | 2023-04-25 00:19Update
After waking up in a new era, she becomes a "father" in a cool manner, as a cute little toddler in front of her calls out "mother". Faced with an empty rice jar, Mo Ranran, who was once the world's food goddess in her previous life, believes that as long as she is willing to work hard, she will be able to create a successful career through her culinary skills. It won't be long before she becomes a beautiful wealthy woman, accumulating wealth and eventually reaching the pinnacle of her life, just like in her previous life.
413.57 Million words | 2022-03-31 02:31Update
This is a mysterious space where dimensions overlap. External objects descend, thoughts transform. After numerous plot twists, break free from the shackles of space. Defying the stars, battling beings from different realms. Time and space traverse, pushing the limits of life. The journey of a young boy's growth, a path that makes the multiverse tremble with fear and awe.
488.07 Million words | 2020-07-27 18:53Update
