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Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West
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A discussion of all things related to Mystery, Adventure and Western fiction, films, music, TV, collectibles, comics and toys.
- Added on: Sep 19th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: DavyCrockettLewis
- Listed in: Books Film
- Tags: movies mystery fiction hardboiled pulps western fiction tv westerns
Recent Posts
The Story With No Name, Part 19 by Richard Prosch
Yep, that blond rattlesnake known as Vic Sawtell returns to the round-robin epic Story With No Name. But Walt Arnside gets another step closer to learning the secret of the treasure ship in the desert. And sweet but deadly Lola - what's that she sees...
Spawn of NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is over, but . . . it's spawned more imitators than American Idol. You may have heard of GePoWriMo (Gerald So's Poetry Writing Month), but hold onto your hats, wordslingers, that's only the beginning. Check out this list of links from the N...
Satan Hall 5: Satan\'s Creed
It's Dec. 17, 1932, and Detective Frank "Satan" Hall makes his fifth appearance, his fourth in the pages of Detective Fiction Weekly. Gangster August Saprillo has a gun to forehead of a little girl. Saprillo's finger tightens on the trigger, but . . ...
Movie Themes: Chisum, Hallelujah Trail, Dirty Dingus Magee
.Here's a movie theme Triple Feature. What are your favorite Western themes? I'll feature any I can in future posts.Chisum The Hallelujah Trail Dirty Dingus Magee ...
Sam Spade: The Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail Caper
Sam's back, this time teamed up with a detective named Crockett - Fritz Crockett, whom Davy assures me is no relation. Crockett promises Sam a hundred bucks to wear a rabbit suit. Trouble ensues. From Dec. 4, 1949. Enjoy.The Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottont...
Forgotten Books: Murder Wears a Halo by John Evans/Howard Browne
. This book was published in 1997 by Gryphon Books (in what I assume was a small print run) and promptly forgotten. But that was the second time it had been forgotten.“Murder Wears a Halo” made its first appearance in the Feb. 1944 issue of Mammo...
