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Vault April 28, 2019

Science Fiction Adventures Dec. 1953

Science Fiction Adventures Vol. 2 No. 1 Dec. 1953
Harry Harrison takes over as editor.

Contents
Harry Harrison: An Editorial on Scolex
C.M. Kornbluth “The Syndic” part 1 of 2 art by Art Sussman
Allan E. Nouse “Consignment” art by Art Sussman
Stephen Arr “The Spy” art by Joseph Dreany
Bob Silverberg’s Fanmag
Mike Lewis “The Tryst” art by Hal Smith
Damon Knight’s The Dissecting Table (book reviews)
Philip K. Dick “The Hanging Stranger” art by Hal Smith
Ad for Sea Stories
Ken Winney “Double Take”
Coming Up
Hal Clement “Ground” art by Mendenhall
The Chart Room (letters)

Editor: Harry Harrison
Assoc. Editor: J. Merkler, John Vincent
Book Editor: Damon Knight
Art Director: Milton Berwin
Cover: Alex Schomberg
160 pages, 35¢

Read Vince Nowell, Sr.’s article “When Things Go Wrong—The Lester del Rey/John Raymond Fiasco” in The Digest Enthusiast book seven.

Interviews April 27, 2019

Rick Ollerman on POV

“I’ve written in both the third person and the first person, and I’ve enjoyed both. I expected to retain a preference for third person and feel limited by the first, but that turned out not to be the case.

“Since I’ve had readers ask for a sequel to Truth Always Kills and the publisher ask for a sequel to Mad Dog Barked, I think there’s a way to do both in one book even though both of the predecessors were written in the first person. It will require some experimentation, and I truly hope I can do it well enough so that readers either will not notice or not lose patience and stay with it, but I think some terrific scenes can come out of the collision of the two books.”

Excerpted from the interview with Rick Ollerman that appears in The Digest Enthusiast No. 7.

Reviews April 25, 2019

John M. Floyd’s Rooster Creek

Excerpt from the review of Black Cat Mystery Magazine No. 1 from The Digest Enthusiast No. 7:

“Rooster Creek” by John M. Floyd is a nicely constructed yarn set somewhere in a rural past. Katie Harrison can’t resist a final look at her childhood farmhouse as she’s passing through. Bad idea. There’s a reason the new owners conduct their maniacal mischief in the middle of nowhere.
In her first encounter with the farmhouse matron, Katie asks:

“I thought you were Mrs. Carter. You’re not?”
“I am. But Mrs. Carter doesn’t care for questions,” the woman said stiffly, “unless she’s the one asking them.”

That dubious exchange should’ve sent Katie packing, but she unwisely digs deeper into Mr. and Mrs. Carter’s weird ways until she reaches the end of her rope.

Reviews April 23, 2019

Company Planet

Excerpt from Joe Wehrle, Jr.’s article on “The Telzey Amberdon Stories of James H. Schmitz” in The Digest Enthusiast No. 7:

Company Planet (Analog, May 1971). Telzey travels to Fermilaur, where a friend is undergoing “body remodeling,” which doesn’t sound like a good idea to Telzey. While on the planet, she uncovers a conspiracy, and her life is in danger when the powers that be suspect she is a telepath. She enters the mind of a telepathic pet animal and plants distracting thoughts to keep it from alerting its owner about her abilities. Reprinted in The Telzey Toy.

Vault April 22, 2019

Science Fiction Adventures Sep. 1953

Science Fiction Adventures Vol. 1 No. 6 Sep. 1953
Philip St. John: An Editorial on . . . But It Could Happen!
M.C. Pease “The Final Answer” art by Alex Ebel
Richard Snodgrass “What is Doubt?” art by Joseph Dreany
C.M. Kornbluth “The Meddlers”
Irving E. Cox, Jr. “The Venusian” art by H.R. Smith
Sam Moskowitz’s Among the Fen: This is the ESFA
Robert Sheckley “Closed Circuit” art by Milton Berwin
Damon Knight’s The Dissecting Table (book reviews)
Erik van Lhin “Police Your Planet” part 4 of 4 art by Paul Orban

Editor: Philip St. John (Lester del Rey)
Assoc. Editor: E.K. Harrison, John Vincent
Book Editor: Damon Knight
Art Director: Milton Berwin
Cover: H.R. van Dongen
160 pages, 35¢

Read Vince Nowell, Sr.’s article “When Things Go Wrong—The Lester del Rey/John Raymond Fiasco” in The Digest Enthusiast book seven.

Vault April 21, 2019

Alfred Hitchcock Aug. 1963

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Vol. 8 No. 8 Aug. 1963
Alfred Hitchcock: Dear Readers (Hitch writes about freeing The Birds.)
Contents
Lawrence Block “Good for the Soul”
Carroll Mayers “A Piece of the Action”
Robert E. Alter “Killer in the Dark”
Murray Goodwin “A Good Man”
Clark Howard “The Little Things”
Richard Hardwick “One Man’s Family”
Lawrence Treat “Homicide, Maybe”
Nedra Tyre “Murder Between Friends”
Hilda Cushing “She is not My Mother”
A.R. Cooper “Brain Teaser”
Bryce Walton “Shakeup”
Fletcher Flora “Dinner Will Be Cold”
Each story includes an illustration by Marguerite Blair Deacon

Editor and Publisher: Richard E. Decker
Managing Editor: G.F. Foster
Associate Editors: Victoria S. Benham, Pat Hitchcock, Ned Benham, Donald C. Dilworth
Art Director: Marguerite Blair Deacon
128 pages, 35¢

Uncategorized April 20, 2019

Opening Lines: Dixie Quickies

“The twelve-room Dixie Motel, sandwiched between the Dew Drop Inn and the Rodeo Bar and Grill on the outskirts of Chicken Junction, Texas, did most of its business on Friday and Saturday nights, when inebriated couples were willing to spend as much for a one-hour room rental as they would spend for an entire night the rest of the week.”
“Dixie Quickies” by Michael Bracken Black Cat Mystery Magazine #1 Winter 2017/2018

Reviews April 17, 2019

Eric Beetner’s Job Interview

Excerpt from the review of Down & Out: The Magazine No. 1 in The Digest Enthusiast No. 7.

Slick is one sick bastard. He’s dicey about the serial partners he deems worthy of his criminal intents. The new guy, Bo, gives it a go in “On the Job Interview” by Eric Beetner. As bad as Bo’s initiation is, it’s less of an ordeal than the firing of the sucker he’s replacing. “. . . [Beetner] has amassed a number of award nominations and wins as his reputation for good old-fashioned hard-boiled prose is as uncompromising as anyone’s.” Beetner is also cohost, with S.W. Lauden, of the excellent crime fiction podcast, Writer Types.

Uncategorized April 15, 2019

Science Fiction Adventures July 1953

Science Fiction Adventures Vol. 1 No. 5 July 1953
Philip St. John: An Editorial on Serials
Raymond Z. Gallun “Legacy From Mars” art by Joseph Eberle
Irving E. Cox, Jr. “Semantic Courtship” art by H.R. Smith
Poul Anderson “The Nest” art by Alex Ebel
Coming Up
Russell Branch “League of Left-Handed Men” art by H.R. Smith
William Morrison “Long Life to You, Albert” art by Kelly Freas
Damon Knight’s The Dissecting Table (book reviews)
Erik van Lhin “Police Your Planet” part 3 of 4 art by Paul Orban

Editor: Philip St. John (Lester del Rey)
Assoc. Editor: E.K. Harrison, John Vincent
Book Editor: Damon Knight
Art Director: Milton Berwin
Cover: Alex Schomburg
160 pages, 35¢

Read Vince Nowell, Sr.’s article “When Things Go Wrong—The Lester del Rey/John Raymond Fiasco” in The Digest Enthusiast book seven.

Opening Lines April 13, 2019

Opening Lines

“Ty took a break from sexting Maddie to ask the pool guy about the leaf blower guy.”
“The Pool Guy” by Adam Golub Pulp Literature #15 Summer 2017