This issue we have originals stories from N.M. Cedeño (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Ron Miller (a new Velda, P.I. story), Jennifer Slee, Hal Charles, Theodore King, and Albert N. Katz. Our classic reprints are from Carol Emshwiller and Dwight V. Swain. Plus, we have a brand-new solve-it-yourself puzzler also from Hal Charles.Here’s the complete lineup—Cover Art: Stephen HickmanNOVELThe Three Glass...

’Tis the season for tricks and treats, and boy do we have a lot of treats this time—including three firsts for us. For our first first, this issue, we have a Featured Author…British horror writer Edmund Glasby. Of course, longtime BCW readers are already familiar with his work, but this issue, we have three original horror novelettes (more than 20,000 words of terror), plus—our second first—a new interview with Ed in which he talks about his work and inspiration. Yes, we’ve run interviews ...

This issue, we have original tales from Ron Miller (a new Velda story), Janice Law (a new Holmes Impersonator story), and standalones from Laurence Raphael Brothers and Larry Hodges. We also present classic science fiction from Philip E. High and Ray Cummings, a pulp mystery set in China from George F. Worts, and a telegraph-crime story from the team of Romaine H. Lowdermilk and Arch E. Giddings. Lots of great reading!Here’s the complete lineup—Cover Art: R...

This issue, we have an eclectic mix of mystery, science fiction, and fantasy. For our mystery novel, we have a Fergus Hume classic, a bestselling Victorian mystery novel, and one which set the stage for many detectives that followed (including Sherlock Holmes!). We also have original mysteries from John M. Floyd, Terena Elizabeth Bell, and Janice Law (a new Holmes Impersonator story).On the fantasy and science fiction side of things, we have originals from Teel James Glenn, Keira R...

This issue, we have mysteries. Lots of ’em. Originals from Floyd Sullivan, Janice Law (a Sherlock Holmes Impersonator story), Michael Haynes, and the ever-popular “Anonymous” (with a Sherlock Holmes parody). Plus, of course, we have a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. And our mystery novel is the 1912 classic Larry Dexter and the Bank Mystery, by Raymond Sperry.But wait! There’s more!We also have original science fiction and fantasy from Phyllis Ann K...

With Labor Day almost here, it seems especially fitting to publish a Labor Day story in this issue: Shannon Taft’s “Downhill,” brought to us by Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman. But the fun doesn’t stop there. We have more originals from Paula Messina, Ron Miller (a new Velda P.I. story), Karl Dandenell, Kent J. Moore, and Zachary Reger, plus a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. Classics include novels by Edgar Wallace and Olive Harper, as well as shorts from Lemuel De Bra and Br...

We have another jam-packed issue, with a special focus on the work of Ron Miller. We have not one, but three of his tales of Velda Bellinghausen, burlesque queen turned Private Eye. Velda is a personal favorite of mind, and judging from fan feedback, a highlight of every issue for many readers. A pair of novelets and a short story await. And yes, we have more Velda stories in inventory and coming up soon!We also have an original tales from Adam Meyer (courtesy of Acquiring...

"It’s a new year, which means (at least in the United States) that a lot of new novels and stories have entered the public domain—everything published in 1930, in fact. Since we draw on the public domain for some of our classic reprints, we’ll be going through 1930s publications in coming weeks and presenting some of the greats from that year. This issue, for example, we have Robert E. Howard’s “The Moon of Skulls,” featuring his other great hero, Solomon Kane.In t...

This issue, we have another impressive lineup, featuring novels by Herman Landon (writing as Harry Coverdale) and sci-fi master Mack Reynolds. We also have original short stories by Christine Eskilson, Sybil Johnson, BJ Thoray, Marc Bilgrey, A.L. Sirois, and Justin Gustainis. Plus we have a classic short from the legendary pulp magazine Weird Tales by Paul Ernst. And don’t forget a brand-new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles! Lots to enjoy.Here’s the complete lineup—

This issue, we have 10 great reads—a classic fantasy novel, a classic detective novel, original mysteries from Hal Charles, Gordon Linzner, and Dan Crosby, original fantasy and science fiction from John M. Floyd and Bud Pharo, classics from C.L. Moore and Clare Winger Harris, and a brand new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. Good stuff.He...

Here is the 34th issue of Black Cat Weekly, packed with more than 500 pages of great reading, with contents ranging from mystery to adventure to science fiction and fantasy. The complete contents includes:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:"Skin," by Stephen D. Rogers [Michael Bracken Presents short story]"Booked for Murder," by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]"Grateful Touring," by Sarah M. Chen [Barb Goffman Presents short story...

This issue, we seem to have a wee bit of a sea theme. But there’s more than enough variety to go around, with original crime and mystery tales from Hal Charles, Neil S. Plakcy, Pam Barnsley—plus original science fiction and fantasy from Steven Mathes, Tim Fahlstedt, and Maureen Bowden. As to classics, we have a Sherlock Holmes parody from Maurice Baring and a rare Irish fantasy from Ruth Sawyer (who is a writer I’ve recently become interested in—she published a significant body of supernat...