A collection of vintage pulp crime stories from the legendary Black Mask magazine, featuring hard-boiled detectives tackling murders, betrayals, and dark mysteries.
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A collection of vintage pulp crime stories from the legendary Black Mask magazine, featuring hard-boiled detectives tackling murders, betrayals, and dark mysteries.
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From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by “the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine...
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will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Brief implied sexual encounters and attraction between characters in some stories.
Violence & gore
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Frequent graphic violence including shootings, murders, body discoveries, and some gore like bloody scenes and skeletons.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language and curses typical in hard-boiled dialogue.
Substance use
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Recurring alcohol consumption and smoking by characters, portrayed in a noir, atmospheric manner.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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No political or ideological messaging.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Minor depictions of cruelty in crime contexts, such as threats or beatings.
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