tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post2926799861635428710..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Culte des MortesTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-81597220895221674742012-01-18T16:52:07.582+01:002012-01-18T16:52:07.582+01:00Roscoe was a very prolific writer for the pulps, e...Roscoe was a very prolific writer for the pulps, especially ARGOSY, which serialized this novel. He wrote a lot of stories with Caribbean settings and quite a few about the French Foreign Legion. I corresponded briefly with him in the early 1980's when I was trying to work out Carr's connection with the pulps. I also wrote to, and became a friend of, Hugh B. Cave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-89446302214369243962012-01-18T08:54:40.923+01:002012-01-18T08:54:40.923+01:00I like this somewhat pedestrian title, but I conce...I like this somewhat pedestrian title, but I concede your point that the lurid <i>A Grave Must Be Deep</i> would've been a more suitable title for this story (or <i>The Bloodhounds of Morne Noir</i>). <br /><br />No idea that this book was serialized, but explains the cliffhanger-like endings of some of the chapters.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-1899642563405411872012-01-18T02:18:36.738+01:002012-01-18T02:18:36.738+01:00Zombies! Black magic! Murder! I loved this. Years ...Zombies! Black magic! Murder! I loved this. Years ago I read this under it's pulp title <i>A Grave Must Be Deep</i> which is much more suitable for the story and perfectly lurid. Better than the prosaic title the book publishers chose. Here's the cover from <a href="http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailsmem.asp?book=PD1024&mem=46" rel="nofollow">the original pulp.</a> It was serialized in six parts. A little indie publisher called Starmont printed the original serial as a facsimile back in the 80s. It was basically a photocopy of all the pages from the Argosy issues and included all the original artwork.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-9515708262158653672012-01-17T22:43:18.264+01:002012-01-17T22:43:18.264+01:00Well, the solution definitely foreshadows Scooby D...Well, the solution definitely foreshadows Scooby Doo, but you can read the book yourself without much effort – since this scarce title was translated into Japanese only a few short years ago. ;)TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-28869009106751297422012-01-17T21:59:21.379+01:002012-01-17T21:59:21.379+01:00The first thing that came into my head as I read y...The first thing that came into my head as I read your description: <i>Scooby Doo, Where Are You?</i>'s <i>A Night of Fright is No Delight</i>.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.com