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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 1642584" data-attributes="member: 53">Looking for a good &quot;definition&quot; of pulp (as in Pulp Fiction) I found this site - I think this hits on the main thing that the &quot;pulp fiction&quot; had in common.&nbsp; &quot;Though many respected writers wrote for pulps, the magazines are perhaps best remembered for the fast-paced, lurid, sensationalistic and exploitive stories often featured in their pages.&nbsp; Pulp covers were famous for their half-dressed damsels in distress, usually awaiting a rescuing hero. &quot;While I think a majority of the magazines people think of when they refer to &quot;pulp&quot; are the pulp action heroes (the Shadow, Doc Savage, the Spider, etc.), I do think Conan and some of the pulp fantasy has a connection through the tyupes of stories.&nbsp; The &quot;fast-paced&quot; stories were essential given the pulps were collections of stories, rather than a single story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 1642584, member: 53"] Looking for a good "definition" of pulp (as in Pulp Fiction) I found this site - I think this hits on the main thing that the "pulp fiction" had in common. [I]"Though many respected writers wrote for pulps, the magazines are perhaps best remembered for the fast-paced, lurid, sensationalistic and exploitive stories often featured in their pages. Pulp covers were famous for their half-dressed damsels in distress, usually awaiting a rescuing hero. "[/I] While I think a majority of the magazines people think of when they refer to "pulp" are the pulp action heroes (the Shadow, Doc Savage, the Spider, etc.), I do think Conan and some of the pulp fantasy has a connection through the tyupes of stories. The "fast-paced" stories were essential given the pulps were collections of stories, rather than a single story. [/QUOTE]

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