Q. What is alt.pulp?
A. alt.pulp is an unmoderated newsgroup set up for the discussion of pulp magazines and related topics. In general, discussions posted to alt.pulp focus on the character, or hero, pulps.
You can get to alt.pulp through a newsreader or web browser. Or if your Internet Service Provider doesn't carry it, you can access it via Google Groups.
Pulps are also discussed in other newsgroups:
- alt.fan.doc-savage for Doc Savage. Google Groups.
- alt.fantasy.conan for Conan and Robert E. Howard. Google Groups.
- alt.fantasy.er-burroughs for Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan. Google Groups.
- alt.horror.cthulhu for H.P. Lovecraft and horror/weird fiction. Google Groups.
- rec.arts.sf.written for science fiction and related stories. Google Groups.
Yahoo Groups also features numerous mailing lists related to pulp magazines. Some are very active, while others are essentially dead. Most require membership approval, which is an attempt to eliminate spammers from posting to the group. The Yahoo Groups include (in alphabetical order):
- Conan Uncensored
- Cover Ups
- Doc-Savage
- Doc/Dent Museum
- DocSavage
- Doc Con
- FictionMags
- FleaRun
- GoldenPerils
- JohnstonMcCulleyZorro
- Jungle Girls
- JusticeInc
- LaPlataDocCon
- Ministry of the Green Llama
- Norman Saunders
- OnlinePulps
- PulpCorner
- PulpMags
- PulpRack
- PulpScans
- PulpSwap
- PulpZone
- Pulp Fiction Uncovered
- Pulp SF
- Robert E. Howard
- The Shadow Files
- The Shadow List
- The Spider's Web
- VintagePulpFiction
- Western Pulps
- WoldNewton
Yahoo Groups loosely associated with the pulps include:
At least one Google Group concerns the pulps: