WESTERN MOVIE MAKING LOCATIONS

As one reviewer stated: "WOW! With no offense to previous locations books, WESTERN MOVIE MAKING LOCATIONS ... is the ultimate last word on western film locations." [Boyd Magers in Western Clippings] This is my latest book, but it is only the first volume on the movie/television locations used in western films. Because of the wealth of material that is included, only Southern California locations are covered. The book is a whopping 712 pages in length. There are over 2,000 images illustrating the book, including film captures, aerial photos of the sites, maps, stills, and more. Over 160 locations in the Southern California region are covered. You can order the book at www.corriganvillepress.com.

WESTERN MOVIE LOCATION BOOK

I am currently working on the first volume in a planned 3 volume series on the movie and television location sites used in Western films. The first book is mostly written and contains about 300 pages of text for about 150 Southern California locations. For many months I have been gathering images of the sites and now have, by rough estimate, about 10,000 images (mostly screen captures) which I need to make print ready as well as deciding on which ones to utilize. I estimate the book will be at least 500 pages in length with probably well over a 1,000 images in it.

DAN TURNER HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE

Last month, Pulpville Press released a 3 volume set of Dan Turner stories, beginning with his first stories in Spicy Detective pulp magazine. The set comprises over 1,000 pages of Robert Leslie Bellem stories. These are fun stories to read and range from the spicy era to a fairly tame (for Bellem) type of detective story. This set is available through amazon.com, lulu.com, and createspace.com (for a 10% discount through createspace, visit our web site at www.pulpvillepress.com).

Movie Location Books

A couple of movie location books have come to my attention in the past couple of months which you may find interesting. The first one is by Jerry England and is entitled "Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas". There isn't much text in it, but it is packed with many illustrations/photos/screen captures and the like. While there are a few errors in the book, such as listing a Republic Studios backlot ranch set as being at the Iverson Movie Ranch, the book is still recommended for all of the western photos. The book is available at lulu.com or through the author's website.

The second book is a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED book on the western and serial locations. It is by Tinsley Yarbrough. He is one of a few people who I can call an expert in the field. The hardback book is filled with histories of the filming locations with a lot of vintage photographs as well as current shots of some of the locations. Again, I urge you to purchase this book (I do not receive anything financial benefit) as it is an excellent work. It can be ordered directly from the author. His address is on my Movie Locations Bookstore website which can be accessed from my Emporium Bookstore website (which is where you probably accessed this blog).

Pulp Tales Magazines On Sale

The Pulp Tales magazines, namely, Tales From the Pulps, Fantastic Adventure Stories, Jungle Stories, Private Detective Stories, and The Magazine of Edgar Rice Burroughs: Fact & Fiction, are having a physical make-over as we transition to distribution (i.e. Amazon.com, Borders.com, your local bookstore, etc.) for these magazines. These titles will begin appearing in 7 x 10 inch versions on Amazon.com (and CreateSpace.com) and in 7.44 x 9.68 inch versions everywhere else (bookstores, Lulu.com, etc.). So, while this transition takes place, all of the original 8.5 x 11 inch magazines are on sale for $8.95 each. They will be available at www.pulpvillepress.com (then click on "Pulp Tales Magazines") until they have been replaced by their distribution counterparts. If you haven't seen these magazines yet and wish to own the original first editions of them, this is your chance!