Blogs Posts on "Carroll John Daly"

Satan Hall 4: Satan's Kill by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 10, 2009A word of advice. Don't ever sneak into Satan Hall's apartment and try to kill him in his sleep. Johnny tried it, here in this 1932 issue of DFW.He stepped two spaces forward; he pressed the button of the flash; he laid the nose of the heavy automati...

Pulps for Halloween: A Cautionary Tale by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 31, 2009Let this be a warning. It ain't healthy to stiff your trick-or-treaters with junk like fruit and nuts. This fellow in the silk mask was jonesing for a sugar high and accepting no substitutes.This Carroll John Daly tale from 1934 starred Twist Sulliva...

Satan Hall 3: Satan's Law by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 22, 2009My favorite pointy-eared detective is on the job again, this time from August 8, 1932. Here’s the scene: the bad guys, Rattigan and Joe, are interrogating a fence about the whereabouts of his daughter - a young woman Satan happens to admire. Then t...

Detective Fiction Weekly June 25, 1932 : Satan Sees Red by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 26, 2009Here's the setup for this cover: Satan is out to get a murderer named Bowers. Bowers has a classy nightclub, political influence and cops in his pocket. To intimidate visitors to his office, Bowers sits them under a hot light across from his desk. Sa...

Satan Hall: Satan's Lash by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 17, 2009Reading a Satan Hall story again was like getting reacquainted with an old friend -- a friend with pointy ears and a mean disposition.Carroll John Daly is acknowledged (often grudgingly and sometimes with embarrassment) as the author of the first har...

Detective Story August 8, 1931: Satan's Lash by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 17, 2009Reading a Satan Hall story again was like getting reacquainted with an old friend -- a friend with pointy ears and a mean disposition.Carroll John Daly is acknowledged (often grudgingly and sometimes with embarrassment) as the author of the first har...