Stories from the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction

Free calendar from the era of pulp fiction entertainment

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:59:00 +0000

A FREE calendar is now available for the year 2010 from the Golden Age Stories. It is a nicely crafted calendar with awesome imagery from the pulp fiction era. Here is a picture of how it looks like:

You can claim your own copy of this calendar by going here:

FREE CALENDAR

Robert Towers from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" at the Golden Age Theater

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Robert Towers, who was Benjamin Button during his infant years in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which starred Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Julia Ormond, will be at the Golden Age Theater on Saturday, 7 & 14 November 2009 to perform in The Sky-Crasher by L. Ron Hubbard.

The Golden Age Theater in Hollywood is the place to be on Saturday evening when at 7:30 pm the curtains open to a stunning performance of The Sky-Crasher.

This air adventure story tells the story of Caution Jones, who despite his nickname, risks the hazards of a breathtaking, around-the-world flight while a rival airline desperately tries to sabotage his every move.

Along with Mr. Robert Towers a very talented cast has been assembled to dazzle the audience. R. F. Daley, Taylor Meskimen, Bob Caso and David Aranovich will be performing in this rousing adventure story.

What the audience is saying:

"These stories are the real deal!" - Martin Kove, Actor (Wyatt Earp, Karate Kid, Rambo)

"These shows are a total delight. The audience gets so involved that you'd think it was a Broadway play!" - Phil Proctor, Firesign Theatre

"Southern California's most refreshingly unique entertainment experience is taking place right in the heart of Tinsel Town." - Todd David Schwartz, CBS Radio

Get your tickets online at www.GoldenAgeTheater.com and get 50% off when purchasing in advance online.

Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo and Galaxy Press announced as sponsors of Hollywood Christmas Parade

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:35:00 +0000

For the first time in its history of 82 years, the Hollywood Christmas Parade will be aired on National TV!

The Stories from the Golden Age already sponsored this parade last year. A video and photos from the 2008 Hollywood Santa Parade are here: http://blog.galaxypress.com/2008_12_01_archive.html

This year with the sponsorship of Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo and Galaxy Press the parade will most probably attract an even bigger crowd than last year, when over 200,000 people lined the streets to see the floats with celebrities from film, TV and radio.

The announcement of the official sponsorship is here:

Hollywood Christmas Parade

AARP welcomes the Golden Age Stories at annual convention in Las Vegas

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:34:00 +0000

At the annual AARP (Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons) convention in the Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, the Stories from the Golden Age booth attracted a lot of interest...

...not only because buccaneer Tom Bristol, Captain of the HMS Terror in
L. Ron Hubbard's Under the Black Ensign, made an appearance...

...but also because a troupe of actors performed the science fiction story The Professor Was a Thief by Mr. Hubbard right in the convention center hall.

Actors John Mariano, Jim Meskimen, R. F. Daley and Josh Robert Thompson created a stir with their performance of the L. Ron Hubbard science fiction story.

While the actors are signing autographs for the fans who greatly enjoyed the theatrical performance of the story, Tom Bristol gives a TV interview at the booth.

The booth was always crowded with interested customers asking for the latest releases in the Stories from the Golden Age series. One woman came into the booth who used to read the pulps when she was younger, but she was unfamiliar with the name L. Ron Hubbard. When she was told the different pen names that he used to go by, she laughed and said, "I used to love reading Winchester Remington Colt!" upon which she purchased several books.

Another gentleman listened to the Golden Age Stories iPod and suddenly looked up at the ceiling and said, "It's all around me." He expressed how amazing the audiobooks were and walked away with several of them.

Executives and staff of Galaxy Press and Author Services, Inc. as proud sponsors of the AARP convention, contributed to making this fair a success all the way around.

For more information on the Stories from the Golden Age go to the website at:

www.GoldenAgeStories.com

Find out about the latest releases in this fascinating series of books and audiobooks. Go here: Golden Age Stories Releases

iPod entertainment brought to the next level by the Stories from the Golden Age

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:57:00 +0000

Watch an actual recording session of the audiobook Ai! Pedrito! It's a story based on a screenplay by L. Ron Hubbard, novelized by Kevin J. Anderson. It became an instant New York Times bestselling novel upon its release in hardcover format.

You can now get this novel as an unabridged audiobook together with all the 80 Stories from the Golden Age audiobooks on a special iPod that is pre-loaded with these audiobook recordings. The value of the entertainment is top-of-line with multi-cast performances and a total of 175,000 sound effects and background music, all mixed by Hollywood movie-studio professionals. Go here to find out more about the iPod, also called ePulp due to its relation with the era of pulp fiction storytelling:

Stories from the Golden Age ePulp

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TV interview with pulp fiction character Little Tom Little

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:20:00 +0000

Little Tom Little from the book If I Were You is being interviewed by Lawrence Carpetburner from the long forgotten show Elbows on the Table. This could have been one of the break-out shows of its time, but Lawrence Carpetburner is said to have been one of the least hospitable hosts TV has known. You can see it for yourself.

Get a FREE copy of If I Were You, with a Book Club membership here:

www.GalaxyPress.com

The Golden Age Theater Presents Tinhorn's Daughter

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:42:00 +0000

The L. Ron Hubbard western story Tinhorn's Daughter was performed on Saturday, 10 October by an outstanding cast at the Golden Age Theater in Hollywood.

The narrator was Lee Purcell who had the audience riveted to the story.

Lee Burns as the ruggedly handsome gunslinger, Sunset Maloney and Jennifer Aspen as no other than Tinhorn's Daughter, Betsy, kept up the suspense when a romantic alliance started forming between the two, even though Sunset has been robbing her father blind to foil his illicit attempts of buying land in Puma Pass.

Torn between her father, Double-Deck Trotwood, played authentically by Martin Kove (known from Karate Kid and a host of other movies) and her newly discovered love for the elusive Sunset Maloney, she is trapped and only Sunset can open her eyes to the truth about her father.

Rounding out the cast were Jesse Kove and Robert F. Lyons with mesmerizing performances of Trotwood's thugs, hired to keep Maloney at bay.

Jennifer Aspen and Lee Burns

Jesse Kove and Robert F. Lyons

The evening was kicked off by a quartet that brought the house down with Ian Esponiza on guitar and vocals, Carmen Barth on guitar, Katie Dean on vocals and Linda Moss on the harmonica.

Audience response was rave. Here are just a few comments from our patrons:

"It was the best one of any I have seen!" - CS

"Each character was exquisitely portrayed. The narration was delivered at a perfect pace." - SH

"This story was my all-time favorite. This was one of the most fun experiences of my life!" - MB

"I love westerns and it was done very professionally." - GC

"It was spectacular!" - BW

To see the next performance of the show Tinhorn's Daughter, come to the Golden Age Theater in Hollywood on October, 17th. The show starts at 7.30 pm. Parking is free and refreshments are served. RSVP now by calling 323-466-3310 or email jonil@authorservicesinc.com.

www.GoldenAgeTheater.com

Book Review; The Professor Was a Thief from Publishers Weekly

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:49:00 +0000

Publishers Weekly reviews The Professor Was a Thief, a science fiction story by pulp fiction master L. Ron Hubbard:

Seasoned reporter Pop has just been told his career will prematurely end within two days thanks to the new changes at "World-Journal". Hoping to salvage his career, he takes the first lead he can get and finds himself at the doorstep of Professor Pertwee, a short man with big plans about making things smaller. Two other stories, Battle of Wizards and The Dangerous Dimension, round out this collection, reminding listeners that though Hubbard wrote science fiction, he often had a great sense of humor. The integration of sound effects, musical score and a full cast nostalgically harkens listeners back to the world of old-time radio. The main narrator carries the brunt of all three stories with a pitch and edge to his voice that is quite evocative of pulp fiction and while in other stories might feel overdramatic, fits perfectly well with Hubbard's tone.—Publishers Weekly

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Stories from the Golden Age Book Trailer

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:08:00 +0000

This is a very cool book trailer which gives a glimpse of the electrifying and absorbing quality of these stories; all written by L. Ron Hubbard. He had traveled over a quarter million miles by the time he was twenty years old, so he had a lot of material he could draw from for his stories. Let me know what you think of it. Leave a comment!

Check out the website at www.GoldenAgeStories.com

The Professor Was a Thief audio book review

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:20:00 +0000

The Professor Was a Thief by L. Ron Hubbard is reviewed by AudioFile magazine.

"The awesome possibilities of science take center stage in this installment of Stories from the Golden Age. The collection features three tales: A newspaper reporter discovers why New York City landmarks are mysteriously shrinking, a space colonist must rely on science to outwit the fear-mongering magic of a distant planet, and a professor who discovers "Equation C" finds himself teleporting through the galaxy at a single stray thought.

As in other editions in the series, the narrators deliver capable acting. The music is stellar, as are the otherworldly sound effects. While we may not dream of Mars in the way that we did in Hubbard's day, polished production makes these speculative stories good listening.—F. G. (AudioFile magazine)

Get your own copy of The Professor Was a Thief audio book with a FREE copy of The Great Secret, another sci-fi classic by L. Ron Hubbard. Click here.

FREE story by L. Ron Hubbard - The Blow Torch Murder

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:49:00 +0000

Talk Like a Pirate Day with Tom Bristol

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:42:00 +0000

It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day tomorrow!

Tom Bristol, from the HMS Terror is celebrating it too. He can no doubt talk like a pirate which you discover when you listen to the audiobook of Under the Black Ensign by L. Ron Hubbard. You can see a short video with an excerpt from the audiobook which is a book trailer for the book, really.

Best of all, to honor the Talk Like a Pirate Day you can now get the Under the Black Ensign book or audiobook for FREE!

Or you can listen to an audio excerpt from the audiobook which was recorded as a multi-cast production with Jim Meskimen, Marisol Nichols, Phil Proctor, Michael Yurchak, Thomas Silcott and R. F. Daley. CLICK HERE to listen to it now.

If you prefer to read a story excerpt you can do so. Go here: Read a Story Excerpt

And if after all that you still don't believe that Tom Bristol can talk like a pirate, then you just have to read the entire story. It's an adventure tale that would have made Errol Flynn proud. So, plunge in!

Serialization of Pulp Fiction Stories by L. Ron Hubbard

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Read Part 1 of the L. Ron Hubbard story The Blow Torch Murder.

A mystery/detective story that is very unusual in that the detective, Ham, solves the murder without ever leaving his desk once he has visited the crime scene while he takes extensive naps and eats double portions of ham, eggs and apple pie.

L. Ron Hubbard's stories of mystery, detection and investigative procedure—the crime-solving processes he once characterized as "the art of observation"—were exceedingly well wrought, if not numerous, and warmly received from their initial appearance in 1934. Fashioned with Hubbard's fast, spare, vivid style, they plunge the reader into the heart of the action, the inside circle of danger within the maze of crime, always with the delineating sense of reality that epitomized Hubbard's fiction, whatever the genre.

With mystery, as with adventure, he refused to write in a vacuum or to speculate about what could be known. Hubbard would not attempt a story without a working knowledge of his subject or an animating perception crafted from firsthand experience or systematic research. To create an authentic foundation for his detective fiction, he interviewed a wide spectrum of law enforcement officials, police officers and federal investigators. Moving to New York City, the hub of the publishing industry, late in 1934, he struck up a long-term friendship with the city's chief medical examiner, who, Hubbard subsequently recalled, introduced him to the fascinating realities of forensic medicine. "The morgue," the coroner assured him, "is open to you anytime, Hubbard."

This particular firsthand knowledge shows up clearly in stories such as The Blow Torch Murder, whereby a stiff is found in his apartment with a blow torch next to him with which he was apparently murdered in a most gruesome fashion.

Read the first part of this story in this serialization:
THE BLOW TORCH MURDER, Part 1

For other adventure and mystery/detective stories by L. Ron Hubbard, go here:

www.GalaxyPress.com

Leave us your comments about these stories and the serialization of them.

The Golden Age Theater Presents...

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:24:00 +0000

The story is about the American pilot Vic Kennedy who chose the wrong side of the Greek war. After backing and bringing a rebel leader to the ancient city of Alexandria, Vic finds himself outcast and in search of a country.

Exhausted, wounded and running on fumes, Vic lands his plane at a Sahara oasis where he must use his cunning - and his last few drops of fuel - to outwit a deadly opponent and free a beautiful captive princess.

We have a very talented cast with Bob Caso, Alexis Corey, Chris Emerson and Joey Naber.

Call 323-466-3310 to RSVP.

Pulp Fiction Air Adventure Story Sabotage in the Sky

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:21:00 +0000

Sabotage in the Sky by L. Ron Hubbard

Taking adventure to a new level, this story tells the tale of pilots Terry Lee and Bill Trevillian.

Terry Lee has taught Bill Trevillian everything he knows about flying, enough that Bill's know considered the ace of American test pilots just as war breaks out in World War II Europe. Unknown to Bill, Terry's also taught his own kid sister, Kip, who's now almost as good a pilot as Bill and quite the looker to boot.

When France and Great Britain must choose between different American plane designs to outlfy the newest and deadliest Nazi fighters, the competing companies send their two best test pilots . . . Kip and Bill. Unfortunately, a spy also has been sent to infiltrate and sabotage the planes to make sure that neither the French nor British will consider them safe enough to fly. Soon Kip and Bill suspect the other of sabotage— a problem that not only threatens their already electric relationship but their very lives.

To read a short excerpt from the story go here: STORY EXCERPT OF SABOTAGE IN THE SKY

Listen to an excerpt of the multi-cast audiobook production, replete with stunning sound effects and an outstanding cast: AUDIOBOOK EXCERPT OF SABOTAGE IN THE SKY

Get your own copy! Go here: www.GalaxyPress.com

Or get the audiobook here: SABOTAGE IN THE SKY AUDIOBOOK

Cargo of Coffins by L. Ron Hubbard; an enthralling sea adventure

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:04:00 +0000

When two old arch-enemies have an unlikely encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it takes all of Lars' strength not to put a bullet through Paco Corvino and be done with it.

But then Paco turns the tables on him and blackmails him into captaining a yacht for which he has sinister plans which neither Lars nor the owner of the yacht know anything about.

Unwittingly Lars becomes captain of a ship that sails with a Cargo of Coffins. This deathly load might take the ship and all its passengers to the grave unless Lars can outwit Paco in the final showdown for which he has waited so long.

Read the story excerpt of Cargo of Coffins by L. Ron Hubbard:

"Lars drew the .38 up a little, still keeping it out of sight. How he had prayed for this chance! For years without end he had waited patiently to even up a long-standing score.

But with the mud of the swamps of French Guiana hardly dry upon his bare feet, Lars was running a double risk. Any suspicious move from him would bring investigation from the Rio police, and that investigation would send Lars Marlin back to Devil’s Island.

His grip tightened upon the .38 and he drew it closer to the torn front of his shirt.

Paco was elegantly dressed as always. Even in French Guiana he had managed to find excellent clothes but now he surpassed himself. His coat was of the best linen and the best cut. His trousers were pressed until the creases were sharp as bayonet blades. His shoes were so white they hurt the eyes on this brilliant tropical day. His cap would have been the envy of a British naval officer, so rakish was its slant, so shiny was its braid.

The insignia was strange to Lars. But it did not matter.

Paco was a steward on a yacht, he supposed. But Lars wasted no thought upon Paco Corvino’s present. The past was a dull throb in Lars Marlin’s brain."

Read the entire excerpt here:
www.goldenagestories.com/html/sample/seaadventure/cargo-of-coffins_sam.php

Or listen to an audio excerpt here:
www.goldenagestories.com/html/audio/seaadventureaudio/cargo-of-coffins.mp3

Get your own copy of the book here:

www.galaxypress.com/product_info.php?cPath=48&products_id=215

More news and photos from Comic-Con

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:24:00 +0000

Diana Rowland, 1st Place winner of the Writers of the Future Contest and published in Volume XXII, with the President of Galaxy Press. Diana was at Comic-Con to promote her new novel, Mark of the Demon. She is another Writers of the Future winner whose career has been launched with a winning entry in this contest.

The book reviewer for MyNerdGirl.com came by to pick up a copy of the popular Golden Gazette, the official newspaper of Stories from the Golden Age. If you want to get on the mailing list for the Golden Gazette you can sign up for FREE right here: www.GoldenAgeStories.com/html/thegoldengazette.php

A posse arrived to get their own copies of Branded Outlaw and Six-Gun Caballero. The word must have gone around that the westerns by L. Ron Hubbard are hotter than a pistol!

Patrick Rothfuss, winner of the Writers of the Future Contest, who was published in the Writers of the Future anthology, Volume XVIII, meets with Markus Wuethrich from Author Services, Inc. He is doing a signing of his novel The Name of the Wind for which he won the Quills Award for Best New Author.

The Golden Age Stories booth put up by Galaxy Press was packed throughout the convention. Attendees were very interested in the pulp fiction stories by L. Ron Hubbard and the Writers of the Future anthology which contains the best new fiction short stories in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

For more information go to www.GoldenAgeStories.com.

To find out more about the Writers of the Future Contest go to www.WritersOfTheFuture.com.

Comic-Con was a whirlwind for the Golden Age Stories

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:48:00 +0000

Green Lantern and Wonder Woman are visiting the Stories from the Golden Age booth.

Ray Bradbury was spotted with a copy of The Professor Was a Thief by L. Ron Hubbard!

The famous red woman turned out to be fan of the Stories from the Golden Age and got her copy of the audio book with a complimentary poster.

Here is George Clayton Johnson, author of Logan's Run and script writer for several of the Twilight Zone episodes, with the President of Galaxy Press. George is a big fan of L. Ron Hubbard, his favorite novel being To the Stars, a classic science fiction story that explores space travel at the speed of light and the implications it has on the ship and crew. What he says about Hubbard is: “One of my all-time favorite writers! On par with Jack London, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Dashiell Hammett.”

This alien creature broke into the convention hall to get a "Dangerous Dames" poster from the Golden Age Stories booth!

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Co-authors of Hunters of Dune) meet with Gunhild Jacobs and Markus Wuethrich from Author Services Inc. at Comic-Con. Both are judges of the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Contest which is administered by Author Services.

The Golden Age Theater Presents Golden Hell

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:53:00 +0000

Golden Hell by L. Ron Hubbard originally appeared in the September 1936 issue of Thrilling Adventures under the byline of Captain Humbert Reynolds. It is subtitled "A Story of Torture Beyond Forbearance, and Slavery Blacker than all Degradations of Mankind."

It is being performed at the Golden Age Theater in Hollywood on Saturday, August 8th and August 15th. Tickets are $10 and the parking is free. A buffet the gods would smile on is served after the show at no additional cost.

Call 323-466-3310 to make your reservation.

This is the story of how Captain Reynolds, an American mining engineer, is drawn to the Gobi Desert in search of gold. There he is captured by a gang of Mongolian bandits and delivered to a fate that is worse than any description of hell found in the Bible. It takes all his wits to plan an escape that has more than a snowball's chance in hell to succeed.

Call 323-466-3310 to RSVP.

The Golden Age Theater Presents Science Fiction Double Feature!

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:43:00 +0000

To RSVP call 323 466 3310 or email Joni at: jonil@authorservicesinc.com

For more information go to: http://www.goldenagestories.com/html/theater.php

A personal invitation from Josh Robert Thompson to the Golden Age Theater

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Josh Robert Thompson, who is performing on July 24th and 31st in the humorous science fiction stories A Can of Vacuum and Battling Bolto extends a personal invitation to you:

Or watch it on YouTube at our Golden Age Theater channel!

Golden Age Theater Performance, Friday 10 July

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:33:00 +0000

This Friday, July 10th, we have an outstanding cast with Jimmy Weldon, Josh R. Thompson, John Mariano and Jason Steed.

The story is about a treasure hunt in an old city that was sunk in a tidal wave during the 17th century. It will be great fun!

Call 323 466 3310 to RSVP.

High-seas pulp fiction adventure

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:04:00 +0000

So far we have given you 3 episodes of the story Sinner Take All by L. Ron Hubbard.

It is the story of a young third mate on the Rangoon, crossing the North China Sea, and because he is so young, the more experienced sailors take advantage of him, especially the Chief Engineer, who plays him with crooked dice.

But Bob Rowland, the young third mate is getting tired of being played like a fool and he confronts the chief, eager to get revenge. Here are the links to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd episode:

FIRST EPISODE

SECOND EPISODE

THIRD EPISODE

Free Fiction Story from the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:31:00 +0000

Read the story Sinner Take All by L. Ron Hubbard

and give us your comments

We will be bringing you this story in 4 installments, one every day, in a serialization of some of Mr. Hubbard's pulp fiction. Enjoy it and let us know what you think of the stories you will be reading!

This story takes you to China before war and politics forever diminished its aura of mystery. Sinner Take All is a high-seas thriller, rife with danger, double-crosses, threacherous seas and savage hand-to-hand combat. Prepare for intrigue and adventure at every turn.

READ "SINNER TAKE ALL"

Golden Age Theater Performance June 20th & 27th

pbreyer@galaxypress.com (Galaxy Press) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:47:00 +0000