Category Archives: Fiction

DOPEHOUSE INFERNO (Abridged) By Milt Walsh (discovered by Bart Lessard)   The street-tough priest and heavyweight boxer Father Dukes graced several softback originals stuffed into ferry terminal twirly-racks of the 1970s. But owing to the publisher’s noncommittal efforts with glue … Continue reading →

TITTY TITTY BANG BANG By Chester Olden Earnest (discovered by Thomas Pluck) “Brown Sugar” Brookdale, the black Vietnam Vet kung fu master who “broke his bare foot off in the ass of The Man,” was the creation of Chester Olden … Continue reading →

 THE POTOMAC PENETRATION By Marion Hillberry, writing as Stack Grannett (discovered by Nick Slosser)   Not much is known about the reclusive Marion Hillberry, who penned the popular and patriotic Sanitizer series under the pseudonym Stack Grannett, except for the … Continue reading →

A GOOD DAY TO DIE By Edward T. Johnson (discovered by Brad Mengel)   Edward T. Johnson was a prolific Australian author working mainly in the Western genre in the ’60s and ’70s. His most famous series, The Range Riders, … Continue reading →

L.A.N.D.B.O.A.T. (The Boat That Goes On Land)  By Chase Verdugo (discovered by Oren Brimer) Prepare for a punch to be not pulled. Chase Verdugo never shied from hot-button issues, and with subtlety and nuance, he weaved his opinio-facts into a … Continue reading →

SHADOW SISTERS OF SHINJUKU By Tony Amtrak (discovered by Garnett Elliott) Very little is known about the elusive Tony Amtrak—mostly rumors and conjecture and rumored conjecture. Some say he was a former Italian mafioso, now in witness protection. Others claim … Continue reading →

DRUG CITY, USA By Calvin Beauclerc (discovered by Rob Kroese) Drug City, USA was published in 1983 and epitomizes the anti-drug hysteria of the era. It probably also holds the record for the most unsuccessful attempts to inject new slang terms … Continue reading →

FRAGGED By Stephen Mertz All kidding aside, Blood & Tacos is honored to have STEPHEN MERTZ included in this issue. While we poke fun at the genre here and there, we’ve always viewed our stories as loving homage and the … Continue reading →

STUDS WINSLOW AND THE BITCHES OF THE FIFTH REICH By Halloran Oates (discovered by Todd Robinson) TODD ROBINSON has always modeled his life after the deep-sea diving adventure hero Studs Winslow. Which explains his penchant for challenging people to see … Continue reading →

THIS REZ IS MINE By C.W. “Pops” McEwen (discovered by Chris La Tray) C.W. “Pops” McEwen is the pseudonym for the authors Rory and Roisin McGarrity, a married couple. While squatting as members of the Cherish Wind Commune on the Northern … Continue reading →