Most of my writing career has been focused on pulp-style heroes or even outright superheroes… but I’ve occasionally made forays into other types of fiction. RABBIT HEART is a slasher horror novel set in my birthplace, Milledgeville, Georgia. It’s brutal in terms of violence and so sexually explicit that it’s made close friends blush atContinue reading “Rabbit Heart”
Author Archives: Barry Reese
Reese Unlimited
Over the years, most of my New Pulp writing has ended up at Pro Se Productions and they’ve even given me my own imprint, Reese Unlimited. That’s where my Lazarus Gray, Gravedigger, and Peregrine stories have seen print and the majority of my writings connect to that same universe. The logo for Reese Unlimited wasContinue reading “Reese Unlimited”
A Lazarus Gray Review
Over on Amazon.com, a reader from Canada has posted a review of The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume Nine. Alphonse Dupuis gave the book 5 stars and said the following: In the ninth instalment of the “new pulp” hero series “Lazarus Gray”, Barry Reese continues the storyline set up in the previous novel and concludesContinue reading “A Lazarus Gray Review”
Recommendation: the Pendergast Series
The Pendergast novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are some of the best examples of New Pulp in the market today. Pendergast is such a wonderfully eccentric, nearly superhuman figure that he puts me in mind of such classic sleuths as Sherlock Holmes and The Shadow. I’m currently reading Bloodless, but some of myContinue reading “Recommendation: the Pendergast Series”
The Straw-Man Cometh!
Currently working on the second story for The Straw-Man volume 2 and this one is a flashback tale set in the Old West. Of course, this being a Barry Reese western, it also features a clockwork man, a woman with a magic sword, and a walking, talking tatterdemalion. Given the way Pro Se’s publishing scheduleContinue reading “The Straw-Man Cometh!”
Read All About It!
If you’re like me, you not only love reading but you also enjoy the opportunity to communicate with the authors of the works that you love. If you’re a fan of the New Pulp movement, then you need to jump over to the New Pulp Heroes Message Board. Just sign up and you’ll be ableContinue reading “Read All About It!”
Current Project
At the moment I’m writing stories for the second book in a series featuring a new character — the Straw-Man. I wrote the entire first book in about a month! Ever since the character popped into my imagination, the stories have just poured out of me. While I’ve written some great one-off books in recentContinue reading “Current Project”
Reese Unlimited Timeline
Major Events specific to certain stories and novels are included in brackets. Some of this information contains SPOILERS for The Peregrine, Lazarus Gray, Gravedigger and other stories. ~ 800 – Viking warrior Grimarr dies of disease but is resurrected as the Sword of Hel. He adventures for some time as Hel’s agent on Earth. [TheContinue reading “Reese Unlimited Timeline”
A New Beginning
Welcome to the new website! The old site had been around for a long, long time and I was growing weary of it. This one will be focused entirely on my writing career — the past version had gotten off-track with my various other interests. Here we’ll be talking about my writing – past, present,Continue reading “A New Beginning”
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