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The Black Cat web site has been around for almost four years now, serving up a weekly buffet of new and classic mysteries—and more recently science fiction—to thousands of readers each week. Rather than continue to release all these novels and stories as individual ebooks, we have decided to bundle them up into a convenient weekly magazine…which is a lot more fun to work on!So here is Black Cat Weekly #1, the September 5, 2021 issue, for your enjoyment pleasure.To ...

Finally, it’s October! Home to our favorite holiday—Halloween.The origins of Halloween trace back to ancient Celtic harvest festivals, linking it to themes of change and transition that often elements of the fantastic. Darkness falls, boundaries dissolve, and our imaginations open to infinite possibilities.For authors of fantasy and horror, the imagery and symbolism of Halloween fuels imagination and storytelling around our deepest fears and fascinations. The holiday has ce...

This issue, we have an assortment of goodies for the discerning reader, kicking off with 5 mysteries: an original by Steve Liskow (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), a Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Mike Adamson (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), and an original crime/detective story from John Patrick Nelson. Our mystery novel is a Golden Age classic by Virgil Markham. Plus, of course there’s a brand new solve-it-yourself puzzler by Hal Charles.On the science fiction...

This issue, we have 6 original stories, including top-drawer mysteries by Shannon Taft and Mark Thielman (thanks to Acquiring Editors Barb Goffman and Michael Bracken) and Michael Wiley, plus great science fiction from Alex Marchenko and Subodhana Wijeyeratne. Our novels are The India-Rubber Men, by Edgar Wallace, and Screamworld, by Edmund Glasby (this is the genre-defying Screamworld’s first American publication). We also have classic reprints by E.C. Tubb and ...

This issue, we have another impressive lineup, featuring novels by Herman Landon (writing as Harry Coverdale) and sci-fi master Mack Reynolds. We also have original short stories by Christine Eskilson, Sybil Johnson, BJ Thoray, Marc Bilgrey, A.L. Sirois, and Justin Gustainis. Plus we have a classic short from the legendary pulp magazine Weird Tales by Paul Ernst. And don’t forget a brand-new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles! Lots to enjoy.Here’s the complete lineup—

The second issue of Black Cat Weekly presents more tales of the mysterious and fantastic—four mystery shorts, a complete mystery novel, four science fiction stories, and a fantasy novel, by some of the greatest writers of all time. Here are:IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD GIRL! by Jeff CohenTHE MYSTERY OF THE TRUST BUILDER, by Frank Lovell NelsonALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT, by Hal CharlesTHE TWISTED INN, by Hugh WalpoleFALSE TO ANY MAN, by Leslie Ford ...

This issue features a pair of novels. The first, The Man in the Queue, by Josephine Tey, kicks off her Inspector Alan Grant series. The second, The Enchantress of World’s End, by Lin Carter, continues the epic far-future, sword-and-sorcery saga begun last issue.As for our mystery shorts, we have a great lineup. Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken has selected an original Ecuadoran-set thriller by Tom Larsen, and Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has uncovered a terrific ...

For mystery readers, Michael Bracken brings us an original tale by Eve Fisher—“The Ghost of Eros” features art crime of a most creative sort. Barb Goffman’s presents an action-packed tale by David Hagerty. “A Photo’s Worth” features an actress, a paparazzo, San Francisco, and scancal—a great read. Hal Charles (the writing team of Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet) brings us another solve-it-yourself mystery. And we have a classic mystery featuring Madame Storey from Hulbert Footner, and a Briti...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #29—another fine issue. We have a historical interview with Poul Anderson (originally published in 1976). As Darrell says, his old interviews fall “somewhere between oral history and paleontology.” They are always fascinating. I’ve always said Darrell is one of the best interviewers in the field.For this issue’s mysteries, we have an original tale by Robert Lopresti—Michael Bracken, between his writing and editing our quarterly mystery journal, ...

Our 80th issue has some great tales for you, starting with an original mystery by Hugh Lessit (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and a great reprint by Jim Thomsen (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman). Plus we have a pair of detective novels, the first featuring New York-based private investigator Nick Carter, and the second another original Hardy Boys mystery. If you read the later editions, you will be shocked to find how much was changed from the originals. These are not ...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #17—another fun issue, with great mystery and science fiction short stories, classic novels, and more! The lineup this time:Mysteries / Suspense:“Smart Cookie,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“Shanks Gets Mugged,” by Robert Lopresti [short story]“Thubway Tham Reforms,” by Johnston McCulley [short story]“The Man in the Dick Tracy Hat” by Elizabeth Zelvin [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

This time, we have an original mysteries by George Wilhite (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Peter DiChellis (a locked-room mystery), as well as an original science fiction story by Larry Tritten and me. (It is a posthumous collaboration—Larry passed away in 2011. I acquired his copyrights some years ago and have been working on reprinting his stories, as longtime readers of BCW will realize. One particular story, with a terrible name, just didn’t work. So I rewrote it, re...