David King
Spooky Month starts with some strange pulp sci-fi from the 1930s, featuring a useless trigger-happy protagonist, a mad scientist with an incredibly silly name, and robot monologues.
“Science Island” by Eando Binder, from the January 1939 issue of Startling Stories. Read along here.
David and Kaela pick up where they left off as a seemingly innocuous errand turns into a stormy adventure for Nancy, one where she makes some new friends with a fortuitous connection to her case. In the process, your hosts get confused about where River Heights is located geographically and ponder if Nancy can see ghosts.
“The Secret of the Old Clock” by Carolyn Keene, published in 1930. Read along here.
Prolific pulp author Manly Wade Wellman has been singled out not for his robust body of work, but his amazing name. Taking a crack at two of his short stories, the boys are in for some weird tales of strange science and vengeful animal spirits. Also, Doctor Satan makes an appearance (and some demands).
“Back to the Beast” (November 1927) and “Dead Dog” (August 1938) both published in Weird Tales. Read along here.
With famed detective Nancy Drew finally coming to the public domain, David and Kaela begin the first of her many mystery adventures. An old man’s secret will becomes the subject of great interest for the teenage sleuth and she sets out to find what he did with it, all while gossiping with her dad and sassing the local rich snobs.
“The Secret of the Old Clock” by Carolyn Keene, published in 1930. Read along here.
Our first discovery is an ancient self-help book published a century ago. Will it actually teach the boys how to become better kissers? Abysmii gets sick. Allen becomes a sheik. David issues a moratorium.
“The Art of Kissing” by Clement Wood, published in 1926. Read along here.
