Fantastic fiction in the grand tradition of the pulp magazines and novels of the Twentieth Century; as twisted and over the top as your favorite exploitation film from the Drive-In Theater. Enter a world of mad monsters, sinister scientists, technology gone wrong, space jockeys and aliens, hard-boiled dicks, two-fisted tough guys and dazzling dames.
At Mercer House, we bring you both undiscovered gems from the archives, as well as newly written stories and novels. All of them capture the spirit of the rowdy, unrestrained tales featured in paperback novels and dime store pulps that people stashed under the counter or hid under the covers due to their "taboo" and "disreputable" qualities.
But we know better, don't we? We know that's where the excitement, passion and thrills come to life: between the pages of the glossy covers in the wondrous words within. So dive into the action! The amazement! The intensity! Lo! A forbidden world awaits the bold literary explorer!
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Lemon Daze: The Highly Unlikely Story of The Electric Lime Peel...
By Allan Morgan, Scott Mercer
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An exhaustive (and exhausting) history of the 1960's rock band that nobody's ever heard of: The Electric Lime Peel Expansion... More > Module. Covering the group's roots in the "British Invasion" in The Manchester Beatmen, transitioning from mere musicians to "artists" as the proto-psychedelic trio "Is," and finally adding the three American musicians from San Francisco to form ELPEM in The Summer of Love. We analyze the "core four," their four amazing LPs, and finally their tragic break-up circa 1970. A nuts-and-bolts history of a band that has become emblematic of Sixties Rock only after the fact. The first in-depth examination of their story from Manchester, to "Swinging London," to The Sunset Strip, to Woodstock, and (sort of) to the Moon and back. Find out more than you need to know about the group behind "Dinosaur Man," "Lemon Fog," and the immortal "Slipperhead," the second Rock Opera ever released. We know you're intrigued. < Less
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Bigfoot Vs. Chupacabras
By Scott Mercer
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HARDCOVER VERSION: Time might soon run out for the U.S. Department of Cryptozoology. The government’s favorite secret... More > cadre of monster hunters faces the most pressure they’ve ever been under: produce a live Bigfoot or face disbandment. Their beleaguered leader, Mac Robeson, has pulled out all the stops, even recruiting the rogue commander Major Crawford to lead a team of the best experts they have into the wilderness, with only one goal in mind: Get Bigfoot or die trying! Too bad they must deal with another unexpected creature: a rampaging chupacabras, whose electronic brain implants place it under the control of a megalomaniacal Mexican drug lord!
"Sure to become a classic of Western Literature...How could I resist?" - The Boston Bibliophile < Less |
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Target: Hitler
By Brock Steiger
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Hitler: Dead, or Alive?
It’s been over 15 years since World War Two ended, with the battles in Europe coming to a close... More > very soon after Adolf Hitler died. Or did he? And if Hitler did die, why was the reward for his capture never withdrawn? That’s what three action-hungry Korean War veterans with an itch for excitement and a thirst for cash want to know. With a sock full of money and some inside info they head for the sleepy Latin American settlement of Costa Adelante, where they believe Hitler is hiding out, biding his time, and waiting. But Hitler may not be the worst of the dangers waiting for them… < Less |
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Elevator
By Scott Mercer
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Dack Willman plays the detective game in Los Angeles in the 1940’s. Hard to scratch out a living when you’re competing... More > for customers with Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer, but he puts his sweat, blood and guts into it. Too bad a citywide power outage during the hottest summer in years hits him where it hurts: he finds himself trapped in a stuck elevator with seven other passengers, including his close friend and “researcher” Palmer Patterson.
The power goes out. The elevator stops. The lights go black. When they come back on, Palmer is dead. Who did it, and why? Or even how? Dack has to summon up the most potent powers of observation and deduction in his possession to solve this one. Can Dack dissect the identities of the passengers and their hidden motivations? And can he escape this claustrophobic trap before the murderer strikes again? < Less |
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Elevator
By Scott Mercer
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PAPERBACK VERSION: Dack Willman plays the detective game in Los Angeles in the 1940’s. Hard to scratch out a living when... More > you’re competing for customers with Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer, but he puts his sweat, blood and guts into it. Too bad a citywide power outage during the hottest summer in years hits him where it hurts: he finds himself trapped in an elevator with seven other passengers, including his close friend and “researcher” Palmer Patterson.
The power goes out. The elevator stops. The lights go black. When they come back on, Palmer is dead. Who did it, and why? Or even how? Dack has to summon up the most potent powers of observation and deduction in his possession to solve this one. Can Dack dissect the identities of the passengers and their hidden motivations? And can he escape this claustrophobic trap before the murderer strikes again? < Less |
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Lemon Daze
By Scott Mercer
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$11.25
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An exhaustive (and exhausting) history of the 1960's rock band that nobody's ever heard of: The Electric Lime Peel Expansion... More > Module.
Covering the group's roots in the "British Invasion" in The Manchester Beatmen, transitioning from mere musicians to "artists" as the proto-psychedelic trio "Is," and finally adding the three American musicians from San Francisco to form ELPEM in The Summer of Love. We analyze the "core four," their four amazing LPs, and finally their tragic break-up circa 1970. A nuts-and-bolts history of a band that has become emblematic of Sixties Rock only after the fact. The first in-depth examination of their story from Manchester, to "Swinging London," to The Sunset Strip, to Woodstock, and (sort of) to the Moon and back. Find out more than you need to know about the group behind "Dinosaur Man," "Lemon Fog," and the immortal "Slipperhead," the second Rock Opera ever released. We know you're intrigued. Just check out the Preview to find out more. < Less |
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The Devil's Leaf
By Brock Steiger
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PAPERBACK VERSION: Classic noir/adventure novel from 1952. Ray Brook plays jazz guitar in a San Francisco club. He’s just... More > looking to make a buck and indulge his obsession with music. The last things on his mind are foreign intrigues and the machinations of an international criminal cartel. But that’s what he finds himself involved in when the owner of the club, the mysterious Anton Wolff, requests that Ray go to Bolivia on a dangerous mission. Ray feels compelled to go by forces unknown to him, and soon he encounters enough shifty characters to fill a mug shot book, including the beautiful Mrs. Huffington and the glamorous Honey Caine. Everything comes to a head once Ray reaches Bolivia, with love, murder, revenge, revolution and a certain addictive leaf all in the mix. Can Ray make sense of the game and the players before time runs out for him? < Less
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Hollywood: Murder City USA
By Big Eddie Sullivan
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PAPERBACK VERSION: Hollywood has seen a long history of sordid crimes, scandals and murder. From the Fatty Arbuckle affair... More > right at Hollywood's beginnings to the sin-filled Fifties, this hard-hitting account puts the lie to any so-called "innocence" of the "good old days." Hollywood has been a pit of moral depravity and unsolved mysteries from its very start. This book reviews some of the bloodiest cases, from the most famous to the now-obscure. It's a non-stop rollercoaster ride of fear, ambition, lust and greed, all ending with a trip to the coroner's office. Who are the lucky few who will survive the Hollywood death machine intact? This book is rated "Teen," but does contain descriptions taken from publicly-available news accounts of various serious crimes. < Less
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The Big Moe
By Gib Wildman
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PAPERBACK VERSION: Classic two-fisted crime novel from the early 1950's. Jimmy Andrews was a small-time crook, and he liked... More > it that way. He could make a living off his bookmaking racket, support his family, keep himself alive and stay out of jail. But when Big Moe McCluskey moved in on his turf and forced Jimmy to take over every gambling operation in all of Lakeside, he was in for a world of hurt. And Jimmy couldn't even go to the police...because Big Moe McCluskey was the most powerful cop in town! < Less
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Bigfoot Vs. Chupacabras
By Scott Mercer
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PAPERBACK VERSION: Time might soon run out for the U.S. Department of Cryptozoology. The government’s favorite secret... More > cadre of monster hunters faces the most pressure they’ve ever been under: produce a live Bigfoot or face disbandment. Their beleaguered leader, Mac Robeson, has pulled out all the stops, even recruiting the rogue commander Major Crawford to lead a team of the best experts they have into the wilderness, with only one goal in mind: Get Bigfoot or die trying! Too bad they must deal with another unexpected creature: a rampaging chupacabras, whose electronic brain implants place it under the control of a megalomaniacal Mexican drug lord! < Less
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