The Fear Merchants

Secret Agent X

by Brant House

Ripped from the pages of the March 1936 issue of Secret Agent 'X' magazine, here is 'The Fear Merchants,' a thrilling pulp novel! Flame demons swept across the city. And in their scorching wake came a new horror. The firemen fighting the vast inferno suddenly toppled from their ladders, their shrieks piercing the blazing roar. For when the firefighters struck the pavement they were distorted, bloated husks. . . . Secret Agent 'X' was at that fire. But his manhunt was blocked by a barrier of the bloated dead.

118 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Alex Ricard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun, but dumb and a little old-timey racist. All the characters speak like parodies of gangster movies, but it's not a parody. Still prefer this style to any modern "crime thriller"...