Contents Dueling Editorials by John Scoleri & Peter Enfantino The Beagle has Landed [The Evolution and Possible Offspring of A.E. van Vogt’s “Black Destroyer”] by Matthew R. Bradley James Bond’s Illegitimate Cousins [“Eurospy” films of the sixties] by William Schoell The Private Eye Procedural [Joe Gores’ DKA File Series] by J. Charles Burwell It’s Still Not About Anything [But Hickey & Boggs means everything if you’re obsessed with Los Angeles in the early ’70s] by Duane Swierczynski Universal Opens the Door to a Fantastic 1974 [Boxoffice Review: March 11, 1974] by John Scoleri Digging Into Crime Digests: These are the Damned [The Guide to Sure-Fire Detective Stories] by Peter Enfantino S. Craig Zahler on . . . Horror Manga Sleazy Alley by Peter Enfantino • Carnal Cantina by John Dexter, Late-Hour Library, 1967 • Carnal Captive by Tony Calvano (Thomas P. Ramirez), Nightstand, 1965 • Lust Kill by John Dexter, Ember, 1964 • Swap It to Me! by Alan Marshall, Companion, 1969 • Sextories by Charles Miron, Kozy Books, 1960 R&D: The Man With Six Names [John Wyndham] by David J. Schow Movies Illustrated Bonus: The Day of the Triffids! by John Scoleri A Good Cast is Worth Repeating