Bob Madison

MYSTERIES OF THE JUNGLE Once again, a quartet of the best New Pulp scribes delves into the mysterious world of the African jungle. The popular pulp hero, Ki-Gor: Lord of the Jungle, returns in two new tales set in the mysterious jungles of Africa. From battling an evil white woman to facing the challenge of a lion-riding killer baboon, Ki-Gor and his friends fight side by side against overwhelming odds, armed only with their courage and loyalty. New Pulp writers Carson Demmons and Terry Wijesuriya offer up this duo of action-packed adventures while writer Curtis Fernlund introduces Jenna the Jungle Girl. This volume also includes a bonus jungle yarn by Bob Madison where a seasoned big-game hunter, Richmond Kane, ventures into the forbidden land of the cannibal Bogas in desperate hope of finding his lost brother. Artist John Gallagher provides the black and white interior illustrations, and Ted Hammond the stunning color cover. All put together by Award-winning book designer Rob Davis. Here is old-fashioned action and adventure reminiscent of the best classic jungle pulps.

High school jock Cash Hamilton has almost everything: he's tall, handsome, a star football player and beloved by all the girls. The one thing he hasn't got is his namesake: Cash is dead broke. But a rich novelty manufacturer has a way out - all Cash has to do is date his hated school rival, brainiac Stu Carrey. Add to his problems an amorous snake, a New Age swami, an angry not-so-ex girlfriend, and a room of wombats, and you get a complete picture of dating in The Modern Age. Cash and Carrey is the first adult romcom by Bob Madison, author of the acclaimed young adult novel Spiked Gay for pay has never been so much fun-or so dangerous. "Cash Hamilton, the hero of Bob Madison's new novel, is a 21st-century South-California Bertie Wooster. His special friend, Stu Carrey, is the son of a tycoon who manufactures gags and novelties--joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, wind-up plastic penises, and such. Cash isn't as genteel as Bertie, or as gentle, but he still gains entr e into some of the stately homes of Orange County. He's a witty and surprisingly likeable narrator, and his prose is as well-stocked with laugh-getters as Mr. Carrey's warehouse. Cash and Carrey is outrageous and extremely silly. It's also as sweet as it is funny." - Christopher Miller, award-winning author of The Cardboard Universe, Sudden Noises from Inanimate Objects, and, American Cornball. "If Dobie Gillis and Groucho Marx had a son it would be Bob Madison. Funny, silly, and funny." - Nick Santa Maria, comedian/author

FALLEN ROCKS When mysterious rocks fall out of the night sky, Princeton Astronomer Peter Armstrong is kidnapped by a group of criminals led by a mysterious little fellow named Stuka. He discovered the rocks emanate lethal radiation that melts people. Managing to escape, Armstrong soon realizes that he is the target not only of the gangsters but also foreign agents wishing to possess the stones and develop them into super weapons. Writer Bob Madison delivers a fast-paced, old fashion pulp adventure reminiscent of the classic movie matinee serials. The action is non-stop with a cast of truly colorful characters.

Things are confusing for Thom Wilcox and they are not getting any simpler. Thom has lived next door to his best friend, A. J. Lopez, all his life. Ever since they were put in the same playpen as babies, they've spent all their time together as geeks - watching Star Wars and Star Trek, reading Lord of the Rings and playing video games. But when A. J. becomes obsessed with Major League bad-boy baseball star Jayson "Spike" Tuttman, things get decidedly weird. With baseball now their major obsession, A. J. declares that his greatest desire is to meet up with his new hero. As Thom does everything he can to make that happen, he discovers a great desire of his own - he's in love with his best friend and has to find a way to tell him. A richly comic and heart-felt coming of age story, told by 17-year-old Thom, SPIKED tells of his sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant, adventures of discovery.

How many times have you said, the book was better? And how many times was that actually true? The cinema of the fantastic has benefitted from literary adaptations on a level unlike any other genre. With such brilliant authors as Mary Shelley, Robert Bloch, Pierre Boulle, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert Louis Stevenson to choose from, it's no surprise that fantastic film shares its pedigree with literary fiction. But do films never live up to their literary inspirations? Or are some movies just ... better than the books that inspired them? Join genre critics Jim Nemeth and Bob Madison for a rule-busting examination of 21 classic - and not so classic - horror, fantasy and science fiction films, and the classic - and not so classic - books that inspired them. It Came From... The Stories and Novels Behind Classic Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction Films will delight legions of movie buffs along with devoted readers of cherished fantastic fiction.