Created by Robert Zemeckis (1952--) and Bob Gale (1951--) Here's another one for you from the Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers category. You know, you find private eyes in the strangest places... RAFE GUTTMAN, the seedy, sarcastic, sardonic P.I. hero of the second Tales From The Crypt  movie, Bordello Of Blood, is basically Dennis Miller, Private Eye. … Continue reading Rafe Guttman (Bordello of Blood)
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Jack Chandler (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers)
Created by Fred Olen Ray (1954--) and B.J. Nestles Pseudonym of Terrill Lee Lankford "I'd stumbled into the middle of an evil, insidious cult of chainsaw worshipping maniacs. I had to wonder if we'd let our religious freedom go too far in this country, or maybe our immigration laws were just too lax." — Jack … Continue reading Jack Chandler (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers)
Sam Hunter (Morse)
Created by L.A. Morse This rude, crude buffoon makes Mike Hammer look like Ghandi. Perpetually horny (and of course women can't resist him) and excessively violent, it's hard to believe that Los Angeles private eye SAM HUNTER isn't some kind of parody, or some ironic tribute to bad P.I. literature. Certainly, there's nothing here to … Continue reading Sam Hunter (Morse)
Jasper Clay (Jasper)
Created by Nathan Hill In the 2017 indie film Jasper, written, directed, produced and starring (of course) Aussie jack of all trades, Nathan Hill plays JASPER CLAY, an Australian private eye whose imminent retirement is interrupted by a phone call. Courtney, a gorgeous "working girl," wants him to find her missing son, supposedly kidnapped by … Continue reading Jasper Clay (Jasper)
H.P. “Philip” Lovecraft
Created by Joseph Dougherty "The omens are bad. Me, I'm going to Florida!" -- you know things are bad when the landlady threatens to call it quits Raymond Chandler's mean streets were never like this! A pleasant surprise was Cast a Deadly Spell, a pulpy, tongue-in-cheek 1991 HBO offering that took the world of the … Continue reading H.P. “Philip” Lovecraft
Carl Good/Carl Guard
Created by Robert O. Saber Pseudonym of Milton K. Ozaki Other pseudonyms included Mark Shane (1913-89) "I put my arms around her and drew her close. She didn't resist. Then her cool arms were around my neck and her warm breasts were digging into my chest and she was kissing me like a French horn … Continue reading Carl Good/Carl Guard
Honey West
Created by G.G. FicklingPseudonym of Gloria and Forest Fickling Move over, Kinsey. Step aside, Sharon. Someone get the smelling salts for V.I. Here comes the shocking truth. The first really successful female private eye in her own series of novels was a bimbo! Or at least frequently clothing-challenged and none-too-swift. Evidence? This exclamation from … Continue reading Honey West
Jake Cardigan
Created by William Shatner (1931--) When I first heard about this one, I was all set to lace into this one. I mean, Tiberius Hambone a writer? But he -- or at least Ron Goulart -- pulled it off. The first novel, TekWar (1989), which kicked off the whole franchise, was nothing earth-shattering, but decent … Continue reading Jake Cardigan
Jigger Masters
Created by Anthony M. Rud Pseudonyms include Anson Piper (1893-1942) "Now what in the name of the seven sacred sea lions!" -- Jigger's favourite exclamation J.C.K. "JIGGER" MASTERS earned his nickname at the ripe old age of eleven when, while working as a  caddy at a Long Island golf course, he stumbled across a corpse … Continue reading Jigger Masters