Created by Robert Morgan Pseudonym of C. J. Henderson The X-Files meets the detective novel! Well, actually, occult private eye TEDDY LONDON predates the X-Files by at least a year (and similar occult-tinged P.I. shows such as Angel, Haunted and Brimstone by several years) though the success of those shows probably contributed to the books' … Continue reading Teddy London
Tag: Supernatural
Bixby Grant
Created by Patrick Coyle Forget love, sweet love. What the world needs now is an immortal mummy private eye. Fortunately, comics creator and long-time fanboy Patrick Coyle has given us one, in the crowd-sourced, eponymously titled comic GRANT BIXBY, PRIVATE EYE. Apparently it’s taken 30 years (and a Kickstarter campaign) to bring Coyle’s dream to … Continue reading Bixby Grant
Roman Dalton
Created by Paul D. Brazill A bloody, sleazy and often nifty blend of detective fiction and supernatural horror, Paul D. Brazill's werewolf private eye ROMAN DALTON made his debut in a 2012 short story, "Drunk on the Moon," for the late, lamented horror mag Dark Valentine. He used to be a cop in The City, but now … Continue reading Roman Dalton
Dashell “Dash” Malone
Created by Dave Ebersole and Delia Gable Maybe Ricky Nelson was right--you can't please everyone. But theatre director and playwright Dave Ebersole and illustrator Delia Gable certainly gave it a good shot, with the creation of Dash, a comic book series put out by tiny Northwest Press, featuring DASHELL "DASH" MALONE, a gay private eye in 1940s Los Angeles … Continue reading Dashell “Dash” Malone
Stu Manning (Lonesome Days, Savage Nights)
Created by Steve Niles & Salvatore Simeone Steve Niles' comic book private eye hero Cal McDonald has been hunting down, palling around and mostly knocking off monsters for years, so it seems only natural that eventually he'd create a monster P.I. Which is exactly what STU MANNING is, in Lonesome Days, Savage Nights, a 2020 … Continue reading Stu Manning (Lonesome Days, Savage Nights)
Richard
Created by Joe R. Lansdale "I do a little detective stuff now and then for folks I know, folks that recommended me to others. I don't have a license. Black folks couldn't get a license to shit broken glass in this town. But I was pretty good at what I did. I learned it the … Continue reading Richard
I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts
Things That Go Bump in the Night, and the Eyes Who Go After Them Here there be monsters. And ghosts and vampires and demons and elves and fairies and zombies, woo-woo up the yin-yang and well, you get the idea. The following eyes go after some strange game. Only the settings are familiar.... sometimes. Suffice it … Continue reading I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts
Repairman Jack
Created by F. Paul Wilson "You know, sometimes I wish there was someone else around to handle these jobs." Got a problem? He can fix it. First introduced in the 1984 novel The Tomb, horror writer F. Paul Wilson's REPAIRMAN JACK is simply one hell of an an intriguing, compelling character. He's not a private eye, … Continue reading Repairman Jack
Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Created by Martha C. Lawrence Once you get beyond (if you can get beyond) the fact that she's a licensed private eye and a "parapsychologist," the adventures of San Diego's DOCTOR ELIZABETH CHASE (two Ph.D.s from Stanford) are quite rewarding. And pretty fun. But then, you knew I was going to say that, right? Actually, part … Continue reading Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Charlie Gants
Created by Terry Marlowe Joint pseudonym of Richard Abshire and William Clair Things going bump in the night? He's on it! CHARLIE GANTS is a troubled ex-homicide detective from Dallas working as a private eye, who appeared in two well-received books with definite supernatural overtones, written by real-life Dallas cops Richard Abshire and William Clair. … Continue reading Charlie Gants