Is there any modern day equivalent of pulp fiction still going

The 30s-60s seem to have been a unique moment that allowed for the rise of pulps, a moment that will never come again. They were popular enough so that talented writers could write for them and be well numerated. Just hear how Kurt Vonnegut raised several children, keeping the wolf from the door by the proceeds from his short stories. Also Chandler, Lovecraft, Robert Howard, Sturgeon, all of whom preferred the short form.

The internet, e-book, and self publishing phenomenon is not conducive enough for a return of that culture, despite access to reading being widened, and the gatekeepers of publishing being banished. If there are good quality short story periodicals then they are either free and unread, or prohibitively expensive and unread.

Nevertheless, I could be incorrect, and if this is so then I am ready to hear the wisdom of my betters. I just do not think we will see another Weird Tales, Black Mask, Astounding Science Fiction etc, again.

File: 51eaUfwW2IL._SY346_.jpg (31KB, 258x346px) Image search: [Google]

31KB, 258x346px

>>8381347
Amazon has collections of short stories by genre and something called kindle megapacks that seems to fit into the "new pulp" criteria.

No idea about the quality, probably very low.

In Sweden the only thing people read are terribly written crime novels. And I've even seen people claim that Sweden is a "great contributor to world literature" or "a literature giant" and things along those lines since apparently retards in other countries gobble that shit up as well. Meanwhile most of the actually great classic Swedish literature isn't even in print anymore since nobody reads it.

>>8381314
One word, anon
Fanfiction

>>8382104
I'm at a loss of words desu

File: bear trouble.jpg (50KB, 312x500px) Image search: [Google]

50KB, 312x500px

>>8382037
I'd say the Amazon self-published world qualifies, and really came about for the same reason. A massive cut in the cost of production creates a vacuum that sucks in new content to fill it, filling ever more selective niches.

The general quality of pulp fiction was mostly as bad or worse than what you find on Amazon. Read a few direct from the source rather than curated anthologies: http://www.pulpmags.org/magazines.html . And it wasn't restricted to short fiction -- plenty of novels were serialized in the pulps.

Of course with other entertainment options it will never be as big but it's still a pretty vibrant scene.

File: PEC-G-1103-1966-600x937.jpg (292KB, 600x937px) Image search: [Google]

292KB, 600x937px

I love pulp literature (or at least part of it). Some of them have some deepness although they are usually direct when making a comment. Literally god-tier cheap lit.