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FRED ADAMS JR. - PULP WRITERA former Vietnam Green Beret becomes a werewolf hitman for the New Jersey mob. A private eye struck twice by lightning discovers he can mold his face like rubber and disguise himself to look like other people. Conjoined Chinese American twin brothers solve crimes in San Francisco at the turn of the 20th century. These are only a few of the remarkable, unique and amazing characters you will discover in this collection of six pulp stories from the imagination of Fred Adams Jr. The wonder starts here.

HOWL OF THE WOLFIt is 1969; Newark, N.J. Former Green Beret Jim Slate comes home from Vietnam to live a quiet, peaceful life. His wish is cruelly denied him when he is kidnapped by Michael Monzo, a local gang boss who wants to rule the entire city. To do this he must bring down his rivals. Monzo recruits an occult practioner who can turn an ordinary man into a vicious werewolf and then control his actions by the use of a magic amulet. But to carry out this heinous plan, he needs a subject. And so Jim Slate is snatched and turned into a "Hitwolf."But Slate is no one's puppet and, despite the curse put on him, he will not be controlled. After he manages to escape his master, Slate disappears into the thousands of acres of New Jersey woodlands known as the Pine Barrens. But Monzo has no intentions of losing his pet killing machine. Now the manhunt begins to capture Jim Slate...dead or alive

TERROR ON THE PLAINSFormer Union scouts and saddle tramps Durken and McAfee are more than satisfied with their lives as cattle-punchers for Homer Eldridge and his Triple Six ranch. When a mysterious, black clad preacher arrives in town leading a congregation of dwarfish foreigners, strange things begin to happen. First cattle from various spreads are found savagely butchered out on the range for no apparent reason. Then several Triple Six hands go missing.McAfee begins to suspects there is something very sinister about the new reverend and his people. Something that will bring more horror and destruction with it.Writer Fred Adams, Jr. spins a weird western tale that will have readers on their edge of their seats and jumping at shadows. Mixing a heady brew that is half H.P. Lovecraft and half Louis L'Amour, SIX-GUN TERRORS is a creepy adventure not soon forgotten.

A TASTE OF FANG & CLAWDeep in the heart of the Caplock Mountains of Nevada a frightening new horror is preying on settlers and prospectors alike. When the entire crew of a mining outfit is found torn to pieces, the U.S. Cavalry is sent to investigate under the command of General Sherman, the famous Civil War tactician. He immediately recruits his former army scouts turned cowpunchers, Durken and McFee, to help ferret out this new threat to frontier settlements.Soon the two cantankerous saddle-mates find themselves caught up between government agents and frightened Indian tribes who warn of an ancient evil returned to plague the white invaders; warriors capable of transforming themselves into beasts Once again Fred Adams Jr. delivers a gripping weird western that combines the best elements of both western and horror genres to deliver a non-stop action-adventure that will have pulp fans whipping through the pages. Six-Terrors Volume II is a book you won't want to put down.

THE HUNT CONTINUESOct. 1969. It has been several months since veteran Green Beret Jim Slate escaped captivity at the hands of New Jersey mob boss, Michael Monzo. Employing a mercenary wizard, Monzo had transformed Slate into a werewolf with the intentions of using him as his own personal "hitwolf." But Slate managed to foil Monzo and fled to the New Jersey wilderness known as the Barrens.There he rendezvoused with three of his former army pals and related his harrowing experiences. Knowing the mob will never stop hunting Slate, the team heads for the swamps of Chambliss, Georgia to hide out. At their request, Slate turns Swede and Haines into werewolves while the third, Singer, opts to remain the solo "normal" one of the squad. Things turn worse when, through some Washington contacts, Slate learns he was betrayed by his former C.I.A. liaisons in 'Nam. Now they have added their considerable resources in capturing him and the others.Determined to use their new-found abilities only to defend themselves against their enemies, Slate walks a delicate tightrope hoping the beasts he and his mates carry in their veins can be controlled. If not, then all hell will break loose and even the blood of the innocent will flow.

TOGETHER IN MYSTERY In the early 1900s San Francisco tycoon Reginald Smith had all a man could want. His trading business, the Oriental Trade Consortium, had become a financial empire and the beautiful Ling-Tao became his wife. Then his fortunes changed when his beloved died in childbirth, giving him two sons, Ming and Hong. The problem being they were co-joined twins, forever tied to each other by an accident of birth.Smith hired a brilliant tutor for them who convinced him to stop sheltering his sons from the public. He argued that they would only survive the cruelty of the world by embracing it, by becoming as strong and clever as their father. Thus began their true education and upon his death, Reginald Smith left his vast wealth and influence to his amazing sons.Now a strange mystery plagues the city's fabled Chinatown. A mysterious gem from China has been stolen and believed to be in the city. Pitting their unique intellects and vast resources, the Smith Brothers take on the case to ward off a bloody tong war. But can even they solve the mystery of the Eye of Quang Chi before the streets run red with blood?

ThE SLIThERING TERrORWhen a plague of rattlesnakes descends on parts of the frontier, striking terror in the hearts of local farmers and ranchers. General Sherman, representing the federal government, once again seeks out the services of his two most reliable scouts, cow-punchers Durken and McFee. Content with their current occupation working for cattle baron Homer Eldridge, the ex-Union scouts are reluctant to answer the General's summons. Such past missions have led them straight into encounters with the supernatural in truly horrific ways.This new assignment is no different, as the two must lead a cavalry company into the heart of Indian Territory seemingly infested with poisonous reptiles. Their primary goal: discover the reason for this plague and whether it is merely nature gone wild or something a great deal more sinister.Author Fred Adams Jr. once again blends authentic western action with gut-wrenching horror as he weaves a twisted, nightmarish tale of slithering terror that will keep readers up late at night.