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“Obsession” is a pulpy, prodigious summer hit that checks boxes without posing any new questions.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

It doesn’t look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

Described by the Guardian as a "deliciously pulpy supernatural soap opera", the TV version was part of a craze for vampire stories that also included Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight and True Blood.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025

It was just the tiniest edge of the leaf that had shriveled and curled under, but it was enough to see that the stem underneath was soft and pulpy.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

These are powerful tools for filmmakers who play around in the pulpier genres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2023

Lin would also wholeheartedly embrace the pulpier aspects of Indiana Jones and could be counted on to deliver something fun and fast-paced.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2020

But I can’t say I mind this new, pulpier version’s willingness to play to the groundlings.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2016

He likes to experiment with writing styles and readers may have to pause and think more than they do with pulpier fare.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2016

I can see what they have done to Billy already; he's getting pulpier every day, and I don't believe his brain would ever work if I didn't keep stirring it up.

From The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors by Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman

This textured NYC thriller has the pulpiest of set-ups: a young Chinese girl is lost and alone on the streets, pursued by the Triads and crooked cops.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2019

But “Battlefield Earth” is also an incredibly exciting book, pulp of the pulpiest order.

From Salon ● May 24, 2012