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Black Lace DragBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr., 1963

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Publisher: Raven Books, North Hollywood[Wood’s first novel]

Dates: 1963

Killer in DragBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr., 1965

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Publisher: Imperial Books/Star News Co., Union City, NJ[same as Black Lace Drag (Raven, 1963), Wood’s first novel. Also printed as Black Lace Drag (Private Edition, 1967) and The Twilight Land (Europa, 1967) credited to Sheri Blue.]

Dates: 1965

The Homosexual GenerationBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr.Pseudonym: Ken Worthy, 1965

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Scope and Contents Publisher: imperial Books/L.S. Publications Corp., New York[purported socio-sexual study of the leanings of the current generation. Generally derogatory in nature. Page 105: "A fair sample of what is happening to the man-woman relationship can be seen in the movie, ‘The Knack – and How to Get it.’ Like, ‘Goodbye, Charley,’ and ‘Some Like It Hot,’ this is another thinly disguised homosexual movie in which a young girl goes about begging one of three young men to rape her. The men show no...
Dates: 1965

Mask of EvilBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr.Pseudonym: Charlene White, 1966

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Scope and Contents Publisher: First Niter Books, Inc., BuffaloCover art by Eric Stanton; also includes an interior advertisement for Stanton's "Stantoons."[Page 94: "The intruder was going deeper, penetrating further and further into her sensitive, exquisite tenderness. She moaned and moved, trying to escape the sweet pain, yet now quite wanting not to do so. Her movements only made the pain go deeper. ‘Oh, no! No.’ She moaned. ‘Stop. Please stop. Don’t stop! It’s good. It hurts, Ohh-h-h-h-h!’ The pressure on...
Dates: 1966

Orgy of the DeadBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr., intro by Forrest J. Ackerman, 1966

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Publisher: Greenleaf Classics, Inc., San DiegoPhoto Illustrated by R. Charleton Wilson (b&w)[novelization of the film by the same name, scripted by Ed Wood, directed by A. C. Stephen (Stephen Apostolof). Cover art done by adult paperback master Robert Bonfils. The wolfman on the cover is not actually in the book, but only in the film. Illustrated with stills from the film.] add compiled info/summarize/excerpt

Dates: 1966

Parisian PassionsBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr.Pseudonym: J. X. Williams (on cvr only, inside TP is Wood), 1966

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Scope and Contents Publisher: Corinth Publications, San Diego[cover reads by J. X. Williams, a house name for Corinth, however the inside title page states Wood’s real name. Original title was reported as 69 Rue Pigalle. The story follows Parisian Inspector Goulet tracking down the killer of a number of strippers on the Rue Morgue. He brings in Texas man Sherriff Buck Rhodes and female impersonator Lorraine Peters for assistance. Page 79: "Buck poured his glass full from the second bottle of wine. It was...
Dates: 1966

Side-Show SirenBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr., 1966

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Scope and Contents Publisher: Corinth Publications, San Diego[Rudolph Grey detailed: "When Karl the Abominable Snowman escapes from a carnival, a series of gruesome murders ensues. Change from the original title Naked Bones as more marketable for the paperback trade, Side-Show Siren is possibly the first of Wood’s carnival novels. It resembles films like The Ape (with Boris Karloff, Monogram, 1940) and Circus of Horrors (AIP, 1960). The character of Jinx Dixon, a cowboy sharpshooter, is modeled after Wood’s...
Dates: 1966

Black Lace DragBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr., 1967

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Publisher: Private Edition Books, Canoga Park[1967 reprint of 1963 Raven Books Black Lace Drag, Wood’s first book. Verso of title page claims "first printing 1967".]

Dates: 1967

Bloodiest Sex Crimes in HistoryBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr.Pseudonym: Spenser and West, 1967

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Publisher: Pad Library/Nite Time, Agoura, CA[in the style of Spenser and West, "sexological" studies of vampirism, murder, necrophilia, prostitution, and contains a glossary of terminology. Page 61: "This is not to suggest that ALL or even MOST morticians are Necrophiles. It merely supposes that if one is inclined toward the Necrophile practice – the choice of being a Mortician is logical."] read, excerpt, what is up with catalog numbers corresponding to other pub. companies?

Dates: 1967