Thoughts on Orrie Hitt?

[SinfulLawnmower]

Hi, I'm new here and I thought that I'd introduce myself by way of wondering if anyone has any thoughts on Orrie Hitt.

Hitt was an author from the mid-20th century who specialized in adult pulp paperbacks. He was a rather fast and prolific writer with such titles as Tramp Wife, Wild Oats, Cabin Fever, Unfaithful Wives, Squeeze Play, Sin Doll, Peeping Tom, Carnival Honey, Violent Sinners, etc. You get the point.

Anyway, he's had something of a revival with small publishing houses reprinting his books and professer doing a literary study on his work. His books have a very noir-ish feel to them and seem to show that "sleazecore" wasn't just a springboard to bigger and better things as it was for, say, Harlan Ellison.

At least I think it's pretty interesting. Here's an essay on his life and work that's pretty comprehensive.

What do you guys think?

 

[Boxlicker101]

Hi, I'm new here and I thought that I'd introduce myself by way of wondering if anyone has any thoughts on Orrie Hitt.

Hitt was an author from the mid-20th century who specialized in adult pulp paperbacks. He was a rather fast and prolific writer with such titles as Tramp Wife, Wild Oats, Cabin Fever, Unfaithful Wives, Squeeze Play, Sin Doll, Peeping Tom, Carnival Honey, Violent Sinners, etc. You get the point.

Anyway, he's had something of a revival with small publishing houses reprinting his books and professer doing a literary study on his work. His books have a very noir-ish feel to them and seem to show that "sleazecore" wasn't just a springboard to bigger and better things as it was for, say, Harlan Ellison.

At least I think it's pretty interesting. Here's an essay on his life and work that's pretty comprehensive.

What do you guys think?

I may or may not have read any of his books. In the Fifties and Sixties, I read quite a bit from Fabian Publishing and Saber Publishing. (I think they were the same company.) They were hot stuff back then, and the titles were similar to what you mention, but I would probably find them pretty dull now. Back then, they could only hint at what we now say openly. I still chuckle at terms such as "proud young manhood" and other flowery euphemisms.

ETA: After reading some of the essay, including the exerpts, I don't believe I ever read anything by him. He reminds me of Mike Hammer stories by Mickey Spillane. One thing I always laughed about in the descriptions of seedy hotels. They always had bellhops. I have stayed in a lot of flop houses, and none of them eveer had a bellhop.

 

[Handley_Page]

ETA: After reading some of the essay, including the exerpts, I don't believe I ever read anything by him. He reminds me of Mike Hammer stories by Mickey Spillane. One thing I always laughed about in the descriptions of seedy hotels. They always had bellhops. I have stayed in a lot of flop houses, and none of them ever had a bellhop.

I read Mickey Spillaine in the early 60s, and I never worked out what a Bellhop was. Perhaps down-market hotels in the late 40s were different to the more recent things?

 

[sethp]

Hi, I'm new here and I thought that I'd introduce myself by way of wondering if anyone has any thoughts on Orrie Hitt.

Hitt was an author from the mid-20th century who specialized in adult pulp paperbacks. He was a rather fast and prolific writer with such titles as Tramp Wife, Wild Oats, Cabin Fever, Unfaithful Wives, Squeeze Play, Sin Doll, Peeping Tom, Carnival Honey, Violent Sinners, etc. You get the point.

Anyway, he's had something of a revival with small publishing houses reprinting his books and professer doing a literary study on his work. His books have a very noir-ish feel to them and seem to show that "sleazecore" wasn't just a springboard to bigger and better things as it was for, say, Harlan Ellison.

At least I think it's pretty interesting. Here's an essay on his life and work that's pretty comprehensive.

What do you guys think?

Interesting. I'll have to check him out. On a similar note...have you ever read any sleazy horror ...like Edward Lee?

 

[SinfulLawnmower]

No but looking at his website I see some potential here, thanks.

 

[sethp]

No but looking at his website I see some potential here, thanks.

I recommend Coven and Succubi as the place to start.