“Guts, Grit, and Glorious Pulp: Edward S. Aaron’s Death in a Lighthouse and Murder Money” by William Blick

BOOK REVIEW: “Aarons’ work is full of many skillful riffs as seen in this pair of rollicking page-burners….”

“American Psychos” by Vince A. Liaguno

POETRY: “Cinema and psycho, a fine-tuned formula / of violence and charisma—time-honored and as popular / as warm apple pie on Thanksgiving….”

Preview: “Home Invasion Horrors” by William Blick

ARTICLE PREVIEW: “The last word on this niche genre, with a dense amount of information….”

Preview: “from Build My Gallows High to Out of the Past” by Jeremy Carr

ARTICLE PREVIEW: “If there is a lesson to be learned from noir stories, be they in print or filmed, it is that the past never stays in the past for long, and the inevitably ill-fated future closes in faster than expected…..”

“The Brass Ring” by Lance Mason

FICTION: “As Tito stepped forward with the pistol in hand, it seemed Corlett’s friend, the quiet, suspicious winemaker, had been right….”

“Something as Big as the Moon: from The Moon Has Fallen into a Well” by Vincent Czyz

SHORT STORY EXCERPT: “He’s so concerned for the way he thinks things should be, he forgets a man can’t move something as big as the Moon….”

“Vivid Evocations and Deadly Revelations: Manhattan Death Ballad” by WIlliam Blick

BOOK REVIEW: “Jakubowski in the end absolutely triumphs with his rhapsodic prose….”

“Keeping the Flame Alive: Dan Bronson’s Shout at the Devil” by WIlliam Blick

BOOK REVIEW: “A return to these origins is refreshing as compared to many of the contributions to the current state of the crime novel….”

“From Hollywood to Chicago” by Stone Wallace

NOVEL EXCERPT: “The expression on the gangster’s face was set and severe. There were no amenities….”

“Shadows in the Sunlight: On the Noir Western” by Anees Aref

REVIEW ESSAY: “Often described as ‘psychological westerns,’ these films eschewed the conventional heroes of the old west for more complicated protagonists, flawed and motivated by darker impulses….”