Jose Luis Torres II on City of Honor

INTERVIEW: “Most Latinos are portrayed as gang members, rapists, drug dealers, or criminals. I wanted to develop a story that featured a Latino hero that the audience could believe in and champion for….”

“Murder, Mayhem, and Music: 120 Murders” by William Blick

BOOK REVIEW: “Chock full of beautiful, at times frightening and enchanting, and always iconoclastic tales, featuring heavy-hitting genre authors at the top of their games….”

“The Postwar Noirs of Carol Reed” by Anees Aref

REVIEW ESSAY: “Guilt, betrayal, disillusionment, war – the themes in these films are crafted with the precision of, indeed, a cuckoo clock.”

“An Auteur’s High Points –The Greatest Gangster Movie You’ve Never Seen: Abel Ferrara’s The Funeral” by William Blick

BOOK REVIEW: “A candid and insightful look into Ferrara’s creative process….”

“Into a Collaboration: Lawrence Block Discusses Completing Cornell Woolrich’s Into the Night” by Brian Greene

INTERVIEW: “It’s hard to discern where Woolrich left off and Block took over. Credit Block for his ability to seamlessly provide that continuity in the text….”

New Collection Becoming Nosferatu Features Noir, Horror, and SF/Fantasy

BLOGS: “A new collection featuring stories and poems in the tradition of Nosferatu and other silent expressionist classics….”

“Preview: It Lives! Andrew Repasky McElhinney on A Chronicle of Corpses” by William Blick

PREVIEW: “Aren’t all genre films structuralist in nature? Isn’t everyone either obeying or disobeying genre conventions?”

“Welcome to L.A. – Introduction to Neon Nightmares: L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s” by Brad Sykes

BOOK EXCERPT: “This new breed of L.A. Thrillers created a neon-glazed wave of over-the-top action, unbridled sexuality, and outrageous humor that altered the cinematic landscape forever….”

“Talking Angel Dare: Christa Faust on The Get Off” by Brian Greene

INTERVIEW: “What I really wanted to do within the arc of these three books was to invite the reader to question why certain characteristics and actions are considered gendered in the first place….”

“Destined to Remember: Anthony Giacchino on The True Crimes of Black Hand New York Podcast” by William Blick

INTERVIEW: “I think that there is an untold story about immigration in the country. When you hear about immigration, it is used politically…. It is more that there has always been a history of tension when groups of new people come to this country….”