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“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….”

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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….”

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“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?”

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“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….”

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“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….”

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“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….”

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

Five-Two: Poems on Crime to Relaunch in April

BLOGS: “Seeking your honest, powerful reactions to what you see as crime, couched in poetic technique…”

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Dancing on the Edge of the Abyss: Goodisville 2025

BLOGS: Join the Goodis bus tour on March 2 when we’ll visit Philadelphia locations tied to the noir master….

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“The Kitchen-Sink Crime Drama: William Boyle on Saint of the Narrows Street” by WIlliam Blick

INTERVIEW: “I call it ‘kitchen sink crime drama.’ I was influenced by the realism of the 1950s and 1960s…novels, plays, and movies like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, This Sporting Life, and Look Back in Anger. They are all a big influence on this work….”

Read More “The Kitchen-Sink Crime Drama: William Boyle on Saint of the Narrows Street” by WIlliam Blick

“Too Much of a Noir Ending?: on Late Noir” by Anees Aref

REVIEW ESSAY: “With their bold technical style and themes, Touch of Evil, Elevator to the Gallows, and other late-noirs discussed below opened the door for many later masters….”

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