“Pi AI” by Matthew Sorrento

POETRY: “at first, raw dreams…tragic if / he can no longer see them….”

RFO Editor to Introduce a Screening of The Burglar at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA

BLOGS: “Matthew Sorrento to introduce a screening of The Burglar (Paul Wendkos, 1957), adapted by David Goodis from his 1953 novel, at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA on Sunday, May 17….”

“The City as a Character: Andrew J. Rausch’s The Taking of New York City” by Brian Greene

BOOK REVIEW: “A comprehensive catalogue of NYC-centric crime movies from the 1970s….”

“Kakure Kirishitan: Our Sacred Oribe” by David Ryan

POETRY: “Hundreds dead outside our garden…Fear marks our quiet burden….”

Help NoirCon Return in 2022

Through our GoFundMe campaign, we seek to raise $5000 to cover costs for a virtual platform for our 2022 conference. Any funds raised beyond that will go towards future NoirCon events. Donations of any size will guarantee access to the 2022 NoirCon (limited to the first 400 contributors).

“Tenderloin” by Steve Carr

FICTION: “I still wear my dog tags. They remind me of who I am, or was…. No one can see the damage but me.”

Nuts and Bolts to the Eight Steps: Paul Tomlinson on Writing the Crime Thriller

INTERVIEW: “Thrillers are more complicated because there’s a lot more variation – many more sub-genres…. All the plots have much in common, but they all have distinct features that readers or film viewers demand – the genre conventions or tropes. Many writers don’t realise how important these are….”