“From Hollywood to Chicago” by Stone Wallace
NOVEL EXCERPT: “The expression on the gangster’s face was set and severe. There were no amenities….”
Read More “From Hollywood to Chicago” by Stone Wallace“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….”
Read More “Shadows in the Sunlight: On the Noir Western” by Anees Aref“The Length of Days—One: A Simple Routine” by Lynn Kostoff
NOVEL EXCERPT: “Samuel drives his Taurus through northwest Magnolia Beach. On Saturdays, he plays the car radio. Wednesdays, he likes the silence….”
Read More “The Length of Days—One: A Simple Routine” by Lynn Kostoff“Some Mismanaged Business: Raymond Chandler’s Trouble Is My Business” by Brian Greene
GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: “David and his collaborators deserve credit for taking some detours and tangents that make their book distinctive…. But those pieces aren’t enough to overcome some fatal flaws….”
Read More “Some Mismanaged Business: Raymond Chandler’s Trouble Is My Business” by Brian Greene“Confounded: Crime Scene Notes” by Gary D. Rhodes
POETRY: “lacerations throb, even in death….”
Read More “Confounded: Crime Scene Notes” by Gary D. RhodesJose 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….”
Read More Jose Luis Torres II on City of Honor“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….”
Read More “Murder, Mayhem, and Music: 120 Murders” by William Blick“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.”
Read More “The Postwar Noirs of Carol Reed” by Anees Aref“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….”
Read More “An Auteur’s High Points –The Greatest Gangster Movie You’ve Never Seen: Abel Ferrara’s The Funeral” by William Blick“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….”
Read More “Into a Collaboration: Lawrence Block Discusses Completing Cornell Woolrich’s Into the Night” by Brian Greene
Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of NoirCon 