Skip to content
Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of NoirCon

Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of NoirCon

Noir, crime, and mystery short stories, scholarship, and so much more

  • Home
  • About
  • Index
  • NoirCon History
  • Essays
  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Newsletter Archive

“Out of the Shadows: Neil Jordan’s Marlowe” by Anees Aref

FILM REVIEW: “Kudos to Jordan, screenwriter William Monahan, Liam Neeson and company for bringing the private eye out of the shadows again.”

Read More “Out of the Shadows: Neil Jordan’s Marlowe” by Anees Aref

“Grim Fatale: Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale Compendium” by Brian Greene

GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: “Originally issued over 24 installments between 2012-14, the entire series is now conveniently collected between one set of covers in Image Comics’s new compendium edition.”

Read More “Grim Fatale: Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale Compendium” by Brian Greene

“Hollywood Seamy: Scott Phillips on The Devil Raises His Own” by William Blick

INTERVIEW: “I write for an imaginary reader who is exactly like me in taste and temperament. When I started doing that instead of writing for an imaginary marketplace, that’s when I started getting a little success.”

Read More “Hollywood Seamy: Scott Phillips on The Devil Raises His Own” by William Blick

“The Itch of Iron, The Pull of the Moon” by Carol Borden

FICTION: “She watched the lot for the owners and was as trustworthy about it as could be expected. They thought she was a transient, but had no complaints.”

Read More “The Itch of Iron, The Pull of the Moon” by Carol Borden

Excerpt: “So Curse the Day” by Jada M. Davis

NOVEL EXCERPT: “Long ago and dim distant there’d been a place like this, a quiet sun-warmed place like this… That was before they took my mother away and before my father locked me in the house and went away forever….”

Read More Excerpt: “So Curse the Day” by Jada M. Davis

Preview: “Three from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024” by Theresa Rodewald

FILM FESTIVAL REPORT: Theresa Rodewald reports on noir programming at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024….

Read More Preview: “Three from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024” by Theresa Rodewald

“No-Nonsense Noir: Death Comes Too Late” by Brian Greene

BOOK REVIEW: “This collection features the kind of spare, no-nonsense stuff you’d expect from a noir aficionado like Charles Ardai, the co-founder and editor of Hard Case Crime….”

Read More “No-Nonsense Noir: Death Comes Too Late” by Brian Greene

“Tributing David Goodis in Night of the Caiman: An Interview with Diego Ameixeiras and Jonathan Dunne” by William Blick

INTERVIEW: “Goodis presents us with a harsh world where everything has the aroma of defeat, but his characters have great dignity.”

Read More “Tributing David Goodis in Night of the Caiman: An Interview with Diego Ameixeiras and Jonathan Dunne” by William Blick

Stark House Press Celebrates its 25th Year with an Anthology

BLOGS: “Its first anthology features unpublished stories by featured authors, including Peter Rabe and a novella by Jada M. Davis, along with reprints by Lionel White, Fredric Brown, Barry N. Malzberg, Day Keene, and others….”

Read More Stark House Press Celebrates its 25th Year with an Anthology

“Before the Movement: Reap the Whirlwind” by Brian Greene

BOOK REVIEW: “A deeply satisfying read that is the true crime version of a courtroom thriller novel.”

Read More “Before the Movement: Reap the Whirlwind” by Brian Greene

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram

Top Posts & Pages

  • "On the Mean Streets of Tulsa: FX's The Lowdown" by Anees Aref
    "On the Mean Streets of Tulsa: FX's The Lowdown" by Anees Aref
  • "The Brass Ring” by Lance Mason
    "The Brass Ring” by Lance Mason
  • "Round Like a Circle in a Spiral: The Poster Art of Film Noir" by Marlisa Santos
    "Round Like a Circle in a Spiral: The Poster Art of Film Noir" by Marlisa Santos
  • Lithographs by Ann Chernow
    Lithographs by Ann Chernow
  • "Guts, Grit, and Glorious Pulp: Edward S. Aaron's Death in a Lighthouse and Murder Money" by William Blick
    "Guts, Grit, and Glorious Pulp: Edward S. Aaron's Death in a Lighthouse and Murder Money" by William Blick
  • “Border Feud” by Lance Mason
    “Border Feud” by Lance Mason
  • Nuts and Bolts to the Eight Steps: Paul Tomlinson on Writing the Crime Thriller
    Nuts and Bolts to the Eight Steps: Paul Tomlinson on Writing the Crime Thriller
  • "Bar Room Butterfly" by Barry Gifford
    "Bar Room Butterfly" by Barry Gifford
  • "Flashbacks and 'Second Sight': The Ravine" by Ken Hall
    "Flashbacks and 'Second Sight': The Ravine" by Ken Hall
  • "Hollywood Homicide in the Seventies: The Snake and Bake Murder" by Steve Hodel
    "Hollywood Homicide in the Seventies: The Snake and Bake Murder" by Steve Hodel

Authors

andy rausch Anees Aref Ann Chernow Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Barry Gifford BearManor Media Ben Himmelfarb Brian Greene Burt Kearns Charles Rammelkamp Charles Willeford Chris McGinley Chris Roy Clarinda Harris Craig Faustus Buck D.V. Bennett Dan Bronson Dane Ince David Goodis David Hagerty David Rachels David Ryan Earl Javorsky Gary D. Rhodes George Toles Gerald So Graham Wynd J.D. Smith J.L. Delozier J.M. Tyree Jaap Boekestein Jack Dann Jay Gertzman Jim Towns John McCann John Talbird Jo Perry Joseph Goodrich Joseph Hirsch Ken Hall Kurt Brokaw Lance Mason Lionel White Ly Faulk Mark Krajnak Mark Mayes Mark SaFranko Matthew Sorrento Matt Phillips Melanie Dante Mike Madden Mitchell Grabois Nick Sweeney Patricia Abbott Paul D. Brazill Peter Rozovsky Reed Farrel Coleman Rick Ollerman Robb T. White Robert Cooperman Ryhor Cisiecki Sharon Dempsey Stark House Press Stephen D. Rogers Steve Hodel Steve Levi Susan Hammerman T.L. Huchu Theresa Rodewald Thomas Pluck Tom Leins Vicki Hendricks Warren Moore William Blick Woody Haut

Categories

  • Biography
  • Blogs
  • Book Excerpt
  • Crime-horror
  • Essays
  • Fiction
  • Flash Fiction
  • Graphic Novel
  • Interview
  • More than Dead
  • Noir
  • Nonfiction
  • Novel Excerpt
  • Photography
  • Poetry
  • Prose Poem
  • Review Essays
  • Short Story
  • True Crime
  • Uncategorized
  • Visual Art
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of NoirCon
    • Join 136 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of NoirCon
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...