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Christa Faust

The Peepland Times Square Tour with Christa Faust

By Thomas Pluck

November 10, 2016

Hard Case Crime—look for the yellow label, the label of quality!—has expanded into comic books. And they did it with a bang, with titles from noir kingpins Christa Faust and Gary Phillips as well as director Walter Hill. Triggerman #1 by Hill—best known for The Driver, The Warriors, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Hard Times, and…

Reviewing the Queue: Tangerine (2015)

By Thomas Pluck

June 6, 2016

With the digital libraries of online streaming services expanding more and more, choosing which movie to watch has become difficult. We will be digging through these online queues in hope of bringing you a movie worth watching. This time, we're taking a look at gritty street fare in the face of transgendered prostitution. Remember when…

Kwik Krimes, an enthology of flash crime fiction edited by Otto Penzler

Fresh Meat: Kwik Krimes, edited by Otto Penzler

By Kathleen Ryan

August 17, 2013

Kwik Krimes by Otto Penzler collects flash fiction crime stories told in a thousand words or fewer by over eighty different authors (available August 20, 2013). Even more exciting than the masterfully crafted, high-octane gems contained within Kwik Krimes,the latest anthology from legendary crime fiction aficionado and editor Otto Penzler, is the much-deserved recognition of…

William Kotzwinkle

William Kotzwinkle: Mastery in Disguise

By Stephen Romano

September 5, 2012

The first novel I ever read from cover to cover was the tie-in of a movie starring Chevy Chase and Benji called Oh, Heavenly Dog. Believe it or not, that was actually a mystery, a thriller, even—about a private detective who is killed on the job, then gets sent back to earth to solve his…

The Women of Noir: Beginning a Primer

By Kristin Centorcelli

May 23, 2012

When most people think of noir/crime fiction (casual violence, knocking heads, guy’s guys, and blowzy dames), lots of names come to mind. Here, I’ll throw out a few, classics first:  Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Mickey Spillane, James M. Cain, and more recently, Derek Raymond, Elmore Leonard, and the list goes on. Notice a theme? Yep,…

Blood Bowl is a popular role playing game in card-based and video versions.

Football’s as Ripe (and Rotten) for Noir as Boxing

By Gary Phillips

September 30, 2011

Pro football season is upon us once again much to the chagrin of my wife.  “Are they always playing a game?” she will voice. With ESPN, NFL Network, and the broadcast channels, Sunday morning through Sunday night games, Monday night football, plus games on Thursdays and what not, there’s a lot of dang football to…

Bouchercon St. Louis 2011

Bouchercon: The Mystery of Conventions

By Eric Beetner

September 19, 2011

Yesterday, Clare Toohey posted about the Anthony Awards, which were definitely a highlight of Bouchercon.  But I thought those of you who weren’t there might like to know what this blogger learned by attending: I met a lot of men who are deeply afraid of Christa Faust, and she likes it that way. The St…

Even when it’s sweltering, pulp fans are connoisseurs of coolness.

Pulp in the Wild: Fans Take a Little Off the Top

By Charles Ardai

September 2, 2011

In the heat of summer, you might take your favorite summer reading to the beach – if you lived in California, Hawaii, or the south of France.  If you’re in the middle of New York City, though, beaches are hard to come by, even when the mercury climbs into the 90s. The solution? For some…

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