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Keith Roysdon

Keith Roysdon
Keith Roysdon is a Tennessee-based writer of fiction, news and pop culture and true crime. His fourth co-authored true crime book, “Cold Case Muncie,” about murders without justice in what has long been regarded as the typical small American city, comes out August 14 2023 from The History Press. For CrimeReads, he’s written about obscure 1970s TV movies, circus sideshows in fiction, little-remembered traveling “ghost shows” and dozens of other oddball topics.


The Lost History of America's Traveling "Ghost Shows"

Ghost shows were a hybrid of movie, magic act and séance and they ruled late nights across America

August 18, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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Five of the Best Unexpected Crime Movies of All-Time

Sometimes with great movies, the crime elements manage to catch you off guard.

July 29, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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How Quinn Martin and His Crime Shows Came to Dominate 1970s TV

The prolific producer put his mark on crime TV—then Hollywood wouldn't let him do anything different..

July 22, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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Norman Lloyd, King of the Hitchcock Collaborators

He performed one of the most famous deaths in cinema. He went on to a very long life, collaborating with the great director.

June 24, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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Black and White and Noir All Over: A Brief History of Vintage Newspaper Crime Comic Strips

Keith Roysdon on a once wildly popular, now mostly forgotten art.

May 13, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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How ‘Satanic Panic’ Came to Roil the Nation During the 1980s

TV movies, breathless news reports, and amateur symbologists all played a part in the panic's mysterious spread through 1980s America.

April 8, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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What's the Greatest Newspaper Crime Movie Ever Made?

Newsman Keith Roysdon investigates a favorite sub-genre of crime.

March 9, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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Vampire noir came into
its own 50 years ago
with The Night Stalker

The 70s classic tells of gritty, down-on-his luck reporter Carl Kolchak who finds himself investigating an impossible crime.

January 13, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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Seers, Mystics and Scam Artists: Clairvoyants in 20th Century America

A brief history of a nation that wants to believe.

January 7, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

Keith Roysdon on the sideshow's unique place in American culture

December 16, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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