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    ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ Was the Siege Thriller Done to Perfection

    ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ Was the Siege Thriller Done to Perfection

    John Carpenter's 1976 shoestring-budget-ode to a western classic.

    By Keith Roysdon | May 10, 2023

    ‘The Diplomat’ is a New Breed of Political – and Marital - Thriller

    ‘The Diplomat’ is a New Breed of Political – and Marital - Thriller

    Saving the world is the fun part. Relationships take work.

    By Keith Roysdon | May 5, 2023

    A Brief History of America Freaking Out About Horror Comics

    A Brief History of America Freaking Out About Horror Comics

    Congressional hearings, banned books, murder investigations—In the 1950s, horror comics took the blame.

    By Keith Roysdon | April 24, 2023

    Nazi-Hunting in Movies and TV Thrillers, Over the Decades

    Nazi-Hunting in Movies and TV Thrillers, Over the Decades

    Pop culture will never get tired of watching people travel to South America to track down Nazi fugitives.

    By Keith Roysdon | April 13, 2023

    What Is It That Makes Used Bookstores So Wonderful?

    What Is It That Makes Used Bookstores So Wonderful?

    Used bookstores are more than just stores with books 

    By Keith Roysdon | February 24, 2023

    7 Crime Movies That Should Have Been the First in a Series

    7 Crime Movies That Should Have Been the First in a Series

    One movie wasn't enough. We wanted more.

    By Keith Roysdon | January 6, 2023

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    ‘The Name of the Game’: The Vintage Show That Asked, What if People Magazine Writers Solved Crimes?

    By Keith Roysdon | October 20, 2022

    Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

    By Keith Roysdon | September 27, 2022

    The Soap Opera That Brought a Noir Edge to Daytime TV

    By Keith Roysdon | August 24, 2022

    The Lost History of America's Traveling

    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

    By Keith Roysdon | August 18, 2022

    Five of the Best Unexpected Crime Movies of All-Time

    Five of the Best Unexpected Crime Movies of All-Time

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

    By Keith Roysdon | July 29, 2022

    How Quinn Martin and His Crime Shows Came to Dominate 1970s TV

    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..

    By Keith Roysdon | July 22, 2022

    Norman Lloyd, King of the Hitchcock Collaborators

    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.

    By Keith Roysdon | June 24, 2022

    Black and White and Noir All Over: A Brief History of Vintage Newspaper Crime Comic Strips

    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.

    By Keith Roysdon | May 13, 2022

    How ‘Satanic Panic’ Came to Roil the Nation During the 1980s

    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.

    By Keith Roysdon | April 8, 2022

    What's the Greatest Newspaper Crime Movie Ever Made?

    What's the Greatest Newspaper Crime Movie Ever Made?

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

    By Keith Roysdon | March 9, 2022

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