The Funniest Things Dorothy L. Sayers Said About (and In) Detective Fiction

The Funniest Things Dorothy L. Sayers Said About (and In) Detective Fiction

One of the Queens of Crime was also comic royalty.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 13, 2024

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?

A register intended for organization is its own mystery!

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 6, 2024

The Time I Met Adam West

The Time I Met Adam West

Olivia Rutigliano on a surreal encounter with a legend.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 4, 2024

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Movies From Their Taglines?

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Movies From Their Taglines?

Just when you thought it was safe to take another quiz.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 30, 2024

On <em>Dexter</em>

On Dexter

Reflections on Showtime's famous "good-guy serial killer" show.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 29, 2024

This Summer in Horror Movies

This Summer in Horror Movies

Concert-going serial killers, Satanic cults, and sinister resort complexes.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 23, 2024

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Meet Thomas Byrnes, Gilded Age New York's Performative, Corrupt Police Detective

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Presenting Série Noire, the Bleak French Neo Noir You've Never Seen

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<em>Scarface</em> vs. <em>Scarface</em>

Scarface vs. Scarface

Looking at Brian de Palma's 1983 classic alongside the 1932 Howard Hawks film that inspired it.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 7, 2024

On Bram Stoker's Forgotten <em>Dracula</em> Play

On Bram Stoker's Forgotten Dracula Play

It's not good... but it IS a play

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 2, 2024

BTW, Charles Dickens's <em>Bleak House</em> is a Murder Mystery

BTW, Charles Dickens's Bleak House is a Murder Mystery

Yes it's a legal thriller. But also...

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 31, 2024

That Time Arthur Conan Doyle Tried to Stump Harry Houdini with a Stop-Motion Dinosaur Film Clip

That Time Arthur Conan Doyle Tried to Stump Harry Houdini with a Stop-Motion Dinosaur Film Clip

It was the culmination in their longstanding feud about the existence of a psychic, occult world

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 26, 2024

Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

Part game, part quiz, part Mad-Libs

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 10, 2024

Choose Your Own Adventure: Noir

Choose Your Own Adventure: Noir

Part game, part quiz, part Mad-Libs

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 3, 2024

The Best Worst Detectives in Crime Film and TV

The Best Worst Detectives in Crime Film and TV

The sleuths who are so bad... they're tons of fun

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 28, 2024

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