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    The 8 Best Fake Crime Novels in Film and TV, Ranked

    The 8 Best Fake Crime Novels in Film and TV, Ranked

    From Dismembers Only to The Pepperwood Chronicles

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 31, 2026

    Meet the (Woman) Stunt Performer Who Doubled Matt Damon in <em>The Odyssey</em>

    Meet the (Woman) Stunt Performer Who Doubled Matt Damon in The Odyssey

    According to Matt Damon, Devyn Dalton has the "greatest" biceps the actor has ever seen

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 30, 2026

    Did Charles Dickens's <em>Bleak House</em> Inspire <em>Murder on the Orient Express</em>?

    Did Charles Dickens's Bleak House Inspire Murder on the Orient Express?

    Agatha Christie simply couldn't get enough of Dickens's nearly-one-thousand-page-tome. She even wrote a screenplay version.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2026

    The Man Who Became Electricity's First Human Test Subject

    The Man Who Became Electricity's First Human Test Subject

    Meet George Forster... and the man who tried to bring him back to life, Giovanni Aldini

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 27, 2026

    What is the <em>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</em> Leitmotif Doing in <em>Moonraker</em>?

    What is the Close Encounters of the Third Kind Leitmotif Doing in Moonraker?

    The story of a random Broccoli-Spielberg collaboration!

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 24, 2026

    The Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins's <em>No Name</em>

    The Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins's No Name

    In No Name, the heroine Magdalen Vanstone tries to use her acting skills to become a detective... but, by Victorian standards, her actions almost turn her into a criminal.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 23, 2026

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    There's a new Series Adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's <em>The Shards</em>

    There's a new Series Adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards

    The show, from producer Ryan Murphy, will air on FX this August, and there's a new trailer out now!

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    Mike Flanagan Made a TV adaptation of <em>Carrie</em>

    Mike Flanagan Made a TV adaptation of Carrie

    The creator of Midnight Mass and the adaptor of Doctor Sleep takes on another Stephen King classic

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 14, 2026

    Sleepy Crime Movies For Warm Summer Nights

    Sleepy Crime Movies For Warm Summer Nights

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    Salvador Dalí made a Tarot Deck for the James Bond film <em>Live and Let Die</em>

    Salvador Dalí made a Tarot Deck for the James Bond film Live and Let Die

    It never made it into the film, but he finished all 78 cards.

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    Five Deep Cut Irish Procedurals to watch as you wait for <em>Irish Blood</em> to return

    Five Deep Cut Irish Procedurals to watch as you wait for Irish Blood to return

    Bleak, gritty, and very Irish mysteries, freshly imported for your enjoyment, once again featuring the recommendations of Ciaran Byrne

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    The Disney World Anamatronics Heist of 2018

    The Disney World Anamatronics Heist of 2018

    And the documentary that solved it.

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    There is an animated show, a real show, called <em>Mike Tyson Mysteries</em>

    There is an animated show, a real show, called Mike Tyson Mysteries

    ..... what?

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 2, 2026

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