People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers
The Long Cultural Afterlife of a Horrifying Crime
By S.L. McInnis | February 24, 2020
By Otto Penzler | February 24, 2020
These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes
By Nick Kolakowski | February 21, 2020
The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York
By David Masciotra | February 21, 2020
Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 26
By Otto Penzler | February 21, 2020
Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era
In the 1980s, the city was ravaged by a new drug. But a new culture, born of the same streets, was on the rise, too.
By Michael Gonzales | February 20, 2020
On Cults, and the
Weight of Family
Leaving a cult is hard. It's even harder when the cult is your family.
By Nile Cappello | February 19, 2020
