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The Rockford Files and the Allure of the Shady PI

The Rockford Files and the Allure of the Shady PI

Keith Roysdon remembers a favorite seriess, and the real-life PI who proved that ‘Rockford Files’ was practically a documentary.

By Keith Roysdon | August 12, 2024

Presenting <em>Série Noire,</em> the Bleak French Neo Noir You've Never Seen

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

It's Alain Corneau's classic adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 9, 2024

5 Iconic 1990s Thriller Films

5 Iconic 1990s Thriller Films

"The thing that made these movies...was the fact that the villains started off seeming like regular people."

By Liz Alterman | August 9, 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

Sometimes We Have Big Feelings About Celebrities. And That's (Mostly) Okay.

Sometimes We Have Big Feelings About Celebrities. And That's (Mostly) Okay.

Josh Winning on the role of horror fiction in exploring our complex reactions to the famous and fortunate

By Josh Winning | July 31, 2024

Nev Fountain On Writing A Detective Novel About Fandom

Nev Fountain On Writing A Detective Novel About Fandom

"What are detectives but fans in their own way? People with a passionate interest in minutia?"

By Nev Fountain | July 29, 2024

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The Best Worst Detectives in Crime Film and TV

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 28, 2024

Western Humanities Education and the Well-Educated Police Detective

Western Humanities Education and the Well-Educated Police Detective

"Is 'police detective' the answer pop culture most eagerly provides to the question 'what does one do with a humanities degree?'"

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2024

How to Celebrate Women in Horror All Year Round

How to Celebrate Women in Horror All Year Round

How to support female-identifying horror creators, from the writers of "The Science of Women in Horror"

By Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl | June 26, 2024

<em>American Psycho</em> and the Rise of Capitalist Horror

American Psycho and the Rise of Capitalist Horror

Bret Easton Ellis's status-obsessed yuppies traded humanity for consumerism. They're more relevant now than ever before.

By E. K. Sathue | June 21, 2024

Quiz: Can You Identify These Femme Fatales from Classic Crime Novels?

Quiz: Can You Identify These Femme Fatales from Classic Crime Novels?

Women are tough. So is this quiz.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 21, 2024

Lovin’ the Southern-Fried Crime Films of the 1970s

Lovin’ the Southern-Fried Crime Films of the 1970s

Revisiting the era of Gator Bait, small-town sheriffs, and Burt Reynolds gone wild.

By Keith Roysdon | June 21, 2024

Henry Wise on bridging the inner divide and defining justice in <em>Holy City</em>

Henry Wise on bridging the inner divide and defining justice in Holy City

Jenny Bartoy talks to Henry Wise about the Southern gothic tradition, justice, and his debut novel.

By Jenny Bartoy | June 20, 2024

<em>Batman: Mask of the Phantasm</em> is the Best Batman Movie

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is the Best Batman Movie

Jesse Pasternack on a beloved classic animated film.

By Jesse Pasternack | June 13, 2024

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