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    <em>Arsenic and Old Lace</em>, Frank Capra's

    Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank Capra's "Halloween Tale of Brooklyn," Is the perfect film for the season

    It has everything: serial killers, dead bodies, Peter Lorre, and a psychotic convict hiding out after an unfortunate plastic surgery accident that makes him look like Frankenstein's monster.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2020

    My First Thriller: Scott Turow

    My First Thriller: Scott Turow

    For eight years, he wrote in thirty minute bursts on a commuter train. Then, he had himself a blockbuster novel.

    By Rick Pullen | October 29, 2020

    Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

    Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

    If the western is about delivering justice and noir is about the depths of the void, how can the two genres coexist?

    By Nick Kolakowski | October 26, 2020

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    Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of Dracula

    As expected, they're very beautiful, very creepy, and very fun.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 22, 2020

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    'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

    In 1938, Joan Harrison read a galley of Daphne Du Maurier's masterpiece. She wouldn't rest until she had the rights to adapt it.

    By Christina Lane | October 21, 2020

    The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

    The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

    There's a lot at *stake* when it comes to picking pop culture's best Dracula. *Count* them down with us.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 21, 2020

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    The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of <em>Freddy's Dead</em>

    The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of Freddy's Dead

    If horror exists to reinforce the status quo, then how did we end up rooting for Freddy?

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    The Strange Poetry of a Notorious Gangster's Last Words

    The Strange Poetry of a Notorious Gangster's Last Words

    In 1935, Dutch Schultz was shot in a Newark steakhouse. His deathbed monologue would inspire an unusual literary legacy.

    By Michael Cannell | October 8, 2020

    Gillian Flynn on Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Adding

    Gillian Flynn on Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Adding "Showrunner" to Her Resume

    The novelist takes on a new challenge as the creator of the sci-fi thriller series, Utopia.

    By Caitlin Flynn | October 5, 2020

    What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

    What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

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    On the Rearranged Sherlockian World of Enola Holmes

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    Why Writers Are Always in Pursuit of the Maltese Falcon

    Why Writers Are Always in Pursuit of the Maltese Falcon

    Ninety years later, the draw of Hammett's mysterious bird statuette remains strong, especially for writers.

    By Gordon McAlpine | September 25, 2020

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    White Collar: The Fun, Nonsense Con Artist Show You Need in Your Life Right Now

    It might be time to escape into a world of cons, heists, scams, and a very attractive dream of New York.

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