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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

Out of the Past (1947)

By Otto Penzler | July 13, 2020

The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

The godfather of noir fiction went up against a notorious Communist hunter and refused to back down. It would cost him his freedom.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 9, 2020

The Massively Popular, Mostly Forgotten Craze for American Style Noir in WWII-Era Britain

The Massively Popular, Mostly Forgotten Craze for American Style Noir in WWII-Era Britain

In 1939, amidst violence and wartime shortages, one hardboiled noir took the nation by storm, provoked moral outrage, and inspired legions of imitators.

By Andrew Nette | July 9, 2020

Don't Stay In These Famous Literary Haunted Houses!

Don't Stay In These Famous Literary Haunted Houses!

Yes, the historic architecture is appealing and the price is right, but the blood oozing out of the wall is a deal breaker...

By Riley Sager | July 9, 2020

A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

"The first well-drawn, fully-developed queer women characters I ever encountered were in the pages of crime fiction."

By Kristen Lepionka | July 8, 2020

Do the Best Adaptations Keep the Author At Arm's Length?

Do the Best Adaptations Keep the Author At Arm's Length?

A screenwriter and crime writer thinks back on 20 years of the collaborative process.

By David Klass | July 8, 2020

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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #11

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Psycho (1960)

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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 12

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The Sting (1973)

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