• Essays

    Revisiting The Anderson Tapes, Sidney Lumet's Wisely Paranoid Heist Film, 50 Years Later

    It was the first film that commented so boldly on the pervasiveness of electronic surveillance in our lives. Exactly one year after its release, a break-in at the Watergate Hotel would reveal just how prophetic it really was.

    March 26, 2021  By Jesse Pasternack
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    Comfort in the Uncomfortable: How Christopher Nolan Uses Noir to Get Weird

    For decades, Nolan has been playing with the tropes of noir and daring viewers to go somewhere unexpected.

    March 26, 2021  By Nick Kolakowski
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    I'm Alone: How One Canadian Rumrunner Defied the U.S. Coast Guard and Sparked an International Scandal

    The Sinking of the I'm Alone

    March 25, 2021  By Dean Jobb
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    The Actress, the Steward and the Ocean Liner: What Really Happened in Cabin 126?

    In 1947, Gay Gibson boarded the Durban Castle. By the end of the voyage, she would be dead at the hands of a crew member. And soon enough, her life and death would make their way into the pulps.

    March 25, 2021  By Curtis Evans
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    Hitchcock Presents: A Brief History of the Weird, Wild Hitchcock Shows That Once Dominated TV

    In the 1960s, Alfred Hitchcock was everywhere, and his anthology series became a hotbed for young talent and strange stories.

    March 24, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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    The Joys of Populating Your Historical Novel with Real Life Art World Figures

    I needed authenticity in my historical novel. So I filled it to the brim with the artists and iconoclasts of the 1960s New York art scene.

    March 24, 2021  By Helen A. Harrison
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    How the Dutch Practice of Blindfolding Teenagers and Leaving Them in the Woods Inspired One Expat Writer To Write a Thriller

    Nina Siegal lived in the Netherlands for fifteen years before she learned about the "droppings."

    March 23, 2021  By Nina Siegal
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    Jacqueline Winspear: How I Became A Mystery Writer While Breaking Every Rule

    The author of the iconic Maisie Dobbs series remembers her early days as an author and questions the nature of genre.

    March 23, 2021  By Jacqueline Winspear
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    Can Novelists Predict the Future?

    Thriller authors aren't prophets—but sometimes, their writing ends up eerily close to events to come.

    March 23, 2021  By Joel C. Rosenberg
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    Hiding in Plain Sight: How Criminals Use Public Perception to Commit Crimes

    What did Ted Bundy and Bernie Madoff have in common? They knew how to keep up an appearance.

    March 22, 2021  By Nick Martell
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