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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 12h

Are you watching "Monster" on Netflix? crimereads.com/ed-gein-insp...

Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

It’s possible, perhaps, to feel sympathy for Norman Bates. Mental illness and a manipulative mother drove him to murder and other horrifying hobbies even while, as a small business owner, he strugg…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 13h

Daniel H. Wilson: "[S]ustainability and locality are the hallmarks of intelligence. So why are we looking for worlds on fire?" crimereads.com/daniel-h-wil...

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 14h

Don't forget about this week's new books! crimereads.com/10-new-books...

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 4d

Remember? crimereads.com/remember-the...

Remember The Ballad of Buster Scruggs?

Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (available to stream on Netflix), is an anthology of six vignettes about life in the Old West. Each story stands alone—the only apparent lin…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 4d

"[C]rime stories produced in contemporary times but set in the past are just as enticing and have the additional benefit of hindsight." crimereads.com/lets-do-the-...

Let’s Do the Crime Warp: Keith Roysdon Makes The Case for Keeping Settings Vintage in Contemporary Productions

There’s nothing better than a vintage mystery or crime story. Sometimes we just want to get away into the past. If it’s the past of shadowy crime tales, either between covers or on screen, even bet…

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Keith Roysdon @keithroysdon.bsky.social · 5d

My latest piece for @crimereads.bsky.social has an overly complicated premise, I think, but its about contemporary crime novels, movies and TV set, but not written, in the past. (That's better phrasing than I thought of for the article lol).

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Let’s Do the Crime Warp: Keith Roysdon Makes The Case for Keeping Settings Vintage in Contemporary Productions

There’s nothing better than a vintage mystery or crime story. Sometimes we just want to get away into the past. If it’s the past of shadowy crime tales, either between covers or on screen, even bet…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 5d

We have a dirty little noir gem from Alex Rollins Berg: crimereads.com/cheap-quick-...

Cheap, Quick, and Dirty: Five Noirs from Hollywood’s Poverty Row

East of Vine and south of Sunset, beyond the glittering marquees of Hollywood Boulevard, there once stood a smaller, scrappier dream factory: A cluster of musty warehouses and cramped offices, wher…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 5d

You know what's great? CLUE. crimereads.com/the-clues-th...

The Clues, the Clueless, and the Critics: Appreciating Clue

It came to my attention only recently that there isn’t a single essay on this website about the 1985 film Clue—Clue, the ur-text for postmodern whodunnits, the consummate cult classic that gained a…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 6d

"If you’re on the plane and you see someone watching 'Papillon,' they’re going to be the most interesting person on that flight." crimereads.com/the-20-in-fl...

The 20 In-Flight Crime Movie Options on This Airplane, Ranked

I’m on an airplane right now, about to go on vacation. Well, actually, I assume by the time this article is published, I’ll either be on or have returned from vacation. But at the time of the compo…

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 6d

Big thanks to CrimeReads for hosting nine of our On Fire and Under Water authors to discuss this critical issue.

CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 6d

Curtis Ippolito: a roundtable discussion on climate change and crime fiction’s role in meeting the moment. crimereads.com/a-roundtable...

A Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change and Crime Fiction’s Role in Meeting the Moment

The new anthology On Fire and Under Water sets out to show how devastating the effects of climate change are for everyday people. Discuss the growing urgency of the climate emergency and the ongoin…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 6d

What makes a terrible person a great character? Showing their humanity. crimereads.com/good-bad-guy...

Good Bad Guys: Tim Lebbon On Crafting Villains

Creating a bad guy is good fun. It’s often said that the antagonists in novels are the most enjoyable to write and often the readers’ favourite characters, and maybe that’s becaus…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 6d

Curtis Ippolito: a roundtable discussion on climate change and crime fiction’s role in meeting the moment. crimereads.com/a-roundtable...

A Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change and Crime Fiction’s Role in Meeting the Moment

The new anthology On Fire and Under Water sets out to show how devastating the effects of climate change are for everyday people. Discuss the growing urgency of the climate emergency and the ongoin…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 6d

Leave the gun, take the remote! "Prizzi’s Honor," "Mickey Blue Eyes," and "Some Like It Hot," are on this list of classic mafia movies. crimereads.com/the-15-best-...

The 15 Best Mafia Comedies

I’m not sure what made me want to spotlight mafia comedies, but I want to. I really want to! The “mafia comedy” is a perfect subgenre. It spoofs a genre which is so perfectly exag…

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C.W. Blackwell @cwblackwell.bsky.social · 6d

Enjoyed discussing fiction’s role in addressing the climate crisis with my friends and colleagues on @crimereads.bsky.social. Thanks again to @curtisippolito.bsky.social for the opportunity!

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A Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change and Crime Fiction’s Role in Meeting the Moment

The new anthology On Fire and Under Water sets out to show how devastating the effects of climate change are for everyday people. Discuss the growing urgency of the climate emergency and the ongoin…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 6d

Kathleen Hale considers the lasting implications of a shocking trial. crimereads.com/escaping-sle...

Escaping Slenderman’s Shadow: The Release of Morgan Geyser

In 2018, I spent a lot of time in the dusty cafeteria of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in rural Wisconsin. I can still picture the forest mural that dominated one wall—its strange, unsettli…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Birthday, Walter Matthau!!! crimereads.com/the-ordinary...

The Ordinary, the Sublime, and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The New York City subway system has remained relatively unchanged since the 1970s. This an easy initial takeaway of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, a 1974 film about a subway train hijacking th…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 7d

Keith Roysdon (@keithroysdon.bsky.social): "[C]rime stories produced in contemporary times but set in the past are just as enticing and have the additional benefit of hindsight."
crimereads.com/lets-do-the-...

Let’s Do the Crime Warp: Keith Roysdon Makes The Case for Keeping Settings Vintage in Contemporary Productions

There’s nothing better than a vintage mystery or crime story. Sometimes we just want to get away into the past. If it’s the past of shadowy crime tales, either between covers or on screen, even bet…

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 7d

For @crimereads.bsky.social I have a lengthy piece on the one and only Shane Black, who may qualify as our last noir director (and whose new movie is out today!).

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Nice Guys with Lethal Weapons: The Influential Style of Shane Black, Our Last Noir Director

When Shane Black writes a movie, he loves to include certain elements: a pair of mismatched buddies who grow close while dodging bullets, near-constant quips, a labyrinthine crime plot climaxing in…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 7d

Polly Stewart on reading Kate Elizabeth Russell's "My Dark Vanessa" with Attica Locke. crimereads.com/the-backlist...

The Backlist: Reading Kate Elizabeth Russell’s “My Dark Vanessa” with Attica Locke

While I’ve enjoyed every single one of the interviews I’ve done for this series, I do have a bucket list of the writers I hope I get to talk to at some point, and one of them is Attica Locke. Her H…

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Keith Roysdon @keithroysdon.bsky.social · 7d

For @crimereads.bsky.social I wrote about great novels and movies that depict crimes of an earlier era. Think Sherlock Holmes, Kinsey Milhone and Enola Holmes.

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Let’s Do the Crime Warp: Keith Roysdon Makes The Case for Keeping Settings Vintage in Contemporary Productions

There’s nothing better than a vintage mystery or crime story. Sometimes we just want to get away into the past. If it’s the past of shadowy crime tales, either between covers or on screen, even bet…

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 7d

Nick Kolakowski (@nkolakowski.bsky.social) on the settings, Shane-Black-isms, and signature leitmotifs of a long cinematic career. crimereads.com/nice-guys-wi...