EPISODE FIVE [Original air date 24 Nov 21] Episode Five: Noirvember musings include stalkers, loneliness, travel and cows. Well, one cow anyway. This month noir fans watch the whole range of films that fall under that capacious umbrella, often including neo-noir along with the traditional black and white films from the 40s and 50s. *Content cautions for…
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Surreal Noir: Ep4 on YT
EPISODE FOUR Original Airdate 20 Oct 21 Episode Four: Folk Horror – This episode takes as its text Dorothy B. Hughes’ desert noir classic Ride the Pink Horse. A gangster follows a man from Chicago to a small town in New Mexico, seeking revenge. He finds another world in the midst of a distinctly folk…
#Noirvember – Gladys
GLADYS She was trouble. I didn’t even know how much trouble that gall was. I never suspected that she was behind the things that were going down for years. But then she made her presence known: well known. Put me in the hospital. At least then I knew who I was dealing with. Yet it…
The Big Clock (1948)
THE BIG CLOCK (1948) is another John Farrow-directed noir(ish) and quite a bit snappier overall than NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES, though less interesting beyond that slick surface — but what a surface! Milland and Laughton of course, and a criminally underused O’Sullivan, but the shine is in the supporting cast who really give the…
Gresham’s Guide to Tarot
I seem to have neglected to update the blog with my post over at Punk Noir Magazine about William Lindsay ‘Nightmare Alley’ Gresham writing about Tarot. I realise now it was because I reblogged it not here but over at Graham Wynd‘s blog. I attended a talk on tarot in fantasy fiction and learned more…
#Noirvember: Dorothy B. Hughes
In my unceasing efforts to get people to understand Dorothy Hughes as one of the godmothers of noir, I gave a presentation at the NEPCA Conference this past weekend on her early novel The Cross-Eyed Bear Murders. I actually have this lovely Dell Mystery edition with the map back (probably by Ruth Belew). Everything about this…
Cover Reveal: Noir Carnival
Here’s the fantastic cover for the upcoming Fox Spirit Books anthology Noir Carnival: no surprise, Stephanie came through with the awesome yet again. Wow! And you thought Weird Noir was going to be a tough act to follow. If that cover doesn’t give you nightmares, you might need to fill your bed with spiders. I’ve…
Sunday Supplement
I may have finally lost the tiny edition of the noir issue of Blink|Ink and if I did, it would be a pity as it was a lovely thing with some terrific words and pictures (including a mordantly funny one from Mr B, who tipped me off to the call for stories). But here’s my…
Call for Stories: Noir Carnival
Noir Carnival A call for stories from Fox Spirit Books, publishers of Weird Noir and many more superb volumes. Dark’s Carnival has already left town, but it’s left a fetid seed behind. There’s a transgressive magic that spooks the carnies and unsettles the freaks. Beyond the barkers and the punters, behind the lights and tents…
Fleeting Fame
I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays: even if it’s not a time you celebrate, with luck you have some time off from your usual duties or a more slack period in which to do them, seeing as a lot of other people are taking time off. Doesn’t Stephanie look fab with the wonderful cover…