With tv shows like Fargo, True Detective, The Killing, Ozark, Mindhunter, Broadchurch, Top of the Lake, The Americans, Veronica Mars, Luther, and The Dublin Murders (we’re really excited to check that one out). It seems that we have been in the middle of a Neo-Noir renaissance for some time now. All of this probably started… Continue reading Chinatown the Series and a Neo-Noir Renaissance
Tag: American Pulps
The LA Quartet
The best known group of works by James Ellroy, The LA Quartet covers the years 1946 to 1958 in Los Angeles and it’s about as noir as you can get. It’s bleak, brutal, and beautifully written. With this being the last week of Noirvember I figured it was worthwhile to write about my favorite neo-noir… Continue reading The LA Quartet
Sticking it to the Man: Counterculture Pulp and Pop Fiction
Let’s face it. It’s 2019 going on 2020 and people are pissed off. It seems the only thing we can all agree is that we disagree about everything. It’s because of this anger in the world that Andrew Nette, aka Pulp Curry and Iain McIntyre’s new book Sticking It to the Man: Revolution and Counterculture… Continue reading Sticking it to the Man: Counterculture Pulp and Pop Fiction
Celebrities and Cats
Because the internet could really use more cats. Also, today is National Cat Day (in America, it’s August 8th in Canada). To quote Charles Dickens, “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” And he wasn’t the only one who loved having a feline friend in the writers room. Here’s some famous celebrities and… Continue reading Celebrities and Cats
Some of our Favorite Mystery / Thriller Horror Movies
Our favorite horror movies usually have some sort of a mystery element to them. We’d both rather have a solid and suspenseful mystery or thriller than just straight gore. So here’s a list of just that. Movies that bring a little more to the table than co-ed’s getting stabbed by a deranged maniac. Some of… Continue reading Some of our Favorite Mystery / Thriller Horror Movies
Celebrate Noirvember with these Film Noir Flicks
With Noirember right around the corner we thought we’d give you a list of movies to watch in celebration. If you couldn’t tell from our previous articles, we love film noir. And we love talking about our love of film noir almost as much as we love watching them. So here’s a list of some… Continue reading Celebrate Noirvember with these Film Noir Flicks
Universal Monsters
This is still my favorite Universal Opening – The Burbs (1989): A Brief History of Universals Founding In 1906 Carl Laemmle started one of the first motion picture studios, aka nickelodeons in Chicago. In 1908, Thomas Edison’s film company backed the “Motion Picture Trust” with the intent to monopolize the film industry. Laemmle and his… Continue reading Universal Monsters
H.P. Lovecraft and Lovecraftian Horror
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 – 1937) was largely an unknown writer during his lifetime. His work was primarily published in the horror pulp rags like Weird Tales and Astounding Stories and was never considered “literature.” He developed a cult-like following years after his death. Today people still write about his creations in a Horror sub-genre… Continue reading H.P. Lovecraft and Lovecraftian Horror
In Defense of Godfather Part III
On December 20, 1990 The Godfather Part III premiered in Beverly Hills. Nowadays The Godfather Part III is a forgotten mob flick thats never ends up on any best of mafia movie lists, ours included. First, I should say this article contains spoilers, I don’t usually feel bad about spoilers for movies turning 30 in… Continue reading In Defense of Godfather Part III
Beautiful Horrific Images: The Art of Basil Gogos
Basil Gogos (1929 – 2017) was born in Egypt to Greek parents. His family emigrated to America when he was 16. Not long after arriving in America; Gogos pursued a career in art, attending multiple art schools in New York City. In 1959 he won a Pocket Books competition to illustrate the cover for Pursuit, a… Continue reading Beautiful Horrific Images: The Art of Basil Gogos