Here’s an interesting line from Warren Zevon’s bio: “We ate at Hard Rock where I sat next to him and …Read the Rest
Author Archive
Quote for the Day: Patton Oswald on Derek Raymond
Can you recommend a good book? A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan is really good. James Ellroy’s …Read the Rest
2012 Spinetingler Award: Best Novella – winner
There were only a couple of votes that separated first and second place. The winner of the 2012 Spinetingler Award …Read the Rest
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet
Thierry Jonquet was a French crime writer who died in 2009 at the age of of 55. Tarantula was published …Read the Rest
Mercury Tilt by Adrian McKinty
Mercury Tilt by Adrian McKinty My new crime novel, The Cold Cold Ground is set in Northern Ireland in 1981 …Read the Rest
2012 Spinetingler Award: Best Novella
To honor the crime fiction novellas released in 2011 we are proud to announce the first annual Spinetingler Award for …Read the Rest
Who Are The Wee Rockets? by Gerard Brennan
Who Are The WEE ROCKETS? A few years ago, maybe ten, I saw a documentary that featured video footage of …Read the Rest
2012 Pull List
What is a pull list? A pull list is a comics term that refers to the monthly titles that a …Read the Rest
Kindle deals (free books)
A few Kindle deals for the day. As always with Kindle deals act now. The Cutman by Jack Tunney. This …Read the Rest
The Best Mystery/Crime Fiction of 2011
“What does that mean? Whatever you want it to mean. Are these movies “the best”? Are they our favorites? Are …Read the Rest
[POLL] Tell us what should be nominated for Spinetingler Awards
We always try and seek as much input as possible in gathering nominees for the Spinetingler Awards. We keep an …Read the Rest
ANNOUNCEMENT: Spinetingler Flash Fiction
Couple of announcements to make. We are pleased to announce that we will now be publishing weekly flash fiction. Our …Read the Rest
New short story blog/challenge
I’m starting a new blog that will start posting new material on the first of the year, called Short Story …Read the Rest
If Drive was animated
tribute to drive from tom haugomat & bruno mangyoku on Vimeo. (via) Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler …Read the Rest
F*CKLOAD OF SCOTCH TAPE
Now shooting in Chicago, indy filmmaker Julian Grant is halfway through his latest no-budget feature production, “F*CKLOAD OF SCOTCH TAPE”. …Read the Rest
Spinetingler is open for submissions and some news
Spinetingler is now open for submissions. Submission guidelines can be found at the link up top or you can click …Read the Rest
Cyber Monday Kindle book deals
There is a huge Cyber Monday book sale over at Amazon. There are a ton of crime novels that you …Read the Rest
Spine Tingle beer
I saw this pop in Google Alerts this morning. It looks like we have an official beer/sister company, MacTarnahan’s Spine …Read the Rest
All Snubnose Press titles are .99¢ – Limited time offer
To celebrate Thanksgiving Snubnose Press is having its own Black Friday sale. All Snubnose titles are now .99¢ for a …Read the Rest
Best mystery/crime fiction lists collected
Updated 12/28 @ 11:15 EST Tis the season for folks to share the best books of the year and their …Read the Rest








