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Quote for the Day II: Warren Zevon & Vicki Hendricks sitting in a tree…?

Quote for the Day II: Warren Zevon & Vicki Hendricks sitting in a tree…?
February 3, 2012
Books

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

Quote for the Day: Patton Oswald on Derek Raymond

Quote for the Day: Patton Oswald on Derek Raymond
February 3, 2012
Books

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

2012 Spinetingler Award: Best Novella – winner
February 1, 2012
Awards

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

Friday’s Forgotten Books: Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet
January 27, 2012
Book Reviews

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
January 17, 2012
Articles

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

2012 Spinetingler Award: Best Novella
January 16, 2012
Spinetingler Awards

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? by Gerard Brennan
January 11, 2012
Articles

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

2012 Pull List
January 9, 2012
Books

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)

Kindle deals (free books)
January 6, 2012
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

The Best Mystery/Crime Fiction of 2011
January 4, 2012
Articles

“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

[POLL] Tell us what should be nominated for Spinetingler Awards
December 29, 2011
Books

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

ANNOUNCEMENT: Spinetingler Flash Fiction
December 5, 2011
News

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

New short story blog/challenge
December 2, 2011
Uncategorized

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

If Drive was animated
December 1, 2011
Film

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

F*CKLOAD OF SCOTCH TAPE
November 29, 2011
Film

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 open for submissions and some news
November 29, 2011
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

Cyber Monday Kindle book deals
November 28, 2011
Books

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

Spine Tingle beer
November 27, 2011
Uncategorized

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

All Snubnose Press titles are .99¢ – Limited time offer
November 25, 2011
Books

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

Best mystery/crime fiction lists collected
November 22, 2011
Books

Updated 12/28 @ 11:15 EST Tis the season for folks to share the best books of the year and their …Read the Rest