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Flash Fiction: Showtime by Albert Tucher

Flash Fiction: Showtime by Albert Tucher
February 3, 2012
Spinetingler Fiction

Three hundred and fifty pounds of attitude named Israel Aki stepped out of the jungle onto the beach. “Showtime,” said …Read the Rest

Rogue’s Gallery: The definitive Noir Director?

Rogue’s Gallery: The definitive Noir Director?
January 26, 2012
Film

ROGUE’S GALLERY – Where three dedicated Noirheads discuss, argue and bat around topics on all things Film Noir. With Jake …Read the Rest

Flash Fiction: The Last Hit by Liam Sweeny

Flash Fiction: The Last Hit by Liam Sweeny
January 20, 2012
Short Stories

The baked, cracked mud caked the road like dandruff as they drove the Monte Carlo, engrossed in Jimi Hendrix wailing …Read the Rest

Flash Fiction: Two and a Half Miles by W.D. County

Flash Fiction: Two and a Half Miles by W.D. County
January 13, 2012
Short Stories

Raymond glanced at his wife, Martha, who sat in the passenger seat, pen in hand, appending items to their shopping …Read the Rest

Flash Fiction: Lambs of God by Patricia Abbott

Flash Fiction: Lambs of God by Patricia Abbott
January 6, 2012
Short Stories

The first time Kyle Murmer’s mother tried to kill him, he was nine. But he couldn’t remember a day when …Read the Rest

Flash Fiction: Breaking and Entering by Mike Miner

Flash Fiction: Breaking and Entering by Mike Miner
December 30, 2011
Short Stories

Jimmy wanted to forget but all he could do was remember. He felt like a shuffling deck, his heart was …Read the Rest

Flash Fiction: A Straight Face by Court Merrigan

Flash Fiction: A Straight Face by Court Merrigan
December 23, 2011
Short Stories

Mekk didn’t want to marry Nit. He didn’t have anything against her. But he wanted out of the sticks, out …Read the Rest

El Gavilan: The Hector Lassiter Connection By Craig McDonald

El Gavilan: The Hector Lassiter Connection By Craig McDonald
December 6, 2011
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“We dance around in a ring and suppose, While the secret sits in the middle and knows.“– Robert Frost Trace …Read the Rest

New short story blog/challenge

New short story blog/challenge
December 2, 2011
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I’m starting a new blog that will start posting new material on the first of the year, called Short Story …Read the Rest

Spine Tingle beer

Spine Tingle beer
November 27, 2011
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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

The Cut by George Pelecanos – review

The Cut by George Pelecanos – review
September 21, 2011
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Whenever an interview with George Pelecanos pops up online, you know the Nerd eats that shit up.  Guy wrote some …Read the Rest

Two Drive clips

Two Drive clips
September 8, 2011
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Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and one of the fiction editors of Snubnose Press. In addition …Read the Rest

Volt by Alan Heathcock – review

Volt by Alan Heathcock – review
August 25, 2011
Book Reviews

Have you ever picked up a book because every where youturn people have it tucked under their arm or are reading it …Read the Rest

Drive – trailer

Drive – trailer
July 22, 2011
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First we brought you a clip from the upcoming must see crime movie, Drive, which was adapted from the classic …Read the Rest

Breaking Bad – “Box Cutter” – review

Breaking Bad – “Box Cutter” – review
July 18, 2011
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The cold open of season four’s premiere episode of Breaking Bad, “Box Cutter,” flashes back to the late chemist Gale …Read the Rest

Soundtrack Sunday: HARVEST OF RUINS by Sandra Ruttan

Soundtrack Sunday:  HARVEST OF RUINS by Sandra Ruttan
July 17, 2011
Soundtrack Sundays

When I first started working on HARVEST OF RUINS, I needed chapter titles. You see, because the book had intersecting …Read the Rest

Snubnose Press Seeks Reader Input & Launches Contest

Snubnose Press Seeks Reader Input & Launches Contest
July 2, 2011
Books

** Update! Vote by emailing Snubnose Press (snubnosepress at gmail dot com), tweeting with #snubnosecover in your message, or leave …Read the Rest

Fiction: FATHER’S DAY by Patricia Abbott

Fiction:  FATHER’S DAY by Patricia Abbott
June 14, 2011
Short Stories

The knocking grew more insistent over the weekend, but the old man kept to his usual routine—repairing appliances neighbors put …Read the Rest

Our imagined childhoods caught on film

Our imagined childhoods caught on film
June 6, 2011
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I spent my childhood with plastic guns. I was a solider, a cowboy, an Indian, a cop, a robber, a …Read the Rest

First look at Drive adaptation

First look at Drive adaptation
May 6, 2011
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After the jump check out two minutes from the upcoming film adaptation of Drive, based on the James Sallis novel …Read the Rest