Daymare and Other Tales from the Pulps

Daymare and Other Tales from the Pulps
Author: Fredric Brown
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434494454

Mystery and science fiction writer Fredric Brown (1906-1972) remains best-known for his short fiction. His story "Arena" (in this volume) became the basis for a "Star Trek" episode of the same title. "Arena" was also voted by the membership of the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the twenty finest SF stories of all time. In addition to "Arena," this volume contains five more of Brown's classic tales: "Daymare," "The Little Lamb," "The Geezenstacks," "The Hat Trick," and "Don't Look Behind You."

Martians and Misplaced Clues

Martians and Misplaced Clues
Author: Jack Seabrook
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780879725914

Brown (1906-1972) was a popular and respected author of more than 20 mysteries and science fiction novels (The Fabulous Clipjoint, won the 1948 Edgar Award for best mystery novel). This study looks closely at his work and chronicles his unusual life. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Private Eyes

Private Eyes
Author: Robert Allen Baker
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1985
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780879723309

Private Eyes is the complete map to what Raymond Bhandler called "the mean streets," the exciting world of the fictional private eye. It is intended to entertain current PI fans and to make new ones.

100 American Crime Writers

100 American Crime Writers
Author: S. Powell
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137031662

100 American Crime Writers features discussion and analysis of the lives of crime writers and their key works, examining the developments in American crime writing from the Golden Age to hardboiled detective fiction. This study is essential to scholars and an ideal introduction to crime fiction for anyone who enjoys this fascinating genre.

Italian Giallo in Film and Television

Italian Giallo in Film and Television
Author: Roberto Curti
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2022-06-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476646457

Since the release in 1929 of a popular book series with bright yellow covers, the Italian word giallo (yellow) has come to define a whole spectrum of mystery and detective fiction and films. Although most English speakers associate the term giallo with the violent and erotic thrillers popular in the 1960s and 1970s from directors like Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci and others, the term encompasses a wide range of Italian media such as mysteries, thrillers and detective stories--even comedies and political pamphlets. As films like Blood and Black Lace (1964) and Deep Red (1975) have received international acclaim, giallo is a fluid and dynamic genre that has evolved throughout the decades. This book examines the many facets of the giallo genre --narrative, style, themes, and influences. It explores Italian films, made-for-TV films and miniseries from the dawn of sound cinema to the present, discussing their impact on society, culture and mores.

A Century of Great Suspense Stories

A Century of Great Suspense Stories
Author: Various
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 804
Release: 2002-11-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 110156394X

Bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver’s enviable task was to select from the thousands of stories written over the past one hundred years those which best represented the classic form, as well as the celebrated authors whose ironic twists and stunning payoffs left a lasting and vivid impression. Delivering everything from the one-two punch of the detective story to the ingeniously precise trappings of the police procedural, from the disquieting corners of the criminal mind to sheer dread-inducing horror, A Century of Great Suspense Stories is a rich anthology of this popular literary genre, a stunning tribute to the art of storytelling, and to the men and women who have done it best.

The Deadly Arts

The Deadly Arts
Author: Bill Pronzini
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1985
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"Here is a wonderful array of mystery and suspense stories revolving around the arts -- legitimate and not so legitimate -- by the masters of the field ... And in story after story, set in the worlds of ballet, vaudeville, opera, taxi dancing, jazz, TV, sculpture, and other equally fascinating fields, the most exciting practioners of The Deadly Arts will mystify, spellbind, and delight you." --

Castaways of the Image Planet

Castaways of the Image Planet
Author: Geoffrey O'Brien
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1619022516

One of our best cultural critics here collects sixteen years' worth of essays on film and popular culture. Topics range from the invention of cinema to contemporary F–X aesthetics, from Shakespeare on film to Seinfeld, and we include essays on 30's screwball comedies, Hong Kong Martial Arts movies, to the roots of spy movies and the televising of Clinton's grand jury testimony. O'Brien emphasizes the unpredictable interactions between film as a medium apt for expressing the most private dreams and film as the mass literature of the modern world. Several of the pieces are profiles of individual actors or directors—Orson Welles, Michael Powell, Ed Wood, Marlon Brando, Alfred Hitchcock, Dana Andrews, The Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby—whose careers are probed to look for the point where obsession meets public myth–making.

The Writer

The Writer
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1986
Genre: Authorship
ISBN: