Tag Archives: Noir

Today on Amazing Stories: Crossroads – Tripping the Noir Fantastic

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Today on Amazing Stories, I explore how fantasy navigates its epic/local tensions with noir, and how both noir and fantasy use wainscot structures. Please stop by and take a look: Crossroads: Tripping the Noir Fantastic

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The Aesthetics, Structure, and Themes of Noir Speculative Fiction

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Last week on Twitter, I got into an interesting discussion on whether noir fiction is inimical to science fiction. The original conversation got fairly involved, and while we reached few conclusions (substantive discussions in 140 chars are tough!) the conversation … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Supernatural Noir ed. Ellen Datlow

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Title: Supernatural Noir Editor: Ellen Datlow Pub Date: June 22nd, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like…   When Gravity Fails The Thin Man The Black Dahlia L.A. Confidential Strangers on … Continue reading →

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