We’re in the home stretch of Cinematic Century here, folks. Only a handful of weeks left, and we’ve now reached a very odd little period of time, when this site was up and running and I was even making my favorite films of the year lists. Which means […]
I’ve been a sucker for mysteries for quite some time, specifically the trappings of noir. But, lately I’ve been really getting into a different type of mystery fiction, one that I had kind of dismissed when I was younger. And that’s the whodunnit, the parlor room mystery […]
They say that certain trends in the world of horror can be linked to various political and cultural movements. Such as the idea that vampire stories take hold in the public consciousness when liberals are in power because they represent everything conservatives are afraid of, effete foreigners […]
Have you ever read a novel that does something so strange that you kind of get revitalized about the whole art-form? It’s a very rare feeling, because if you’re someone who reads a lot of books, it can start to feel like there’s not much experimentation with […]
Pleasant surprises can sometimes be had to come by when you’re an obsessive film-geek like me. I frequent several film-news sites, and go to the theater and see new trailers enough that I tend to get almost every upcoming film on my radar. Usually to the […]
Looking back on the various novels that I’ve discussed here on Page Turners, I noticed a pretty huge consistent factor. I read books from an awful lot of white dudes. So, I’m going to try and broaden my horizons this year, and try to read more novels […]
Anyone who has spent much time at all on this site can probably tell two things about me. I have an undiagnosed obsessive disorder that manifests in the form of watching the Simpsons, and I love detectives. I’ve a passion for detective fiction, particularly hardboiled detective novels […]
I certainly have been on a bit of a run with mystery novels lately. I’m not sure exactly why, or if it’s just shaken out that the novels I’ve been most interested in lately have been twisty tales of crime. And, after the gritty and depressing realism […]
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