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Crime-writing blogger and award-winning mystery author. Noir, pulp, monsters, fiction, jazz, writing, film, comics. Went by @LBoxGraveyard at that other place. https://www.paulryanoconnor.com/stories

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Dorothea Lange May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965 Japanese-American owned grocery store in Oakland, California, March 1942

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My inexpert research says this issue was on stands in my birth month. “Heroes one minute — bums the next.” I was born beneath a fateful star.

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Enzo Staiola (1939 – 2025), the unforgettable child actor from Vittorio De Sica’s 'Bicycle Thieves', passed away yesterday in Rome 🤍🇮🇹🎥✨

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Yvonne DeCarlo in SALOME, WHERE SHE DANCED - Released this day in 1945 - Swedish release poster

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Oliver Reed here, so pleased with himself after saying the most appalling thing Steve McQueen has ever heard in his whole goddamn life

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Happy Billy Batts Day to all who celebrate.

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It's a Longbox Graveyard blast from the past! Nick Fury is ... "The Man For The Job!" #comics #Marvel

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Excellent list via Wilson Chapman/ @indiewire.com.web.brid.gy, as, for some reason, we are all fretting abut fascism . . . tho we would add La Guerre est Finie (Resnais), insist on Army of Shadows, and have a soft spot for Tavernier's Safe Conduct. www.indiewire.com/gallery/best...

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The Killers - French (1964, Dir: Don Siegel) #filmsky #movieposters

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I like how Oliver Bateman writes about writing. -- "If you like to write as much as I do — my advice to you is to figure out what's not being covered so you can write about it in a way that no one else is." oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/p/the-work-o...

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What did Raymond Chandler have against cats? #crimefiction #mystery

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Diana Dors with her Delahaye 175 S Roadster (1949)

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Wayne Shorter, Children of the Night youtu.be/rC-QJu88e5I?si #YouTube

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Remembering the late, great George Perez on his birthday. Gone too soon but what a legacy he left behind ❤️❤️❤️

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There’s a riot going on - and Sly’s going to be sadly missed.

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Publishing has some confusing terms. Not sure what "crossover," "high concept," "upmarket" or other words mean? I made a glossary! #Writing #Publishing #Querying https://www.aealexander.com/post/a-glossary-for-querying-writers

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Just one more thing ... about parents, bedtime stories, and about Columbo too. #mystery #Columbo

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Belgian poster for DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Cummings - BOTD in 1910

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Abono thermal power plant, Asturias, Spain (1980)

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Alphaville 1965 • Jean-Luc Godard

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(1963)

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Sneaking in a #caturday repost at the deadline.

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Strait-Jacket (1964) #Svengoolie

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Janice Logan, "Dr. Cyclops" (1940).

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Drink a shot every time someone says “Bigelow” in this movie. I dare you.

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After an uncharacteristic delay, print copies of the May/June Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine are now reaching newsstands and subscribers. I have a story in this issue, so if you like it, let me know, and tell a friend. And if you don't like it, tell an enemy! I'll take readers where I find them.

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Some crimes are worse than murder. Top Ten Film Noirs ... That Aren't About Crime, Part 2 #filmnoir

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It's Halloween all-year long at The Hourglass. Top Ten Classic Monster Movies -- Part 1 #HorrorMovies #horror #monsters

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David Lynch by Marco Grob

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📽 Side-eye from Ava Gardner in #FilmNoir The Killers (1946)

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Nightmare Clinic by Dean Hudson (Evan Hunter) Cover by Robert Bonfils

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Why my decade-old comic book blog pivoted to crime fiction. Secret Origins

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44 years ago...

Dorothea Lange May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965 Japanese-American owned grocery store in Oakland, California, March 1942

My inexpert research says this issue was on stands in my birth month. “Heroes one minute — bums the next.” I was born beneath a fateful star.

Enzo Staiola (1939 – 2025), the unforgettable child actor from Vittorio De Sica’s 'Bicycle Thieves', passed away yesterday in Rome 🤍🇮🇹🎥✨

Yvonne DeCarlo in SALOME, WHERE SHE DANCED - Released this day in 1945 - Swedish release poster

Oliver Reed here, so pleased with himself after saying the most appalling thing Steve McQueen has ever heard in his whole goddamn life

Happy Billy Batts Day to all who celebrate.

It's a Longbox Graveyard blast from the past! Nick Fury is ... "The Man For The Job!" #comics #Marvel

Excellent list via Wilson Chapman/ @indiewire.com.web.brid.gy, as, for some reason, we are all fretting abut fascism . . . tho we would add La Guerre est Finie (Resnais), insist on Army of Shadows, and have a soft spot for Tavernier's Safe Conduct. www.indiewire.com/gallery/best...

The Killers - French (1964, Dir: Don Siegel) #filmsky #movieposters

I like how Oliver Bateman writes about writing. -- "If you like to write as much as I do — my advice to you is to figure out what's not being covered so you can write about it in a way that no one else is." oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/p/the-work-o...

What did Raymond Chandler have against cats? #crimefiction #mystery

Diana Dors with her Delahaye 175 S Roadster (1949)

Wayne Shorter, Children of the Night youtu.be/rC-QJu88e5I?si #YouTube

Remembering the late, great George Perez on his birthday. Gone too soon but what a legacy he left behind ❤️❤️❤️

There’s a riot going on - and Sly’s going to be sadly missed.

Publishing has some confusing terms. Not sure what "crossover," "high concept," "upmarket" or other words mean? I made a glossary! #Writing #Publishing #Querying https://www.aealexander.com/post/a-glossary-for-querying-writers

Just one more thing ... about parents, bedtime stories, and about Columbo too. #mystery #Columbo

Belgian poster for DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Cummings - BOTD in 1910

Abono thermal power plant, Asturias, Spain (1980)

Alphaville 1965 • Jean-Luc Godard

(1963)

Sneaking in a #caturday repost at the deadline.

Strait-Jacket (1964) #Svengoolie

Janice Logan, "Dr. Cyclops" (1940).

Drink a shot every time someone says “Bigelow” in this movie. I dare you.

After an uncharacteristic delay, print copies of the May/June Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine are now reaching newsstands and subscribers. I have a story in this issue, so if you like it, let me know, and tell a friend. And if you don't like it, tell an enemy! I'll take readers where I find them.

Some crimes are worse than murder. Top Ten Film Noirs ... That Aren't About Crime, Part 2 #filmnoir

It's Halloween all-year long at The Hourglass. Top Ten Classic Monster Movies -- Part 1 #HorrorMovies #horror #monsters

David Lynch by Marco Grob

📽 Side-eye from Ava Gardner in #FilmNoir The Killers (1946)

Nightmare Clinic by Dean Hudson (Evan Hunter) Cover by Robert Bonfils

Why my decade-old comic book blog pivoted to crime fiction. Secret Origins

Breaking down descriptive text from a crime fiction master. Ross Macdonald's Art of Description #CrimeFiction #crimewriting

The opening from Fellini's lost stop-motion dinosaur epic.

Curtis Mayfield (June 3rd, 1942 – December 26th, 1999)