Diabolique: Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
On Diabolique, I’m delivering a kick to the head and reviewing Brainquake, a completely lunatic pulp novel written by completely lunatic film director Samuel Fuller.
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I, The Jury
When people imitate or spoof the style of hardboiled detective fiction, they’re imitating Mickey Spillane.
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Donald E. Westlake, best known for his “Parker” series of thrillers, was hired to write a James Bond movie. In the end, the script was not used, but Westlake reworked the story into an original novel.
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