So, I finally read Savage Night, and it reminded me that awhile back I referenced a blog post that claimed a scene from the book as evidence that Jim Thompson was “stone crazy”, something that gets thrown around all the time: But horrible … Continue reading
I haven’t read Jim Thompson’s Savage Night. But I will, and very soon. The following from Blood & Treasure, in reaction to the ongoing brouhaha about the new adaptation of The Killer Inside Me. Winterbottom is the first to film Thompson … Continue reading
I’ve got a serious thing for Jim Thompson. As crime writers go, I think he hung the moon. I never, however, expected to be a fan of Jessica Alba. So it goes. Long before any civilians had actually seen it, … Continue reading
“Life is a bucket of shit with a barbed wire handle.” — Jim Thompson
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