What was the best online writing of 2009?
In this varied world of online writing, increasingly you can and will come across a piece of original writing that strikes you as being great. It may touch you or give you pause or make you think. You may even come back to it to reference it, to re-engage it, to revel in it. Finding quality online writing is becoming much more commonplace, and disseminating that information through the usual outlets (links, tweets, etc.) just feels…inadequate and temporary. One of my fears is that in the long run a lot of this stuff will be lost and forgotten, and in many case it shouldn’t.
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The Electric Mayhem: Shadow Season, Jump and Revolver
In this installment of The Electric Mayhem, Brian shares a few thoughts on Shadow Season by Tom Piccirilli, Jump by Tim Maleeny, and Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick.
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Shadow Season by Tom Piccirilli – review

The Nerd of Noir returns with another must-read for all you basement noir crazies out there (you know who you are) in Tom Piccirilli’s Shadow Season. Piccirilli, an established horror writer, has been sneaking into mystery through the back door, and he doesn’t disappoint.
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BSC Radar Screen – Tom Piccirilli is doing a Punisher comic
For a few weeks now Tom Piccirilli has been hinting at a new project. He finally unveiled the details of the project.
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The Electric Mayhem: Gunpowder
In this edition of The Electric Mayhem I review three recent releases: The Coldest Mile by Tom Piccirilli, The Little Sleep by Paul Tremblay and The Pilo Family Circus.
Book Review – The Coldest Mile
The Nerd of Noir reviews the latest Tom Piccirilli book, The Coldest Mile.
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Book Review – The Cold Spot
Author: Tom Piccirilli Cover Artist: Carol Malcolm Russo Publisher: Bantam Binding: Paperback Publication Date: April 29, 2008 Chase was just a child when his pregnant mother was murdered, and his father committed suicide. Orphaned, he’s eventually claimed by his paternal grandfather, Jonah, a career criminal with a reputation for being hard as nails and ready [...]










