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Camera Obscura
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Bloodhounds of Broadway
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
April 21, 2026
Far more obscure Damon Runyon, though one also stars a major recording artist.
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“Dark Dungeons”
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
February 17, 2026
No! No! Not Black Leaf!
Camera Obscura
A Garden of Fitzwilly
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
January 20, 2026
Another month, another out-of-print book.
Camera Obscura
“A Wish For Wings That Work”
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
December 16, 2025
Opus the Penguin in his one and only TV outing, based on the charming Christmas story by Berkeley Breathed.
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All of Me Two
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
November 18, 2025
No matter whose body you're in, there you are.
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Conjure Weird Night of the Brew
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
October 21, 2025
Fritz Leiber's classic novella has been adapted three times with varying faithfulness and skill.
Camera Obscura
9 1/2 Weeks
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
September 16, 2025
Darkly erotic or abusive and worrying--you be the judge!
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The Loved One
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
August 19, 2025
What could be a very interesting take on death in America is harmed by confusion and misogyny.
Camera Obscura
Falling Angel Heart
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
July 15, 2025
What other than beautiful-if-sweaty cinematography and a slightly different name distinguishes the book from the movie?
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Desert [of the] Heart[s]
Gillian Nelson in Miscellaneous
June 17, 2025
Little grows in the desert outside Reno, but this relationship will.