{"product_id":"thrillers-chillers-and-killers-frank-krutnik-9781978836396","title":"Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers: Radio and Film Noir","description":"Film noir is one of the most exciting and most debated products of studio-era Hollywood, but did you know that American radio broadcast many programs in the noir vein through the 1940s and 1950s? These included adaptations of such well-known films as \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder, My Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e, detective series devoted to the adventures of private eyes Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade, and the spine-tingling anthology programs \u003ci\u003eLights Out\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuspense\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThrillers, Chillers, and Killers\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explore in detail noir storytelling on the two media, arguing that radio's noir dramas played an important role as a counterpart to, influence on, or a spin-off from the noir films. Besides shedding new light on long-neglected radio dramas, and a medium that was cinema's major rival, this scrupulously researched yet accessible study also uses these programs to challenge conventional understandings of the much-debated topic of noir. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Krutnik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978836392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978836396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Frank Krutnik","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545900273919,"sku":"9781978836396","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1391620-0e5c-49d6-b55f-0673048062f8.jpg?v=1738183649","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thrillers-chillers-and-killers-frank-krutnik-9781978836396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}