Frank Vatel
@frankvatel312.bsky.social
Reader, watcher, and scribbler of noir. Also, book-cover illustrator and designer. Published @ Punk Noir Magazine, All Due Respect, Bristol Noir, and Reckon Review.
Reposted by Frank Vatel
Please mark your calendar for a pre #thanksgiving heist classic live watch of The Asphalt Jungle hosted by me for #FilmNoirClub 🗝️
Hope to see you birds on 11/26 @ 8pm ET!
#Noirvember
Hope to see you birds on 11/26 @ 8pm ET!
#Noirvember
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Please mark your calendar for a pre #thanksgiving heist classic live watch of The Asphalt Jungle hosted by me for #FilmNoirClub 🗝️
Hope to see you birds on 11/26 @ 8pm ET!
#Noirvember
Hope to see you birds on 11/26 @ 8pm ET!
#Noirvember
Reposted by Frank Vatel
I wrote a crime novelette for the Myopic Duplicity anthology and it’s now available as an audiobook AND e-book! Special thanks to @jeffcircle.bsky.social, @leonardoaudio.bsky.social, and @victordeanda.bsky.social!!
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I wrote a crime novelette for the Myopic Duplicity anthology and it’s now available as an audiobook AND e-book! Special thanks to @jeffcircle.bsky.social, @leonardoaudio.bsky.social, and @victordeanda.bsky.social!!
Reposted by Frank Vatel
.
FILM NOIR CLUB Watch Party
IN ONE HOUR
TONIGHT at 8:00 pm ET
ＴＨＥ ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ （１９５６）
Use " #FilmNoirClub " to chime in or Lurk.
Here's a link to freely watch it on Archive:
archive.org/details/thek...
#FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #FilmNoir 🕵️ #FilmSky 📽️
#Noirvember 🎃 #TheKilling 🤡🔫
.
FILM NOIR CLUB Watch Party
IN ONE HOUR
TONIGHT at 8:00 pm ET
ＴＨＥ ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ （１９５６）
Use " #FilmNoirClub " to chime in or Lurk.
Here's a link to freely watch it on Archive:
archive.org/details/thek...
#FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #FilmNoir 🕵️ #FilmSky 📽️
#Noirvember 🎃 #TheKilling 🤡🔫
.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
.
FILM NOIR CLUB Watch Party
IN ONE HOUR
TONIGHT at 8:00 pm ET
ＴＨＥ ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ （１９５６）
Use " #FilmNoirClub " to chime in or Lurk.
Here's a link to freely watch it on Archive:
archive.org/details/thek...
#FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #FilmNoir 🕵️ #FilmSky 📽️
#Noirvember 🎃 #TheKilling 🤡🔫
.
FILM NOIR CLUB Watch Party
IN ONE HOUR
TONIGHT at 8:00 pm ET
ＴＨＥ ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ （１９５６）
Use " #FilmNoirClub " to chime in or Lurk.
Here's a link to freely watch it on Archive:
archive.org/details/thek...
#FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #FilmNoir 🕵️ #FilmSky 📽️
#Noirvember 🎃 #TheKilling 🤡🔫
.
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 19: THE VANISHING (1984)
You expect this Dutch novel about a woman’s kidnapping to be straight horror, and that’s famously how it ends. But the middle section—told from the abductor’s perspective—is pure noir, brilliant and haunting.
Day 19: THE VANISHING (1984)
You expect this Dutch novel about a woman’s kidnapping to be straight horror, and that’s famously how it ends. But the middle section—told from the abductor’s perspective—is pure noir, brilliant and haunting.
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 19: THE VANISHING (1984)
You expect this Dutch novel about a woman’s kidnapping to be straight horror, and that’s famously how it ends. But the middle section—told from the abductor’s perspective—is pure noir, brilliant and haunting.
Day 19: THE VANISHING (1984)
You expect this Dutch novel about a woman’s kidnapping to be straight horror, and that’s famously how it ends. But the middle section—told from the abductor’s perspective—is pure noir, brilliant and haunting.
Reposted by Frank Vatel
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 18: THE GLASS KEY (1931).
Red Harvest fans are sometimes blindsided by the emotional depth of this book, which explores the strained friendship between a machine politician and his fixer. Dashiell Hammett was right to call it his best.
Day 18: THE GLASS KEY (1931).
Red Harvest fans are sometimes blindsided by the emotional depth of this book, which explores the strained friendship between a machine politician and his fixer. Dashiell Hammett was right to call it his best.
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 18: THE GLASS KEY (1931).
Red Harvest fans are sometimes blindsided by the emotional depth of this book, which explores the strained friendship between a machine politician and his fixer. Dashiell Hammett was right to call it his best.
Day 18: THE GLASS KEY (1931).
Red Harvest fans are sometimes blindsided by the emotional depth of this book, which explores the strained friendship between a machine politician and his fixer. Dashiell Hammett was right to call it his best.
#NoirvemberChallenge
Best noir MacGuffin?
A MacGuffin is usually a throwaway, a means to an end. But the mysterious box in KISS ME DEADLY (1955) turns the entire movie on its head. Though it divides viewers, I think it’s the best thing in the film.
Best noir MacGuffin?
A MacGuffin is usually a throwaway, a means to an end. But the mysterious box in KISS ME DEADLY (1955) turns the entire movie on its head. Though it divides viewers, I think it’s the best thing in the film.
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
Best noir MacGuffin?
A MacGuffin is usually a throwaway, a means to an end. But the mysterious box in KISS ME DEADLY (1955) turns the entire movie on its head. Though it divides viewers, I think it’s the best thing in the film.
Best noir MacGuffin?
A MacGuffin is usually a throwaway, a means to an end. But the mysterious box in KISS ME DEADLY (1955) turns the entire movie on its head. Though it divides viewers, I think it’s the best thing in the film.
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 17: FOOLS’ GOLD (1958)
Dolores Hitchens pits a trio of juvies against a hardened criminal in the hunt for a million dollars. Not only a smashing heist novel, but one that shows rare insight into the psychology of teenagers.
Day 17: FOOLS’ GOLD (1958)
Dolores Hitchens pits a trio of juvies against a hardened criminal in the hunt for a million dollars. Not only a smashing heist novel, but one that shows rare insight into the psychology of teenagers.
November 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 17: FOOLS’ GOLD (1958)
Dolores Hitchens pits a trio of juvies against a hardened criminal in the hunt for a million dollars. Not only a smashing heist novel, but one that shows rare insight into the psychology of teenagers.
Day 17: FOOLS’ GOLD (1958)
Dolores Hitchens pits a trio of juvies against a hardened criminal in the hunt for a million dollars. Not only a smashing heist novel, but one that shows rare insight into the psychology of teenagers.
Reposted by Frank Vatel
AVAILABLE NOW: Will the world end in fire or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers have some ideas, including @meaganlucas.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
AVAILABLE NOW: Will the world end in fire or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers have some ideas, including @meaganlucas.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite noir duo?
Sure, I could pick something with Bogie and Bacall or Ladd and Lake. But for me, noir is about depravity and human weakness. So it’s gotta be Marie Windsor and Elisha Cook, Jr. in THE KILLING (1955).
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
Favorite noir duo?
Sure, I could pick something with Bogie and Bacall or Ladd and Lake. But for me, noir is about depravity and human weakness. So it’s gotta be Marie Windsor and Elisha Cook, Jr. in THE KILLING (1955).
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite noir duo?
Sure, I could pick something with Bogie and Bacall or Ladd and Lake. But for me, noir is about depravity and human weakness. So it’s gotta be Marie Windsor and Elisha Cook, Jr. in THE KILLING (1955).
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
Favorite noir duo?
Sure, I could pick something with Bogie and Bacall or Ladd and Lake. But for me, noir is about depravity and human weakness. So it’s gotta be Marie Windsor and Elisha Cook, Jr. in THE KILLING (1955).
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Lesser-known noir everyone should see?
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY (1951). If it starred Robert Mitchum and had a decent title, folks would see this for the excellent noir it is. Definitely one to hunt down.
Lesser-known noir everyone should see?
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY (1951). If it starred Robert Mitchum and had a decent title, folks would see this for the excellent noir it is. Definitely one to hunt down.
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
#NoirvemberChallenge
Lesser-known noir everyone should see?
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY (1951). If it starred Robert Mitchum and had a decent title, folks would see this for the excellent noir it is. Definitely one to hunt down.
Lesser-known noir everyone should see?
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY (1951). If it starred Robert Mitchum and had a decent title, folks would see this for the excellent noir it is. Definitely one to hunt down.
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 16: GALVESTON (2010)
Nic Pizzolatto’s road noir has gained the status of a contemporary classic, and for good reason—it breaks your heart without resorting to manipulation. Occasionally violent, always beautifully written.
Day 16: GALVESTON (2010)
Nic Pizzolatto’s road noir has gained the status of a contemporary classic, and for good reason—it breaks your heart without resorting to manipulation. Occasionally violent, always beautifully written.
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 16: GALVESTON (2010)
Nic Pizzolatto’s road noir has gained the status of a contemporary classic, and for good reason—it breaks your heart without resorting to manipulation. Occasionally violent, always beautifully written.
Day 16: GALVESTON (2010)
Nic Pizzolatto’s road noir has gained the status of a contemporary classic, and for good reason—it breaks your heart without resorting to manipulation. Occasionally violent, always beautifully written.
Reposted by Frank Vatel
There was a land of Financiers and Politicians called New York City... Here in this pretty world Clubbiness took its last bow... Look for it only in books, for it is no more than a dream remembered. A Civilization gone with the wind...
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There was a land of Financiers and Politicians called New York City... Here in this pretty world Clubbiness took its last bow... Look for it only in books, for it is no more than a dream remembered. A Civilization gone with the wind...
There must be some mistake, Suze. I only write stories in which people murder each other. But don’t let that turn you off—I’m still extremely interested in giving you money.
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
There must be some mistake, Suze. I only write stories in which people murder each other. But don’t let that turn you off—I’m still extremely interested in giving you money.
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 15: BODY FOR SALE (1962)
This Richard Deming winner begins with a salesman blackmailing his boss and finishes with unspeakable gore. In between, we’re treated to some spicy noir from one of the most underrated authors of the pulp era.
Day 15: BODY FOR SALE (1962)
This Richard Deming winner begins with a salesman blackmailing his boss and finishes with unspeakable gore. In between, we’re treated to some spicy noir from one of the most underrated authors of the pulp era.
November 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 15: BODY FOR SALE (1962)
This Richard Deming winner begins with a salesman blackmailing his boss and finishes with unspeakable gore. In between, we’re treated to some spicy noir from one of the most underrated authors of the pulp era.
Day 15: BODY FOR SALE (1962)
This Richard Deming winner begins with a salesman blackmailing his boss and finishes with unspeakable gore. In between, we’re treated to some spicy noir from one of the most underrated authors of the pulp era.
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 14: DOWN THERE (1956)
It took me a while to like David Goodis, but when he finally cracked my hard shell, tears began to flow. His most famous novel—about a dive-bar pianist haunted by his past—has been wrecking readers for generations.
Day 14: DOWN THERE (1956)
It took me a while to like David Goodis, but when he finally cracked my hard shell, tears began to flow. His most famous novel—about a dive-bar pianist haunted by his past—has been wrecking readers for generations.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 14: DOWN THERE (1956)
It took me a while to like David Goodis, but when he finally cracked my hard shell, tears began to flow. His most famous novel—about a dive-bar pianist haunted by his past—has been wrecking readers for generations.
Day 14: DOWN THERE (1956)
It took me a while to like David Goodis, but when he finally cracked my hard shell, tears began to flow. His most famous novel—about a dive-bar pianist haunted by his past—has been wrecking readers for generations.
#NoirvemberChallenge
Mount Rushmore of noir?
Limiting this to lead actors:
Barbara Stanwyck is automatic.
Mitch and Bogie, too.
Who, then, is the final member of Stanwyck’s reverse harem: Robert Ryan, Richard Widmark, or Burt Lancaster?
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
Mount Rushmore of noir?
Limiting this to lead actors:
Barbara Stanwyck is automatic.
Mitch and Bogie, too.
Who, then, is the final member of Stanwyck’s reverse harem: Robert Ryan, Richard Widmark, or Burt Lancaster?
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
Mount Rushmore of noir?
Limiting this to lead actors:
Barbara Stanwyck is automatic.
Mitch and Bogie, too.
Who, then, is the final member of Stanwyck’s reverse harem: Robert Ryan, Richard Widmark, or Burt Lancaster?
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
Mount Rushmore of noir?
Limiting this to lead actors:
Barbara Stanwyck is automatic.
Mitch and Bogie, too.
Who, then, is the final member of Stanwyck’s reverse harem: Robert Ryan, Richard Widmark, or Burt Lancaster?
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
Reposted by Frank Vatel
Recent book pick-ups, mostly inspired by people I follow on here 🤌 @steadytiger.bsky.social @just-me123.bsky.social @frankvatel312.bsky.social @neglectedbooks.com @slipperyjack.bsky.social @mysterious6030.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Recent book pick-ups, mostly inspired by people I follow on here 🤌 @steadytiger.bsky.social @just-me123.bsky.social @frankvatel312.bsky.social @neglectedbooks.com @slipperyjack.bsky.social @mysterious6030.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 13: THE SNOW WAS BLACK (1948)
Frank Friedmaier isn’t the only fictional sociopath highlighted in this series, but his destiny—a collision with totalitarianism—truly sets him apart. Noir meets dystopia, to devastating effect.
Day 13: THE SNOW WAS BLACK (1948)
Frank Friedmaier isn’t the only fictional sociopath highlighted in this series, but his destiny—a collision with totalitarianism—truly sets him apart. Noir meets dystopia, to devastating effect.
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 13: THE SNOW WAS BLACK (1948)
Frank Friedmaier isn’t the only fictional sociopath highlighted in this series, but his destiny—a collision with totalitarianism—truly sets him apart. Noir meets dystopia, to devastating effect.
Day 13: THE SNOW WAS BLACK (1948)
Frank Friedmaier isn’t the only fictional sociopath highlighted in this series, but his destiny—a collision with totalitarianism—truly sets him apart. Noir meets dystopia, to devastating effect.
Northern Lights over Chicago yesterday. I regret not knowing about this while it was happening.
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Northern Lights over Chicago yesterday. I regret not knowing about this while it was happening.
Reposted by Frank Vatel
.
#FilmNoirClub 🗝️ watch party
TONIGHT at 8:00 pm EDT
@neckties-of-noir.bsky.social @noirbeachshack.bsky.social @noirdame.bsky.social @carolitajohnson.bsky.social @tommykrasker.bsky.social @filmnoiruk.bsky.social @frankvatel312.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQBJ...
.
#FilmNoirClub 🗝️ watch party
TONIGHT at 8:00 pm EDT
@neckties-of-noir.bsky.social @noirbeachshack.bsky.social @noirdame.bsky.social @carolitajohnson.bsky.social @tommykrasker.bsky.social @filmnoiruk.bsky.social @frankvatel312.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQBJ...
.
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 12: DOG SOLDIERS (1974)
If you liked Cutter and Bone, you’ll love this sprawling novel about a doomed drug-smuggling caper. A work of pure seventies zeitgeist—bleak, existential, and brimming with quirky social observation.
Day 12: DOG SOLDIERS (1974)
If you liked Cutter and Bone, you’ll love this sprawling novel about a doomed drug-smuggling caper. A work of pure seventies zeitgeist—bleak, existential, and brimming with quirky social observation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 12: DOG SOLDIERS (1974)
If you liked Cutter and Bone, you’ll love this sprawling novel about a doomed drug-smuggling caper. A work of pure seventies zeitgeist—bleak, existential, and brimming with quirky social observation.
Day 12: DOG SOLDIERS (1974)
If you liked Cutter and Bone, you’ll love this sprawling novel about a doomed drug-smuggling caper. A work of pure seventies zeitgeist—bleak, existential, and brimming with quirky social observation.
Reposted by Frank Vatel
Showing a class a documentary about Marshall McLuhan only to look up and see nearly all of them staring at their phones; achievement unlocked.
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Showing a class a documentary about Marshall McLuhan only to look up and see nearly all of them staring at their phones; achievement unlocked.
Reposted by Frank Vatel
“The contributions of these actresses are a major reason noir has retained its allure through many subsequent generations, more than 75 years after they were made,” says @eddiemuller.bsky.social .
#NoirCityPhiladelphia tix: bit.ly/3WoGWhC
bit.ly/3JLpBwI
@tcmfans.bsky.social #noiralley #noircity
#NoirCityPhiladelphia tix: bit.ly/3WoGWhC
bit.ly/3JLpBwI
@tcmfans.bsky.social #noiralley #noircity
NOIR CITY: Philadelphia brings classic Hollywood to The Colonial Theatre - Metro Philadephila
The NOIR CITY: Philadelphia Festival, curated by the Film Noir Foundation, will take place at the Colonial Theatre from November 14 to 16. The festival will showcase ten different films, featuring act...
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“The contributions of these actresses are a major reason noir has retained its allure through many subsequent generations, more than 75 years after they were made,” says @eddiemuller.bsky.social .
#NoirCityPhiladelphia tix: bit.ly/3WoGWhC
bit.ly/3JLpBwI
@tcmfans.bsky.social #noiralley #noircity
#NoirCityPhiladelphia tix: bit.ly/3WoGWhC
bit.ly/3JLpBwI
@tcmfans.bsky.social #noiralley #noircity
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 11: THE BLUNDERER (1954)
Once again, Highsmith mines her greatest obsession: the tenuous moral difference between wanting someone’s murder and actually carrying it out. A follow-up to Strangers on a Train, and an improvement on it.
Day 11: THE BLUNDERER (1954)
Once again, Highsmith mines her greatest obsession: the tenuous moral difference between wanting someone’s murder and actually carrying it out. A follow-up to Strangers on a Train, and an improvement on it.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 11: THE BLUNDERER (1954)
Once again, Highsmith mines her greatest obsession: the tenuous moral difference between wanting someone’s murder and actually carrying it out. A follow-up to Strangers on a Train, and an improvement on it.
Day 11: THE BLUNDERER (1954)
Once again, Highsmith mines her greatest obsession: the tenuous moral difference between wanting someone’s murder and actually carrying it out. A follow-up to Strangers on a Train, and an improvement on it.