Pop. 1280 (Paperback) by Jim Thompson, Thompson

from nikon

I just live the way this guy write his stories they seem simple they often start out that way but sooner rather than later he twists and turns them around so that you stop guessing because you just...

from datrappert

A little too much like the Killer Inside Me. I'm not sure I really have the taste for Thompson's books, if these two are a representative example. They are clever in their depiction of the title ch...

from larryerick

A really fun book to read, assuming you're not too prudish. Imagine an old western movie, though this seems to be set in the rural South, then add a main character that acts like Gomer Pyle, has th...

from antao

Lately I’ve been in the mood for some pulp and noirish movies. Because of that I’ve just seen the movie “Coup de Torchon” (Clean Slate) by Bertrand Tavernier, which is loosely based on the ...

from Michael.Xolotl

Psychopathic sheriff trapped in ennui and nihilism finds comfort in food and sex, becomes murder-instrument of God, and can't rid himself of his aw shucks grin. The inspiration of tv's beloved Andy...