Books by John McCarty and Complete Book Reviews

Psychos: Eighty Years of Mad Movies
Psychos: Eighty Years of Mad Movies, Maniacs, and Murderous Deeds
John McCarty, Author St. Martin's Press $12.95 (211p) ISBN 978-0-312-65341-5
This is a comprehensive study of what McCarty terms the ""psychofilm'' and its various subgenres: child psychos (for example, The Bad Seed, female psychos (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, real-life psychos (In Cold Blood and exploitation psychos (Ha
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Alibi
Alibi
John McCarty. Gordian Knot, $16.99 trade paper (222p) ISBN 978-1-952979-81-1
At the start of this lightweight crime thriller from McCarty (Deadly Resurrection), tech CEO Martin Koll wakes up with a terrible hangover to confront two NYPD detectives who suspect him of his wife’s murder. Martin knows that during the crime he...
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BULLETS OVER HOLLYWOOD: The American Gangster Picture from the Silents to The Sopranos
BULLETS OVER HOLLYWOOD: The American Gangster Picture from the Silents to The Sopranos
John McCarty, Author . Da Capo $25 (325p) ISBN 978-0-306-81301-6
According to McCarty, Americans admire the antihero gangster because he's an unbound character who goes where he wants, does what he wants and "takes no bull from anybody." The author conveys the appeal of these reckless outlaws,...
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