Mystery

Flanagan goes YA for ‘Midnight Club,’ but never fear – it’s still good

A Mike Flanagan Netflix miniseries is now an expected October treat. But “The Midnight Club” is different from “The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting

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‘Omen’ (2006) may not be necessary, but it’s great 

To mark the 30th anniversary of “The Omen” (1976) and take advantage of the 6-6-06 release date, a remake of “The Omen” came out in

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T&T still have game in ‘By the Pricking of My Thumbs’ (1968) 

Agatha Christie wrote “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” (1968) for the many fans who wrote her letters asking what’s up with Tommy and Tuppence.

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Devil menaces next gen in ‘Omen IV: The Awakening’ (1991) 

After the original trilogy, the “Omen” series continued in two little-known but well-regarded novels, “Omen IV: Armageddon 2000” (1982) and “Omen V: The Abomination” (1985).

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‘Alaska Daily’ puts spotlight on modern investigative reporting 

The newsroom of the Alaska Daily in “Alaska Daily” (Thursdays, ABC) includes a screen showing the website’s current traffic and top stories. Although we do

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‘And Then There Were None’ (1939) an early slasher classic

“And Then There Were None” (1939) is a widely acknowledged classic, often noted as being one of Agatha Christie’s elite puzzles. Indeed, it is that

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Another lost TV episode found in ‘Kolchak’ Volume 3

How little is too little information in a “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” mystery? Writers Joe Gentile and Mark Dawidziak struggle with that question in “Lambs

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‘Goodnight Mommy’ remake scrapes by on mood, twist 

“Goodnight Mommy” (Amazon Prime), a probably unnecessary remake of the 2014 Austrian film, is a sparse and score-driven mood picture. The main characters are twins

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Damien grows up (fast) in ‘The Final Conflict’ (1981) 

Richard Donner returns as a producer and helps shepherd the original “Omen” trilogy to a stylish end in “The Final Conflict” (sometimes called “Omen III:

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Christie’s ‘Towards Zero’ (1944) counts down to murder 

“Towards Zero” (1944) is one of those Agatha Christie novels I consider to be a snack more than a full-course meal. I breezed through it

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