[Fat Abe]

There is now a large collection of noir short stories named after cities or regions, famous, and otherwise. Manhattan Noir has two editions, there is a Long Island Noir, a Kingston Noir, Moscow Noir, etc. While technically Manhattan is a borough, and Long Island consists of part of NYC and two counties, the idea is to collect stories by authors who have been affiliated with the places either physically or in spirit. Noir is chic, but really it's a state of mind that transcends time. Noir in film is different since it emphasizes shadows, but there are those who would argue that Tod Browning used this device in horror films. There may be nothing new under the sun or moon, but intellectuals like labels. There has always been a dark side to human nature, and those fascinated by the subject no longer need to feel ashamed. Welcome to the dark side, brother.