Edited by Matthew Sorrento and Roger C. Memos
In 2004, noir scholar, historian, and novelist Eddie Muller came across a collection of annotated books in the San Francisco Bay area that he believed may have belonged to the Zodiac killer. While a police inquiry didn’t go anywhere, the evidence inspired Muller's short story, "The Grand Inquisitor," collected in A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir (edited by Megan Abbott, 2007). When thinking about a film adaptation, Muller brought in film noir and Blacklist-era actress Marsha Hunt to star in his 2007 short film, which Film Threat called "a brilliant exercise in American gothic." Muller's involvement in the Film Noir Foundation and programming at Turner Classic Movies halted plans for a feature adaptation. But now he shares the original story and script versions, along with related materials and concepts for the planned feature, in the premiere entry of Channel Academic's Indie Film Notebooks.
Author Biography
Eddie Muller, aka the “Czar of Noir,” is the host of TCM’s Noir Alley, and the prolific author of novels, biographies, plays, films, and movie histories, including Dark City: Revised and Expanded Edition and the children's book Kid Noir. He also programs and hosts the Noir City film festival series, curates museums, and provides commentary for television, radio, and DVDs. As founder of the Film Noir Foundation, Muller has been instrumental in restoring and preserving dozens of lost noir classics. He resides in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
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