#hell's half acre

[gaslightwestern]

On Route to Fort Worth (1879) - Elijah Addison

No doubt her knuckles were bone-white under the black silk. His own body grew tense as a taut rope. Elijah could see it now. The moment Wade touched Charlotte, she would drive the blade into his throat. Heart pounding in his ears, it grew louder and louder as outlaw’s hand brushed the golden watch chain pinned to her bodice.

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[theartofthecover]

Hell's Half Acre #1 (2024)

Art by: Ramón Ignacio Bunge

[comicsiswild]

Hell's Half Acre (2024) #1

[explosionshark]

Hell's Half Acre by FUGITIVE

[filmnoirfoundation]

NOIR CITY: Philadelphia

NOIR CITY: Philadelphia returns to The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, November 14-16, 2025, for a three-day extravaganza. Join FNF president Eddie Muller for a film noir lineup that shines the spotlight on women whose cinematic legacy is entwined with film noir. Several of this year’s films star additional actresses profiled in Muller’s Dark City Dames: The Women Who Defined Film Noir — Ella Raines, Ruth Roman, and Jan Sterling

Festival highlights include three rarely screened films: tiki-noir Hell’s Half Acre (1954) with Evelyn Keyes and Marie Windsor, John Farrow’s Faustian tale Alias Nick Beal (1949) with Audrey Totter, and Max Ophüls’ suspenseful 1949 film The Reckless Moment featuring one of Joan Bennett’s finest performances. A 35mm restoration performed by UCLA Film & Television Archive and funded by the FNF will also play: Joseph Losey’s The Prowler (1951), written by Dalton Trumbo with Van Heflin and Evelyn Keyes in the leads.

Festival program schedule, double-feature tickets, and weekend passes (includes all ten films) are available on The Colonial Theatre’s website.

[maxsindiecomics]

[PREVIEW] Hell's Half Acre #1 (September 25, 2024)

writer: Denton J. Tipton | artist: Jack Jadson | letterer: Shawn Lee | cover artist: Ramon Bunge | publishing company: Magma Comix

synopsis: Life is changing fast in 1904 Nashville, but the sins of the past live free in a place called Hell’s Half Acre—where you can find gambling, sex and most any other debauchery ever dreamed. And none do it better than Miss Marion’s, where a mysterious gambler named Britt sets in motion a chain of events that will have lawmen and outlaws alike aiming to put him six feet under. Will the woman that Britt scorned be his downfall or salvation when Hell comes calling?

New York Times-bestselling writer Denton J. Tipton (Cobra Kai, G.I. Joe) teams with Ramon Bunge (Legacy of Mandrake the Magician) for a thrilling Western-noir with a supernatural twist.

[smashpages]

Magma Comix + Ruptura Estudios partner on a new comics imprint

Their first title, ‘Hell’s Half Acre,’ arrives in June.

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Hell's Half Acre (Kardini, 1940s)