"That October" by Keith Roysdon

Keith Roysdon is a media marvel. He spent 40 years as a newspaperman in Muncie, Ind., not just writing about what went on in Muncie but absorbing the movies, TV shows, and critical articles on the arts.Now living in Tennessee, Roysdon had a big year in 2025, publishing That October, his first book, a high-school crime novel set in 1984. But Roysdon has done plenty of writing besides that--and not just for the Muncie press. He has more than 70 stories on the CrimeReads website covering a wild variety of topics sure to please anyone who enjoys media history.Want a taste of the articles he's written? How about:--70s disaster movies--newspaper movies--Nazi-hunting in movies and TV thrillers--used bookstores--The Edge of Night soap opera--Quinn Martin crime shows of the 70s--Norman Lloyd (the villain in Hitchcock's Saboteur)--history of vintage newspaper crime comic strips (like Dick Tracy, Mike Nomad, and Steve Canyon)--Mannix--Rockford FilesHere's a brief interview with Keith where he talks about some of the CrimeReads pieces. Sorry for the abrupt ending--technical issues.