https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/2021/04/08/episode-211-the-cheesecake-murder-case/ Sophisticated Scares Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/2021/04/08/episode-211-the-cheesecake-murder-case/#comment-9259 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:13:34 +0000 https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/?p=3876#comment-9259 Binging some MORLS and just listened to this episode. One reason the character of Philo Vance wasn’t carried off the printed page into more popular media more completely is that, especially in the earliest novels, there are some pretty direct associations between him and Oscar Wilde. I seem to recall that at one point in the first or second book a character even evinces surprise Vance isn’t wearing a ‘green carnation,’ Wilde’s and his circle’s coded emblem expressing an interest in ‘unnatural practices.’ That probably wasn’t the sort of image sponsors wanted to associate themselves with in the 30s and 40s.

]]> https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/2021/04/08/episode-211-the-cheesecake-murder-case/#comment-9165 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 02:30:44 +0000 https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/?p=3876#comment-9165 I can honestly say I didn’t know anything really about Philo Vance either, until you folks educated me. What I *can* say is that years ago I made an REM road trip down to Athens, GA and visited Philomath. It was a hot sunny August day, and the best recollection I have regarding Philomath is that it was essentially a spray-painted wooden sign on a fence. I don’t even remember what the sign said. That’s all I got.

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