Fantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, ...

Fantômas is the Lord of Terror, the Genius of Evil, the arch-criminal anti-hero of a series of 32 pre-WWI French thrillers written by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain. He carries out the most ...

Fantômas begins as many a good tale begins: with listeners crowding around a fire. In this case, guests of the venerable Marquise surround a retired magistrate who ...

Fantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, ...

Thomas Langmann’s La Petite Reine (“Asterix at the Olympic Games,” “Public Enemy Number One”) is fast-tracking “Fantomas,” a bigscreen makeover of the French detective novels. Budget looks set for E45 ...

Those who love cars and French films will certainly remember the flying Citroen DS that was driven by the villain in the 1965 film “Fantomas Unleashed” starring Louis de Funès. In a surprise move, DS ...

A GIGANTIC figure, wearing the elegant evening clothes of the Belle Époque, steps out of the horizon line and straddles the city of Paris, one foot ready to crush the Louvre. With an air of ennui, he ...