And you thought Halloween was scary… Noirvember plunges us into the heart of autumn with bad women, worse men, double-crossings, deceptions and dark deeds. Here’s where to stock up on film noir in town and online.

“Vertigo,” November 2 and 3, Somerville Theater

The original thriller that’ll keep you guessing until the last minute, “Vertigo” is Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece and Jimmy Stewart’s most unhinged role. Follow a former police detective through his obsession with a woman with a haunted past – played by an equally intense Kim Novak. Cinema fans, here is a new 70 mm copy! somervilletheatre.com

“In a Lonely Place,” November 8, Brattle Theatre, Cambridge

Did someone say disturbed? Humphrey Bogart takes his acting to a new level in this underrated gem – if not his best role, then his best character name, Dix Steele. A Hollywood screenwriter on the decline of his career, Steele certainly didn’t kill the girl who was checking the hat at a nightclub. Or wait, right? Well, he’s certainly not going to kill his neighbor. Or wait, right? Sorry, I’m already reusing the line, but it’s another spine-tingling “it’ll keep you guessing until the last minute.” brattlefilm.org

“Nightmare Alley,” November 27, Coolidge Corner Theater

Dreamy matinee star Tyrone Power reinvents his image by going dark, as dark as 1947 Hollywood would allow someone. Power plays a humble, charismatic showman who seeks to elevate his career. It becomes a way of contacting minds for rich and gullible brands. Ambition and malice eventually assert their seriousness and things get – you guessed it – dark. Shocking in its time, the film remains downright murky. coolidge.org

Columbia Noir series, all month, online

The Criterion Channel dives into the Columbia Picture archives for a treasure trove of noir classics and cult favorites to celebrate the studio’s centennial. If you want a movie where you don’t care about the plot, the theme or the rest of the cast because one star is so captivating, watch Rita Hayworth in “Gilda” – smoldering, smoldering people! If you want pulp, the kind of movie with catchy lines like “Your big problem, darling, is that you’re attacking from all sides, like the mosquitoes in Jersey,” delivers “The Big Heat” while still managing to subvert genre tropes. Find them and a dozen other blacks at criterion.com

“The Stranger”, all month, online

Orson Welles can be a very good actor. Edward G. Robinson is a total master of the craft. Watch a very good Welles squirm into the role of a man with a hidden past while an absolutely excellent Robinson plays a government agent trying to catch up with him. Best of all, you can stream it for free with your local library card. Details on Kanopy.com