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Suspenseful not-exactly-horror movies to watch, this Halloween

For the scaredy cats who can handle a little bit of blood
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Succession, but make it supernatural

In these dark fantasy novels, siblings compete to inherit business empires built upon terrible deeds and unnatural powers
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Sparkle: Teen Dreams and Ghetto Superstars

Michael Gonzales on a classic of 1970s NYC cinema.
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5 horror novels that take you to a cabin in the woods

Nick Medina recommends Paul Tremblay, Christina Henry, and more

Suspenseful not-exactly-horror movies to watch, this Halloween

By Olivia Rutigliano

A Writer’s Night at America’s Most Haunted Hotel

By Michel Stone

Remembering Mark Pryor, beloved crime novelist and iconic Austinite

By Scott Montgomery

Nika Grace on finding remains in deserts and writing a serial killer novel

By Nika Grace

What should you watch this weekend? (Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2026)

By Dwyer Murphy

Alysandra Dutton on Writing Historical Noir and Investigating Ancient Roman Crimes

By Alysandra Dutton

Richard Chizmar on horror, alter egos, and ending his Boogeyman series

By John B. Valeri

Adam Plantinga on writing gritty, tough-guy protagonists in modern crime fiction

By Adam Plantinga

A Brief History of Occult Detectives

By Richie Narvaez

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Your
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Rosemary's Grandbabies: How a New Wave of Horror Changed America

By Matthew J. Cressler, Jack Lee Downey Kathleen Holscher, and Michael Pasquier

Sparkle: Teen Dreams and Ghetto Superstars

By Michael Gonzales

5 horror novels that take you to a cabin in the woods

By Nick Medina

5 crime novels set in grand hotels, from Peter James

By Peter James

America's lady Bluebeard: the strange murder trial of Lyda Trueblood

By Gregg Olsen and Morgan Olsen

Jim Ruland on writing a campus heist novel inspired by Bad Bunny and 'Bullet Train'

By Jim Ruland

Literary Hub

October 30, 2026

No One Really Drives Away from Anything in Horror Films

By Tyler Malone

How Austerity is Killing Higher Ed
(and What We Can Do About It)

By Peter Coviello

Pretending to Be Tony Shalhoub: On Co-Writing a Book in My Father's Voice

By Josie Adams

Who Chooses the Poems For the New York City Subway?

By James Folta

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