Five Novels About Haunted Girls

Five Novels About Haunted Girls

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The Allure of the Arsenic Squad: Why I Write about 19th Century Women Serial Killers

The Allure of the Arsenic Squad: Why I Write about 19th Century Women Serial Killers

"[W]omen serial killers of this era call to me just because of their double transgression: that against the victim, and that against the contemporary ideals."

By Camilla Bruce | November 22, 2022

The Most Notorious Lonely Hearts Killers of All-Time

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Six serial killers who found their victims through personal ads

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Eight Novels to Make You Question Reality

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Exploring the uncanny in fiction.

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