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J.H. Markert
J.H. Markert on the Cult Leaders That Inspired His New Novel
The author of
The Chain House
reflects on Jim Jones, Marshall Applewhite, and others
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J.H. Markert
| October 19, 2026
5 of the Most Terrifying Islands in the World
J.H. Market on the unsettling islands that inspired his latest novel.
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J.H. Markert
| March 25, 2026
Twins and Doppelgängers: Why They Always Thrive in Thrillers
J.H. Markert on a lifetime fascination with doubles.
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| November 12, 2025
The Multiple Faces of Inspiration: Dissociative Identity Disorder in Fiction
J.H. Markert on a complex condition and its legacy in fiction.
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J.H. Markert
| November 18, 2024
The Most Terrifying Abandoned Train Tunnels in the World
J.H. Markert takes readers on a tour of haunted spaces.
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J.H. Markert
| January 4, 2024
How Stephen King Made Me and Saved Me
...And the list of books I leaned on along the way.
By
J.H. Markert
| January 19, 2023
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