Exploring Memory Loss in Horror and Thriller Novels

Exploring Memory Loss in Horror and Thriller Novels

Jon Bassoff on a deeply disorienting tradition.

By Jon Bassoff | March 5, 2025

The Western Gothic in Film, Music, and Literature: A Primer

The Western Gothic in Film, Music, and Literature: A Primer

"[A]rtists are here to remind us of the monsters—usually in human form—that lay wait across the plains and mountains and deserts."

By Jon Bassoff | June 20, 2023

In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

Jon Bassoff on Camus, Thompson, Highsmith, and a long line of authors writing protagonists who win bring us to the dark side.

By Jon Bassoff | June 22, 2022

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