London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother
In 1749, Henry Fielding devised a plan for the Bow Street Runners, a group of men given permission to confront suspected criminals.
By Olivia Rutigliano | November 6, 2020
The CrimeReads Halloween 2020 Movie Guide
Trick-or-Treat-ing may be off, this year, but we've rounded up some Halloween classics to weather the chilly October nights
By Olivia Rutigliano | October 30, 2020
Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank Capra's "Halloween Tale of Brooklyn," Is the perfect film for the season
It has everything: serial killers, dead bodies, Peter Lorre, and a psychotic convict hiding out after an unfortunate plastic surgery accident that makes him look like Frankenstein's monster.
By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2020
Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of Dracula
By Olivia Rutigliano | October 22, 2020
The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked
By Olivia Rutigliano | October 21, 2020
The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.
By Olivia Rutigliano | October 15, 2020
Meet Catherine Louisa Pirkis, creator of the 19th century's most progressive lady detective character
Her protagonist, Loveday Brooke, was an anomaly amid the Victorian lady detective literary craze, for many reasons—including simply for having been created by a woman.
By Olivia Rutigliano | October 6, 2020
