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On Otherness And Terror

On Otherness And Terror

"The concept of otherness in horror is breathing, expanding its literary lungs to show the other as the oppressed..."

By Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason | July 20, 2022

In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

On keeping the mystery simmering, right beneath your nose.

By Barbara Bourland | July 19, 2022

A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of

A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of "The Other"

Authors from a new anthology examining otherness and the creation of monstrosity talk fear, society, and ostracism.

By CrimeReads | July 19, 2022

Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

"[T]here's always that 'what if?' What if things had gone wrong, would I have had the resources and experience I have now to handle it?"

By Molly Odintz | July 18, 2022

Desperate Measures: On Ordinary People Who've Had Quite Enough

Desperate Measures: On Ordinary People Who've Had Quite Enough

"What do they do when they’re backed into a corner? What do they do when they decide enough is enough?"

By Elaine Murphy | July 18, 2022

Musician and Author Don Bruns On Putting Together A Music-Themed Anthology

Musician and Author Don Bruns On Putting Together A Music-Themed Anthology

Hotel California? At the Hotel Bar."">"Where did I get friendly enough to ask these elites to contribute to Hotel California? At the Hotel Bar."

By Don Bruns | July 18, 2022

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Susie Steiner: An Appreciation

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Theater and Other <br>Criminal Acts

Theater and Other
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What famous crime stories and films borrow from theater

By Ann Aptaker | July 13, 2022

Trying To Do Too Much? Don't.

Trying To Do Too Much? Don't.

Rachel Howzell Hall has some tips for how to relax, avoid burnout, and reset your creative gears.

By Rachel Howzell Hall | July 12, 2022

On Dead Girls and Feminism in Horror

On Dead Girls and Feminism in Horror

"[F]eminist horror allows women to crawl out of their own victimhood and presents a story about the complexities of female terror."

By Katrina Monroe | July 12, 2022

A Beginner's Guide to Using (and Exploding) Horror Tropes

A Beginner's Guide to Using (and Exploding) Horror Tropes

"A trope can be as complex and metaphorical as a labyrinthine haunted house, or as a simple as the image of a bloody knife."

By Eva V. Gibson | July 11, 2022

Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

Crime writers talking writing routines, revision, and finding the right bar atmosphere for an epic crime novel.

By Eli Cranor | July 7, 2022

Southern Gothic Crime Fiction: A Palimpsest and Primer

Southern Gothic Crime Fiction: A Palimpsest and Primer

Faye Snowden on the most American genre, which "makes visible problems we have with race, gender, economic inequality, [and] corrupt leadership..."

By Faye Snowden | July 6, 2022

Chris Cander Talks Neighborhood Insularity and Suburban Cruelty

Chris Cander Talks Neighborhood Insularity and Suburban Cruelty

Fellow Texas writer Jenny Staff Johnson interviews Cander about her new novel and the 1917 short story that forms its basis.

By Jenny Staff Johnson | July 5, 2022

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