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Why Are We Obsessed With Psychopaths?

Why Are We Obsessed With Psychopaths?

"Most of us aren’t thinking about clearing space in the bathroom cabinet for our ‘lovable’ psychopath’s toothbrush...but we seem to find ourselves drawn to them."

By Nadine Matheson | March 18, 2021

Ten Pulp Crime Authors Recommended By Stephen King

Ten Pulp Crime Authors Recommended By Stephen King

Stephen King's favorite Hard Case Crime titles

By Hard Case Crime | March 18, 2021

This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch <em>The Fugitive</em>

This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch The Fugitive

Most people don't realize that the beloved thriller is a "Saint Patrick's Day movie," or even what that means, but it is. Oh, it is.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2021

Murder Tourism in Middle America: The World of Truman Capote's <em>In Cold Blood</em>

Murder Tourism in Middle America: The World of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

Notes from a road trip to Holcomb, Kansas, where Capote once chronicled the murder of the Clutter family.

By Justin St. Germain | March 17, 2021

<em>Lolita</em> isn't a love story. It's a gothic horror novel.

Lolita isn't a love story. It's a gothic horror novel.

"Like Tom Ripley and Patrick Bateman—and Count Dracula and Hannibal Lecter—Humbert fascinates mainly because of the chasm between his sophisticated urbanity and his brutal rapaciousness."

By Christina Baker Kline | March 16, 2021

On Keeping Chickens in the Literary Enclave of Oxford, Mississippi

On Keeping Chickens in the Literary Enclave of Oxford, Mississippi

Melissa Ginsburg contemplates the meaning of community during lockdown, and delivers eggs to her neighbors.

By Melissa Ginsburg | March 16, 2021

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Forever Trespassing Into History: An Author's Reflections on Retelling Historical Episodes as Fiction

By Emma Stonex | March 16, 2021

How Reading Mystery Novels Made Me a Better Fantasy Writer

By Kim Neville | March 16, 2021

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | March 15, 2021

Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of <em>Fire Bones</em>

Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of Fire Bones

William Boyle on a new transmedia work steeped in noir and Deep South carnivalesque

By William Boyle | March 15, 2021

How Marilyn Monroe's Death Ushered in a Dark New Era of Celebrity

How Marilyn Monroe's Death Ushered in a Dark New Era of Celebrity

The death of a celebrity offers a chance to be a spectator, indulging in a kind of morbid curiosity bordering on fetishization.

By Ava Barry | March 15, 2021

The Mystery Is The Human Psyche: On Shakespeare, Crime, and Human Motivation

The Mystery Is The Human Psyche: On Shakespeare, Crime, and Human Motivation

It's not the "how" that drives a narrative. It's the "why".

By E.J. Beaton | March 12, 2021

On Poisonings, Serial Killers, Mass Murderers, and Other Symbols of the Zeitgeist

On Poisonings, Serial Killers, Mass Murderers, and Other Symbols of the Zeitgeist

Why do some crimes become media sensations and cultural touchstones, while others more horrifying fade into obscurity?

By Harold Schechter | March 11, 2021

It's Day 362 of My Lockdown and <em>French Kiss</em> Still Isn't Available for Streaming

It's Day 362 of My Lockdown and French Kiss Still Isn't Available for Streaming

An investigation into one of the great digital mysteries of the rom-com / crime fiction world.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2021

The Invention of Murder: How the Ancient Romans Codified Their Bizarre Views on Murder

The Invention of Murder: How the Ancient Romans Codified Their Bizarre Views on Murder

The Romans took a pragmatic (and utterly horrifying) approach when it came to determining liability for killing and injury.

By Emma Southon | March 10, 2021

Four Classic Summer Camp Horror Movies Ready For A Re-Watch

Four Classic Summer Camp Horror Movies Ready For A Re-Watch

The ’80s were a blur of dodgy pop music and big hair, but they produced some awesome horror.

By Natasha Preston | March 10, 2021

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