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The Mystery of the African Gothic Novel

The Mystery of the African Gothic Novel

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu on the long and satisfying process of decoupling horror fiction from colonialist fears

By Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu | April 11, 2025

<em>Drop</em> is a Rom Com Psychological Thriller for our Surveillance Age

Drop is a Rom Com Psychological Thriller for our Surveillance Age

The film excels at representing the practical dangers of living in a digital world

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 11, 2025

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

Checking in with the author of the new, 'Rear Window' inspired 'Murder, She Wrote' mystery.

By John B. Valeri | April 11, 2025

Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

Authors in conversation.

By Don Winslow | April 10, 2025

Wes Anderson Has Made a Crime Movie! Possibly!

Wes Anderson Has Made a Crime Movie! Possibly!

"The Phoenician Scheme" is an espionate/heist comedy... we think.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 9, 2025

Lost Grandeur: Decaying Settings in Fiction

Lost Grandeur: Decaying Settings in Fiction

"There’s just something about the feeling of a place that has been deeply neglected..."

By C.J. Dotson | April 9, 2025

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Three Kinds of Freak: Writing Heroes and Stories that Dismantle the Status Quo

By Zee Carlstrom | April 9, 2025

Belinda Bauer On Obsession, Greed, and the Dangerous World of Rare Egg Trafficking

By Jenny Bartoy | April 9, 2025

Molly Harper on Using Romantic Subplots to Help Characters Solve Mysteries

By Molly Harper | April 8, 2025

Why Tariq Ashkanani Chose to Set His New Novel in America

Why Tariq Ashkanani Chose to Set His New Novel in America

"There is freedom in being able to play a little fast and loose with the rules, a recurring motif that I find predominantly in US fiction."

By Tariq Ashkanani | April 8, 2025

Remembering the Bleak, Beautiful Poetry of Ken Bruen's Noir

Remembering the Bleak, Beautiful Poetry of Ken Bruen's Noir

Bruen wrote unflinchingly of the darkest parts of society, and his Jack Taylor series was the epitome of noir style.

By Scott Montgomery | April 7, 2025

High Net Worth Victims: Why We Love our Murderees to be Filthy Rich

High Net Worth Victims: Why We Love our Murderees to be Filthy Rich

"Killing the rich—in literature at least—appears to come with a built-in motive, one that likely implicates us all."

By Matt Plass | April 7, 2025

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | April 7, 2025

A Quest for a Loyal <em>Dracula</em> Adaptation

A Quest for a Loyal Dracula Adaptation

A fan's cry for textual accuracy

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 4, 2025

‘Weasels Ripped My Flesh’ and Other Men’s Adventure Magazine Legends

‘Weasels Ripped My Flesh’ and Other Men’s Adventure Magazine Legends

Tales from the world of resurgent interest in those midcentury magazines with outlandish headlines and legions of readers.

By Keith Roysdon | April 4, 2025

How Grady Hendrix Came to Love Horror

How Grady Hendrix Came to Love Horror

Read an excerpt and see the cover reveal for the new anthology "Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature", edited by Becky Siegel Spratford

By Grady Hendrix | April 4, 2025

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