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    The Funniest Things Dorothy L. Sayers Said About (and In) Detective Fiction

    One of the Queens of Crime was also comic royalty.

    September 13, 2024  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Married to the Mob: When the Mafia Infiltrated and Shook Down Hollywood Unions

    "When the studios had actual problems with the unions, they used mob muscle to squash it."

    September 13, 2024  By Michael Benson and Craig Singer
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    Justice for Lucy Westenrea

    On reconsidering, and reimagining, one of the most mistreated characters in fiction

    September 11, 2024  By Kiersten White
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    Unsung Detectives From a Millennial Youth

    From Carmen Sandiego to Cowboy Bebop, Libby Cudmore looks at the 90s icons that taught her to love noir

    September 9, 2024  By Libby Cudmore
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    Four Gothic and Neo-Gothic Novels About Mothers

    "Maternal figures not only propel Gothic plots but heighten their terror."

    September 6, 2024  By Gail Lukasik
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    Are You the Scorpion or the Frog? Horror as Social Commentary

    "[H]orror is drawn from our connections with each other, and makes us reconsider the roles we play in each other’s lives."

    September 5, 2024  By Vincent Tirado
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    Horror, Hauntings, and HGTV

    "I admit I find the home improvement shows far scarier than the paranormal ones."

    September 5, 2024  By Sarah Pinsker
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    The Time I Met Adam West

    Olivia Rutigliano on a surreal encounter with a legend.

    September 4, 2024  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Templates, Not Fantasies: Complicated Final Girls and Why We Need Them

    If we can see ourselves reflected in the Final Girl, we can learn from her how to survive

    September 4, 2024  By Cheryl Isaacs
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    Why Thrillers Matter

    "[W]hen heroes defeat villains...they also defeat the worst in ourselves."

    September 4, 2024  By Mike Maden
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