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Finding Inspiration for Metafictional Murder

Finding Inspiration for Metafictional Murder

Dann McDorman on the classic novels that influenced his new crime novel

By Dann McDormann | October 24, 2023

A Roundtable Discussion on Indigenous Horror

A Roundtable Discussion on Indigenous Horror

Contributors to the new anthology Never Whistle at Night weigh in on the past, present, and future of Native dark fiction.

By CrimeReads | October 24, 2023

Finding Inspiration for Mystery Fiction in Soap Operas

Finding Inspiration for Mystery Fiction in Soap Operas

What Dallas and Dynasty Taught Vanessa Riley About Audience and Craft

By Vanessa Riley | October 24, 2023

5 Films About Existential Assassins

5 Films About Existential Assassins

Being and Nothingness in a Rifle Scope

By Nick Kolakowski | October 24, 2023

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 | October 23, 2023

Despite Some Pitfalls, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon</em> Swells with Humanity and Heart

Despite Some Pitfalls, Killers of the Flower Moon Swells with Humanity and Heart

On Martin Scorsese’s New Adaptation of David Grann’s Monumental Book

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 20, 2023

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Every Picture Tells a Story: Cinema Speculation, The Getaway and Me

By Bruce Riordan | October 20, 2023

A Murder of Poets: Or, the Inescapable Connections Between Crime Fiction and Poetry

By Paula Munier | October 20, 2023

6 Thrilling Reads That Blend Folklore and Horror

By Allison Epstein | October 19, 2023

90s Horror-Thrillers Created a New Generation of Would-Be Detectives

90s Horror-Thrillers Created a New Generation of Would-Be Detectives

Or, how Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer restored the mystery to slashers.

By Vincent Ralph | October 19, 2023

What Is the Legacy of Walter Hill?

What Is the Legacy of Walter Hill?

Hill’s gritty films mix westerns, crime and, improbably, musicals.

By Keith Roysdon | October 18, 2023

Safe Places: On Writing Books for Teens about Teen Issues

Safe Places: On Writing Books for Teens about Teen Issues

"These stories find continuing relevance by tackling issues and themes common to teens across generations."

By Kellie M. Parker | October 18, 2023

David L. Ulin on Capturing the Special, Despairing Noir of the West

David L. Ulin on Capturing the Special, Despairing Noir of the West

Tod Goldberg is in conversation with the longtime critic and first-time novelist.

By Tod Goldberg | October 17, 2023

From Broadway Musicals to Thrilling Mysteries: A Writing Life in Two Acts

From Broadway Musicals to Thrilling Mysteries: A Writing Life in Two Acts

"I realized something that was huge but also completely grounding: Whatever format it takes, a story is a story."

By Heather Hach | October 17, 2023

Lately I’ve Been Dressing For Revenge: What Taylor Swift Teaches Us About Genre Fiction

Lately I’ve Been Dressing For Revenge: What Taylor Swift Teaches Us About Genre Fiction

Mandy McHugh on learning craft from a pop icon.

By Mandy McHugh | October 17, 2023

A Visit to the Trans-Allegheny Asylum; or, On Hauntings and History

A Visit to the Trans-Allegheny Asylum; or, On Hauntings and History

"Explaining the night, carving down the sum total of the experience into words is damaging—the easier it is to talk about, the less extraordinary it becomes."

By Nora Fussner | October 16, 2023

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