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    Caves, Cellars, Crawl Spaces: The Power of Dark Passages in Suspense Fiction

    Caves, Cellars, Crawl Spaces: The Power of Dark Passages in Suspense Fiction

    "[C]aves, basements, and crawl spaces are our ways of visualizing the dark places within our own minds."

    By Margot Harrison | July 18, 2022

    James Caan's Legacy of Solitary Brutes

    James Caan's Legacy of Solitary Brutes

    Looking back on the legendary actor's most memorable roles.

    By Tanner Tafelski | July 15, 2022

    Exploring the Complexity of Love Through Crafting A Criminal Family 

    Exploring the Complexity of Love Through Crafting A Criminal Family 

    "I knew what it was like for my family to love me, but also do and say things that hurt me too."

    By Alex Temblador | July 15, 2022

    The Top Ten TV Dramas for People Who Like True Crime

    The Top Ten TV Dramas for People Who Like True Crime

    Whatever you're looking for from a crime story, these ten television shows deliver.

    By Tim Norbeck | July 15, 2022

    The Great Locked Room Mystery: My Top 10 Impossible Crimes

    The Great Locked Room Mystery: My Top 10 Impossible Crimes

    Tom Mead on the grand history and bright future of locked room mysteries.

    By Tom Mead | July 14, 2022

    Susie Steiner: An Appreciation

    Susie Steiner: An Appreciation

    On the author of the Manon Bradshaw novels who passed away earlier this month.

    By Frederick Weisel | July 14, 2022

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    London and the Long, Dark shadow of Charles Dickens

    By Simon Toyne | July 14, 2022

    Nadine Matheson: In the Mind of a Killer

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    Adventures in Writing Time Travel

    Adventures in Writing Time Travel

    Kelley Armstrong on all the details you need to get right to believably whisk your characters (and your readers) into the past

    By Kelley Armstrong | July 13, 2022

    Closeness Breeds Contempt: On Small Town Mysteries

    Closeness Breeds Contempt: On Small Town Mysteries

    "The minute something really bad happens in a small community, locals start to wonder where the rot came from..."

    By Lo Patrick | 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

    Top Secret: The Allure of the Confidential File

    Top Secret: The Allure of the Confidential File

    "A file stamped confidential will always be a temptation, an invitation to peek into lives and stories we’re not supposed to see..."

    By Anika Scott | 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

    Munich: Raise a Beer to Southern German Crime Writing

    Munich: Raise a Beer to Southern German Crime Writing

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