• Essays

    The Terror in The Mirror: On Family, Legacy, and Hauntings

    "So many times we are not in control of our own narrative."

    April 28, 2023  By V. Castro
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    A Heady Mix of Science and Religion: On Setting a Novel Amidst The Early 19th Century's Contradictions

    "Change was in the air and that conflict, between science and religion, was already present."

    April 27, 2023  By Liz Hyder
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    Elly Griffiths on Knowing When to Say Goodbye

    In bringing her own long-running series to an end, Griffiths reflects on how other authors have done it.

    April 25, 2023  By Elly Griffiths
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    Technology, Magic, and How Your Word Lights a Candle

    Or, how to write about magic in a modern setting.

    April 25, 2023  By Kat Howard
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    A Brief History of America Freaking Out About Horror Comics

    Congressional hearings, banned books, murder investigations—In the 1950s, horror comics took the blame.

    April 24, 2023  By Keith Roysdon
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    Patricia Ward On Writing About Violence And Growing Up Amidst Civil War

    "I was growing up in an oppressive, terrifying situation, and it went on for years..."

    April 24, 2023  By Patricia Ward
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    The Understated Brilliance of 'A Most Violent Year'

    Revisiting J.C. Chandor's meditation on the underbelly of 1980's New York City

    April 21, 2023  By Zack Budryk
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    True Crime and Its Potential for Good

    Now that true crime is a popular pastime (bordering on obsession), what happens next?

    April 21, 2023  By Elle Marr
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    The Enduring Appeal of Country Music’s Murder Ballads

    Erica Wright on the macabre poetry of country noir.

    April 20, 2023  By Erica Wright
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    Whitey Bulger and The Cozy Crime Writer

    On the surprising human ties that bound the Boston mobster to author Charlotte MacLeod.

    April 20, 2023  By Curtis Evans
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