• Essays

    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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    Ava Glass: Me and the Spies

    The author of the Emma Makepeace novels recounts her unusual (and ambiguous) history of dealing with spies.

    September 4, 2024  By Ava Glass
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    Why Our Fascination with Urban Legends Will Never Die

    "What if, just this once, the legend is real?"

    August 30, 2024  By Vincent Ralph
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    There's a New Show Where Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Solves Crimes – It's as Crazy as It Sounds

    Miss Merkel investigates...

    August 30, 2024  By Paul French
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    'The Incident' and Other New York City Subway Stories

    Michael Gonzales on the bad old days of the subway–and the memorable stories they inspired.

    August 29, 2024  By Michael Gonzales
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    What Would It Take for Our Friends and Family to Become Murderers?

    Anna E. Wahlgren finds inspiration in exploring "how things can go so disastrously wrong."

    August 29, 2024  By Anna E. Wahlgren
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    How Superstition Becomes Something More Dangerous

    Sam Ripley explores the darker side of a little harmless superstition

    August 28, 2024  By Sam Ripley
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    On the Trail of The Five Red Herrings, A Sayers Novel That Stands Apart

    Martin Edwards shines a spotlight on a long-neglected but essential text from Dorothy L. Sayers

    August 27, 2024  By Martin Edwards
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    Forgive, but Don't Forget: On Redemption in Crime Fiction

    "Forgiveness is not about forgetting; it is about understanding."

    August 27, 2024  By Adam Mitzner
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