• Essays

    On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

    Or, How Rudyard Kipling Brought Sex to the Movies

    September 27, 2022  By Michael Mayo
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    Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

    Keith Roysdon on the life and legacy of one of America's most notorious killers.

    September 27, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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    How Rudy Ruiz and His Neo-Western Aim to Change the Conversation About the U.S.-Mexico Border

    A Tortured History in the Valley of Shadows

    September 27, 2022  By Rudy Ruiz
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    Celebrating Sisters in Crime at Thirty-Five

    "Sisters in Crime has been fighting the patriarchy for 35 years."

    September 23, 2022  By Sandra S. G. Wong
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    Scenes from a Marriage: Watching the "Thin Man" Movies as a Set

    'The Thin Man' is universally regarded as a masterpiece, but what about the sequels?

    September 23, 2022  By Hector DeJean
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    Will AI and Transhumanism Lead to the Next Evolution of Mankind, or Doom It?

    "If we do end up creating Frankenstein’s monster, it is likely that we will create it within ourselves."

    September 23, 2022  By Andrew Gillsmith
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    10 Cozy Detective Series You Need In Your Life

    It's Time to Make Room for Some New Amateur Sleuths!

    September 22, 2022  By Sofie Kelly
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    Cold Cases and Old Secrets in Cozy Mysteries

    Allison Brook on bringing history to bear in cozies.

    September 21, 2022  By Allison Brook
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    Lamar Giles on Social Horror in Fact and Fiction

    "It’s fun as fiction if it remains fiction. That’s sort of up to society though, isn’t it?"

    September 20, 2022  By Lamar Giles
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    Why Lawyers Make Such Good (and Bad) Mystery Novelists

    Allen Eskens makes the case for writers with legal experience.

    September 20, 2022  By Allen Eskens
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