• Essays

    Norman Lloyd, King of the Hitchcock Collaborators

    He performed one of the most famous deaths in cinema. He went on to a very long life, collaborating with the great director.

    June 24, 2022  By Keith Roysdon
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    Triggered: Gun Crazy in America

    Michael Gonzales: "As a kid coming of age in 1970s New York City, I grew-up in a cultural environment that celebrated guns and encouraged young boys to daydream about owning one."

    June 23, 2022  By Michael Gonzales
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    Death Goes Drag: How the Queer Experiences of Mystery Writers Rufus King and Clifford Orr Influenced Their Golden Age Detective Fiction

    Skilled at switching gender roles in masquerade, King and Orr translated their college drag experiences into queer-coded fiction.

    June 23, 2022  By Curtis Evans
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    On Writing Unlikeable Characters

    (And Falling in Love with Them)

    June 23, 2022  By Kate Williams
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    July 22, 2020: The World Ends (For Some)

    How could a couple kill their own children? The answer lies in the unimaginable.

    June 23, 2022  By Leah Sottile
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    In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

    Jon Bassoff on Camus, Thompson, Highsmith, and a long line of authors writing protagonists who win bring us to the dark side.

    June 22, 2022  By Jon Bassoff
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    All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

    While the director is often tied up with body horror, the great themes of espionage fiction are present in nearly all his work.

    June 21, 2022  By Zach Vasquez
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    The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

    Julie Mayhew on using crime and suspense to channel grief and rage.

    June 21, 2022  By Julie Mayhew
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    Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

    10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

    June 20, 2022  By Lisa Levy
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    Javier Cercas and The Art of the Back Story

    With the launch of a new detective series, the enigmatic Spanish author begins a new chapter.

    June 17, 2022  By Paul French
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