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Neon No Man’s Land and Sleaze Noir: On The Underseen Brilliance of <em>Vice Squad</em>

Neon No Man’s Land and Sleaze Noir: On The Underseen Brilliance of Vice Squad

Celebrating a lost 1980s neo-noir classic

By Zach Vasquez | September 17, 2019

What Writers Can Learn from Dante—Seriously, From Dante

What Writers Can Learn from Dante—Seriously, From Dante

Writing is a lonely, anxiety-inducing business. Dante can help.

By Matthew Pearl | September 16, 2019

Seven of Crime Fiction's Most Terrifying Marriages

Seven of Crime Fiction's Most Terrifying Marriages

The complex, twisted literature of "till death do us part"

By Gina LaManna | September 16, 2019

Why We Will Always Love

Why We Will Always Love "The Masque of the Red Death"

Celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic Masterpiece

By S.D. Sykes | September 16, 2019

50 Years Ago, <em>Scooby Doo</em> Was the Perfect, Weird, Hopeful Mystery Series 1969 Needed

50 Years Ago, Scooby Doo Was the Perfect, Weird, Hopeful Mystery Series 1969 Needed

An unlikely gang of mystery-solvers set out to change the world.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 13, 2019

How Scooby Doo Revived Gothic Storytelling for Generations of Kids

How Scooby Doo Revived Gothic Storytelling for Generations of Kids

In a tumultuous era, a kids mystery show stirred up the old questions—and the atmosphere—of gothic storytelling.

By Eleni Theodoropoulos | September 13, 2019

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The Femme Fatale: Subverting and Complicating a Noir Trope

By John Copenhaver | September 13, 2019

In Defense of The Sheriff of Nottingham

By Nathan Makaryk | September 12, 2019

Tying in History, Mystery, and the Supernatural

By Erin Lindsey | September 11, 2019

The Gothic Suspense of a Crime Scene

The Gothic Suspense of a Crime Scene

"As I take a tour of a 100-year-old Tudor stripped of its guts and haunted by ghosts, I know I have no business being here."

By D. M. Pulley | September 11, 2019

The Best 1990s Rom-Coms Are Detective Stories in Disguise

The Best 1990s Rom-Coms Are Detective Stories in Disguise

Because what is love if not a complete mystery?

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 10, 2019

100 Years Ago, the Country Debated Arming Women to Combat Sexual Assaults

100 Years Ago, the Country Debated Arming Women to Combat Sexual Assaults

In the buildup to war, a complicated conversation about guns, rape, and the wearing of pants.

By Amy Stewart | September 10, 2019

Was H.H. Holmes the Real Jack the Ripper?

Was H.H. Holmes the Real Jack the Ripper?

On the terrible crimes, suspicious talents, and long cultural shadow of America's "first" serial killer

By Kerri Maniscalco | September 10, 2019

The Crime-Solving, Plant-Savvy Scientists at the Cutting Edge of a New Forensics

The Crime-Solving, Plant-Savvy Scientists at the Cutting Edge of a New Forensics

Forensic ecologists make it their life's work to study pollen grains and microscopic spores left behind at crime scenes.

By Patricia Wiltshire | September 9, 2019

The Strange Cultural Currency of Art Theft

The Strange Cultural Currency of Art Theft

Why does art rise in value simply because it's been stolen before?

By Jamie Mason | September 6, 2019

A Privacy Law Expert on the Evolution of Cyberthrillers

A Privacy Law Expert on the Evolution of Cyberthrillers

How do you live safely when there's nowhere left to hide?

By Reece Hirsch | September 6, 2019

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