• Essays

    The Forgotten History
    of the Fascist Plot
    Against Hollywood

    Paul Levine dives deep on the unlikely pairing that helped keep Hitler's sympathizers from taking over the film biz

    September 26, 2025  By Paul Levine
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    From the Studio Set to the Written Page

    Exploring the parallels between fiction writing and television production

    September 25, 2025  By Joan O'Leary
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    Layering on the Mystery

    Maps, cast lists, epigraphs, and recipes keep us entertained from the first word to the last

    September 25, 2025  By Leslie Budewitz
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    The Curious History of the Ouija Board, Plus: How to Actually Use One!

    Penny Warner has some pointers for how to make the most of your seance experience

    September 24, 2025  By Penny Warner
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    James R. Benn On Operation Halyard and Yugoslavian Resistance to Fascism

    During WWII, competing groups of nationalists and communists fought fascism and each other to determine the post-war future.

    September 23, 2025  By James R. Benn
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    Gabrielle Sher On
    Golems, Retellings, and
    Finding Magic in Words

    Featuring a cover reveal of Sher's forthcoming novel, "Odessa"

    September 23, 2025  By Gabrielle Sher
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    The Best Movie Genre is One Where a Party at An Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

    Cheers... to murder!

    September 22, 2025  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Crime and the City: Chengdu

    A Mystery-Literary Tour of Western China

    September 22, 2025  By Paul French
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    The Strange Death of Morris Markey

    Mariah Fredericks considers the bizarre tale of the New Yorker writer found shot in his apartment.

    September 18, 2025  By Mariah Fredericks
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    Bryn Greenwood On Crime Fiction's Obsession with Kidnapped Women

    "What stands out..is how starkly gendered these stories of captivity tend to be."

    September 17, 2025  By Bryn Greenwood
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