Essays

On Mourning and Post-Mortem Photography

After Tragedy, Drawing Inspiration from Victorian Death Rituals

April 11, 2019  By Kris Waldherr
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I Was a Teenage (Wannabe) Horror Writer

The world of 1970s horror comics was wild and strange. And a 14 year-old kid could get a meeting with just about anyone.

April 10, 2019  By Michael Gonzales
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Jacobean Noir: Poison, Scandal & An Infamous Beauty

In the bloody Jacobean court, women took the fall for murders.

April 10, 2019  By Elizabeth Fremantle
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The Enduring Lessons of Apocalyptic Fiction

Classic Works of Literature, Reconsidered as Dystopian Novels

April 9, 2019  By Hanna Jameson
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Vice and Virtue
in the Newgate Novel

How 18th Century Crime Bulletins Inspired The Earliest Crime Fiction (And the Earliest Backlash Against Crime Fiction)

April 8, 2019  By Rebecca Rego Barry
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The Victorian Quack: Between Folklore and Science

A Brief Survey of Victorian "Cures"

April 8, 2019  By Oscar De Muriel
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A Crime Writer's Guide to Poker Obsession

Time Flies When You're Writing...Or Playing Cards

April 5, 2019  By Jane Stanton Hitchcock
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A New Theory in the Mystery of Jack the Ripper

Oscar Wilde, Social Reformers, and the Strange Links in a Century Old Mystery

April 5, 2019  By Gyles Brandreth
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Sandy Fawkes: The Reporter and The Serial Killer

In 1974, a British journalist met a stranger at a hotel bar and agreed to a road trip. She wanted to see America.

April 4, 2019  By Sarah Weinman
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John D. MacDonald's Mission to Save Florida

Discovering an Iconic Author—and His Love of Nature

April 3, 2019  By Craig Pittman
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