• Essays

    How Reading Mystery Novels Made Me a Better Fantasy Writer

    Studying the craft behind a great mystery novel is a worthy endeavor for writers working in any genre.

    March 16, 2021  By Kim Neville
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    Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of Fire Bones

    William Boyle on a new transmedia work steeped in noir and Deep South carnivalesque

    March 15, 2021  By William Boyle
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    How Marilyn Monroe's Death Ushered in a Dark New Era of Celebrity

    The death of a celebrity offers a chance to be a spectator, indulging in a kind of morbid curiosity bordering on fetishization.

    March 15, 2021  By Ava Barry
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    Cipher Girls: The Women Who Cracked Hitler's Codes

    Thousands of women contributed to the codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park. Few were honored in their time.

    March 12, 2021  By Kate Quinn
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    Fairy Tales Are Dark For a Reason—They're Trying to Warn Us About Danger

    Like thrillers, fairy tales teach us to navigate the deep, dark wood...

    March 12, 2021  By Cynthia Pelayo
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    The Mystery Is The Human Psyche: On Shakespeare, Crime, and Human Motivation

    It's not the "how" that drives a narrative. It's the "why".

    March 12, 2021  By E.J. Beaton
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    The Cult of the Campus Thriller

    Why are readers obsessed with the super-charged atmospherics of the campus thriller? The answer is as complicated as the novels.

    March 11, 2021  By Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
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    Is China the Next Spy Fiction Supervillain?

    A former FBI counterintelligence analyst and author explains why China will be the new go-to adversary for thriller writers.

    March 11, 2021  By Matt Miksa
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    It's Day 362 of My Lockdown and French Kiss Still Isn't Available for Streaming

    An investigation into one of the great digital mysteries of the rom-com / crime fiction world.

    March 10, 2021  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Killing Machines: How Car Culture in 1970s Los Angeles Fueled a Terrifying String of Murders

    Millions of cars and miles of freeway contributed to a dangerous cultural shift in a city choked with smog.

    March 9, 2021  By Chip Jacobs
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