• Essays

    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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    Behind Enemy Lines: Women in Combat During World War II

    Women served as snipers for Stalin, codebreakers for Churchill, and special operatives behind enemy lines across the board.

    March 8, 2021  By Kelly Bowen
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