• Essays

    Craig DiLouie on Making the Familiar Frightening in Horror Fiction

    The author of The Summer Fun Massacre shares how to invert a genre's tropes

    June 8, 2026  By Craig DiLouie
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    On the Healing Power of a Really Good Grudge

    Michael Gonzales celebrates the culture of holding grudges.

    June 4, 2026  By Michael Gonzales
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    Clive Cussler and the Art of the Thriller

    Graham Brown on the NUMA Files, saving the world, and earning a reader's surprise.

    June 4, 2026  By Graham Brown
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    Michael Hogan on Settings, Pets, and the Off-Page Grittiness of Cozy Mysteries

    The author of The Dogwalkers' Detective Agency mulls how cozies turn murder into reassurance

    June 3, 2026  By Michael Hogan
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    What to Watch Now: Eastern Promises (2007)

    A neo-noir that's all about bodies.

    June 3, 2026  By Radha Vatsal
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    Cristina LePort on Turning Medical Advances into Page-Turning Suspense

    The author of Defrosted explores cryonics, technology, and creating narrative tension

    June 3, 2026  By Cristina LePort
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    How to Recreate the Techniques of Horror Films in a Novel

    What writers should (and shouldn't) learn from Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, The Stepford Wives, and other movies

    June 2, 2026  By Claire Fuller
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    The Men Who Sold the Long-Lost Treasures of Cambodia's Khmer Empire

    From the foreword to The Man Who Stole the Gods by Matthew Campbell

    June 2, 2026  By Matthew Campbell
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    Co-Writing a Cold War Thriller With My Father – Forty Years After His Death

    Beau L'Amour on collaborating with his father, Louis L'Amour.

    June 2, 2026  By Beau L'Amour
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    How Would Ian Fleming Write James Bond Today?

    Kim Sherwood considers the challenge of continuing an iconic series for a modern audience

    May 29, 2026  By Kim Sherwood
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