Joyce Carol Oates on Women and the Roots of Body Horror
In a new collection, the author is gathering women writers to explore A Darker Shade of Noir
By Joyce Carol Oates | September 6, 2023
Dorothy L Sayers and the Thirty-Foot Drain: Searching for Peter Wimsey
James R. Benn goes on a quest to discover the original inspiration for Sayers' iconic war-weary character.
By James R. Benn | September 6, 2023
The Cowboy as Detective: Finding Charlie Siringo’s West
Charlie Siringo’s frontier life filled five autobiographies. His book about his two decades “playing outlaw” as a Pinkerton operative provoked the agency’s long campaign to silence him, and inspired American crime writers such as Dashiell Hammett. “When the final call comes,” Siringo judged toward the end, “I shall have to take my medicine, with Satan holding the spoon.”
By Nathan Ward | September 5, 2023
From Punchline to Protagonist: Black Horror and the Monsters Who Hunt
By Lisa Springer | September 5, 2023
It’s All Relative: Horror’s Worst Families
By Rachel Harrison | September 5, 2023
The Writer as Magpie
By Lucy Burdette | September 1, 2023
Bigfoot Is in the Woods, Our Hearts and Our Nightmares
The legendary mythical beast is a mystery that’ll never be solved – and he’s also toys and board games and festivals
By Keith Roysdon | August 31, 2023
