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Anna May Wong and Chinatown Noir: 4 Essential Films

Anna May Wong and Chinatown Noir: 4 Essential Films

"Wong brought authenticity and nuance to her roles...undermining the stereotypes that threatened to define her."

By Yunte Huang | August 22, 2023

Spooky Traditions: Using Superstitions in Thrillers to Enhance Storytelling

Spooky Traditions: Using Superstitions in Thrillers to Enhance Storytelling

Corn husk puppets, broken mirrors, and more.

By Katherine Greene | August 22, 2023

Serial Killers in Fiction and Nonfiction

Serial Killers in Fiction and Nonfiction

Gytha Lodge on a long, terrifying tradition of books about our worst fear.

By Gytha Lodge | August 22, 2023

A Classic California Mystery: The Life and Times of Lange Lewis

A Classic California Mystery: The Life and Times of Lange Lewis

The author of The Birthday Murder has been mostly forgotten. But her mysteries portray a timeless vision of life and crime in California.

By Randal S. Brandt | August 21, 2023

Penang and George Town: Scandals in Paradise

Penang and George Town: Scandals in Paradise

Crime and the City starts down the Straits of Malacca...in search of crime books.

By Paul French | August 21, 2023

Running Man: <em>Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning Part One</em> and the Exertions of Tom Cruise

Running Man: Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning Part One and the Exertions of Tom Cruise

Frank Falisi on when the politics of a boilerplate franchise becomes increasingly illegible

By Frank Falisi | August 18, 2023

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Why Horror Makes Us Feel Safe

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Love Conquers and Sometimes Destroys

By T.M. Dunn | August 17, 2023

My First Thriller: James Patterson

By Rick Pullen | August 17, 2023

Sandie Jones: Why I Set My New Thriller in the World of Unscrupulous Journalists

Sandie Jones: Why I Set My New Thriller in the World of Unscrupulous Journalists

Jones has seen up close what the media is capable of doing.

By Sandie Jones | August 17, 2023

Writer From Away: Michael Koryta on Maine Storytelling

Writer From Away: Michael Koryta on Maine Storytelling

"It was in Maine that I became aware of the acronym P.F.A., which stands for 'People From Away.' This is one of the great terms for outsiders I’ve ever heard. There is Maine, and there is Away."

By Michael Koryta | August 16, 2023

The Enduring Appeal of Cozy Mysteries

The Enduring Appeal of Cozy Mysteries

"With everything happening in the world today, is it any wonder that...a reader might choose to bury themselves in a nice cozy mystery?"

By Margaret Loudon | August 14, 2023

The Wold Newton Universe: How a Fictional History Connects Literary Legends

The Wold Newton Universe: How a Fictional History Connects Literary Legends

A brief history of a very peculiar project.

By Keith Roysdon | August 11, 2023

Laura Childs on <s>Procrastinating</s> Sparking Inspiration

Laura Childs on Procrastinating Sparking Inspiration

Stare at the internet. Pet your dog. Go on a historic cemetery tour. Then write.

By Laura Childs | August 11, 2023

Recapturing the Power of Childhood Fear

Recapturing the Power of Childhood Fear

"Childhood fear is...for the most part, solved with the flick of a light switch...Adult fear is simple and brutal and devastating."

By Kiersten White | August 11, 2023

Catherine Chidgey on Loss-of-Innocence Narratives

Catherine Chidgey on Loss-of-Innocence Narratives

From child narrators to those living their lives backwards, these novels explore "a character's seismic changes as they unfold"

By Catherine Chidgey | August 10, 2023

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