• Essays

    The Unsettling Roots of Our Coziest Traditions

    Catherine Steadman examines the bizarre roots of some of America and Britain's most heart-warming traditions.

    August 23, 2023  By Catherine Steadman
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    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."

    August 22, 2023  By Yunte Huang
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    Spooky Traditions: Using Superstitions in Thrillers to Enhance Storytelling

    Corn husk puppets, broken mirrors, and more.

    August 22, 2023  By Katherine Greene
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    Serial Killers in Fiction and Nonfiction

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

    August 22, 2023  By Gytha Lodge
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    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.

    August 21, 2023  By Randal S. Brandt
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    Penang and George Town: Scandals in Paradise

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

    August 21, 2023  By Paul French
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    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

    August 18, 2023  By Frank Falisi
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    Why Horror Makes Us Feel Safe

    On distraction, catharsis, and control

    August 18, 2023  By Michelle Jabès Corpora
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    Love Conquers and Sometimes Destroys

    T.M. Dunn on novels where love drives characters to dangerous extremes.

    August 17, 2023  By T.M. Dunn
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    My First Thriller: James Patterson

    The international publishing juggernaut tells his own origin story, and it includes Trappist monks, too much drugs, an advertising career, and a few surprising resolutions along the way.

    August 17, 2023  By Rick Pullen
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