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A Writer Confronts the South’s Tradition of Racist Terror

A Writer Confronts the South’s Tradition of Racist Terror

Or, why I was afraid to bring my daughter to Alabama

By Ousmane Power-Green | October 25, 2022

Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s Cult Classic, <em>House of Psychotic Women</em>, Ten Years Later

Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s Cult Classic, House of Psychotic Women, Ten Years Later

“Every woman who enjoys horror films has at some point felt the need to explain herself.”

By Elizabeth Horkley | October 24, 2022

The Big Sleep and The Black Cat

The Big Sleep and The Black Cat

Or, searching for queer culture in the era of hard-boiled fiction.

By Lev AC Rosen | October 24, 2022

Where is the ‘Street Crime’ in ‘Crime Fiction?’

Where is the ‘Street Crime’ in ‘Crime Fiction?’

Crimes that are both everyday and yet brutal seem to be front and center only in a small subset of the mystery/thriller/suspense genre. Is that taste, craft—or something that should make us all a little uncomfortable?

By Christopher Chambers | October 21, 2022

The Devil’s in the Details: 'Reservoir Dogs' at 30

The Devil’s in the Details: 'Reservoir Dogs' at 30

30 years later, Bruce Riordan remembers the early showing of 'Reservoir Dogs' at the Vista, and how it changed everything he thought he knew about trial preparation—and storytelling.

By Bruce Riordan | October 21, 2022

‘The Name of the Game’: The Vintage Show That Asked, What if People Magazine Writers Solved Crimes?

‘The Name of the Game’: The Vintage Show That Asked, What if People Magazine Writers Solved Crimes?

In a crowded field of cops and detectives, these TV journalists followed a different path.

By Keith Roysdon | October 20, 2022

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The Birth of an Immortal Literary Character: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Birth of an Immortal Literary Character: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Leslie S. Klinger on Robert Louis Stevenson's most enduring – and unsettling – creation.

By Leslie S. Klinger | October 18, 2022

Dead Men Do Talk Back: Taking Inspiration from the Film

Dead Men Do Talk Back: Taking Inspiration from the Film "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"

Or, on listening to the voices in our heads.

By Cleo Coyle | October 18, 2022

Alexandria: A Center of Ancient Crime Writing

Alexandria: A Center of Ancient Crime Writing

Egypt's Mediterranean port city is legendary for its lost library. It also has quite a legacy in crime fiction.

By Paul French | October 17, 2022

On Writing A Five Book Series That Can Be Read In Any Order

On Writing A Five Book Series That Can Be Read In Any Order

Lee Matthew Goldberg on the art of writing a series in which each can be read as a standalone.

By Lee Matthew Goldberg | October 17, 2022

Rock & Roll Apocalypse: 'Wild in the Streets'

Rock & Roll Apocalypse: 'Wild in the Streets'

A 1968 movie about psychedelic politics and killing the old still has the power to disturb, decades later.

By Michael Gonzales | October 14, 2022

The Trouble with Amateur Hired Killers

The Trouble with Amateur Hired Killers

"Incredibly, some of these murder plots are all but advertised in the newspaper before they occur."

By Deborah Holt Larkin | October 14, 2022

Edward Zuckerman On Writing the Funny Episodes of

Edward Zuckerman On Writing the Funny Episodes of "Law & Order"

And other misadventures in TV writing...

By Edward Zuckerman | October 14, 2022

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