• Essays

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    Jennifer Cody Epstein on an infamous 19th century asylum and its exploitative director.

    July 19, 2023  By Jennifer Cody Epstein
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    Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

    Nihilism is a tool of the status quo. We need to embrace hope for a path towards change.

    July 19, 2023  By Ben Crane
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    The Nuclear “What-If” Option
    in Fiction

    Why Stories About Nukes, Espionage, and the End of the World Terrify and Excite Us

    July 19, 2023  By Bruce Borgos
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    I'd Rather Commit A Murder Than Write One

    Liz Nugent on hating writing, and loving having written.

    July 18, 2023  By Liz Nugent
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    Giving a Detective Series New Life

    How to refresh a long-running series without alienating the readers who love it just the way it is.

    July 18, 2023  By John Verdon
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    John Milas On Writing A Haunted House Novel Set During Wartime

    "I had re-haunted myself. But still, I thought, if I finished the book, maybe I would be releasing a burden that had become a demon."

    July 14, 2023  By John Milas
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    In Praise of the Crafty Hortense Mancini

    "[S]candalous, outrageous, and transgressive...No amount of designing could surpass her."

    July 14, 2023  By Robert Lloyd
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    The Most Haunted Movies in Hollywood History

    Josh Winning on haunted film sets, cursed productions, and a different kind of Hollywood myth-making.

    July 13, 2023  By Josh Winning
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    Psychological Thrillers and the Concept of Home

    On safety, trespass, and cages...

    July 13, 2023  By Tasha Sylva
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    Larks and Katydids: On Hearing Inspiration From the Other Side

    "The spirit of Shirley Jackson had far more important people to haunt than me. But maybe I was the only one listening."

    July 13, 2023  By Candi Sary
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