• Essays

    Exploring Social Issues Through Horror

    "Simply stated, horror provides a voice for the marginalized, the abused, the lost."

    April 18, 2023  By Nick Medina
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    A Snapshot of the Many and Various Criminals Aboard the Titanic

    As in many walks of life, there was a wild cast of criminal characters on the ill-fated ship.

    April 14, 2023  By James T. Bartlett
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    On the Enduring Charms and Sly Wit of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

    "while it is, ultimately, a comedic romance that sees a young lady eventually settle down with the upstanding gentleman who deserves her, it’s also—delightfully!—a satire."

    April 14, 2023  By Martha Waters
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    How Ian Fleming Wrote
    Casino Royale and Changed Spy Fiction Forever

    Kim Sherwood discusses the origins and impact of Ian Fleming's legendary espionage novel in her introduction to a special anniversary edition of the novel from The Folio Society

    April 13, 2023  By Kim Sherwood
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    Nazi-Hunting in Movies and TV Thrillers, Over the Decades

    Pop culture will never get tired of watching people travel to South America to track down Nazi fugitives.

    April 13, 2023  By Keith Roysdon
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    How Writers Lace Truth Into Their Fiction

    How lines are blurred and readers are persuaded to lower their defenses and believe in a deeper authenticity.

    April 13, 2023  By Jonathan Fredrick
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    Five Speculative Novels Set In Worlds Full of Books

    "Fantastical libraries, cozy bookstores, and stories that pay homage to the magic of the written word..."

    April 12, 2023  By Hester Fox
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    When Literary Legends Meet

    Stories of great (and petty, and sometimes just plain odd) encounters between authors.

    April 11, 2023  By Rick Mofina
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    Mystery, Magic and Misdirection: Illusionists in Crime Fiction

    Why magicians make great sleuths 

    April 11, 2023  By Elizabeth Held
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    Vet’s Wife, Vet’s Life

    Margaret Mizushima on the life of a veterinarian's spouse...who also writes animal mysteries.

    April 10, 2023  By Margaret Mizushima
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