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    Why Horror is Good for Your Mental Health

    Why Horror is Good for Your Mental Health

    Horror reminds us that no matter what we've been through, we're not alone.

    By Ainslie Hogarth | September 29, 2022

    The Myth and the Reality of Violence in the Old West

    The Myth and the Reality of Violence in the Old West

    "If our hope is for a more robust understanding of history, we must seek out the true villains in every story and update our myths accordingly."

    By Chase Pletts | September 29, 2022

    O Brother, Where Art Thou Contemporary Southern Women Writers?

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    Not Just Regency Romances: On The Napoleonic Wars and the Advent of High Tech Weapons

    Not Just Regency Romances: On The Napoleonic Wars and the Advent of High Tech Weapons

    "[A] number of our most frightening modern weapons had their beginnings in the Regency!"

    By Andrea Penrose | September 28, 2022

    On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

    On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

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    By Michael Mayo | September 27, 2022

    Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

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    Why Lawyers Make Such Good (and Bad) Mystery Novelists

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