The Freedom to Write Less Likeable Characters in Crime Fiction

The Freedom to Write Less Likeable Characters in Crime Fiction

"I love that main characters can behave badly in thrillers, or even be the perpetrator themselves."

By S. C. Lalli | August 18, 2022

Why True Crime Readers Make Ideal Romance Novel Protagonists

Why True Crime Readers Make Ideal Romance Novel Protagonists

Or, how to find love in a time of serial killers.

By Alicia Thompson | August 17, 2022

The Horror of the American West

The Horror of the American West

On the terrors and fictions of the old, and new, west.

By Harrison Query and Matt Query | August 17, 2022

You Can't Look Away: On Responsibility and Horror

You Can't Look Away: On Responsibility and Horror

What is the responsibility of the author - and the audience - in creating and consuming horror?

By Michael Seidlinger | August 16, 2022

The World of Philo Vance, Spectator of Life

The World of Philo Vance, Spectator of Life

Ragnar Jonasson on S.S. Van Dine, the man behind one of America's most celebrated detectives.

By Ragnar Jonasson | August 16, 2022

"There's Nothing More Suspenseful Than Real Life"

Joy Fielding on the craft of psychological suspense.

By Joy Fielding | August 16, 2022

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I'll Always Be Chasing <br><em>Bullet Train</em>

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The new film from David Leitch about various dangerous strangers on a train is a delightfully breakneck ride

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Juvenile Delinquency and the “Sinister Adolescents” of <em>Moonrise Kingdom</em>

Juvenile Delinquency and the “Sinister Adolescents” of Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson's film about two misunderstood preteens has more in common with Terrence Malick’s Badlands than it might seem.

By Ethan Warren | August 12, 2022

On Alternative Futures and the Fear of Science

On Alternative Futures and the Fear of Science

"Criminalizing science tends to be about control, not ethics."

By Katelyn Monroe Howes | August 12, 2022

Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

An author who had quite deliberately kept detectives and police out of her novels finally lets one in.

By Lisa Jewell | August 11, 2022

Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

How does an author immerse herself in the world of Neil McCauley, Vincent Hanna, and Chris Shiherlis?

By Meg Gardiner | August 10, 2022

Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

"Now that’s what I call a thrilling, reach-out-and-grab-ya opening."

By Laura Childs | August 9, 2022

Damascus: Crime Writing in the World’s Oldest Capital City

Damascus: Crime Writing in the World’s Oldest Capital City

Crime and the City surveys the crime literature of Syria's capital

By Paul French | August 8, 2022

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