5 Iconic 1990s Thriller Films

5 Iconic 1990s Thriller Films

"The thing that made these movies...was the fact that the villains started off seeming like regular people."

By Liz Alterman | August 9, 2024

Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

On finding the time and inspiration to spend "several hours a day with people you made up."

By Sam Tschida | August 8, 2024

True West: Unwinding the Myths of an Iconic Setting

True West: Unwinding the Myths of an Iconic Setting

Jamie Harrison on the Montana she knows and writes.

By Jamie Harrison | August 8, 2024

Charlotte Vassell On Using Crime Fiction To Lampoon the Upper Crust

Charlotte Vassell On Using Crime Fiction To Lampoon the Upper Crust

"There’s one set of rules for one type of person and another set for the rest of us."

By Charlotte Vassell | August 8, 2024

<em>Scarface</em> vs. <em>Scarface</em>

Scarface vs. Scarface

Looking at Brian de Palma's 1983 classic alongside the 1932 Howard Hawks film that inspired it.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 7, 2024

All These Houses Are Haunted: How (and Why) Horror is the Perfect Hybrid Genre

All These Houses Are Haunted: How (and Why) Horror is the Perfect Hybrid Genre

"When taken from the right perspective, every story is a horror story"

By Matthew Lyons | August 7, 2024

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A Murder in Laredo

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How an investigation into a woman's murder in the Texas borderlands became a search for a serial killer.

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The Assassinations That Targeted India's Journalists

The Assassinations That Targeted India's Journalists

In a new book, Rollo Romig discusses the killing of Gauri Lankesh and other reporters in India.

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Mindy Mejia on Pain: How the Body Uses It, and How Writers Use It

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"There is no story without conflict, no character growth without pain."

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Uncanny Domestic Thrillers: The Monster Is Inside the House

Uncanny Domestic Thrillers: The Monster Is Inside the House

Maia Chance on "the familiar, the homelike, turned upside-down and inside-out."

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Crime Fiction in Sweden's Fastest Growing City: Malmö

Crime Fiction in Sweden's Fastest Growing City: Malmö

As its population grows, the city has become a hub for Scandi-Noir.

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