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    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    In debut collection Here in the Night, ghost stories animate the forces that haunt adult life

    By Michael Colbert | July 24, 2023

    On Horror Fiction and The

    On Horror Fiction and The "Ick" Factor

    Or, A Brief Introduction to Body Horror Through Four Films (and One TV Show)

    By Angel Luis Colón | July 21, 2023

    The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

    The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

    Anika Scott on the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago and a city's quest to shed its bloody reputation

    By Anika Scott | July 21, 2023

    How The History of Nuclear Violence Shapes Our Present

    How The History of Nuclear Violence Shapes Our Present

    "Peace can prevail over destruction. Each of us has the power to prevent history from repeating if we commit to a world at peace"

    By Constance Hays Matsumoto | July 21, 2023

    The Age of the

    The Age of the "Feminist 'American Psycho'" Has Arrived

    Are they battling the patriarchy, or are they symptoms of it? Is the serial killer a rebel, or the new "pick me" girl? That's the tension that drives a wave of new thrillers.

    By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2023

    In Pursuit of the Lizard People, and the Dangerous Conspiracy Theories That Led to the 2020 Nashville Bombing

    In Pursuit of the Lizard People, and the Dangerous Conspiracy Theories That Led to the 2020 Nashville Bombing

    In 2021, Colin Dickey went to Nashville to see the garage where Anthony Quinn Warner set off his bomb. He found a web of conspiracy theories, and city still unsure what really happened.

    By Colin Dickey | July 20, 2023

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    Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

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    By Leslie Budewitz | July 20, 2023

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

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

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

    By Jennifer Cody Epstein | July 19, 2023

    Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

    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.

    By Ben Crane | July 19, 2023

    7 Crime Books Featuring Special Events Going Off the Rails

    7 Crime Books Featuring Special Events Going Off the Rails

    "There’s something quite sinister and devilishly fun when a celebration turns calamitous."

    By Jamie Day | July 19, 2023

    The Nuclear “What-If” Option<br> in Fiction

    The Nuclear “What-If” Option
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    Why Stories About Nukes, Espionage, and the End of the World Terrify and Excite Us

    By Bruce Borgos | July 19, 2023

    An Unsettling Conversation with Samuel Little, America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

    An Unsettling Conversation with Samuel Little, America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

    In Jillian Lauren's new book, Behold the Monster, she looks into the abyss in search of a killer's story.

    By Jillian Lauren | July 18, 2023

    I'd Rather Commit A Murder Than Write One

    I'd Rather Commit A Murder Than Write One

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    9 Unforgettable Novels About Protagonists Returning Home

    9 Unforgettable Novels About Protagonists Returning Home

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