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    Ling Ling Huang On Body Horror, Identity, and Makeovers

    Ling Ling Huang On Body Horror, Identity, and Makeovers

    Performance helps us live in the world. Body horror helps us acknowledge what's underneath.

    By Ling Ling Huang | April 4, 2023

    How An Obsession with Raptors and An Obscure Event From History Inspired an Environmental Thriller

    How An Obsession with Raptors and An Obscure Event From History Inspired an Environmental Thriller

    "Eagles hunting wolves?...Even at the time, I knew this was the seed of a story."

    By James A. McLaughlin | April 4, 2023

    When the Klan Ruled Indiana – And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

    When the Klan Ruled Indiana – And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

    The Klan dens of the Heartland were powerful, vicious, and ambitious. Indiana was their bastion.

    By Timothy Egan | April 4, 2023

    A Family Vacation, A Mysterious Discovery, and the Beginning of a Novel

    A Family Vacation, A Mysterious Discovery, and the Beginning of a Novel

    "How had this phone survived two weeks in the sea? How had it ended up washing right back up on our beach? Who doesn’t have a password screen?"

    By Megan Miranda | April 4, 2023

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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    Jennifer Banash On The Lady Gaga Conspiracy Theory That Inspired Her Novel

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    A Brief Introduction to Horror Films in the USSR

    A Brief Introduction to Horror Films in the USSR

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