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    Paula Guran on the Need for Horror in Challenging Times

    Paula Guran on the Need for Horror in Challenging Times

    "Horror fiction and dark fantasy, at its best, can teach us how to survive real fear."

    By Paula Guran | October 28, 2022

    Reviving the Restoration: How I Choose Locations for My Historical Thrillers

    Reviving the Restoration: How I Choose Locations for My Historical Thrillers

    Modern London offers plenty of inspiration to the historical novelist tracing the paths of yore.

    By Robert Lloyd | October 28, 2022

    What's Fall without a Cozy Mystery?

    What's Fall without a Cozy Mystery?

    Or, the hygge guide to autumn reading.

    By Christin Brecher | October 28, 2022

    Mature Sleuths Show Us Getting Older Means Getting Better

    Mature Sleuths Show Us Getting Older Means Getting Better

    A celebration of cozy mysteries with older protagonists

    By Christina Romeril | October 27, 2022

    The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: October 2022

    The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: October 2022

    Featuring new books from Ian Rankin, Ava Barry, and more.

    By CrimeReads | October 27, 2022

    Horror Movie Criticism Perfect for Halloween

    Horror Movie Criticism Perfect for Halloween

    What's better than watching a horror movie? Reading a book about watching horror movies!

    By Molly Odintz | October 27, 2022

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    Dracula vs. the FBI

    Or, how J. Edgar Hoover's goons pursued Bela Lugosi at the height of the Red Scare.

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    9 Works of Dark Humor Perfect for Halloween

    9 Works of Dark Humor Perfect for Halloween

    Humor "serves as a crucial utensil to consume grief or fear or humiliation piece by piece, lest it consumes us."

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    The Very Human Horrors of Paul Tremblay

    The Very Human Horrors of Paul Tremblay

    In Tremblay's fiction, people are forced to reckon with terrifying new realities while trying to hang onto their humanity.

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    Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself: On The Origins of the Devil

    Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself: On The Origins of the Devil

    "Cultures and religions around the globe have long imagined Devil-like figures..."

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    Lee Child and Andrew Child on Discipline, Dread, and Writing Late at Night

    Lee Child and Andrew Child on Discipline, Dread, and Writing Late at Night

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    W. Scott Poole: How Horror Reveals the Nation's Deepest (and Darkest) Beliefs

    W. Scott Poole: How Horror Reveals the Nation's Deepest (and Darkest) Beliefs

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    A Writer Confronts the South’s Tradition of Racist Terror

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