Alice in Murderland: On Crime Writer Alice Campbell

Alice in Murderland: On Crime Writer Alice Campbell

Meet Alice Dorothy Ormond Campbell, mistress of the atmospheric mystery.

By Curtis Evans | September 28, 2022

O Brother, Where Art Thou Contemporary Southern Women Writers?

O Brother, Where Art Thou Contemporary Southern Women Writers?

How the "And Flannery" affliction erases Southern women writers.

By Kelly J. Ford | September 28, 2022

Not Just Regency Romances: On The Napoleonic Wars and the Advent of High Tech Weapons

Not Just Regency Romances: On The Napoleonic Wars and the Advent of High Tech Weapons

"[A] number of our most frightening modern weapons had their beginnings in the Regency!"

By Andrea Penrose | September 28, 2022

Wait, What? A List of Psychological Thrillers with Gobsmacking Twists

Wait, What? A List of Psychological Thrillers with Gobsmacking Twists

These thrillers will leave you reeling and ready for more...

By Sarah Bonner | September 28, 2022

On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

Or, How Rudyard Kipling Brought Sex to the Movies

By Michael Mayo | September 27, 2022

Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

Keith Roysdon on the life and legacy of one of America's most notorious killers.

By Keith Roysdon | September 27, 2022

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<em>Confess, Fletch</em> is a Perfect Combination of the PI-Noir and the Caper

Confess, Fletch is a Perfect Combination of the PI-Noir and the Caper

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By Olivia Rutigliano | September 23, 2022

Celebrating Sisters in Crime at Thirty-Five

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"Sisters in Crime has been fighting the patriarchy for 35 years."

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