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    The Perks of Living in a Haunted House

    The Perks of Living in a Haunted House

    Every writer communes with ghosts. If you can start from childhood, all the better.

    By Erica Wright | October 29, 2019

    20 Essential Films That Blur the Line Between Horror and Noir

    20 Essential Films That Blur the Line Between Horror and Noir

    Exploring the cinema of darkness, light, and terrifying shadows.

    By Zach Vasquez | October 29, 2019

    5 Scary Movies with Invaluable Lessons for Crime Writers

    5 Scary Movies with Invaluable Lessons for Crime Writers

    Learning to write suspense, one scary movie at a time.

    By Lisa Black | October 29, 2019

    7 Crime Tropes We Really Could Do Without

    7 Crime Tropes We Really Could Do Without

    It's time for a genre full of cliches to clean up its act.

    By Abigail Tarttelin | October 28, 2019

    The KGB's Surprisingly Effective Plan to Exile Solzhenitsyn

    The KGB's Surprisingly Effective Plan to Exile Solzhenitsyn

    Inside the plan to turn the Soviet Union's most dangerous dissident into the West's least popular defector.

    By Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan | October 28, 2019

    My First Day As a Crime Scene Cleaner

    My First Day As a Crime Scene Cleaner

    On Hauntings, Murder, and the Terrifying Blankness of Erasure

    By J. W. Ocker | October 28, 2019

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    How to Write Crime Fiction Set in the Near Future

    By Steven James | October 28, 2019

    October's Best Debut Novels

    By CrimeReads | October 25, 2019

    We Need Noir—Because the Truth Is Dark, Messy, and Sometimes Ugly

    By Steph Cha | October 25, 2019

    Attica Locke:

    Attica Locke: "My unconscious is a better writer than I am."

    The Texas crime author on the legacy of history, the resurgence of prejudice, and the meaning of forgiveness.

    By Molly Odintz | October 25, 2019

    Now Streaming in Crime: October

    Now Streaming in Crime: October

    Your Guide to the Best Noir, Mystery, and Thrillers Now Streaming

    By Camille LeBlanc | October 25, 2019

    Jane Toppan: Nurse, Caregiver, Serial Killer

    Jane Toppan: Nurse, Caregiver, Serial Killer

    Criminal Broads Presents: The Jolly One

    By Tori Telfer | October 24, 2019

    7 International Crime Novels to Read This Month

    7 International Crime Novels to Read This Month

    From Argentine Noir to Swedish Folk Horror. It's a big month for international crime.

    By CrimeReads | October 24, 2019

    The Art of Writing About Organized Crime, and The Rise and Fall of the New York Mafia

    The Art of Writing About Organized Crime, and The Rise and Fall of the New York Mafia

    Talking Mafia History in A Former Mafia Stronghold

    By Nancy Bilyeau | October 24, 2019

    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: 6 Revenge Thrillers Featuring Female Protagonists

    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: 6 Revenge Thrillers Featuring Female Protagonists

    Who can resist a good revenge plot?

    By Kate Kessler | October 24, 2019

    The Strange Story of Richard Wright’s Lost Crime Novel, <em>Savage Holiday</em>

    The Strange Story of Richard Wright’s Lost Crime Novel, Savage Holiday

    In 1954, at the height of his fame, Wright published a thriller with a white psychotic hero. The literary world did not approve.

    By Michael Gonzales | October 23, 2019

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