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When Horror Hits Home: An Appreciation of Domestic Horror

When Horror Hits Home: An Appreciation of Domestic Horror

The truest horror is that which comes from the familiar turned frightening

By Lindsay Starck | March 27, 2024

When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

"Why is so much harm committed by those who think they are right?"

By Rene Denfeld | March 27, 2024

Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

These "crime and gothic writers [are] reshaping the mythical South as we know it"

By Bobby Matthews | March 27, 2024

Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

The author (and January 6th Attack investigator) on writing his new novel, 'One in the Chamber.'

By Robin Peguero | March 26, 2024

How to turn Lunar New Year (and Other Holidays) Into a Setting for Your Next Crime

How to turn Lunar New Year (and Other Holidays) Into a Setting for Your Next Crime

Jesse Q. Sutanto on the intricacies of a festive mystery.

By Jesse Q. Sutanto | March 26, 2024

On The Unbearable Ordinariness Of The Conspiracy Theorist

On The Unbearable Ordinariness Of The Conspiracy Theorist

Extreme beliefs are the providence of painfully ordinary people. That's what makes them so terrifying.

By Abigail Dean | March 26, 2024

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By Keith Roysdon | March 25, 2024

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By Rob Osler | March 25, 2024

The Technothriller: Not Dead, But Hiding in Plain Sight

The Technothriller: Not Dead, But Hiding in Plain Sight

Parker Adams on the heyday of a genre.

By Parker Adams | March 25, 2024

"Warrior" is the Best TV Show You’re Not Watching

On the new Kung Fu Western originally conceived by Bruce Lee and brought to the screen by his daughter

By Rob Hart | March 22, 2024

Eric Rickstad: Why I Needed to Write a Novel About Male Violence and Guns

Eric Rickstad: Why I Needed to Write a Novel About Male Violence and Guns

"We live in a small Vermont town. We all know each other. Why did we need to be buzzed in as if entering the Pentagon? Why was there this menacing sign?"

By Eric Rickstad | March 22, 2024

Encouraging Hard Conversations Through Humor

Encouraging Hard Conversations Through Humor

These books use comedy to make some very serious points

By Alexia Casale | March 22, 2024

The Best Psychological Thrillers of March 2024

The Best Psychological Thrillers of March 2024

Ballet moms, conspiracy theorists, and suburban intrigue

By Molly Odintz | March 21, 2024

Ken Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime Fiction

Ken Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime Fiction

In his seventeenth Jack Taylor novel, 'Galway Confidential,' Bruen is exploring the frontier of noir.

By Peter Handel | March 21, 2024

Today's Authors Are Reviving the “Fair Play” Puzzle Plot Tradition

Today's Authors Are Reviving the “Fair Play” Puzzle Plot Tradition

Gigi Pandian on the modern renaissance of a Golden Age legacy.

By Gigi Pandian | March 21, 2024

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