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When Characters Fake Their Own Deaths

When Characters Fake Their Own Deaths

Exploring pseudocide in fiction and film.

By Manning Wolfe | September 18, 2023

Native American Literature: Tribes and Tribulations

Native American Literature: Tribes and Tribulations

"As a part Eastern Band Cherokee writer, it can be a tightrope dance deciding what to present to the outside world."

By Deborah J. Ledford | September 18, 2023

<em>A Haunting in Venice</em> is the Best of Kenneth Branagh's Poirot Adaptations, and an Engaging Film On Its Own

A Haunting in Venice is the Best of Kenneth Branagh's Poirot Adaptations, and an Engaging Film On Its Own

Olivia Rutigliano on the newest Agatha Christie adaptation.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 15, 2023

Jason Voorhees: Neurodivergent Icon?

Jason Voorhees: Neurodivergent Icon?

On finding empowerment and autistic representation in an unlikely source: Friday the 13th's iconic slasher

By Mark Wheaton | September 15, 2023

The Freudian Gothic Fiction of Ira Levin

The Freudian Gothic Fiction of Ira Levin

"Behind the terse style, there is a poetry to the ironies of Levin’s plots, and there is a brutality that emerges from his intricate imagination."

By James Reich | September 15, 2023

Dorothy B. Hughes, <em>In a Lonely Place</em>, and the Birth of the Modern Serial Killer Novel

Dorothy B. Hughes, In a Lonely Place, and the Birth of the Modern Serial Killer Novel

Hughes' masterpiece was fresh, feminist, and ahead of its time.
It's also extraordinarily chilling.

By Laura Picklesimer | September 15, 2023

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The Dark Humor of Millennial Crime Capers

By Alice Bell | September 14, 2023

5 International Action Thrillers from Afghanistan to Shanghai

By Tori Eldridge | September 14, 2023

When is a Character’s Dishonesty Justified?

By R. J. Jacobs | September 14, 2023

(Un)Safe Harbor: Thrillers Set in Remote Island Locations

(Un)Safe Harbor: Thrillers Set in Remote Island Locations

These novels use their beautiful, wild, windswept settings to build suspense.

By Anna Porter | September 14, 2023

An Appreciation of Gardening Detectives

An Appreciation of Gardening Detectives

From Wilkie Collins to the present day, crime writers have often crafted "horticulturally inclined" sleuths.

By Marta McDowell | September 13, 2023

Cozy Mysteries with Furry Sidekicks

Cozy Mysteries with Furry Sidekicks

Holly Danvers explains a proud cozy mystery tradition...and why she wrote her neighbor, the Siberian Husky, into her latest novel.

By Holly Danvers | September 13, 2023

7 Crime Novels Set in Sin City

7 Crime Novels Set in Sin City

Explore Las Vegas with these delightfully seedy thrillers.

By Robert Swartwood | September 13, 2023

Writing a Domestic Survival Thriller

Writing a Domestic Survival Thriller

On Marrying Life-or-Death Stakes with the Trials of Suburbia

By Lee Kelly | September 13, 2023

Celebrating the Iconic Suspense of Lois Duncan

Celebrating the Iconic Suspense of Lois Duncan

Lois Duncan’s horror and suspense books for young adults served as roadmaps to growing up, surviving trauma, and becoming our true selves.

By Luisa Colon | September 12, 2023

My First Thriller: Jeneva Rose Is in Her Own World

My First Thriller: Jeneva Rose Is in Her Own World

How the bestselling author spurned the traditional publishing world and found her own way to writing success.

By Rick Pullen | September 12, 2023

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