• Genres

    Are You the Scorpion or the Frog? Horror as Social Commentary

    "[H]orror is drawn from our connections with each other, and makes us reconsider the roles we play in each other’s lives."

    September 5, 2024  By Vincent Tirado
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    Horror, Hauntings, and HGTV

    "I admit I find the home improvement shows far scarier than the paranormal ones."

    September 5, 2024  By Sarah Pinsker
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    Reinstating Mystery to the Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde

    The case for considering the classic story as crime fiction

    September 5, 2024  By Tim Major
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    Templates, Not Fantasies: Complicated Final Girls and Why We Need Them

    If we can see ourselves reflected in the Final Girl, we can learn from her how to survive

    September 4, 2024  By Cheryl Isaacs
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    Why Thrillers Matter

    "[W]hen heroes defeat villains...they also defeat the worst in ourselves."

    September 4, 2024  By Mike Maden
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    Ava Glass: Me and the Spies

    The author of the Emma Makepeace novels recounts her unusual (and ambiguous) history of dealing with spies.

    September 4, 2024  By Ava Glass
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    Attica Locke: That’s a Wrap

    With 'Guide Me Home', Attica Locke Concludes Her Highway 59 Series Featuring Texas Ranger Darren Mathews 

    September 3, 2024  By Nancie Clare
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    What is a Screwball Thriller?

    "The exact recipe: one cup of zany, a pinch of parody, a dash of humor, and a quarter cup of thriller."

    September 3, 2024  By Sandra Block
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    Gothic Fiction with a Twist

    Olesya Salnikova Gilmore on contemporary fiction's newfound fascination with gothic fiction and its vast potential.

    September 3, 2024  By Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
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    Labors of Love: Eli Cranor on Education, Empathy and Experience  

    "The point is how much is enough? And what is the cost of wanting more?"

    August 30, 2024  By John B. Valeri
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