Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Stories from Shirley Jackson, Tananarive Due, and more.

By Zack Budryk | February 21, 2025

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

The author of "Hungerstone" talks with Molly Odintz about her new take on Sheridan le Fanu's "Carmilla"

By Molly Odintz | February 20, 2025

The Scoundrels We Love 

The Scoundrels We Love 

Wes Browne on the art of writing "key characters who are downright criminal at heart."

By Wes Browne | February 20, 2025

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

By Kate Brody | February 19, 2025

What Happens When There's a Crime in Antarctica?

What Happens When There's a Crime in Antarctica?

R.S. Burnett on life and death in the polar extreme.

By R.S. Burnett | February 19, 2025

Allen Eskens on the Power of Research

Allen Eskens on the Power of Research

In researching his latest novel, the author met people whose stories would change him forever.

By Allen Eskens | February 19, 2025

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Atlantic City: Crime Fiction on the Boardwalk

Atlantic City: Crime Fiction on the Boardwalk

How to read your way through the gritty seaside playground.

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Tying Your Story to Current Events: Brilliant Strategy or a Fool’s Mission?

Tying Your Story to Current Events: Brilliant Strategy or a Fool’s Mission?

A mystery author grapples with the lure of 'ripped-from-the-headlines' stories.

By Jenn Bregman | February 17, 2025

Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

Space heists, dark fairy tales, weird magic, sinister star academies, and so, so much misuse of technology

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Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

Scratch beneath the stucco of Belgravia, London’s most upmarket residential district, and dark secrets lurk.

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How to Isolate Your Characters in the 21st Century

How to Isolate Your Characters in the 21st Century

A mystery writer's guide to cutting your characters off from the world in believable ways.

By Laura McCluskey | February 13, 2025

The Backlist: Reading Margaret Atwood's 'The Blind Assassin', with Ashley Winstead

The Backlist: Reading Margaret Atwood's 'The Blind Assassin', with Ashley Winstead

Ashley Winstead and Polly Stewart discuss Atwood's sprawling, genre-hopping novel.

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5 Novels with Flawed Child Prodigies

5 Novels with Flawed Child Prodigies

In these books, adult-level genius just leads to adult-level problems

By Jeff Macfee | February 13, 2025

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