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There is Something Female About Being Dead: On Gender and Horror

There is Something Female About Being Dead: On Gender and Horror

"The problem is that horror’s understanding of gender is so extremely outdated."

By Logan-Ashley Kisner | September 12, 2024

5 Great Psychological Thrillers About Reunions and Old Secrets

5 Great Psychological Thrillers About Reunions and Old Secrets

Amber and Danielle Brown on a beloved trope.

By Amber and Danielle Brown | September 12, 2024

They Get the Assignment: Alison Gaylin's Favorite Fictional Female Detectives

They Get the Assignment: Alison Gaylin's Favorite Fictional Female Detectives

These PIs move through the world with their own style.

By Alison Gaylin | September 12, 2024

Hellfire: Secret Societies of the 18th Century

Hellfire: Secret Societies of the 18th Century

Susan Stokes-Chapman on the history of British "Hellfire Clubs" and their fascination with the occult.

By Susan Stokes-Chapman | September 12, 2024

Where Chills Meet Thrills: 7 Eerie Crime Novels

Where Chills Meet Thrills: 7 Eerie Crime Novels

"[E]ach of these novels is steeped in the kind of eerie atmosphere that threatens to unsettle your perceptions and infect your dreams."

By Megan Taylor | September 11, 2024

Not Just Fargo: Why Minnesota Makes the Perfect Setting for Crime Fiction

Not Just Fargo: Why Minnesota Makes the Perfect Setting for Crime Fiction

"Hotdish and hot tempers. The shocking red of blood against flat white snow. Threatening words delivered in a cheery accent"

By Caroline Woods | September 11, 2024

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By Kelsea Yu | September 10, 2024

Silvia Moreno-Garcia Writes a Hollywood Story of Biblical Proportions

By Nancie Clare | September 10, 2024

Why Vampires Are Back in Vogue

Why Vampires Are Back in Vogue

Rachel Harrison considers the endless possibilities of a genre that is "truly eternal"

By Rachel Harrison | September 10, 2024

Do We Stick Around after Death?

Do We Stick Around after Death?

What Personal Experience Has–and Hasn’t–Taught Me

By Beth Castrodale | September 10, 2024

Unsung Detectives From a Millennial Youth

Unsung Detectives From a Millennial Youth

From Carmen Sandiego to Cowboy Bebop, Libby Cudmore looks at the 90s icons that taught her to love noir

By Libby Cudmore | September 9, 2024

Empathy and Crime Fiction: How Do You Make Readers Root for the “Unrootable”?

Empathy and Crime Fiction: How Do You Make Readers Root for the “Unrootable”?

Steve Hamilton on the magic of fiction.

By Steve Hamilton | September 9, 2024

Drugs and Distance: Taking on the Opioid Crisis in Thriller Form

Drugs and Distance: Taking on the Opioid Crisis in Thriller Form

Betsy Hartmann on finding the craft and the purpose.

By Betsy Hartmann | September 9, 2024

Four Gothic and Neo-Gothic Novels About Mothers

Four Gothic and Neo-Gothic Novels About Mothers

"Maternal figures not only propel Gothic plots but heighten their terror."

By Gail Lukasik | September 6, 2024

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

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."

By Vincent Tirado | September 5, 2024

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