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    Brutal, Terrifying, and Unclassifiable: Beyond the Literary/Horror Divide

    Brutal, Terrifying, and Unclassifiable: Beyond the Literary/Horror Divide

    James Han Mattson on six literary novels that could easily have made their way over to the horror shelf.

    By James Han Mattson | October 11, 2021

    Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

    Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

    "Body horror is powerful because it is personal."

    By Caitlin Starling | October 8, 2021

    Books Focused on Opulent Wealth, Family Secrets & Suspense

    Books Focused on Opulent Wealth, Family Secrets & Suspense

    How Much Money Buys You An Alibi?

    By Georgina Cross | October 7, 2021

    Small Towns, Big Secrets: Crime Fiction Set In Claustrophobic Communities

    Small Towns, Big Secrets: Crime Fiction Set In Claustrophobic Communities

    8 novels in which a small town is the perfect incubator for some truly grisly secrets.

    By L. Alison Heller | October 6, 2021

    Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

    Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

    The first humans to make up stories may just have saved us all. Or not. It's hard to know for sure.

    By Lee Child | October 5, 2021

    Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

    Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

    Readers shouldn't set too high a bar for fictional empathy—and authors shouldn't indulge in exaggerated excuses for their character's bad behavior.

    By John Copenhaver | October 5, 2021

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    Finding Inspiration in Vermont's 'Shirley Jackson and Donna Tartt Country'

    By Eric Rickstad | October 4, 2021

    Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

    By Celia Mattison | October 1, 2021

    12 Novels You Should Read This October

    By CrimeReads | October 1, 2021

    How to Add a Layer of Fear to Your Fiction

    How to Add a Layer of Fear to Your Fiction

    When it comes to getting the physiognomical effects of fear right, who cares why your characters are afraid. What matters is how they experience fear.

    By DiAnn Mills | October 1, 2021

    I Write About Monsters Because I Fear Becoming One

    I Write About Monsters Because I Fear Becoming One

    Or, what we talk about when we talk about monsters.

    By Catriona Ward | September 30, 2021

    The Lure of the Old Manor: Books in Which A House is Both Setting and Character

    The Lure of the Old Manor: Books in Which A House is Both Setting and Character

    "A house can embody the mood of a whole novel"

    By Kate Moretti | September 30, 2021

    The Rise of Gothic Domestic

    The Rise of Gothic Domestic

    A look at eight novels that twist our idea of home into something truly terrifying.

    By Darcy Coates | September 29, 2021

    We Know You Remember

    We Know You Remember

    Tove Alsterdal, translated by Alice Menzies

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 28, 2021

    Sara Gran Talks Publishing, Sex Magic, and Ownership for Authors

    Sara Gran Talks Publishing, Sex Magic, and Ownership for Authors

    After 10 years working in Hollywood, the Claire DeWitt author is starting her own publishing company.

    By Molly Odintz | September 20, 2021

    Detroit Crime Fiction: A Literary Tradition Like No Other

    Detroit Crime Fiction: A Literary Tradition Like No Other

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