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Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

"Knowing what people are expecting allows you to subvert the trope. Expectation is its own red herring, built right into your reader."

By Stuart Turton | October 22, 2020

Seven Great Thrillers That Take Readers to Far-Flung Places

Seven Great Thrillers That Take Readers to Far-Flung Places

Now is the time to travel to the Indian Ocean and the mountains of New Zealand from the comfort of books.

By Rose Carlyle | October 22, 2020

'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

In 1938, Joan Harrison read a galley of Daphne Du Maurier's masterpiece. She wouldn't rest until she had the rights to adapt it.

By Christina Lane | October 21, 2020

The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

There's a lot at stake when it comes to picking pop culture's best Dracula. Count them down with us.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 21, 2020

Our Culture's Ongoing, Ever-Evolving Fascination with

Our Culture's Ongoing, Ever-Evolving Fascination with "The Mad Scientist"

An author of sci-fi thrillers reflects on distrust of science.

By Jane Gilmartin | October 21, 2020

Edgar Allan Poe and and the Rise of the Modern City

Edgar Allan Poe and and the Rise of the Modern City

"The Man of the Crowd" was arguably Edgar Allan Poe's first detective story. It's also one of his strangest.

By Scott Peeples | October 20, 2020

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By Paul French | October 19, 2020

Five Thrillers That Explore "Mean Girl" Culture

By Avery Bishop | October 19, 2020

Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime: <br>A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime:
A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

The creators of the Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast on the the tricky business of fictional murder.

By Layne Fargo | October 16, 2020

<em>The Westing Game</em> may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

On remembrance, inheritance, and legacy in one of the most beloved children's novels of all time.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 15, 2020

Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

Presenting readers with two timelines can be highly rewarding. But your craft needs to be sharp to pull it off.

By Heather Young | October 15, 2020

Kids and Thrillers and Their Freaky Powers

Kids and Thrillers and Their Freaky Powers

Because for some strange reason few things are more chilling than a child with a mysterious supernatural power.

By C.J. Tudor | October 14, 2020

Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The

Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The "Vengeful Bitch"

This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | October 14, 2020

In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

Lisa Jewell explores toxic masculinity in her latest thriller, but takes a stand for equal opportunity killing in the genre at large.

By Lisa Jewell | October 13, 2020

No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

Mid-century pulps featuring women in love were meant to titillate straight men, but soon found their way to a lesbian audience desperate for representation.

By Chloe Maveal | October 12, 2020

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