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The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of <em>Freddy's Dead</em>

The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of Freddy's Dead

If horror exists to reinforce the status quo, then how did we end up rooting for Freddy?

By Paul Michael Anderson | October 9, 2020

The Con: Portraits of Grifters and Scam Artists in Book, Film, and Real Life

The Con: Portraits of Grifters and Scam Artists in Book, Film, and Real Life

"The con artist has a special gift for knowing what we want and giving it to us, then taking what they were after all along."

By Lisa Unger | October 8, 2020

Memories of an Accidental Mystery Writer

Memories of an Accidental Mystery Writer

When Sherry Thomas added a little murder to her historical romances, she struck genre-mixing gold.

By Sherry Thomas | October 8, 2020

Elsewhere

Elsewhere

Dean Koontz

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 8, 2020

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October

Missing husbands, murdered trainers, and feminist revenge killers.

By Lisa Levy | October 7, 2020

Thoroughly Modern Hauntings: How Ghost Stories Keep Finding New Ways to Scare Us

Thoroughly Modern Hauntings: How Ghost Stories Keep Finding New Ways to Scare Us

From The Ring to The Host, modern technology has only made horror stories scarier.

By Frazer Lee | October 7, 2020

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The Nightworkers

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 7, 2020

The Searcher

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 6, 2020

Walking the Hybrid Tightrope with Romantic Suspense

By Irene Hannon | October 5, 2020

Houdini, Escapist Fiction and The Role of Art

Houdini, Escapist Fiction and The Role of Art

Why do some draw a line between literary art and escapist fiction?

By Lonnie Busch | October 5, 2020

The Farm

The Farm

Max Annas

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 5, 2020

What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

Rebecca is headed to Netflix, Bly Manor is haunted, and HBO is having rich people problems.

By Dwyer Murphy | October 2, 2020

When advertising tried to create the perfect woman, thriller writers rebelled.

When advertising tried to create the perfect woman, thriller writers rebelled.

On the ad industry, domestic suspense, and the need for a safe space for imperfection.

By Araminta Hall | September 25, 2020

Ruth Ware on Locked Room Mysteries, Ski Chalets, and the Evolution of Voyeurism

Ruth Ware on Locked Room Mysteries, Ski Chalets, and the Evolution of Voyeurism

The author discusses her signature blend of mystery and psychological suspense.

By Molly Odintz | September 24, 2020

Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend

Brian Freeman

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 22, 2020

And Now She’s Gone

And Now She’s Gone

Rachel Howzell Hall

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 21, 2020

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