Stephen Chbosky on the Essence of Horror

Stephen Chbosky on the Essence of Horror

The author and director explains why returning to horror was like returning to a first love.

By Michael Seidlinger | October 2, 2019

I Only Wanted My Ghosts in Stories—Until My Mother Died

I Only Wanted My Ghosts in Stories—Until My Mother Died

On ghost stories, longing, and grief.

By Tara Laskowski | October 1, 2019

Contending with the Legacy of Lovecraft

Contending with the Legacy of Lovecraft

A writer's guide to taking inspiration from Lovecraft, without embracing his problematic legacy.

By Shaun Hamill | October 1, 2019

Takes One to Know One

Takes One to Know One

Susan Isaacs

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 30, 2019

Bomber’s Moon

Bomber’s Moon

Archie Mayor

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 27, 2019

Motherland

Motherland

G. D. Abson

By CrimeReads | September 26, 2019

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September's Best Debut Fiction

By CrimeReads | September 25, 2019

Angel Luis Colón on Writing Violence, Finding New Voices, and Flipping Off the World

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By Camille LeBlanc | September 25, 2019

The Magic of Maine's Thrillers

The Magic of Maine's Thrillers

Tess Gerritsen on America's Hotbed of Gothic Fiction

By Tess Gerritsen | September 24, 2019

Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage

Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 24, 2019

"In a Glass Darkly"

Agatha Christie

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 20, 2019

Strangers She Knows

Strangers She Knows

Christina Dodd

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 19, 2019

A Brief History of Monstrous Mothers in Literature

A Brief History of Monstrous Mothers in Literature

"No other figure has been so eulogized, glorified, sanctified even. And yet...and yet."

By Evelyn Toynton | September 18, 2019

Elevator Pitch

Elevator Pitch

Linwood Barclay

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 17, 2019

8 Novels Featuring Atypical Amateur Sleuths

8 Novels Featuring Atypical Amateur Sleuths

Sometimes, an outsider's perspective is just what you need to solve the case...

By Sarah Lotz | September 16, 2019

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