• Suspense

    Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank Capra's "Halloween Tale of Brooklyn," Is the perfect film for the season

    It has everything: serial killers, dead bodies, Peter Lorre, and a psychotic convict hiding out after an unfortunate plastic surgery accident that makes him look like Frankenstein's monster.

    October 29, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The 9 Scariest Fictional Haunted Houses (That Aren't Actually Houses)

    Possessed department stores, cosmic time-traveling barns, malevolent space ships, and much more!

    October 29, 2020  By Matthew Lyons
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    Seven Novels Featuring Fictional Characters with Even More Fictional Companions

    Imaginary Friends for Our Imaginary Friends

    October 29, 2020  By Evie Green
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    Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

    Whether you're calculating escape velocity or tracking wolverines, these are the details that will keep readers engrossed.

    October 27, 2020  By Alice Henderson
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    Ghost Hunting Is A Hobby,
    Not A Job

    Amy K. Bruni, host of the ghost hunting show Kindred Spirits, looks back on the strange path that led to her unusual career.

    October 27, 2020  By Amy Bruni with Julie Tremaine
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    The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

    "I’m a fan of a more traditional setting...stormy weather, isolated places and the darkness that hides the evil from sight."

    October 26, 2020  By Max Seeck
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    Shadow Sands

    Robert Bryndza

    "Kate Marshall took a breath and dove into the cold water."

    October 26, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    I Never Loved Rebecca

    On the unnamed narrator of Daphne du Maurier's classic.

    October 23, 2020  By Kit Frick
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    Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of Dracula

    As expected, they're very beautiful, very creepy, and very fun.

    October 22, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    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."

    October 22, 2020  By Stuart Turton
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