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The Best Paperback Releases of the Month: October 2026

The Best Paperback Releases of the Month: October 2026

Featuring new-in-paperback releases from Steve Berry, May Cobb, John Fram, Gilly Macmillan, Tom Ryan, Nic Stone, and more

By CrimeReads | October 7, 2026

Neil Kleid on Learning to Write Horror as Someone Afraid of Jumpscares

Neil Kleid on Learning to Write Horror as Someone Afraid of Jumpscares

A tour of the ten novels, films, and comics that inspired Return To The Motherfreaking Fun Factory

By Neil Kleid | October 7, 2026

10 Epistolary Thrillers That Let the Evidence Do the Talking

10 Epistolary Thrillers That Let the Evidence Do the Talking

Eva Jurczyk recommends mysteries told in letters, emails, archives, and more

By Eva Jurczyk | October 6, 2026

Stages, Museums, Retreats: 5 Horror Novels Set in the Art World

Stages, Museums, Retreats: 5 Horror Novels Set in the Art World

Faith Gladwin recommends Ling Ling Huang, Mona Awad, and more

By Faith Gladwin | October 6, 2026

Hank Phillippi Ryan on Endings, Generational Scars, and Secrets in Mysteries

Hank Phillippi Ryan on Endings, Generational Scars, and Secrets in Mysteries

John B. Valeri chats with the author of 'Mother Daughter Sister Stranger'

By John B. Valeri | October 5, 2026

9 Suspense Novels with Unforgettable Settings

9 Suspense Novels with Unforgettable Settings

Hallie Shepherd recommends Paula Hawkins, Stuart Turton, Riley Sager, and more

By Hallie Shepherd | October 2, 2026

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The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers, of the Month: October 2026

By Molly Odintz | October 2, 2026

Dan Warner on A.I., Life as Data, and Depicting Emerging Technologies in Fiction

By Dan Warner | October 1, 2026

The Best Debut Novels of the Month: September 2026

By Molly Odintz | September 30, 2026

5 Horror Novels Set in Grand Country Homes

5 Horror Novels Set in Grand Country Homes

Jennifer Thorne recommends Stuart Turton, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and more

By Jennifer Thorne | September 30, 2026

5 Horror Novels Set in Georgia and Written by Georgia Authors (Plus One Honorable Mention)

5 Horror Novels Set in Georgia and Written by Georgia Authors (Plus One Honorable Mention)

Michael Wehunt recommends Kristi DeMeester, Flannery O’Connor, and more

By Michael Wehunt | September 30, 2026

Recession Comforts and the Gothic Resurgence

Recession Comforts and the Gothic Resurgence

"we return to classic monsters every generation because some fears are inherited, cyclical."

By I. V. Ophelia | September 29, 2026

Kelly McWilliams on Racial Passing, Tulsa, and Reimagining the Spy Walter F. White

Kelly McWilliams on Racial Passing, Tulsa, and Reimagining the Spy Walter F. White

"[B]earing witness was surely the hardest, most soul-shrieking part of Walter’s work."

By Kelly McWilliams | September 29, 2026

Crime and Horror are Siblings, And Humor is Their Drunk Uncle (or That One Inappropriate Aunt)

Crime and Horror are Siblings, And Humor is Their Drunk Uncle (or That One Inappropriate Aunt)

"Crime is horrific and horrifying. It can be supremely violent, or quietly psychotic. But in most instances, it can be, well, hilarious."

By Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. | September 28, 2026

Trent Dalton on Australian Noir, Journalism, and Writing Against a Country's Stereotypes

Trent Dalton on Australian Noir, Journalism, and Writing Against a Country's Stereotypes

Alex Dueben speaks with the author of Gravity Let Me Go

By Alex Dueben | September 26, 2026

5 Powerful Horror Novels for Animal Lovers

5 Powerful Horror Novels for Animal Lovers

Carrie Lee South recommends Kira Jane Buxton, Stephen Graham Jones, and more

By Carrie Lee South | September 25, 2026

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