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6 Films Silvia Moreno-Garcia Recommends for Writers

6 Films Silvia Moreno-Garcia Recommends for Writers

The Author of "The Bewitching" on Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt," Fritz Lang, and More

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | July 21, 2025

Julie Clark on Speaking Up, Standing Out, and Her New Suspense Novel, 'The Ghostwriter'

Julie Clark on Speaking Up, Standing Out, and Her New Suspense Novel, 'The Ghostwriter'

A conversation about persistence and suspense.

By John B. Valeri | July 21, 2025

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

Featuring new novels from Michael Farris Smith, Katia Lief, Carl Hiaasen, Rob Hart, and more.

By Gabino Iglesias | July 18, 2025

Dark Books for Long Summer Days

Dark Books for Long Summer Days

Sara Ochs on dark books that are perfect to balance out the cheeriness of summer.

By Sara Ochs | July 18, 2025

Jo Piazza on the Power of

Jo Piazza on the Power of "Unlikeable Women"

A celebration of the "messy and complicated and murderous."

By Jo Piazza | July 18, 2025

Four Novels That Twist the Slasher Model Into Something Darker and More Personal

Four Novels That Twist the Slasher Model Into Something Darker and More Personal

Daphne Woolsoncroft on dread and violence.

By Daphne Woolsoncroft | July 17, 2025

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Why Marriage Is the Perfect Crime Scene: The Rise of Domestic Suspense

By A.R. Torre | July 16, 2025

Essential Reading for the Bigfoot-Curious

By Giano Cromley | July 16, 2025

How a Handyman Visit Pushed One Author Closer to a World of Paranoia and Conspiracy Theories

By Nicci Cloke | July 16, 2025

Polly Stewart: Why I Had to Write About Modern-Day Moonshiners

Polly Stewart: Why I Had to Write About Modern-Day Moonshiners

"Very few people I met seemed to realize that when the rest of the country stopped making and drinking moonshine, Appalachia kept right on."

By Polly Stewart | July 15, 2025

Sarah Hornsley on Assault and the Trauma of Silence

Sarah Hornsley on Assault and the Trauma of Silence

"[T]here was nothing lonelier than people knowing what had happened . . . but acting like they didn’t."

By Sarah Hornsley | July 15, 2025

Kate Russo: The Story I Never Wanted To Tell

Kate Russo: The Story I Never Wanted To Tell

Decades later, a tragic death still has the power to haunt.

By Kate Russo | July 14, 2025

Tasha Coryell's Top 5 Favorite Fictional Psychopaths

Tasha Coryell's Top 5 Favorite Fictional Psychopaths

When you get right down to it, there are some pretty appealing psychopaths out there.

By Tasha Coryell | July 14, 2025

California and the Occult: A Summer Travel Guide!

California and the Occult: A Summer Travel Guide!

Kelsey James takes you up and down the West Coast to see the most mysterious sights open to the public

By Kelsey James | July 11, 2025

The Bad Dogs of Crime Fiction and Film

The Bad Dogs of Crime Fiction and Film

It's not common, but occasionally in the genre, there's a bloodthirsty hound

By Gregory Galloway | July 10, 2025

Why Daylight Killings (in Life and Literature) Are So Deeply Disturbing

Why Daylight Killings (in Life and Literature) Are So Deeply Disturbing

Christopher J. Yates on the darkness of daylight.

By Christopher J. Yates | July 10, 2025

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