• Suspense

    Are You the Scorpion or the Frog? Horror as Social Commentary

    "[H]orror is drawn from our connections with each other, and makes us reconsider the roles we play in each other’s lives."

    September 5, 2024  By Vincent Tirado
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    Horror, Hauntings, and HGTV

    "I admit I find the home improvement shows far scarier than the paranormal ones."

    September 5, 2024  By Sarah Pinsker
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    Reinstating Mystery to the Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde

    The case for considering the classic story as crime fiction

    September 5, 2024  By Tim Major
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    Templates, Not Fantasies: Complicated Final Girls and Why We Need Them

    If we can see ourselves reflected in the Final Girl, we can learn from her how to survive

    September 4, 2024  By Cheryl Isaacs
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    What is a Screwball Thriller?

    "The exact recipe: one cup of zany, a pinch of parody, a dash of humor, and a quarter cup of thriller."

    September 3, 2024  By Sandra Block
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    Gothic Fiction with a Twist

    Olesya Salnikova Gilmore on contemporary fiction's newfound fascination with gothic fiction and its vast potential.

    September 3, 2024  By Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
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    Why Our Fascination with Urban Legends Will Never Die

    "What if, just this once, the legend is real?"

    August 30, 2024  By Vincent Ralph
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    Books In Which Things Are Terrible Even Before the Haunted Cabin Shows Up

    This fall and winter, horror turns to rustic retreats, lakeside vacation spots, and woodsy rentals for setting inspiration

    August 29, 2024  By Molly Odintz
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    What Would It Take for Our Friends and Family to Become Murderers?

    Anna E. Wahlgren finds inspiration in exploring "how things can go so disastrously wrong."

    August 29, 2024  By Anna E. Wahlgren
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    The Toxic Legacy: Coming-of-Age In Psychological Suspense

    These young protagonists must choose between continuing their family's manipulations—or breaking the cycle completely

    August 28, 2024  By M. M. DeLuca
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