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The Spooky Femme's Guide to Summer Reading

The Spooky Femme's Guide to Summer Reading

These novels are perfect for bringing "that fall magic into your sticky summer life"

By Danie Shokoohi | June 27, 2025

Re-imagining the American West for Modern Horror Audiences

Re-imagining the American West for Modern Horror Audiences

Why horror is the perfect antidote to "false nostalgia for tropes of the American West’s gory saga"

By Nick Belardes | June 27, 2025

Headless Bodies and Why We're Obsessed With Them

Headless Bodies and Why We're Obsessed With Them

Simon Toyne on the strange allure of stories about severed heads.

By Simon Toyne | June 26, 2025

I Wanted To Write a Crime Novel Set in Paterson, NJ – Nordic Noir Fixed the Path

I Wanted To Write a Crime Novel Set in Paterson, NJ – Nordic Noir Fixed the Path

Melanie Anagnos on finding her New Jersey by way of Scandinavian crime fiction.

By Melanie Anagnos | June 25, 2025

5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

Plus a few more where the only mystery is who's sleeping together.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 24, 2025

Book Recs Based on Your Favorite Scary Movie

Book Recs Based on Your Favorite Scary Movie

Let Miranda Smith guide you through the disturbing world of horror fiction, from movies to books.

By Miranda Smith | June 24, 2025

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Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

By Nick Kolakowski | June 23, 2025

Six Novels Drawing Attention to the Ongoing Epidemic of Missing Women of Color

By Kristen Berry | June 20, 2025

What Writing For Kids Taught Me About Killing Off Adults

By Lauren Myracle | June 19, 2025

The Joy of Murder

The Joy of Murder

Allison Brennan on the distinct pleasures of romantic suspense.

By Allison Brennan | June 18, 2025

5 Books That Dive Into the Drug-Fueled Darkness of the Club Scene

5 Books That Dive Into the Drug-Fueled Darkness of the Club Scene

From techno temples to sun-bleached villas, these books dance in the shadows of ecstasy, cocaine, and hedonistic oblivion and capture the heady hedonism and rapturous fun of the late 90s early 2000s.

By Ivy Pochoda | June 17, 2025

9 Great Mystery and Thriller Novels Set At Sea

9 Great Mystery and Thriller Novels Set At Sea

In these novels, the ocean is a character, and the water is...choppy.

By Sian Gilbert | June 17, 2025

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke on the mysteries of Louisiana.

By N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke | June 16, 2025

The Horror of a Border: Laura Elliott On Writing the Abject

The Horror of a Border: Laura Elliott On Writing the Abject

"When horror is written from the margins, it doesn’t just draw attention to our prejudices. It challenges them as well."

By Laura Ellliott | June 13, 2025

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Peter Swanson on a great tradition of 'planning to kill a spouse' thrillers.

By Peter Swanson | June 12, 2025

How One Moment of Fear Changed a Lifetime of Belief

How One Moment of Fear Changed a Lifetime of Belief

S.M. Govett on the moments and memories that haunt us.

By S.M. Govett | June 12, 2025

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