7 Essential Domestic Psychological Thrillers

7 Essential Domestic Psychological Thrillers

Susan Moore on the building blocks of suspense

By Susan Moore | March 5, 2025

Exploring Memory Loss in Horror and Thriller Novels

Exploring Memory Loss in Horror and Thriller Novels

Jon Bassoff on a deeply disorienting tradition.

By Jon Bassoff | March 5, 2025

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

In the new column, Iglesias looks at a Brooklyn noir, a short novel from Colombia, and more.

By Gabino Iglesias | March 4, 2025

Clea Simon on Tumultuous Childhoods and Complex Psychological Thrillers

Clea Simon on Tumultuous Childhoods and Complex Psychological Thrillers

The lessons of the past, played out in fiction.

By Clea Simon | March 3, 2025

February's Best Psychological Thrillers

February's Best Psychological Thrillers

Obsessive stalkers, spiraling actors, and Silicon Valley secrets

By Molly Odintz | February 28, 2025

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

"[N]o one is pushed to the brink like a menopausal woman. And no one can fight for her life like her either."

By Cate Ray | February 27, 2025

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Daisy Pearce On Poltergeists, Misogyny, and Coming of Age in a Fractured World

By Daisy Pearce | February 26, 2025

Lisa Unger: Why Can’t I Go on Vacation Like a Normal Person?

By Lisa Unger | February 25, 2025

How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

By Gillian McAllister | February 25, 2025

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Stories from Shirley Jackson, Tananarive Due, and more.

By Zack Budryk | February 21, 2025

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

The author of "Hungerstone" talks with Molly Odintz about her new take on Sheridan le Fanu's "Carmilla"

By Molly Odintz | February 20, 2025

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

By Kate Brody | February 19, 2025

What Happens When There's a Crime in Antarctica?

What Happens When There's a Crime in Antarctica?

R.S. Burnett on life and death in the polar extreme.

By R.S. Burnett | February 19, 2025

Allen Eskens on the Power of Research

Allen Eskens on the Power of Research

In researching his latest novel, the author met people whose stories would change him forever.

By Allen Eskens | February 19, 2025

Three’s A Crowd: 5 Small-Set Novels with Problematic Pairings

Three’s A Crowd: 5 Small-Set Novels with Problematic Pairings

Nick Newman on the uncanny suspense of a third character's arrival.

By Nick Newman | February 18, 2025

Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

Space heists, dark fairy tales, weird magic, sinister star academies, and so, so much misuse of technology

By Molly Odintz | February 14, 2025

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