• Suspense

    The Most Terrifying Abandoned Train Tunnels in the World

    J.H. Markert takes readers on a tour of haunted spaces.

    January 4, 2024  By J.H. Markert
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    Running Away with the Fairies

    Tara Isabella Burton on using fairyland as a metaphor for cults and their ecstatic escape from reality

    January 4, 2024  By Tara Isabella Burton
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    The Importance of the Plot Twist

    Heidi Perks on when and how to reveal the twists that will keep readers guessing throughout your novel.

    January 3, 2024  By Heidi Perks
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    What Makes a Forest Such a Seductive Setting for Fiction?

    Terri Parlato considers what draws us to the deep, dark woods

    January 3, 2024  By Terri Parlato
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    How to Write Fiction about True Crime

    Novels examining the true crime industry are a critical part of understanding its problems and popularity.

    January 2, 2024  By Kate Brody
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    The Rise of "Mom-Noir"

    Katherine Faulkner looks at the "new cast of female, feminist crime writers exploring the darker realities of motherhood"

    January 2, 2024  By Katherine Faulkner
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    How to Corral Your Nightmares for Use in Your Next Novel

    Colin O'Sullivan went from dreaming about robots to writing an AI thriller.

    January 2, 2024  By Colin O'Sullivan
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    The Best Horror Fiction of 2023

    These novels take you deep into the darkness, only to lead you out with a flickering lantern of hope

    December 21, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    Alexis Soloski on Theater, Criticism, and the Mystery of Performance

    The culture critic discusses her debut novel.

    December 19, 2023  By Kevin Canfield
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    Spiritualists and Tarot Readers Are Having A Moment

    Scammers, believers, and plenty of in-betweeners fill the pages of this year's gothic thrillers (and next)

    December 19, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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