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Mindy Mejia on Pain: How the Body Uses It, and How Writers Use It

Mindy Mejia on Pain: How the Body Uses It, and How Writers Use It

"There is no story without conflict, no character growth without pain."

By Mindy Mejia | August 6, 2024

Uncanny Domestic Thrillers: The Monster Is Inside the House

Uncanny Domestic Thrillers: The Monster Is Inside the House

Maia Chance on "the familiar, the homelike, turned upside-down and inside-out."

By Maia Chance | August 5, 2024

The Pros and Cons of Armchair Detectives

The Pros and Cons of Armchair Detectives

Do online crime solving communities help solve crimes?

By Rachel McGuire | August 5, 2024

Six Mysteries About Female Friendships Gone Wrong

Six Mysteries About Female Friendships Gone Wrong

Maggie Auffarth shines "a spotlight on the vital, fraught, and complex friendships that can define a woman’s emotional world."

By Maggie Auffarth | August 2, 2024

The Perfect Getaway: Why Sedona, Arizona Is a Prime Location...for Crime Fiction

The Perfect Getaway: Why Sedona, Arizona Is a Prime Location...for Crime Fiction

The area is celebrated for red rock canyons, hiking trails and spirituality. But there's a darker side.

By Kathleen Bryant | August 2, 2024

August's Best New Psychological Thrillers

August's Best New Psychological Thrillers

Elite athletics, PTA politics, advice column antics, and influencer intrigue

By Molly Odintz | August 1, 2024

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Yasmin Angoe on “Bless Your Heart” and the Making of a Southern (Charm) Thriller

By Yasmin Angoe | August 1, 2024

5 Thrillers with Life-or-Death Challenges

By Catherine Steadman | August 1, 2024

Sometimes We Have Big Feelings About Celebrities. And That's (Mostly) Okay.

By Josh Winning | July 31, 2024

A List of Mysteries Featuring Victims We Love to Hate

A List of Mysteries Featuring Victims We Love to Hate

It's hard to solve a murder when everyone has a motive...

By Kieran Scott | July 30, 2024

Speculating Our Way Back to Ourselves

Speculating Our Way Back to Ourselves

Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi on using the speculative to manifest the unconscious and make space for the marginalized

By Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi | July 30, 2024

Thrillers that Capture the Complexities of Motherhood

Thrillers that Capture the Complexities of Motherhood

Kimberly McCreight on "the fraught push-pull of the complicated mother-daughter dynamic"

By Kimberly McCreight | July 30, 2024

Crafting the Real and Surreal in Eco-Horror

Crafting the Real and Surreal in Eco-Horror

Nicholas Belardes on not turning away from unreal and mysterious occurrences in nature that can help us craft our stories

By Nick Belardes | July 29, 2024

Gated Community Noir

Gated Community Noir

These seemingly nice neighborhoods conceal dark secrets

By Molly Odintz | July 26, 2024

The Unintentional Unreliable Narrator

The Unintentional Unreliable Narrator

These narrators can't be trusted, but that doesn't mean their obfuscations are deliberate

By Sara Driscoll | July 26, 2024

Queer Horror: YA Edition!

Queer Horror: YA Edition!

Jill Baguchinsky recommends 7 great young adult horror novels featuring queer themes and characters

By Jill Baguchinsky | July 25, 2024

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