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    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    In debut collection Here in the Night, ghost stories animate the forces that haunt adult life

    By Michael Colbert | July 24, 2023

    On Horror Fiction and The

    On Horror Fiction and The "Ick" Factor

    Or, A Brief Introduction to Body Horror Through Four Films (and One TV Show)

    By Angel Luis Colón | July 21, 2023

    The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

    The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

    Anika Scott on the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago and a city's quest to shed its bloody reputation

    By Anika Scott | July 21, 2023

    The Age of the

    The Age of the "Feminist 'American Psycho'" Has Arrived

    Are they battling the patriarchy, or are they symptoms of it? Is the serial killer a rebel, or the new "pick me" girl? That's the tension that drives a wave of new thrillers.

    By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2023

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    Jennifer Cody Epstein on an infamous 19th century asylum and its exploitative director.

    By Jennifer Cody Epstein | July 19, 2023

    7 Crime Books Featuring Special Events Going Off the Rails

    7 Crime Books Featuring Special Events Going Off the Rails

    "There’s something quite sinister and devilishly fun when a celebration turns calamitous."

    By Jamie Day | July 19, 2023

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    I'd Rather Commit A Murder Than Write One

    By Liz Nugent | July 18, 2023

    9 Unforgettable Novels About Protagonists Returning Home

    By Sara Flannery Murphy | July 18, 2023

    8 Unforgettable Thrillers with Beach Settings

    By Allie Reynolds | July 17, 2023

    Meagan Lucas's Dark New Fiction:

    Meagan Lucas's Dark New Fiction: "I Was Tired of Hiding the Ugly"

    The author of 'Here in the Dark' and 'Songbirds and Stray Dogs' in conversation with Steph Post

    By Steph Post | July 17, 2023

    Cool Down With Some Scorching Thrillers

    Cool Down With Some Scorching Thrillers

    May Cobb recommends 4 scintillating works of suspense to beat the heat

    By May Cobb | July 17, 2023

    John Milas On Writing A Haunted House Novel Set During Wartime

    John Milas On Writing A Haunted House Novel Set During Wartime

    "I had re-haunted myself. But still, I thought, if I finished the book, maybe I would be releasing a burden that had become a demon."

    By John Milas | July 14, 2023

    The Most Haunted Movies in Hollywood History

    The Most Haunted Movies in Hollywood History

    Josh Winning on haunted film sets, cursed productions, and a different kind of Hollywood myth-making.

    By Josh Winning | July 13, 2023

    Psychological Thrillers and the Concept of Home

    Psychological Thrillers and the Concept of Home

    On safety, trespass, and cages...

    By Tasha Sylva | July 13, 2023

    Seven Thrillers In Which Friendships Are Threatened

    Seven Thrillers In Which Friendships Are Threatened

    "Old secrets, dark truths, and a few dead bodies..."

    By Megan Collins | July 13, 2023

    Five Stories Featuring Bad Guys You Love to Root For

    Five Stories Featuring Bad Guys You Love to Root For

    "I love complicated, charismatic, devious, utterly compelling characters. The kind who keep you guessing..."

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