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For Today's Crime Novels, the Stakes Are High, Right from the First Sentence

For Today's Crime Novels, the Stakes Are High, Right from the First Sentence

Why it's so pivotal to grab your readers' attention with those opening lines.

By Candice Fox | May 15, 2023

May's Best Psychological Thrillers

May's Best Psychological Thrillers

From delicious to chilling, these new releases use the human psyche to great effect.

By Molly Odintz | May 12, 2023

Terrible Mothers in Horror: A Reading List

Terrible Mothers in Horror: A Reading List

"Even the simplest, most basic of relationships can be messy, complicated, and terrifying."

By Katrina Monroe | May 11, 2023

Whodunnits With a Killer Twist

Whodunnits With a Killer Twist

These novels will leave with you a feeling of "What just happened?"

By Gabriella Lepore | May 11, 2023

‘Assault on Precinct 13’ Was the Siege Thriller Done to Perfection

‘Assault on Precinct 13’ Was the Siege Thriller Done to Perfection

John Carpenter's 1976 shoestring-budget-ode to a western classic.

By Keith Roysdon | May 10, 2023

Painting the Town Red: What Art Can Add to a Mystery

Painting the Town Red: What Art Can Add to a Mystery

Cyndi MacMillan on fiction enriched by visual art.

By Cyndi MacMillan | May 10, 2023

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Urban Legends, True Crime, and the Threads that Bind Them

By Jen Williams | May 9, 2023

“An Unnatural Body”: Queerness, Monstrosity, and Frankenstein

By C.E. McGill | May 9, 2023

What Teaching Shakespeare Taught Me About Writing Horror

By Nicholas Binge | May 8, 2023

The Best Scary Media for People Who Don’t Like Horror

The Best Scary Media for People Who Don’t Like Horror

"These are the rare stories that managed to make their way past my no horror rule and earn a place in my heart."

By Maria Ingrande Mora | May 8, 2023

Crafting Will They or Won't They Tension in Thrillers

Crafting Will They or Won't They Tension in Thrillers

"Keeping the tension high while also moving the relationship forward and providing authentic conflict isn’t easy."

By Allison Brennan | May 5, 2023

Midway as Menace: On Carnivals, Characters, and the Fear of the Other

Midway as Menace: On Carnivals, Characters, and the Fear of the Other

"Consider it an extension of the mysterious visitor, the unwanted guest."

By Curtis LeBlanc | May 2, 2023

Celebrating the Power of Older Women Protagonists

Celebrating the Power of Older Women Protagonists

"[C]hange, and the freedom that comes with it, can be frightening; destabilizing. Its power can feel a lot like weakness."

By Joanne Harris | May 2, 2023

And Your Little Dog, Too: Incorporating Real Fears Into Your Fiction

And Your Little Dog, Too: Incorporating Real Fears Into Your Fiction

Sometimes those everyday fears can be the most intense, and the most intensely relatable.

By Taylor Adams | May 1, 2023

Five Great Novels Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

Five Great Novels Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

Vanessa Cuti on books that blur the lines between fact and fiction.

By Vanessa Cuti | April 28, 2023

The Terror in The Mirror: On Family, Legacy, and Hauntings

The Terror in The Mirror: On Family, Legacy, and Hauntings

"So many times we are not in control of our own narrative."

By V. Castro | April 28, 2023

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