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    On Writing A Nuanced Take on Mental Illness

    Jessica Ward considers the serious task of crafting a character with bipolar disorder.

    July 26, 2023  By Jessica Ward
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    Shop Talk: Kelly J. Ford Absolutely Can Wait for the Muse

    Crime writers discuss Arkansas, outlines, rock walls, and not getting bogged down in the idea of writing every day.

    July 25, 2023  By Eli Cranor
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    A Constellation of Noir Influences

    Irish novelist Colin Walsh looks back at the film and TV experiences that helped shape his new novel.

    July 25, 2023  By Colin Walsh
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    At the Cold, Still Bottom of the Lake: Five Mysteries Set in Still Waters

    Alice Blanchard on a lifelong "fascination with eerie, murderous small town lakes"

    July 25, 2023  By Alice Blanchard
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    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

    The author discusses his newest novel, an epic of the American Civil War, with David Masciotra.

    July 24, 2023  By David Masciotra
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    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

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

    July 24, 2023  By Michael Colbert
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    On Horror Fiction and The "Ick" Factor

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

    July 21, 2023  By Angel Luis Colón
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    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

    July 21, 2023  By Anika Scott
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    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.

    July 20, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

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

    July 19, 2023  By Jennifer Cody Epstein
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