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    Without Shame: Female Writers on Female Psychopaths

    Without Shame: Female Writers on Female Psychopaths

    Julia Bartz on the new wave of psychological thrillers

    By Julia Bartz | February 23, 2023

    The Unsettling History of Serial Killers in Colorado

    The Unsettling History of Serial Killers in Colorado

    The rugged, mountainous state has a dark legacy.

    By Leanne Kale Sparks | February 22, 2023

    The Best, Creepiest Old Houses in Fiction

    The Best, Creepiest Old Houses in Fiction

    Locked doors, secret passages, decrepit roofs, weird families, and so, so much more.

    By M.E. Hilliard | February 15, 2023

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    Why Does the Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's Death Still Haunt Us?

    Few American writers have been read so widely for so long. And for many, Poe's death is inextricable from his fiction.

    By Mark Dawidziak | February 14, 2023

    Why So Many Journalists Turn to Careers in Crime Fiction

    Why So Many Journalists Turn to Careers in Crime Fiction

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    Sympathy for the Specter

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    On the 1968 Film Which Introduced the Trope of the

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    Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

    Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

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