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From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

"[T]he hallowed halls of learning provide fertile ground for fiction."

By Lauren Nossett | November 11, 2022

A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

Contributors to a new anthology weigh in on the horror boom, short form writing, and British literature.

By Molly Odintz | November 9, 2022

Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

"My heightened way of being is what drew me to write fiction."

By Lynne Reeves | November 9, 2022

You Can't Choose Your Family: Five Books Revolving Around Dysfunctional Families

You Can't Choose Your Family: Five Books Revolving Around Dysfunctional Families

"[I]f your family drama is not enough, or if you just want to feel like maybe your brood is not that bad, check out one of these novels..."

By Lisa Unger | November 8, 2022

Crime Fiction in The Maldives: When Romance and Paradise Turn Bad

Crime Fiction in The Maldives: When Romance and Paradise Turn Bad

Crime and the City visits an island paradise.

By Paul French | November 7, 2022

On The Morality of Immorality

On The Morality of Immorality

"[T]hrillers fling straight and piercing arrows into the heart of morality itself...[b]y displaying catastrophic consequences for “bad” behavior."

By Jennifer Lynn Alvarez | November 1, 2022

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Erika T. Wurth on Writing Native Horror During a Horror Renaissance

By Erika T. Wurth | October 31, 2022

Paula Guran on the Need for Horror in Challenging Times

By Paula Guran | October 28, 2022

Horror Movie Criticism Perfect for Halloween

By Molly Odintz | October 27, 2022

Why I Write Feminist Fairy Tales

Why I Write Feminist Fairy Tales

Or, how I gave up on "having it all" and found a new truth in writing darkness.

By Menna Van Praag | October 27, 2022

14 New and Upcoming Books Featuring Witches

14 New and Upcoming Books Featuring Witches

Channel your feminist rage, decolonize your magick, and heal your community with these bewitching reads.

By Molly Odintz | October 26, 2022

9 Works of Dark Humor Perfect for Halloween

9 Works of Dark Humor Perfect for Halloween

Humor "serves as a crucial utensil to consume grief or fear or humiliation piece by piece, lest it consumes us."

By Claudia Lux | October 26, 2022

The Very Human Horrors of Paul Tremblay

The Very Human Horrors of Paul Tremblay

In Tremblay's fiction, people are forced to reckon with terrifying new realities while trying to hang onto their humanity.

By Brenna Ehrlich | October 26, 2022

Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself: On The Origins of the Devil

Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself: On The Origins of the Devil

"Cultures and religions around the globe have long imagined Devil-like figures..."

By La Carmina | October 26, 2022

W. Scott Poole: How Horror Reveals the Nation's Deepest (and Darkest) Beliefs

W. Scott Poole: How Horror Reveals the Nation's Deepest (and Darkest) Beliefs

Poole's new book, Dark Carnivals traces the history of modern horror and American imperialism.

By Lisa Levy | October 25, 2022

Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s Cult Classic, <em>House of Psychotic Women</em>, Ten Years Later

Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s Cult Classic, House of Psychotic Women, Ten Years Later

“Every woman who enjoys horror films has at some point felt the need to explain herself.”

By Elizabeth Horkley | October 24, 2022

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