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    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

    5 Female Demi-Gods of Horror

    5 Female Demi-Gods of Horror

    These authors "will trick, treat, terrify, traumatize, and most definitely thrill you."

    By Nuzo Onoh | October 24, 2022

    <em>Gossip Girl</em>, But Make It a Thriller

    Gossip Girl, But Make It a Thriller

    Gossip Girl is sometimes absurd but always enticing...by contrast, the wealth on display in a thriller can feel menacing."">"The wealth on display in a drama like Gossip Girl is sometimes absurd but always enticing...by contrast, the wealth on display in a thriller can feel menacing."

    By Ann Liang | October 19, 2022

    The Birth of an Immortal Literary Character: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    The Birth of an Immortal Literary Character: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Leslie S. Klinger on Robert Louis Stevenson's most enduring – and unsettling – creation.

    By Leslie S. Klinger | October 18, 2022

    Briana Cole on Sex, Psychological Thrillers, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

    Briana Cole on Sex, Psychological Thrillers, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

    "I wanted to touch on how we can hide behind this image or identity of what we want to present to people, sometimes masking our true selves from others..."

    By Molly Odintz | October 17, 2022

    Rock & Roll Apocalypse: 'Wild in the Streets'

    Rock & Roll Apocalypse: 'Wild in the Streets'

    A 1968 movie about psychedelic politics and killing the old still has the power to disturb, decades later.

    By Michael Gonzales | October 14, 2022

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    The Dodge Land Wars: A History of Violence

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    Get Some Perspective: How Crime Novels Use POV to Reveal Their True Mysteries

    Get Some Perspective: How Crime Novels Use POV to Reveal Their True Mysteries

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    Discovering Charles Dickens'

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    Five Magical Realist Novels with Murder Mysteries At Their Center

    Five Magical Realist Novels with Murder Mysteries At Their Center

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