The Best New Crime Shows Coming in October

The Best New Crime Shows Coming in October

Are you ready for the new 'Magpie Murders' series? Your mother is.

By Dwyer Murphy | September 30, 2022

The Complicated Life of Leo Marks

The Complicated Life of Leo Marks

An early fascination with Edgar Allan Poe coursed through his work as a wartime cartographer and later, a provocative screenwriter.

By Scott Adlerberg | September 29, 2022

Why Horror is Good for Your Mental Health

Why Horror is Good for Your Mental Health

Horror reminds us that no matter what we've been through, we're not alone.

By Ainslie Hogarth | September 29, 2022

Wait, What? A List of Psychological Thrillers with Gobsmacking Twists

Wait, What? A List of Psychological Thrillers with Gobsmacking Twists

These thrillers will leave you reeling and ready for more...

By Sarah Bonner | September 28, 2022

Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

Keith Roysdon on the life and legacy of one of America's most notorious killers.

By Keith Roysdon | September 27, 2022

How Rudy Ruiz and His Neo-Western Aim to Change the Conversation About the U.S.-Mexico Border

How Rudy Ruiz and His Neo-Western Aim to Change the Conversation About the U.S.-Mexico Border

A Tortured History in the Valley of Shadows

By Rudy Ruiz | September 27, 2022

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September's Best Debut Novels

September's Best Debut Novels

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10 Shadowy Meetings of Crime and the Occult

10 Shadowy Meetings of Crime and the Occult

Hailey Piper on stories that mix horror and crime

By Hailey Piper | September 20, 2022

Our Death Rooms: The Act of Mourning In Horror

Our Death Rooms: The Act of Mourning In Horror

"Horror doesn’t want you to heal. It wants you to scream."

By Clay McLeod Chapman | September 19, 2022

8 Thrillers Exploring Female Friendship

8 Thrillers Exploring Female Friendship

From best friends to toxic friends...

By Nicole Mabry and Steph Mullin | September 19, 2022

Kate Atkinson: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Kate Atkinson: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

A study of the life and work of one of contemporary crime fiction's greatest authors.

By Neil Nyren | September 15, 2022

Where to Start with Dark Academia Fiction

Where to Start with Dark Academia Fiction

"[I]t is a truth universally acknowledged that throwing privileged, hypereducated intellectuals together into small, isolated, pressure-cooker environments can sometimes lead to murder."

By Joanna Margaret | September 15, 2022

Why Southern Gothic Fiction Is The Perfect Medium for Telling Queer Stories

Why Southern Gothic Fiction Is The Perfect Medium for Telling Queer Stories

"It's within that cloudy veil that separates the natural from the supernatural that many of the best Gothic tales live."

By Tyler Christensen | September 15, 2022

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