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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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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

Thrillers Featuring Characters with Memory Disorders

Thrillers Featuring Characters with Memory Disorders

How realistic are these recent psychological thrillers? A scientist and crime writer considers.

By Bradeigh Godfrey | October 14, 2022

The Best Fiction About the Theatre

The Best Fiction About the Theatre

Joanna Quinn on the rare magic of books set in and around the theatrical world.

By Joanna Quinn | October 13, 2022

These Books Prove We’re Living In a Golden Age of Horror

These Books Prove We’re Living In a Golden Age of Horror

Or, 18 new and recent novels perfect for spooky season.

By Molly Odintz | October 12, 2022

Mysteries on the Stereo

Mysteries on the Stereo

Natalie Lund on family road trips, audiobooks, and the pain of losing a mother.

By Natalie Lund | October 12, 2022

The Dodge Land Wars: A History of Violence

The Dodge Land Wars: A History of Violence

Andy Davidson on writing a folk horror novel about a historic land dispute with vast consequences for the environment.

By Andy Davidson | October 12, 2022

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