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On Otherness And Terror

On Otherness And Terror

"The concept of otherness in horror is breathing, expanding its literary lungs to show the other as the oppressed..."

By Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason | July 20, 2022

Sarah Gailey On Loving Monsters

Sarah Gailey On Loving Monsters

"[M]onsters can teach us how to love, even when that love is itself monstrous."

By Sarah Gailey | July 19, 2022

A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of

A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of "The Other"

Authors from a new anthology examining otherness and the creation of monstrosity talk fear, society, and ostracism.

By CrimeReads | July 19, 2022

Nadine Matheson on Serial Killer Fiction, Stealing Time, and Criminal Defense

Nadine Matheson on Serial Killer Fiction, Stealing Time, and Criminal Defense

"I’ve represented people who have been accused of the most horrific of crimes and some of those people have been the vilest of people who I would be happy never to see again."

By Peter Handel | July 19, 2022

Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

"[T]here's always that 'what if?' What if things had gone wrong, would I have had the resources and experience I have now to handle it?"

By Molly Odintz | July 18, 2022

Desperate Measures: On Ordinary People Who've Had Quite Enough

Desperate Measures: On Ordinary People Who've Had Quite Enough

"What do they do when they’re backed into a corner? What do they do when they decide enough is enough?"

By Elaine Murphy | July 18, 2022

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London and the Long, Dark shadow of Charles Dickens

London and the Long, Dark shadow of Charles Dickens

How do you write about a place that has been written about so much, and so famously?

By Simon Toyne | July 14, 2022

Top Ten Thrillers to Put You Off Traveling

Top Ten Thrillers to Put You Off Traveling

"[C]onsider journeying vicariously from the safety of your own home..."

By Roz Nay | July 13, 2022

Theater and Other <br>Criminal Acts

Theater and Other
Criminal Acts

What famous crime stories and films borrow from theater

By Ann Aptaker | July 13, 2022

On Dead Girls and Feminism in Horror

On Dead Girls and Feminism in Horror

"[F]eminist horror allows women to crawl out of their own victimhood and presents a story about the complexities of female terror."

By Katrina Monroe | July 12, 2022

A Beginner's Guide to Using (and Exploding) Horror Tropes

A Beginner's Guide to Using (and Exploding) Horror Tropes

"A trope can be as complex and metaphorical as a labyrinthine haunted house, or as a simple as the image of a bloody knife."

By Eva V. Gibson | July 11, 2022

Debt Plays a Key Role in Crime Fiction – But What About Student Loan Debt?

Debt Plays a Key Role in Crime Fiction – But What About Student Loan Debt?

David Bell on the weight of student loan debt and how it fueled his new thriller.

By David Bell | July 8, 2022

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