• History of Mystery

    The Eerie Similarities Between the Start of the 20th Century and Today

    It was the so-called "Belle Epoque." It was also a violent, anxious period that gave birth to fascism.

    June 2, 2020  By Matthew Carr
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    Noir: An Antidote to Social Distancing

    Building community out of noir story anthologies in times of crisis.

    May 29, 2020  By Peter Carlaftes
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    Literature Is Built on a Foundation of Horror

    Why all great writing, no matter the genre, is steeped in horror.

    May 28, 2020  By Marc E. Fitch
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    Martin Edwards on the Enduring Popularity of Traditional Mysteries

    With new re-issues and rediscovered authors, the world can't seem to get enough classic mystery fiction.

    May 27, 2020  By Michael Barson
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    The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to Dracula

    Nosferatu was an illegal adaptation, but the fight over it spawned a monsterous legacy.

    May 26, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The Great Elmore Leonard Renaissance of the Late ‘90s

    Leonard was always popular in Hollywood. A trio of stylish adaptations in the 1990s helped make him a superstar.

    May 22, 2020  By Zach Vasquez
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    Writing in the Time of Corona

    Olen Steinhauer on the ideas that get writers to the keyboard during times of crisis.

    May 20, 2020  By Olen Steinhauer
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    Five Books That Will Make Your Child a Future Crime Writer

    And other lessons learned from pandemic reading and writing.

    May 19, 2020  By Ivy Pochoda
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    Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

    Presenting one of the 19th century's most random mysteries, and the modern scholar who solved it.

    May 19, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Eight Novels for the Eerie Days of Summer

    Long days, hot nights, abandoned houses...

    May 14, 2020  By Elisabeth Thomas
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