1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (926+ words) Why Horror Is the Perfect Genre for Processing Trauma'CrimeReads...

17+ hour, 51+ min ago   (712+ words) There is a specific kind of alchemy that happens when a thriller grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go. It's not just about the twist'though we all love a good gasp-out-loud moment'it's about the voice, the atmosphere,…...

21+ hour, 57+ min ago   (222+ words) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of the Four (1890), begins with Holmes injecting himself with a seven percent cocaine solution while Watson, unchill narc that he is, stands disapprovingly by." So what's behind the long lineage…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (700+ words) Hello! I'm Callie Kazumi, author of cannibal novel Greedy. Set in rural Japan and exploring themes of wealth, classism, and race, I was more than happy to delve into research by gobbling up (excuse the pun) as many dark Japanese…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (548+ words) Robert Brockway, I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 (Page Street Horror, January 27) Maria Tureaud,This House Will Feed (Kensington, January 27) Leila Siddiqui,The Glowing Hours (Hell's Hundred, February 3) Saratoga Schaefer,Trad Wife (Crooked Lane, February 10) Trad wives aren't just…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (797+ words) At first glance, Palm Springs doesn't look like a place where terrible things happen. The sun is relentless. The sky is impossibly blue. Palm trees sway with lazy confidence over turquoise pools and manicured lawns. Everything about the place suggests…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (176+ words) Finding My Own Community Creating Space for Guests I've also watched the podcast create a growing network as each guest becomes part of an ongoing conversation, their episode joining an archive of women grappling with similar questions. They hear each…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (552+ words) So far in Crime and the City we've been to Japan twice " the mega-city of Tokyo and the ancient city (and former capital) of Kyoto. The Tokyo crime world is contemporary and often noir (as well as the current batch…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (324+ words) February blows in this weekend with bitter cold and nationwide protests, as the new year's massive upheavals continue apace. Of lesser importance to the world, but more relevant to this site, February also brings a host of excellent new psychological…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (404+ words) Halloa, good people! It's the weekend! My pregnant self is exhausted and relieved to have two days of solid sleeping time. However, if you're not pregnant, or you are and you are able to actually stay awake for swaths of…...