Reading
Lately I’ve Been Dressing For Revenge: What Taylor Swift Teaches Us About Genre Fiction
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I used to say I hated Taylor Swift. The year was 2008. I was a poor grad school student subsisting on cheap slices and dollar Bud Lights, the latter…
The Existential Crisis of Home Invasions: A Reading List
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I got into a car accident right after college, and I knew some insurance money was coming my way. The insurance agent had hinted it would be in the…
October’s Best Psychological Thrillers
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October brings a host of wonderful new psychological thrillers, distinguished by their commitment to using the form to explore pressing social issues as the genre continues to evolve and…
A Visit to the Trans-Allegheny Asylum; or, On Hauntings and History
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What do you pack for a ghost hunt? The answer depends on what you hope to find. For my first ghost hunt I have brought a digital voice recorder…
Black Horror Fiction Has Always Been Here. What’s Changed Is The Attitudes of Gatekeepers.
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2023 has, so far, been a year full of innovative and mind-bending anthologies, and Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror is one of the best. With an incredible…
Learning to Love Thrillers and Their Morally Compromised Characters
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I’ve been a stay-at-home dad for six years now and I could tell you horror stories. I’ve changed diapers on gas station bathroom floors that should have been condemned….