The Sadean Thread in Alex’s Escape
Andrew
A distinctly Sadean thread, not only sadistic in the general sense but derived from the narrative tactics of the Marquis de Sade, winds through films such as Saw (2004) and…
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Interview with Author Somer Canon: You’re Mine
Horror writer Somer Canon calls her novel You’re Mine a slow burn, but the ideas and insights on display in our interview point toward why I found it to be…
Interview with Author Sonora Taylor: Errant Roots
Insightful and compelling author Sonora Taylor takes us down into the Errant Roots of a family with horrific secrets and traditions that might make us feel like “going home” is…
Interview with Author Eric Butler: The Rest Stop and There’s Something in the Water (Expanded Edition)
Skilled scribe Eric Butler discusses how two harrowing horror stories, The Rest Stop and There’s Something in the Water, draw on legend and lore to take you with his characters…
Noir Falling: Encyclopedia Down
The idea of the “encyclopedic novel” stuck with me after a colleague doing his dissertation on it explained many of its facets to me. He mostly referred, as does the…