5 Explosive Gothic Bonfires
Column by Leah Dearborn
Is there an underlying reason for this theme, or do old mansions just make really good tinder for marshmallow roasting?
How To Scare Your Reader: 11 Tips From 11 Horror Writers
Column by Michael David Wilson
How do you scare your reader? Perhaps the ultimate question. 11 horror writers tackle the question and provide their expert advice.
Patton Oswalt's Night Café and the Script that Changed Joss Whedon Forever
Column by Bart Bishop
A look at Patton Oswalt's concept of the Night Café, a room you enter and leave changed forever. For Joss Whedon, that room was his Alien: Resurrection script.
Scandinavian Crime Fiction Primer: Sweden
Column by George Cotronis
You heard about that new-fangled "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" book. You hunger for more depressing Scandinavian fiction. Let a real Swede teach you his secrets.
How Character Likability Kills Movies (and How It Can Save Books)
Column by Peter Derk
Why does everyone have to be so damn nice? Character likability, how it's killing movies and how it can save books.
35 Reasons You Are a Terrible Writer and Should Give Up Immediately
Column by Max Booth III
Face it. You are never going to be a good writer. Here's why.
Book vs. Film: Cabal vs. Nightbreed
Column by Christopher Shultz
Clive Barker's 1990 cult classic has seen a resurgence thanks to last year's director's cut release, but does the original novel deserve as much praise?
What Every Successful Novel Opening Must Do: Myth vs. Reality
Column by Susan DeFreitas
It's no secret that agents, editors, and their assistants are looking for any reason to reject a manuscript in the first few pages. But what does it really take to get readers hooked?
Bookshots: 'The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray' by Robert Schnakenberg
Column by Brandon Tietz
A huge Bill Murray fan reads a book about Bill Murray...and the results are a teeny bit sad.
6 Books That Would Make Great Reality TV Shows
Column by Christine J. Schmidt
These books could easily jump off the page and onto your screens.
