On The Many Hauntings of Langston Hughes

On The Many Hauntings of Langston Hughes

Nick Ripatrazone Considers the Poet's Close Encounters With the Supernatural

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Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

Diana Helmuth Recommends Margot Adler, Lorraine Monteagut, Starhawk, and More

By Diana Helmuth | October 31, 2023

“A monster can look like whatever it wants”: On the Allure of Literary Monsters

“A monster can look like whatever it wants”: On the Allure of Literary Monsters

Adrian Van Young on the Monstrous Stories That Shaped Him

By Adrian Van Young | October 31, 2023

The Scariest, Creepiest, and Most Frightening Animals in Fiction

The Scariest, Creepiest, and Most Frightening Animals in Fiction

Justin C. Key Finds the Best (or Worst?) in Horror

By Justin C Key | October 31, 2023

What Are Thriller Writers Truly Afraid Of?

What Are Thriller Writers Truly Afraid Of?

Danielle Trussoni Talks with Four Authors on How Their Fears Make it into Their Fiction

By Danielle Trussoni | October 31, 2023

Something Is Rotten in Horror’s Use of Pedagogy

Something Is Rotten in Horror’s Use of Pedagogy

Tyler Malone on the Canker in the Classroom

By Tyler Malone | October 31, 2023

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A Master Class in Words: On the Vitality and Vividness of <em>The Iliad</em>'s Opening Lines

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Patty Crane on Translation and Influence

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