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Features

The Psychology of the Villain Rewrite: Why We’re Obsessed With Their Backstories

By K. M. Jackson I’ve loved fairy tales all my life. I used to be one-sided in my judgments, rooting for the protagonist while celebrating the villain’s inevitable destruction because, in fairy tales, the good guys always win — or do they? I made no room for empathy, just: “Off Read more

By jacob.adamson, 3 hoursJune 3, 2026 ago
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Whistle on Track to be a Horror Cult Classic

By Bretton Cadigan Choo-choo-choose this novel for your next horror read! Linwood Barclay’s Whistle falls into the popular horror concept of casting everyday objects as malevolent forces of evil. Like its horror predecessors Christine, Child’s Play (aka the Chucky series), or Heart-Shaped Box, Whistle makes the banal ballistic, as it Read more

By jacob.adamson, 4 hoursJune 3, 2026 ago
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