Of Monsters and Men

Alexander Chee’s essay, taken from a new edition of Dracula in bookstores this week, takes the…

A Temporary Arrangement

Years ago, I spotted a hawk-like man flying seaward above the 405 Freeway. He appeared calm,…

The Rebellion

It was midnight when I reached my hometown. My chest hurt with anxiety at the thought…

When Horror Is the Truth-teller

No one is likely to shame you for not having read Dracula, the way they do…

The Protagonist Is Never in Control

In your first memory of him, you are four years old, and you are being suffocated.…

“Mr. Lucky” Didn’t Know Who He Was

Arguably Hollywood’s handsomest leading man, Cary Grant was a big box-office draw: tall, sophisticated, devilishly debonair…

Fluttering Bird

It’s not my business to like or dislike my students, just to teach them English. But…

Countdown

There are some icky parts,” wrote my friend from Michigan in early July, where, at the…

Strangers in India

In Thrity Umrigar’s tenth novel, Museum of Failures, Remy Wadia returns to India to care for…

Congrats, Hun

This post is part of Avidly’s “Too Real” series, guest edited by Carissa M. Harris: a…