“The Place Where They Buried Your Heart”: Christina Henry on the menaces of home Dealing with growing up where a haunted house rules your neighborhood
“The Burning Queen”: Aparna Verma on intrigue and magic World-building and political intrugue with Indian mythology and fire magic
“The Tin Men”: Alex DeMille and collaborative storytelling On writing and building stories with his father, Nelson DeMille
“The Lost Reliquary”: Lyndsay Ely on reluctant fantasy heroes It's complicated when you're bound to a goddess you'd really rather kill off
Otto Penzler talks mystery short story anthologies Penzler Publishers produces a number of anthologies and collections each year
“The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre”: Philip Fracassi with the elder final girl Setting a fast-paced horror-thriller with seniors in a retirement home full of easy targets
“The Art of Legend”: Wesley Chu on fantasy, wuxia, and grumpy old characters On exploring different ways to write and worldbuild fantasy stories
“The Whistler”: Nick Medina on hauntings, physical and emotional Superstitions and legends meet with hubris and consequences
“Fiend”: Alma Katsu on demons and dynasties of corrupted wealth On making deals with devils and the prices paid
“The Grave Artist”: Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado on collaborative thrillers On building an investigative team with different personalities and skills that work together
“Caught Stealing”: Charlie Huston on film and adaptations All about Charlie adapting Charlie's own novel into that screenplay for Darren Aronofsky
The 2025 Hugo Awards Winners
“The Malevolent Eight”: Sebastien de Castell talks building the good bad guys It's all about the bad guys choosing violence to do good
The 2025 Aurora Awards Winners
