gritty storytelling | TH.Malcolm

Dead After Dark is a collection of essays and short dispatches exploring Southern noir, rural crime, and the moral gray spaces of the Appalachian South. These pieces examine power, silence, memory, and the stories we inherit—whether we want them or not.

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A Brief Study in Bad Men

People love to ask me why my villains are so… wrong. Why they feel real. Why they get under the skin. Why they don’t twirl mustaches or monologue like cartoon mobsters.

TH.Malcolm

Jan 133 min read

Why I Don’t Write “Nice” Characters

Flawed people, bad decisions, and the thin line between survival and sin. People sometimes ask why my characters aren’t nicer.

TH.Malcolm

Dec 11, 20253 min read

WHAT AM I READING?

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (1981)

WHAT AM I WORKING ON?

> Bi-annual update for all novels (updating front and back matter, etc)

> Finishing review of The Architect's Wife (Cromartie book 1)

> Cromartie book 2 is in line editing

> Writing book 3 of the Cromartie trilogy (part of Nashville series)

> Writing Dannah Lynn book (The Emissary)