Our 10 most-read Longreads essays of 2025.
Andrew Chamings
Madness, Melancholy, or Murder: An Ancient English Farm’s 50-Year-Old Mystery
Andrew Chamings returns to his childhood farmland to investigate the mystifying deaths of the Luxton siblings. What really happened down that dark country lane?
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
An investigation into a heinous (and lurid) crime. A look at the spirited world of competitive cheer. A visit to the world’s creepiest motel. An empathic eye on assisted dying. And the true planetary cost of your beloved cat. Our favorites of the week, pulled from all of our editors’ picks. 1. What Happened to Heather […]
In the American West, a Clown Motel and a Cemetery Tell a Story of Kitsch and Carnage
“In Tonopah, Nevada, the victims of a ‘Death Harvest’ rest in the shadow of a haunted lodge.”
