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    Explore the latest and scariest in horror and true crime books. From fresh releases to historical horrors, we've got the latest and greatest in terrifying books.

    11 Disturbing Horror Books About Cults

    11 Disturbing Horror Books About Cults

    Join if you dare.

    Cults

    By MacKenzie Stuart & Lisa Quigley

    Horror Books

    The Most-Anticipated Horror Books Coming in 2025

    The Most-Anticipated Horror Books Coming in 2025

    By Courtney Hunter-Stangler

    Horror Books

    Think You Know Stephen King? These 7 Books for King Superfans Might Prove You Wrong

    Think You Know Stephen King? These 7 Books for King Superfans Might Prove You Wrong

    By Orrin Grey

    True Crime Books

    12 True Crime Books that Changed the Genre Forever

    12 True Crime Books that Changed the Genre Forever

    By Jena Brown

    Gothic Horror

    16 Creepy Robert McCammon Books That Will Keep You Awake At Night

    16 Creepy Robert McCammon Books That Will Keep You Awake At Night

    By Orrin Grey & Kelsey Christine McConnell

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    Award Winners

    From the Haunted Stacks: 2021 Bram Stoker AwardsⓇ Wrap Up

    From the Haunted Stacks: 2021 Bram Stoker AwardsⓇ Wrap Up

    These phenomenal books are just the tip of the horror iceberg.

    By Becky Spratford

    Haunted Houses

    This Excerpt of Ghostly Encounters Includes a Paranormal Audio Recording

    This Excerpt of Ghostly Encounters Includes a Paranormal Audio Recording

    Do you believe?

    By Lisa Quigley

    Horror Books

    Meet Horror Fiction's Subversive Rising Star Eric LaRocca in this Exclusive Interview

    Meet Horror Fiction's Subversive Rising Star Eric LaRocca in this Exclusive Interview

    The Bram Stoker and Splatterpunk Award-nominated horror author on everyone's #TBR.

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    True Crime Books

    Read These True Crime Books This Summer to Send a Shiver Down Your Spine

    Read These True Crime Books This Summer to Send a Shiver Down Your Spine

    Cool down with these chilling reads.

    By Ashley Saywers aka "Spookish Mommy"

    Paranormal

    8 Mind-Blowing Books About True Strange and Unexplained Phenomena

    8 Mind-Blowing Books About True Strange and Unexplained Phenomena

    Sometimes fact really is stranger than fiction.

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Haunted Dolls

    12 Chilling Books Featuring Haunted Objects

    12 Chilling Books Featuring Haunted Objects

    What happens when mundane items contain a world of horror?

    By Jena Brown

    Horror Books

    The Unsettling World of Family Horror: 8 Terrifying Reads That Hit Close to Home

    The Unsettling World of Family Horror: 8 Terrifying Reads That Hit Close to Home

    Blood is thicker than water...

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    True Crime Books

    The Case of Michael Peterson—a Perfect Husband, or the Staircase Murderer?

    The Case of Michael Peterson—a Perfect Husband, or the Staircase Murderer?

    In her true crime book, author Aphrodite Jones takes readers to the night of Kathleen Peterson's suspicious staircase death.

    By Olivia Mason

    Short Stories

    Screams from the Dark: Ellen Datlow's Terrifying New Anthology

    Screams from the Dark: Ellen Datlow's Terrifying New Anthology

    Are you afraid of the dark?

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    Horror Books

    Where to Start with the Award-Winning Author Alma Katsu

    Where to Start with the Award-Winning Author Alma Katsu

    Katsu reflects on her fascinating body of work. 

    By Jena Brown

    True Crime Books

    The Chilling True Story of Cape Cod Serial Killer Tony Costa

    The Chilling True Story of Cape Cod Serial Killer Tony Costa

    Helltown brings Costa’s “Garden of Horrors” to terrifying life.

    By Catherine Phelan

    Haunted Places

    16 Books About Haunted Places to Help Plan Your Next Vacation

    16 Books About Haunted Places to Help Plan Your Next Vacation

    Take a trip to the border between this world and the next.

    By Grace Felder

    Book Recommendations

    23 Psychological Horror Books That Will Mess with Your Head

    23 Psychological Horror Books That Will Mess with Your Head

    Explore your deepest fears.

    By Kelly McClure, Lisa Quigley & Tallie Williams

    Book Excerpt

    Explore Real Supernatural History in Exorcism Through the Ages

    Explore Real Supernatural History in Exorcism Through the Ages

    A creepy crash course in the history of demonic possession.

    By Grace Felder

    Horror Books

    8 Depraved Horror Books to Read if You're a Gemini

    8 Depraved Horror Books to Read if You're a Gemini

    Depraved, confining reads for the restless free spirits of the zodiac.

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Horror Books

    The Evolving Tides of Modern Horror Fiction's Resurgence

    The Evolving Tides of Modern Horror Fiction's Resurgence

    Explore horror's most exciting new developments. 

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    Horror Books

    These Horror Books Have Addictively Short Chapters

    These Horror Books Have Addictively Short Chapters

    Nothing beats a fast-paced, exhilarating reading experience.

    By Sadie Hartmann

    Horror Books

    7 Hallucinatory and Surreal Horror Books to Mess With Your Head

    7 Hallucinatory and Surreal Horror Books to Mess With Your Head

    Blur the lines between horror and reality. 

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    Horror Books

    Horror Book Recommendations for May Birthdays

    Horror Book Recommendations for May Birthdays

    Whether you were born in May—or you just like creepy books—you'll find something delectable on this list. 

    By Sadie Hartmann

    True Crime Books

    7 Books About Drug Cartels to Fill the Narcos Void

    7 Books About Drug Cartels to Fill the Narcos Void

    Pablo Escobar is just the beginning...

    By Ashley Saywers aka "Spookish Mommy"

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