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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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    Graphic Novels

    Scary Manga to Read if You Like Junji Ito 

    Scary Manga to Read if You Like Junji Ito 

    There's much more to the genre than its most famous author. 

    By Orrin Grey

    Short Stories

    The Staying Power of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

    The Staying Power of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

    Your guide to the ghosts behind the Christmas classic that still haunts us today. 

    By Cynthia Pelayo

    Horror Books

    2024's Most Terrifying Horror, True Crime, and Paranormal Bestsellers

    2024's Most Terrifying Horror, True Crime, and Paranormal Bestsellers

    The Lineup community has spoken: These are the books that scared you best in 2024. 

    By Kasey Noss

    Horror Books

    From the Haunted Stacks: 2024 Horror Book Highlights

    From the Haunted Stacks: 2024 Horror Book Highlights

    A detailed look at Horror from 2024, from the “library world's horror maven.”

    By Becky Spratford

    Horror Books

    Christa Carmen Showcases the Modern Allure of the Gothic

    Christa Carmen Showcases the Modern Allure of the Gothic

    Author Christa Carmen reflects on her gothic novels and short stories from her ever-growing bibliography.

    By Kyle Lemmon

    Horror Books

    Gritty Supernatural Horror to Bring Your Worst Fears to Life

    Gritty Supernatural Horror to Bring Your Worst Fears to Life

    The events in these books are entirely fictional—or are they…

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    Urban Legends

    What Are the Scariest SCPs? Here Are the Top 10

    What Are the Scariest SCPs? Here Are the Top 10

    The next generation's Creepypasta has some twisted tales to tell. 

    By Rachael Elizabeth

    Short Stories

    Scary Christmas Short Stories to Spook You All Season Long

    Scary Christmas Short Stories to Spook You All Season Long

    These scary story anthologies prove Christmas isn't always merry…

    By Jena Brown

    Horror Books

    9 Final Girl Horror Books That Prove These Girls Are Not to Be Messed With

    9 Final Girl Horror Books That Prove These Girls Are Not to Be Messed With

    If anyone's making it to the end of the book, it's them. 

    By Kasey Noss

    Horror Books

    Beyond Midsommar: Terrifying Scandinavian Horror by Sara B. Elfgren

    Beyond Midsommar: Terrifying Scandinavian Horror by Sara B. Elfgren

    Norse mythology gets a wicked makeover.

    By Kasey Noss

    Indie Horror Books

    4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in December 2024 

    4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in December 2024 

    Books that deliver more chills than the weather.

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Psychological Horror

    Twisted Minds, Terrifying Stories: 7 Terrifying Tales of Descent Into Madness

    Twisted Minds, Terrifying Stories: 7 Terrifying Tales of Descent Into Madness

    We all go a little mad sometimes. 

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    Horror Movies

    The Scariest Cult Horror Novels to Haunt Your Bookshelf

    The Scariest Cult Horror Novels to Haunt Your Bookshelf

    You might call them cult classics. 

    By Gwendolyn Kiste

    Horror Books

    How a Love of Stephen King and MacGyver Turned Craig Davidson Into a Horror Star

    How a Love of Stephen King and MacGyver Turned Craig Davidson Into a Horror Star

    Reflections from Davidson (aka Nick Cutter) on his bone-chilling catalog.

    By Kyle Lemmon

    Horror Books

    9 Gripping Bubblegum Horror Books for You to Chew On

    9 Gripping Bubblegum Horror Books for You to Chew On

    A new subgenre for readers that like their “boos” bright and bubbly.

    By Jena Brown

    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

    The man behind the legend.

    By Orrin Grey

    Horror Books

    7 Bone-Chilling Native American and Indigenous Horror Anthologies

    7 Bone-Chilling Native American and Indigenous Horror Anthologies

    Terrifying tales to haunt you.

    By Jena Brown

    Horror Books

    Robert McCammon's Leviathan Promises to Be His Most Terrifying Adventure Yet

    Robert McCammon's Leviathan Promises to Be His Most Terrifying Adventure Yet

    The shocking conclusion to McCammon's Matthew Corbett series is available to pre-order now.

    By Kasey Noss

    Horror Books

    4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in November 2024

    4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in November 2024

    Let the darkness in this month with these terrifying tales.

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Horror Books

    5 Recent and Forthcoming Horror Novels that Will Make You Sleep with the Lights On

    5 Recent and Forthcoming Horror Novels that Will Make You Sleep with the Lights On

    October may be ending, but it's always the right season for a good scare. 

    By Gwendolyn Kiste

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