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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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    True Crime Books

    The Best True Crime Books You’ve Ever Read

    The Best True Crime Books You’ve Ever Read

    Your own personal nightmare fuel...

    By The Lineup Staff

    Serial Killers

    The Woman Who Was Bludgeoned By a Claw Hammer—And Survived

    The Woman Who Was Bludgeoned By a Claw Hammer—And Survived

    David Gerard believed his criminal past was behind him, and thought his girlfriend, Frankie Cochran, was dead. He was wrong on both accounts.

    By Olivia Mason

    True Crime Books

    11 Cold Case Books That Will Chill You to the Bone

    11 Cold Case Books That Will Chill You to the Bone

    Lock your doors.

    By Matthew Thompson

    True Crime Books

    Joan Robinson Hill: Was the Texas Socialite's Mysterious, Deadly Illness Actually an Act of Murder?

    Joan Robinson Hill: Was the Texas Socialite's Mysterious, Deadly Illness Actually an Act of Murder?

    Her sudden demise led many to suspect her doctor husband of murder.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Urban Legends

    Beware the Doll-Master and His Terrifying Collection

    Beware the Doll-Master and His Terrifying Collection

    One boy's obsession takes a sinister turn in Joyce Carol Oates’s award-winning short story collection. 

    By Matthew Thompson

    True Crime Books

    Unicorn Killer: The 1977 Murder of Holly Maddux and the Years-Long Search for Ira Einhorn

    Unicorn Killer: The 1977 Murder of Holly Maddux and the Years-Long Search for Ira Einhorn

    What they discovered in the black steamer trunk would shock them all...

    By Jessica Ferri

    Urban Legends

    Holiday Hex: A Winter Solstice Primer

    Holiday Hex: A Winter Solstice Primer

    In celebration of the winter solstice, author Liz Williams provides a few tips on how to hex those on your naughty list ... if you dare.

    By Liz Williams

    Horror Books

    10 Best Horror Books of 2018

    10 Best Horror Books of 2018

    From Gothic horror to cabin-in-the-woods terror, 2018's best horror books were a chilling bunch.

    By Jessica Ferri

    True Crime Books

    Above Suspicion: The Disturbing Story of the FBI Agent Who Strangled His Informant

    Above Suspicion: The Disturbing Story of the FBI Agent Who Strangled His Informant

    After strangling his informant—who was pregnant with his child—Mark Putnam became the first active FBI agent convicted of murder.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Best Of

    10 Best True Crime Books of 2018

    10 Best True Crime Books of 2018

    These riveting true crime tales kept us enthralled in 2018.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Horror Books

    8 Terrifying Books About Murderous Children

    8 Terrifying Books About Murderous Children

    Cue the creepy nursery rhymes ...

    By Terrence Dalton

    David Parker Ray: The Sadist Who Tortured Victims in His Toy Box

    David Parker Ray: The Sadist Who Tortured Victims in His Toy Box

    In Slow Death, Jim Fielder tells the disturbing true story of a violent Satanist who tortured and killed women in his trailer.

    By Allison Wild

    Horror Books

    Hellbound Heart: The Best Clive Barker Books

    Hellbound Heart: The Best Clive Barker Books

    Blood, guts, terror, multiple dimensions, and more populate Barker's horrifying oeuvre.

    By Orrin Grey

    Thriller Books

    What’s Inside the Cage of Bones?

    What’s Inside the Cage of Bones?

    The basement stank of death, and it contained a terrifying secret ...

    By Paola Crespo

    Book Recommendations

    8 Books of Horror Short Stories That'll Freak You Out

    8 Books of Horror Short Stories That'll Freak You Out

    They may be short—but they're definitely not sweet.

    By Olivia Mason

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    [CLOSED] Murder and Mystery: Win 10 Chilling Books

    [CLOSED] Murder and Mystery: Win 10 Chilling Books

    From eerie mysteries to gripping true crime books, this book bundle is jam-packed with captivating reads.

    By The Lineup Staff

    True Crime Books

    10 Books Like In Cold Blood

    10 Books Like In Cold Blood

    The groundbreaking "nonfiction novel" changed the world of true crime—and inspired a legion of killer books.

    By Olivia Mason

    Urban Legends

    Forgiveness Won’t Be Easy in This Horror Short Story

    Forgiveness Won’t Be Easy in This Horror Short Story

    Witching Hour: Vices and Virtues collects twisted and terrifying stories that will haunt your dreams. 

    By Sarah Mangiola

    Paranormal

    20 Ghost Books to Haunt Your Days (and Nights)

    20 Ghost Books to Haunt Your Days (and Nights)

    Warning: Read only if you can afford some sleepless nights.

    By Sarah Mangiola

    Vampires

    Vampires, Witches, and More: The 9 Best Anne Rice Books

    Vampires, Witches, and More: The 9 Best Anne Rice Books

    Get to know the grand dame of gothic horror.

    By Jessica Ferri

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