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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

A Brutal Female Serial Killer Is Brought to Light in Hell’s Princess

A Brutal Female Serial Killer Is Brought to Light in Hell’s Princess

Belle Gunness's murderous reign ended in a fiery blaze.

By Catherine Phelan

Ghost Books

7 Books That Tap Into Our Worst Fears 

7 Books That Tap Into Our Worst Fears 

From Ted Bundy to al Qaeda, these books will leave you sleeping with the lights on. 

By Jessica Ferri

True Crime Books

8 Books Like Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

8 Books Like Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

From small-town crime thrillers to non-fiction novels...

By Jessica Ferri

True Crime Books

Women Who Kill

Women Who Kill

In this compelling true crime read, Ann Jones investigates the long and dark history of female killers in America.

By Matthew Thompson

True Crime Books

8 True Crime Books About Terrifying Mothers

8 True Crime Books About Terrifying Mothers

Chocolates and flowers might not satisfy these vicious “caretakers.”

By Sarah Mangiola

Horror Books

An Urban Legend Comes to Life In This Killer Read

An Urban Legend Comes to Life In This Killer Read

Could the killer really be the subject of childhood rhymes?

By Catherine Phelan

Paranormal

7 Thriller Books with Paranormal Twists

7 Thriller Books with Paranormal Twists

They will hold you in suspense until the very end.

By Sarah Mangiola

Thriller Books

8 Award-Winning Mystery and Thriller Novels

8 Award-Winning Mystery and Thriller Novels

The cream of the compelling, unputdownable crop.

By Jessica Ferri

True Crime Books

11 Chilling True Crime Books About Female Killers

11 Chilling True Crime Books About Female Killers

From small-town murderers to one of the most prolific female serial killers in American history.

By The Lineup Staff

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

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