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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

    7 True Crime Authors Who Became Part of the Story

    7 True Crime Authors Who Became Part of the Story

    Writing about real crimes can carry real risks.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Best Of

    9 Best True Crime Books of 2017

    9 Best True Crime Books of 2017

    These true crime tales had us obsessed in 2017.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Robert Hansen

    Unsolved Murder: Did Alaskan Serial Killer Robert Hansen Kill Beth van Zanten?

    Unsolved Murder: Did Alaskan Serial Killer Robert Hansen Kill Beth van Zanten?

    Though Robert Hansen admitted to murdering seventeen people, Beth van Zanten was not one of them.

    By Leland E. Hale

    Haunted Dolls

    Just How Easy is It to Slip Into the Darkness? 

    Just How Easy is It to Slip Into the Darkness? 

    In Ruth Rendell’s psychological thriller, the paths of three lost individuals converge with deadly results.

    By Sarah Mangiola

    Serial Killers

    The Little-Known Serial Killer Who Murdered 23 Men

    The Little-Known Serial Killer Who Murdered 23 Men

    Ronald J. Dominique, dubbed the Bayou Strangler, went on a decade-long murder spree in rural Louisiana.

    By Olivia Mason

    True Crime Books

    Did Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder His Wife?

    Did Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder His Wife?

    Most doctors are known for the lives they save. Sheppard is remembered for the life he was accused of ending.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Occult Museum

    10 Haunting Ghost Stories That Every Book Lover Needs to Read

    10 Haunting Ghost Stories That Every Book Lover Needs to Read

    These frightening reads will keep you up at night.

    By Occult Museum

    Serial Killers

    Richard Chase: The Serial Killer Who Drank the Blood of His Victims

    Richard Chase: The Serial Killer Who Drank the Blood of His Victims

    In the late 1970s, the "Vampire of Sacramento" brutally murdered six people in less than a month.

    By Olivia Mason

    Stephen King

    9 Terrifying Stephen King Novels You May Not Have Read

    9 Terrifying Stephen King Novels You May Not Have Read

    There's a world beyond "The Shining".

    By Catherine Phelan

    Paranormal

    12 Creepy Kids Books That Scarred Us for Life

    12 Creepy Kids Books That Scarred Us for Life

    These darker tales intended for children are guaranteed to give you nightmares.

    By Jessica Ferri

    True Crime Books

    A Death in White Bear Lake: The Child Abuse Case That Led to Murder

    A Death in White Bear Lake: The Child Abuse Case That Led to Murder

    The suspicious death of Dennis Jurgens wasn’t properly investigated for 20 years.

    By Sarah Mangiola

    True Crime Books

    And Then There Were None: The Family Annihilator Who Killed for Attention

    And Then There Were None: The Family Annihilator Who Killed for Attention

    Did Jack Barron kill his entire family to gain sympathy from others?

    By Olivia Mason

    Caitlin Doughty Talks Death—And Why We Shouldn't Shy Away From It

    Caitlin Doughty Talks Death—And Why We Shouldn't Shy Away From It

    The author of "From Here to Eternity" discusses funerals, cremations, and other death rituals from around the world.

    By Catherine Phelan

    Psychological Thriller Books

    Secrets and Lies: Lost at Sea or Murdered in Cold Blood?

    Secrets and Lies: Lost at Sea or Murdered in Cold Blood?

    In this psychological thriller, a husband's disappearance begins a dangerous game of deception.

    By Olivia Mason

    Cold Blooded: The Deadly Woman with 38 Aliases Who Murdered Her Husband

    Cold Blooded: The Deadly Woman with 38 Aliases Who Murdered Her Husband

    Attorney Larry McNabney had a great life…that is, until his wife decided to take it.

    By Sarah Mangiola

    True Crime Books

    9 Books for Fans of Law & Order True Crime 

    9 Books for Fans of Law & Order True Crime 

    Murder, betrayal, and scandal create the perfect recipe for great television.

    By Sarah Mangiola

    Unsolved Crimes

    9 Chilling Books About Unsolved Murders That Will Make You Lose Sleep

    9 Chilling Books About Unsolved Murders That Will Make You Lose Sleep

    The cases that haunt us...

    By Aliza Polkes

    True Crime Books

    10 Shocking True Crime Books About Murderous Families

    10 Shocking True Crime Books About Murderous Families

    Trust no one.

    By Sarah Mangiola

    Thriller Books

    45 of the Best Thriller Books from the Last 80 Years

    45 of the Best Thriller Books from the Last 80 Years

    Causing sleepless nights for decades.

    By Olivia Mason

    True Crime Books

    Deadly Greed: Charles Stuart Killed His Pregnant Wife for the Insurance Money

    Deadly Greed: Charles Stuart Killed His Pregnant Wife for the Insurance Money

    The father-to-be shot his wife and then himself to make it look like a botched robbery-murder.

    By Sarah Mangiola

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