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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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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

Thriller Books

8 Twist Endings From Books That Will Mess With Your Mind

8 Twist Endings From Books That Will Mess With Your Mind

You won't know what hit you.

By Sarah Mangiola

Murder in New Bedford: The Unsolved Case of New England's Deadliest Serial Killer

Murder in New Bedford: The Unsolved Case of New England's Deadliest Serial Killer

Nine women turned up dead. Two more were never found. To this day, the killer remains at large.

By Sarah Mangiola

9 YA Horror Books That Terrify at Any Age

9 YA Horror Books That Terrify at Any Age

These books aren't just for children.

By Catherine Phelan

Murder

The Mad Chopper: One Cut Was Not Enough

The Mad Chopper: One Cut Was Not Enough

True crime author Fred Rosen remembers a case so gruesome even he hesitated to take it on.

By Fred Rosen

True Crime Books

Too Close for Comfort: 8 True Crime Books Written by Authors with a Direct Link to the Case

Too Close for Comfort: 8 True Crime Books Written by Authors with a Direct Link to the Case

Go beyond the case files.

By Reedsy

Fred And Rosemary West

House of Horrors: The Heinous Crimes of Fred and Rosemary West

House of Horrors: The Heinous Crimes of Fred and Rosemary West

The murderous duo killed at least nine people together between their meeting in 1969 and their eventual arrest in 1994.

By Sarah Mangiola

The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr. Petiot

The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr. Petiot

Parisians thought they were escaping Nazi-occupied France. Instead, they faced death at the hands of a sick and twisted man.

By Daniel O'Connor

True Crime Books

12 True Crime Authors Who Will Hook You on the Genre 

12 True Crime Authors Who Will Hook You on the Genre 

Looking for addicting reads?

By Sarah Mangiola

Book Excerpt

Was Marilyn Monroe’s Death Really a Suicide?

Was Marilyn Monroe’s Death Really a Suicide?

Though we may never know exactly what happened in the starlet’s home the night she died, coroner Thomas T. Noguchi sheds light on the controversial case.

By Sara Barry

Horror Books

The Books That Fueled Your Childhood Nightmares Are Back—and Scarier than Ever

The Books That Fueled Your Childhood Nightmares Are Back—and Scarier than Ever

"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" got a frightening update.

By Catherine Phelan

Occult Museum

9 Scariest Books Based on Real-Life Hauntings

9 Scariest Books Based on Real-Life Hauntings

The best terror comes from real life.

By Occult Museum

Horror Books

10 Horror Books Too Terrifying to Handle

10 Horror Books Too Terrifying to Handle

These spine-chilling tales will keep you up all night.

By DeAnna Janes

Thriller Books

Frightening Demons Haunt a Female Serial Killer

Frightening Demons Haunt a Female Serial Killer

In Joyce Carol Oates’s thriller, a woman on the verge of psychosis turns into a serial killer when she begins a cross-country murdering spree.

By Sarah Mangiola

Thriller Books

9 Suspenseful Books That Will Leave You Questioning Everything

9 Suspenseful Books That Will Leave You Questioning Everything

These books will haunt you long after you’ve turned the final page.

By Sarah Mangiola

True Crime Books

Secrets and Lies: 7 True Crime Books About Cases with Shocking Twists

Secrets and Lies: 7 True Crime Books About Cases with Shocking Twists

The body was discovered … and then the truth was revealed.

By Sarah Mangiola

Women In Horror

Obsessed: What If the Man You Fell for Was a Cold-Blooded Killer?

Obsessed: What If the Man You Fell for Was a Cold-Blooded Killer?

You really never know who you can trust…

By Sarah Mangiola

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