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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

    9 Books About Unsolved Murders That Will Keep You Up at Night

    9 Books About Unsolved Murders That Will Keep You Up at Night

    Nothing chills the blood quite like a cold case.

    By Olivia Mason

    Investigate: Is This Jacqueline Bernard’s Killer?

    Investigate: Is This Jacqueline Bernard’s Killer?

    Ricardo Caputo is a serial killer and Bernard's former lover. And her best friend, investigative journalist Linda Wolfe, is convinced he did it.

    By Jessica Ferri

    The Sleep Room is Anything But Restful

    The Sleep Room is Anything But Restful

    A controversial treatment at Wyldehope Hall mental hospital may be the least of this doctor’s worries.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Mystery Books

    9 Mystery Books with Plot Twists We Never Saw Coming

    9 Mystery Books with Plot Twists We Never Saw Coming

    For those who delight in deadly surprises.

    By Olivia Mason

    Who Really Killed Dr. William Chapman?

    Who Really Killed Dr. William Chapman?

    His houseguest was convicted of the murder. But evidence against the doctor’s wife tells another story.

    By Sarah Mangiola

    The Headsman is More Than Just a Local Legend

    The Headsman is More Than Just a Local Legend

    Centuries ago, a small town executioner disappeared. But those who believe the stories know that he occasionally returns ... seeking payment in blood.

    By Jessica Ferri

    No Way Out: The Tragic Story of Halifax’s Prostitution Ring

    No Way Out: The Tragic Story of Halifax’s Prostitution Ring

    Nineteen-year-old Annie Mae tried to leave her pimp Bruno, but without the funds to do so ... there was no getting out alive.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Crime Feed

    Rediscovering Harold Schechter’s “Outcry” 32 Years After Ed Gein’s Death

    Rediscovering Harold Schechter’s “Outcry” 32 Years After Ed Gein’s Death

    What if Ed Gein had managed to spawn?

    By Christine Colby

    Paranormal

    This Ouija Session Opened a Portal to the Dead

    This Ouija Session Opened a Portal to the Dead

    What started out as a harmless game turns into something much more sinister.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Paranormal

    Nightmare Fuel: 10 Books That Will Haunt Your Dreams

    Nightmare Fuel: 10 Books That Will Haunt Your Dreams

    Don’t make any plans for tomorrow—you’re in for a restless night.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Horror Books

    10 Stories You’ll Need to Read with the Light On

    10 Stories You’ll Need to Read with the Light On

    What goes bump in the night?

    By Terrence Dalton

    Paranormal

    How Can You Escape a Killer You Can’t See?

    How Can You Escape a Killer You Can’t See?

    Short answer: You can't.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Why Did 17-Year-Old Christine Paolilla Murder Her Best Friends?

    Why Did 17-Year-Old Christine Paolilla Murder Her Best Friends?

    The high school outcast found happiness when two popular girls befriended her—and then she murdered them.

    By Sarah Mangiola

    Terror at Night: There’s a Strange Man in Your Home

    Terror at Night: There’s a Strange Man in Your Home

    What would you do if you woke up with a stranger in your house?

    By Jessica Ferri

    The Goodbar Murder: A Woman’s Fatal One-Night Stand

    The Goodbar Murder: A Woman’s Fatal One-Night Stand

    On January 1, 1973, Catholic schoolteacher Roseann Quinn was stabbed 18 times by a stranger she brought home from the bar.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Serial Killers

    9 Chilling Serial Killer Books You Need to Read Now

    9 Chilling Serial Killer Books You Need to Read Now

    Get up close and personal with some of the world's most ruthless killers.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Murder at McDonald’s: A Heist Goes Horribly Wrong

    Murder at McDonald’s: A Heist Goes Horribly Wrong

    In 1992, McDonald's employee Derek Wood’s plan to steal cash from the fast-food restaurant's safe ended with a body count.

    By Jessica Ferri

    The Mother-in-Law from Hell…Literally

    The Mother-in-Law from Hell…Literally

    Meddling doesn't even begin to describe this ghostly matriarch.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Down the Rabbit Hole: Enter the Twisted Mind of a Criminal

    Down the Rabbit Hole: Enter the Twisted Mind of a Criminal

    This story is so disturbing, its author couldn’t read it for 20 years.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

    Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

    "It was obvious that when I shot him, I intended to kill him."

    By Jessica Ferri

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