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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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    Women In Horror

    Where to Start With Rachel Harrison's Evocative Horror Fiction

    Where to Start With Rachel Harrison's Evocative Horror Fiction

    She's shaking things up—and we're shaking in our boots.

    By Cynthia Pelayo

    Horror Books

    Mystical and Macabre: 8 Unsettling Horror Books Set in Mexico 

    Mystical and Macabre: 8 Unsettling Horror Books Set in Mexico 

    Where Mexican myths and horror meet.

    By Isabel Montero

    True Crime Books

    12 True Crime Books Based on Horrifying Stalking Cases

    12 True Crime Books Based on Horrifying Stalking Cases

    Chilling accounts of real stalkers and their victims that’ll keep you glancing over your shoulder.

    By Kelsey Donnelly

    Horror Books

    5 Bram Stoker Award-Nominated Books to Add to Your TBR

    5 Bram Stoker Award-Nominated Books to Add to Your TBR

    These scares are worth the accolades.

    By Gwendolyn Kiste

    Horror Books

    Demons of the Deep: 9 Underwater Horror Books to Drown In

    Demons of the Deep: 9 Underwater Horror Books to Drown In

    Just keep swimming…

    By Jena Brown

    Book Excerpt

    You Have a Very Soft Voice Susan: Read This Excerpt of Susan Fensten’s Twisted and Surreal Case of Stalking

    You Have a Very Soft Voice Susan: Read This Excerpt of Susan Fensten’s Twisted and Surreal Case of Stalking

    Not even the FBI knew what to do with this case. 

    By Marisa Fertitta

    Horror Books

    4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in August 2024

    4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in August 2024

    Summer may be winding down, but the terrors aren't.

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Serial Killer Books

    Fact or Fiction: The Asylum Confessions

    Fact or Fiction: The Asylum Confessions

    Deathbed confessions of the criminally insane?

    By Jena Brown

    Horror Books

    8 Captivating Horror Books About TV & Film

    8 Captivating Horror Books About TV & Film

    Lights, camera, agony.

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Stephen King

    Stephen King's New Short Story Collection: Everything You Need to Know About You Like It Darker

    Stephen King's New Short Story Collection: Everything You Need to Know About You Like It Darker

    We do indeed like it darker. 

    By Jena Brown

    Horror Books

    Hometown Horrors: 10 of the Most Chilling Small Town Horror Books

    Hometown Horrors: 10 of the Most Chilling Small Town Horror Books

    Nosy neighbors are the least of your worries.

    By Kelsey Donnelly

    Horror Books

    Horror at Home: 5 Domestic Horror Books That Subvert Expectation

    Horror at Home: 5 Domestic Horror Books That Subvert Expectation

    Evil can lurk anywhere, why not at home?

    By Stephanie Sendaula

    Stephen King

    Life, Books, and Legacy: Stephen King

    Life, Books, and Legacy: Stephen King

    There's a reason we call him The King of Horror (other than his last name, of course). 

    By Jena Brown

    Horror Books

    7 Sci-Fi Horror Books About the Dark Side of Technology

    7 Sci-Fi Horror Books About the Dark Side of Technology

    These horrifying innovations have implications of a less-than-bright future in the hands of tech.

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    Mystery Books

    Mediumship, Spiritualism, and Murder: The Lily Dale Mystery Series is Light Spooky Fun

    Mediumship, Spiritualism, and Murder: The Lily Dale Mystery Series is Light Spooky Fun

    Let's speak to the dead…

    By Marisa Fertitta

    Classic Horror Books

    Beyond The Exorcist: Books That Showcase William Peter Blatty's Creativity

    Beyond The Exorcist: Books That Showcase William Peter Blatty's Creativity

    Dive into the Blatty canon.

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    Mob

    The Life and Crimes, Pursuit and Death of Whitey Bulger 

    The Life and Crimes, Pursuit and Death of Whitey Bulger 

    A mobster unlike any other. 

    By Orrin Grey

    Horror Books

    4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in July 2024

    4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in July 2024

    This summer is set to be a real scream.

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Horror Books

    Troubled Waters: 6 Ocean Horror Books to Soak You in Screams

    Troubled Waters: 6 Ocean Horror Books to Soak You in Screams

    Let the waves of terror wash over you.

    By Michael J. Seidlinger

    Gothic

    Everything You Need to Know About Riley Sager's The Only One Left

    Everything You Need to Know About Riley Sager's The Only One Left

    This book is a great one, but not the only one of his career. 

    By Jena Brown

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