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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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    Mystery Books

    Emerald Tiger: The Irish Crime Fiction Explosion

    Emerald Tiger: The Irish Crime Fiction Explosion

    Explore the rainswept streets of Celtic noir with these excellent Irish crime fiction authors.

    By Otto Penzler

    Mystery Books

    TLU Pick: Dead Calm, by Charles Williams

    TLU Pick: Dead Calm, by Charles Williams

    This high seas mystery had us hook, line, and sinker as it plunged the depths of the human soul.

    By Rob Hart

    Historical Crimes

    Wayfaring Stranger: The Thrilling Fiction of James Lee Burke

    Wayfaring Stranger: The Thrilling Fiction of James Lee Burke

    This Edgar-winning author sets his sights on the American Dream in a powerful new thriller of epic proportions.

    By Otto Penzler

    Paranormal

    5 Scariest Stories You’ve Never Read

    5 Scariest Stories You’ve Never Read

    Want to read something truly frightening?

    By Nina Lassam

    Identifying Evil in Fact and Fiction

    Identifying Evil in Fact and Fiction

    Thriller writers conjure up bad guys like it's their day job. But what happens when real-life villains become scarier than imaginary ones?

    By Jon Land

    Mystery Books

    The Detection Club: 10 Rules for Writing a Mystery

    The Detection Club: 10 Rules for Writing a Mystery

    "The detective must not himself commit the crime."

    By Jennifer Jackson

    The Ultimate Mystery Genre Vocab List

    The Ultimate Mystery Genre Vocab List

    How to keep your Marlowe separate from your Miss Marple

    By The Lineup Staff

    Find Your Next Great Read … on Twitter?

    Find Your Next Great Read … on Twitter?

    Follow 11 tweeps who love a good mystery as much as you do.

    By The Lineup Staff

    True Crime Books

    9 True Crime Books Better Than Gone Girl

    9 True Crime Books Better Than Gone Girl

    When a real-life love story goes downhill, the fallout can be fatal.

    By Kyle Davis

    Case of the Wednesdays: The Efficient Assassin

    Case of the Wednesdays: The Efficient Assassin

    Who killed Stephenson Charlecote? Collect the clues and solve the murder in this old-fashioned, 1920s mystery from H.C. Bailey’s Reggie Fortune series.

    By Grace Srinivasiah

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