Each year, our social media feeds are filled with news of the latest books in horror, true crime, and paranormal.
So many chilling new books come out each year—and our TBRs are often stacked with delectable spooky books by the latest emerging authors. We truly are in a golden age of horror fiction.
But sometimes we're in the mood for something older—books that have stood the test of time.
These are the classics that are the most disturbing. They’re strange and unnerving in uncanny ways—often calling us back to something old and ancient and unsettling.
Every month, we’re bringing you a selection of free ebooks to read that are perfect for lovers of all things spooky, mysterious, gruesome, strange, and macabre.
The Crime at Black Dudley
This is the first novel from Margery Allingham introducing her legendary aristocratic sleuth, Albert Campion.
A joyful party at the remote Black Dudley manor soon turns to a nightmare when the guests discover that the house is overrun by tough criminals—and that one of them is a killer. Luckily for all in attendance, Albert Campion has crashed the party and just might be able to solve the mystery and get the guests out alive.
Enter Sir John
When promising young actress Martella Baring is found beside the dead body of the troupe manager’s wife, it seems inevitable that she’ll be heading for the gallows. But renowned actor Sir John Saumarez doesn’t believe Martella could commit such a dangerous crime.
Now the actor must race against the clock, with the help of the stage manager and his wife, to save Martella and reveal the real murderer.
Again Sanders
The 12 short stories in this collection tell tales of British officers in colonial Africa from the author most famous for penning King Kong. These stories are based on the personal experiences of the writer, who was both a soldier and a war correspondent during the Second Boer War, and reported on atrocities in the Belgian Congo.
The Book of the Damned
This impressively compiled chronicle is one of the foundational texts in the field of paranormal science. Charles Fort draws from hundreds of articles, newspaper clippings, and arcane books to record bizarre happenings including everything from UFOs to strangeness around the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 to rumored poltergeists.
Discover why Fort is a legend in the paranormal world and what made this book a classic.
