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Welcome to your hub for the creepiest recommendations, from the latest terrifying Stephen King book and bizarre underrated horror films to the most disturbing unsolved true crime cases and unsettling reports of paranormal activity. If it’s strange, unusual, or downright terrifying—we’ve got you covered.

We’re diehard fans of all things macabre and we love nothing more than sharing our odd obsessions with fellow creepy fiends. Here we unearth forgotten crimes, share true ghost stories, and pride ourselves on giving the best recommendations for terrifying books and movies. Peruse the stories below—you’re sure to find something to satiate your appetite for the uncanny.

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“Guilty. I Am Guilty!” Mack Ray Edwards Admits to Despicable Crimes

A serial killer who agreed he deserved the death penalty.  

UNSOLVED: The West Mesa Bone Collector May Still Walk the Streets After Taking At Least 11 Lives

The remains of nearly a dozen sex workers were carelessly discarded in the New Mexico desert.

Joel Rifkin: New York’s Most Horrifyingly Prolific Serial Killer

This killer terrorized New York from the years of 1989 to 1993. 

The 8 States With the Most Serial Killers

A list you most definitely don't want to be on.

Who was the Boston Strangler?

They called him "America's first serial killer of the modern era," but the case of the Boston Strangler is full of contradictions.

This Serial Killer Murdered 13 Women in Their Own Homes Without Breaking and Entering

In the 1960s, Albert DeSalvo terrorized the city of Boston during a two-year killing spree.

13 Chilling True Crime Books About Ted Bundy

The killer's own defense attorney described him as “the very definition of heartless evil.”

The Chilling True Story of Cape Cod Serial Killer Tony Costa

Helltown brings Costa’s “Garden of Horrors” to terrifying life.

Edmund Kemper, “The Co-ed Butcher” of Hitchhiking Students

This sadistic giant murdered 10 people in the 1960s and 70s.

Charles Cullen: New Jersey’s Angel of Death

Though Cullen confessed to 40 murders, some investigators believe he killed as many as 400 people.

7 Chilling Books by People Who Knew Serial Killers

Get a fascinating new perspective on the darkness that lives within these violent offenders.

The Twisted Case of the Hog Trail Murders

Human remains were found scattered throughout southwestern Florida.

10 Eye-Opening Zodiac Killer Books Every True Crime Obsessive Needs to Read

Can these true crime authors crack the notorious unsolved case?