Horror Nonfiction

Beware...this book is cursed! These strange but true stories of the world's most infamous items will appeal to true believers as well as history buffs, horror fans, and anyone who loves a good spine-tingling tale.

The Open Road Promised Freedom. For His Victims, It Became a Highway of Horrors… For decades, America’s highways have been symbols of adventure and independence. But hidden in their shadows was a predator who turned freedom into fear. This is the untold, shocking true story of Robert Ben Rhoades—the long-haul trucker who transformed his eighteen-wheeler into a rolling dungeon and stalked the interstates as one of the most sadistic killers in modern history. The Truck Stop Killer’s Double Life By day, Rhoades appeared ordinary: a polite, quiet driver hauling freight across the ...

“I fear not the dark ... but what may lurk within it” From the author of the bestselling series, Encounters in the Woods and What Lurks Beyond, comes a new series focused exclusively on the creepy, scary, and dangerous things that lurk in the deep forests. Ethan Hayes has been collecting firsthand encounters from people all over the world for years and in Fear in the Forest, he has saved some of his best stories for the pages ahead. From terrifying face to face encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch, to horrifying instances of being stalked by a Wendigo and Black Eyed Children; Ethan ...

We’ve all seen or experienced something strange at one point and thought—nobody would believe this. Horror in the Pines is a well-collected anthology series of extraordinary events individuals have endured among the trees. From sightings and strange noises to unexplainable disappearances, people are emerging from the shadows to share their stories of the unknown.

Naughty Victorians lifts the starched petticoats of 19th-century propriety to reveal the delightfully messy truths hidden beneath. With wit as sharp as a corset stay, author David Rountree unpacks the double standards, sexual taboos, and delicious hypocrisies of the Victorian era, focusing on America’s primly scandalized society. From the perfumed parlors of upper-class women to the grim tenements of immigrant families, this book explores the lives of real people—particularly women—navigating a world obsessed with virtue while frequently indulging in vice. Based on true newspaper ...

Nature doesn’t need a motive. It just needs a moment. Animal Attacks – GORE! delivers fifteen of the most blood-chilling real-life accounts of humans being mauled, torn, swallowed, and savaged by the wild. From shark-infested waters to bear-haunted campsites, these are immersive, narrative-driven true stories of survival, terror, and the raw fury of the animal kingdom. James Calloway plunges you into each scene with cinematic detail and emotional depth. Whether it’s a grizzly’s final charge, a killer whale’s lethal strike, or the eyes of a tiger locked onto its prey — these ...

We’ve all seen or experienced something strange at one point and thought—nobody would believe this. Horror in the Pines is a well-collected anthology series of extraordinary events individuals have endured among the trees. From sightings and strange noises to unexplainable disappearances, people are emerging from the shadows to share their stories of the unknown.

A ghostly witch named Bathsheba led the haunting of the Perron family, physically and psychologically tormenting them. This legendary ghost story eventually became the subject of the movie The Conjuring, and continued to haunt the Perron family for years to come.

The sprawling highways and quiet small towns of Texas hide a dark and brutal history. Beyond the headlines and whispered local legends lie the definitive, blood-curdling stories of the state's most horrifying crimes. True Crime - Gore in Texas is not for the faint of heart. This meticulously researched anthology rips open the case files on the Lone Star State's most infamous and psychologically disturbing criminals. From the sadistic "Candy Man" Dean Corll to the shocking acts of family annihilators and the cold, calculated slayings of cartel hitmen, these accounts detail the manhunts that ...

True Stories of Terror and Mystery from the American Wilderness They are the shadows in the trees, the eyes that watch from the darkness, the creatures science refuses to believe—and yet people keep encountering them. In Cryptid Encounters: Volume One, real people recount their chilling, first-person experiences with the unexplained and the inhuman. From remote forests in Alaska to forgotten backroads in the South, these gripping accounts bring readers face-to-face with creatures that defy logic and challenge everything we think we know about the natural world. Told in vivid detail, each ...

Real cases. Real fear. 31 Nights of Terror: Volume I is not just another horror collection—it is a journey into the chilling depths of history’s most disturbing true accounts of hauntings, possessions, and murders. Each of the sixteen stories in this first volume is rooted in real events, drawn from witness statements, police reports, court records, and documented testimonies that continue to terrify decades later. These are not campfire tales or urban legends. These are the moments when ordinary life cracked open and something unexplainable—and often deadly—stepped through. ...

The occult whispers empty promises. What it delivers is Hell. From the author of Evil Unleashed and Demons Unleashed comes the most chilling collection yet: true accounts of demonic possession, oppression, cursed objects, and all manner of encounters with dark forces from the deepest reaches of Hell. In Hell Unleashed, John Harker rips the veil off polite skepticism to expose terrifying stories drawn from history, eyewitness testimony, and the front lines of modern exorcism. These aren't Hollywood inventions—they're the horrifying realities faced by ordinary people who opened doors they ...

They went into the woods to celebrate. They didn’t plan to be hunted. Fresh out of college, six friends set off on a camping trip deep in the remote wilderness of the Pacific Northwest — a final escape before adulthood sinks its teeth in. Laughter, booze, and the freedom of the wild promise a weekend they’ll never forget. But the forest has something else in store. On their first night, strange sounds echo through the trees. The second night, one of them vanishes. By the time they realize they’re being watched, it’s already too late. Cut off from help and miles from civilization, ...

We've all seen or experienced something strange at one point and thought, "Nobody would believe this." Horror in the Pines is a well-collected anthology series of extraordinary events individuals have endured among the trees. From sightings and strange noises to unexplainable disappearances, people are emerging from the shadows to share their stories of the unknown.

“When Trust Turns to Tragedy” Every day, we put our lives in the hands of medical professionals. We trust that the surgeon holding the scalpel, the doctor reading our charts, and the nurse administering medication are competent, careful, and committed to our well-being. Most are. But sometimes, that trust is betrayed — not by malice, but by something more dangerous: negligence, ego, burnout, or systematic failure. Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States, yet many of these cases remain buried in sealed settlements and quiet courtroom deals. The ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the...

Our world is built upon mysteries, so when somebody tells you nothing is impossible, you best believe them. Unexplainable Happenings is a thoughtfully-curated anthology series of occurrences most would deem impossible. Bone-chilling beholdings, unwilled encounters, and the unthinkable all come together to create an unusual and genuine series.

This book contains 101 bite-sized horror stories that are intended to scare and unsettle you. These are real peoples' accounts of the creepy and the occult - of their near-misses with madmen and paranormal entities. Each chapter is a short, stand alone campfire tale, a retelling of a frightening or gruesome incident that has stuck with the teller, something that gives them pause to this day when they find themselves alone in the dark. These stories have been collected with the knowledge that real life is scarier than fiction.

A man looking for romance on the adult affair website Ashley Madison thinks a woman fleeing a sexless marriage may be creating what she’s attempting to escape from, as she works to transform him.

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