Real Horror

Starvation. Poison. Cannibalism. Extermination. History's worst horrors weren't committed by monsters. They were carried out by governments, documented in official records, and conducted in broad daylight while the world looked away. You know the atrocities everyone remembers. The ones taught in schools, commemorated in memorials, discussed in documentaries. This book is about the others. The mass deaths that were buried, minimized, or erased from collective memory. The systematic cruelties that unfolded in isolated places where no one intervened. The horrors that killed thousands—...

The instant New York Times bestselling author of the “raw and revealing” (Interview magazine) Bad Mormon, and star of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City anddocumentary series Surviving Mormonism, returns with a hilarious and candid national bestseller about life and love as a former...

Torture. Cannibalism. Cruelty. Execution. History is filled with tales so grotesque and chilling they sound like fiction, but every one of them is disturbingly real. From ancient empires to medieval kingdoms and beyond, rulers and regimes devised punishments that turned human suffering into spectacle. Victims were roasted alive, devoured by vermin, blinded with burning irons, flayed, impaled, drowned, or crushed under beasts—all carried out not in secret, but as deliberate displays of power meant to terrify entire populations. This book uncovers the most shocking execution methods and ...

Emily Croy Barker’s riveting debut novel is a must-read for fans of Lev Grossman and Deborah Harkness. The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic follows grad student Nora Fischer as she stumbles through a portal into a magical world. Having been transformed from drab to beautiful, Nora finds herself surrounded by glamorous friends. Life seems perfect. But then things take a terrible turn, and Nora must learn magic from a reclusive ally if she is to have any hope of survival...

The Real Missing 411 A chilling wilderness thriller inspired by real Missing 411 disappearances Deep in the forests of Pine Ridge, people vanish without a trace. Footprints stop abruptly. Radios pick up voices no one should hear. Weather turns violent in seconds. And every disappearance happens near still water. When engaged couple Jenna Marlowe and Evan Cross fail to return from a simple day hike, veteran ranger Mark Delaney calls in the volunteer SAR team he trusts most. Elena Torres, Caleb Rhodes, Lila Bowman, and Dave Carter know the wilderness better than anyone — but nothing can ...

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.

Conspiracies. Cannibalism. Torture. Human experimentation. These days, conspiracy theories run rampant. But what if some of these horrors turned out to be true? Many people are shocked to learn that history is filled with several confirmed, real-life horrors and dark conspiracies that seem too frightening to be real — everything from assassinations and grotesque human experimentation to bizarre plots, fake wars, and mass poisoning of entire populations. This book explores some of the most disturbing and incredible plots involving corporations, governments, scientists, and other trusted ...

Something monstrous stalks the woods... and sometimes, people don’t come back. Bigfoot Deadliest Encounters is not for the faint of heart. This gripping collection dives into some of the most terrifying and fatal encounters ever linked to the legendary cryptid. From abandoned campsites and mutilated remains to entire communities driven out by fear, each story in this volume is rooted in documented reports, historical records, and chilling eyewitness accounts. Told with atmospheric detail and researched intensity, these tales blur the line between folklore and reality—reminding us that ...

You’re not on top of the food chain. Not out here. Mauled delivers 15 gut-wrenching accounts of humans hunted, cornered, and torn apart by nature’s most savage predators. Bears. Lions. Wolves. Hyenas. These aren’t stories with happy endings—they’re warnings. If you think you're prepared, think again. When it happens, it happens fast.

A stranger telephoned a Liverpool chess club and left an address that did not exist. The next evening, while a husband walked the cold streets looking for it, his wife was beaten to death in their own front parlour. Nobody invented that. There is a court transcript. Britain keeps its horror in filing cabinets. Not in haunted castles, but in police files, inquest records, government documents and yellowing newspapers. This is a collection of thirty-one true stories that sound like fiction and are not — arranged as one story for every night of October, building towards Halloween itself. ...

Editorial Review DEVIL IN THE HOUSE is a chilling, methodical descent into one family’s fight to survive a home that refuses to release them, delivering sustained tension through realism rather than spectacle. Ted Lazaris builds dread with disciplined escalation and emotional restraint, creating a haunting narrative that feels disturbingly possible from the first disturbance to the final, unforgettable realization. Fans of stories in the tradition of The Conjuring will find this a gripping, atmospheric entry in the Documented Terror series that lingers long after the last page. DEVIL IN ...

THE TRUE STORY BEHIND AMERICA’S MOST INFAMOUS KILLER — AND THE LIES WE TELL TO LIVE WITH HIM. The Psycho of Plainfield: The Real Story of Ed Gein – Separating Fact from Fiction By Miles Donovan Before Hollywood turned him into a monster… he was a quiet man in a small town. On a bleak Wisconsin farm, surrounded by frozen earth and religious fear, a son lived under the shadow of a mother who ruled him with sin, shame, and silence. Decades later, when the world discovered what he’d done, it wasn’t just the horror that shocked America — it was the ordinariness. This is not the ...

In the heart of the wilderness, beneath the shadow of towering trees and the blanket of starlit skies, lies a collection of bone-chilling stories: "True Scary Camping Horror Stories." Venture into the unknown as intrepid campers share their harrowing encounters with the unexplained and the unimaginable. From eerie sounds echoing through the forest to unsettling encounters with mysterious figures in the dead of night, each story grips with a visceral intensity that will leave you breathless. But beware, for in the wilderness, darkness holds secrets that defy comprehension, and every rustle ...

From bestselling author Ethan Hayes comes Halloween Haunts, a chilling collection of spine-tingling tales perfect for the most haunted time of the year or any other if you're into being scared. Known for his knack for capturing the eerie and the inexplicable, Hayes takes readers on a journey into the unknown with stories he’s gathered over the years—true accounts of encounters that defy logic and explanations that remain just out of reach. This anthology is a tapestry of terror, weaving together ghostly apparitions, sinister urban legends, and unexplained phenomena that have lingered in...

What if the world’s most terrifying horror movies were inspired by real events? Behind haunted houses, masked killers, cursed objects, demonic possessions, and urban legends lie disturbing true stories that continue haunting investigators, historians, paranormal researchers, and audiences decades later. Some are unsolved crimes. Some are rooted in folklore and superstition. Others remain unexplained mysteries surrounded by fear, rumor, and death. In Stories That Inspired Horror Movies, bestselling author Ralph Scott explores the chilling real-world cases behind some of the most famous ...

"Real Scary Cryptid Horror Stories" horror series invites readers to plunge into the heart of the unknown, where chilling encounters with mysterious creatures blur the line between reality and nightmare. In this spine-tingling collection, each true horror story unfolds like a dark secret waiting to be revealed—stories of elusive beasts, ancient legends, and inexplicable phenomena that defy explanation.

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. ...

True Scary Camping Horror Stories delve into the eerie realm of the unknown with firsthand accounts of spine-tingling encounters with creatures that defy explanation: Bigfoot, Dogmen, Rake, Wendigo, and other cryptids. These hair-raising narratives, gathered from brave souls who ventured deep into the heart of the wilderness, will leave you questioning what truly prowls in the shadows of the trees. Prepare to be gripped by fear as you journey through the pages of this electrifying eBook, where reality and myth blur, and the line between fact and legend fades into darkness.

Real Scary Creature Sightings Horror Stories compiles hair-raising accounts of TRUE encounters with cryptids that defy explanation and strike fear into the hearts of those who cross their paths. From cryptids lurking in the shadows to unknown entities haunting remote locations, these bone-chilling stories will leave you questioning what lurks in the darkness and what nightmares may await just beyond your doorstep.

In the wilderness, no matter how far you run... they will find you. From the suffocating darkness beneath the canopy to the twisted roots of forgotten trails, The Woods Won't Let You Go: delivers terrifying, true encounters with what truly lurks just beyond the treeline. Forget fireside folklore. These are the uncensored, unfiltered, firsthand accounts from park rangers, seasoned hikers, and terrified locals who barely escaped with their lives. Inside, you will find unthinkable, real-life horror: Bone-chilling run-ins with elusive cryptozoological creatures like Bigfoot. Mind-bending, close...