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“Vaughan is simply a genius at immersing you in simmering tensions and turning up the heat."—Ellery Lloyd “A stunning novel."—Gilly Macmillan "A flawlessly constructed thriller, perfectly paced and filled with smart reveals. This is a read-in-one-sitting delight of a novel!"—Lucy...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Driving, wild and hilarious” (The Washington Post), here is the incredible “memoir” of the legendary actor, gambler, raconteur, and Saturday Night Live veteran. When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a...

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...

Editorial Review This gripping investigation unfolds with steady tension and clear, accessible storytelling that keeps readers turning pages while revealing the careful work behind solving a brutal crime. Grounded in authentic 1970s police procedure and psychological insight, the narrative builds credibility through realistic dialogue, documented evidence, and methodical detective work. The result is a chilling, emotionally resonant account that captures the human cost of violence and the relentless pursuit of justice. HE WORE THE MASK OF SANITY A True Documented Terror - The Ted Bundy ...

Editorial Review A relentless, chilling thriller that grips from the first page and refuses to let go. In SOMETHING TOOK THEM, Ted Lazaris delivers one of his most haunting Documented Terror entries yet — a story grounded in realism, driven by escalating dread, and anchored by an unforgettable final image that lingers long after the last page. This is prestige horror at its finest — controlled, believable, and deeply unsettling. SOMETHING TOOK THEM A True Documented Terror — The Nome, Alaska Missing Persons Mystery The Case That Inspired the Film The Fourth Kind The storm passed. The ...

Editorial Review THE GAINESVILLE RIPPER is a relentless, deeply unsettling true-crime thriller that captures the real terror that gripped Gainesville during the brutal murders committed by Danny Rolling. With cinematic pacing, authentic investigative detail, and escalating fear, the book delivers literal terror while honoring the documented facts behind the case that later inspired the blockbuster film franchise Scream. This is not fiction dressed as horror — it is a chilling record of how quickly safety can vanish and how one predator can change an entire community forever. THE ...

Editorial Review: BTK is a chilling Documented Terror account of the Wichita Serial Murders Case, exposing how an ordinary-looking man hid behind church, neighborhood life, and routine while terror spread quietly through the city. With grounded historical detail, investigative tension, and a deeply human focus on fear, loss, and public uncertainty, the book turns a real case into a disturbing portrait of evil hiding in plain sight. The result is a tense, unforgettable true-crime narrative that reminds readers the most terrifying monsters can live next door. BTK A True Documented Terror — ...

If you think ghosts are only responsible for hauntings, think again. The Demonologist reveals the grave religious process behind supernatural events and how it can happen to you. Used as a text in seminaries and classrooms, this is one book you can't put down. For over five decades, Ed and Loraine Warren have been considered America's foremost experts on demonology and exorcism. With over 3,000 investigations to their credit, they reveal what actually breaks the peace in haunted houses. Don't miss the Warrens in the new blockbuster movie The Conjuring.

The harrowing true story of abduction and survival from the courageous young woman who lived it—now the subject of a Lifetime original movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart. In this memoir, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime. On...

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 co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain...

This program is read by the author. From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie film crash course. Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films including Phantasm, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep...

On a chilly Monday morning in 1935, a young maid opened the garage door of a Southern California seaside villa onto a grim scene. Her employer, a popular motion picture comedienne, lay dead in the front seat of her expensive automobile. Within hours, the news of Thelma Todd’s death was making headlines throughout the nation. Was it murder, suicide, or accident? Cast against the background of Hollywood and Los Angeles, the film industry and the growing metropolis, her death baffled both the public and the investigating authorities. After numerous attempts to solve the mystery over the last...

Moon Man is Bart Sibrel’s revealing memoir recalling his harrowing journey investigating what really happened during America’s famous “Apollo” missions.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK In Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In...

*Now a Netflix film* The inspiring true story of Jessica Watson—an Australian teenager who set out to sail solo around the world! On May 15, 2010, after 210 days at sea and more than 22,000 nautical miles, sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her thirty-three-foot boat triumphantly back to...

The Missing JFK Assassination Film is not the typical JFK assassination book. This book does not attempt to answer the question of who killed John F. Kennedy; instead it addresses why we should question the actions of those involved and why the truth was withheld from the people. Though copies of Orville Nix's film exist, the original film is missing. Why? The FBI confiscated Orville's camera for several months, then returned it in pieces. Were these actions sinister, or were they just examples of governmental incompetence?

CREATURES AT THE WINDOW A True Documented Terror — The Kelly–Hopkinsville Encounter — The Case That Inspired the Film Signs August. Rural Kentucky. One farmhouse. Eight people inside. The night begins with laughter and card games. It ends with something standing in the yard. Three feet tall. Pale. Motionless. When the first shotgun blast hits it, the figure snaps backward like a broken doll. It should be dead. It folds wrong. It lies still. Then it sits up. More appear at the fence line. They do not charge the house. They drift closer. They tilt their heads at the windows as if ...

From the world’s #1 bestselling author, The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe is a true crime thriller about a woman who changed Hollywood history, and whose indelible image captures our imagination to this day. “Electrifying … A spellbinding new account of the star’s final days by the...

The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost HUGO AWARD FINALIST EISNER AWARD NOMINEE “True Believer is in every imaginable way the biography that Stan Lee deserves—ambitious...