Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items
By: J.W. Ocker
3.70
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizar…
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1. A Haunting
By: L.I. Albemont
3.64
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
Fleeing a troubled past, Sarah Faust thinks she has found the perfect place to start a new life. Tu… read more
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- historical
- horror
- supernatural
- paranormal
- audiobook
2. Funerals to Die For: The Craziest, Creepiest, and Most Bizarre Funeral Traditions and Practices Ever
By: Kathy Benjamin , Kathy Benjamin
3.72
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The hereafter may still be part of the great unknown, but with Six Feet Blunder, you can unearth th… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
By: Lydia Kang , Nate Pedersen
4.00
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Discover 67 shocking-but-true medical misfires that run the gamut from bizarre to deadly. Like when… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
"Unfortunately, the theory that 'more is better' is a really, really crappy theory when it comes to arsenic."-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
"It is perhaps oddly appropriate that the symbol for the god Mercury was the caduceus—two snakes entwined on a winged rod. The symbol is commonly and incorrectly associated with the medical establishm…"-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
4. The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
By: Aaron Mahnke
3.94
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating, beautifully illustrated collection of stories from the hit podcast Lore - now an onl… read more
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- history
- historical
- folklore
- nonfiction
- horror
- paranormal
- mythology
- audiobook
"One of the professions that historically delivered bloodletting services was, of all people, the barber. Even today, you can find barber shops that still use the red-and-white striped pole outside. I…"-Aaron Mahnke, The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
5. Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
By: Colin Dickey
3.74
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- horror
- supernatural
- paranormal
- audiobook
"Surely ghosts will follow wherever there is bad record keeping"-Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
"The dead are watching, whether or not we choose to listen to their stories."-Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
"Our brains are hardwired to think in terms of place and to associate psychic value or meaning to the places we inhabit."-Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
"A ghost story’s reduction of a complex moment or the history of building into a series of cliches is reproduced in beautifully staged photos that fetishize the past without truly representing it. “Ru…"-Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
6. The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
By: Michael Dylan Foster , None
4.39
Format: None pages, Paperback
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and … read more
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7. Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: And Other Life (and Death) Lessons from the Front Lines of Forensics
By: Dana Kollmann
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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8. Blood and Guts A History of Surgery by Hollingham, Richard
By: Richard Hollingham
3.91
Format: 318 pages,
Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host … read more
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9. Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
By: Erika Engelhaupt
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bo… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- history
- audiobook
"This kind of scientific boldness is something the world could use more of. All too often, we’re hemmed in by our fears and our sense of propriety. Some subjects simply aren’t discussed, or aren’t tak…"-Erika Engelhaupt, Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
10. The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History
By: Edward Brooke-Hitching
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reach… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- adult
- history
11. Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items
By: J.W. Ocker
3.70
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizar… read more
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- history
- historical
- adult
- folklore
- nonfiction
- horror
- supernatural
- paranormal
- mythology
- audiobook
12. Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
By: Megan Rosenbloom
4.01
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest othe… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- horror
- adult
- audiobook
"Human skin books—mostly made by nineteenth-century doctor bibliophiles—are the only books that are controversial not for the ideas they contain but for the physical makeup of the object itself."-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"Anthropodermic books tell a complicated and uncomfortable take about the development of clinical medicine and the doctoring class, and the worst of what can come from the collision of acquisitiveness…"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"Many confirmed human skin books didn’t begin their print life in this controversial binding but were rebound by collectors, usually doctors who took the oldest or rarest texts in their private collec…"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"No wonder the public persists in connecting the idea of human skin books with Nazis. It's easier to believe that objects of human skin are made by monsters like Nazis and serial killers, and not the …"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
13. 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
By: Sadie Hartmann
4.43
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
The Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror! Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get re… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- paranormal
- horror
"I love a good story about everyone dying."-Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
14. Toil and Trouble: A Women’s History of the Occult
By: Lisa Kröger
3.63
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This celebration of forgotten magical women, from Salem to WitchTok, is a fascinating and empowerin… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- history
- audiobook
15. A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse
By: Victoria Shepherd
3.22
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The King of France – thinking he was made of glass – was terrified he might shatter…and he wasn’t a… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- history
- audiobook
16. Behind the Horror: True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies
By: Lee Mellor
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Uncover the twisted tales that inspired the big screen's greatest screams.Which case of demonic pos… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- horror
- paranormal
- audiobook
17. Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural
By: Marc Hartzman
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Take a spirited tour through the supernatural history of America, from its haunted sites to its fam… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- horror
- supernatural
- paranormal
- audiobook
18. The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained
By: Colin Dickey
3.67
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
"Absolutely perfect for the current moment." --BuzzfeedAmerica's favorite cultural historian and au… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- horror
- adult
- paranormal
- mythology
- audiobook
"In a single stroke, the Linnaean classification system wiped monsters off the face of the map. There might still be unknown beasts and fearsome creatures out there, but now they each would have a fam…"-Colin Dickey, The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained
19. Dark Folklore
By: Mark Norman
3.56
Format: 174 pages, None
How did our ancestors use the concept of demons to explain sleep paralysis? Is that carving in the … read more
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- history
- folklore
- nonfiction
- horror
- adult
- paranormal
- mythology
- audiobook
20. Haunted Japan
By: Catrien Ross
2.90
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A delightfully creepy telling of Japanese ghost stories. Japanese folklore is abundant with tale… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- horror
- paranormal
- mythology
- audiobook
21. Chilling with Ghosts
By: Insha Fitzpatrick
4.11
Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover everything about ghosts in this fun handbook packed with spooky tales, engrossing science,… read more
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