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…
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1. Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
By: Travis Langley , Michael Uslan
3.97
Format: 570 pages, Paperback
A journey behind the mask and into the mind of Gotham City's Caped Crusader, timed for the summer 2… read more
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2. Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of
By: Harold Schechter
3.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
AMERICA'S MOST COLD-BLOODED! In the horrifying annals of American crime, the infamous names of brut… read more
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3. Monsters in the Movies
By: John Landis
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, Monsters in the Moviesby lege… read more
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4. How to Survive a Horror Movie
By: Seth Grahame-Smith , Wes Craven
3.71
Format: 498 pages,
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. From ghosts, vampires, and zombies to serial killers, cannibalistic hill… read more
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5. Paperbacks from Hell: A History of Horror Fiction from the '70s and '80s
By: Grady Hendrix
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and '80s . . . if you dare. Page throu… read more
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6. The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)
By: Stephen Graham Jones
4.21
Format: 455 pages, Hardcover
The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror literature It’s been f… read more
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"I used to be all about the final girl standing on top of a pile of the dead at the end of the movie, her face dripping blood, her chest heaving, her eyes fierce. Now I’m all about holding the door of…"-Stephen Graham Jones, The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)
7. The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear
By: Nat Segaloff
3.74
Format: 330 pages, Hardcover
Since 1973, The Exorcist and its progeny have scared and inspired half a century of filmgoers. Now,… read more
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8. The Bookshop From Hell
By: David Haynes
3.81
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
Horror is what Dan Law enjoys. He loves to read horror novels as a way to escape from his teachi… read more
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9. Ripped from the Headlines!: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies' Most Memorable Crimes
By: Harold Schechter
3.75
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
Bestselling true-crime master Harold Schechter explores the real-life headline-making psychos, seri… read more
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10. Horror Movie
By: Paul Tremblay
3.45
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more
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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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12. BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural: 101 True Tales of Hauntings, Demons, and the Paranormal
By: Ryan Bergara
4.12
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
Based off one of the most popular web series on the internet, Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej present … read more
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13. Tastes Like Candy 2: Sugarless
By: Ivy Tholen
3.53
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
Five years ago, a group of teenage girls entered the Poison Apple Halloween Carnival for a scavenge… read more
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14. The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense
By: Edward White
3.90
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
In The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon—what define… read more
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15. Black Widow: The True Story of Giggling Granny Nannie Doss
By: Ryan Green
4.08
Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1927, Charley Braggs arrived home to find two of his children dead. The doctor who observed the … read more
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16. The Secret History of Bigfoot
By: John O’Connor
3.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, on… read more
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17. 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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- horror
- crime
- paranormal
- audiobook
18. Under the Surface
By: Diana Urban
4.10
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
An epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping … read more
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19. Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects
By: Harold Schechter
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From veteran true crime master Harold Schechter comes a unique look into the history of crime told … read more
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20. Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films
By: Nina Nesseth
3.85
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Nightmare Fuel by Nina Nesseth is a pop-science look at fear, how and why horror films get under ou… read more
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21. Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)
By: Nathan Ballingrud
4.18
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into th… read more
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