6 must-read history books like The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder by Paul Roland

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The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

By: Paul Roland

3.58

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From tribal magic and shamanism, through the work of WB Yeats and Aleister Crowley, to black magic …

If you liked the history plot in The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder by Paul Roland , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

By: Mark Wolynn

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generatio… read more

Similar categories in Mark Wolynn's It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • nonfiction
Cover of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

2. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

By: Robert A. Heinlein

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its maste… read more

Similar categories in Robert A. Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

"Drop dead-but first get permit"

-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

"Women talk when they want to. Or don't."

-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

"I waited. Women talk when they want to. Or don't."

-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

"Nothing uses up alcohol faster than political argument."

-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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3. The 120 Days of Sodom

By: Marquis de Sade

3.08

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade relates the story of four wealthy men who enslave 24 mostl… read more

Similar categories in Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • horror
"The lecher swears, the come flows and supper sounds."

-Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom

"Adélaïde was the sketch rather than the model of beauty..."

-Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom

"Nothing is as encouraging as a first crime that goes unpunished."

-Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom

"I would, thank God, watch the universe perish without shedding a tear."

-Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom

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4. Rosemary's Baby

By: Ira Levin

3.56

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, an ordinary young couple, settle into a New York City apartment, unawar… read more

Similar categories in Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • paranormal
  • horror
Cover of Ring (Ring, #1) by Kōji Suzuki, Glynne Walley, Robert B. Rohmer

5. Ring (Ring, #1)

By: Kōji Suzuki , Glynne Walley , Robert B. Rohmer

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

A mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act… read more

Similar categories in Kōji Suzuki's Ring (Ring, #1) book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • paranormal
  • horror
Cover of 東京喰種トーキョーグール 2 [Tokyo Guru 2] (Tokyo Ghoul, #2) by Sui Ishida, 石田スイ

6. 東京喰種トーキョーグール 2 [Tokyo Guru 2] (Tokyo Ghoul, #2)

By: Sui Ishida , 石田スイ

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

[Can Zhong ] noNei Zang woYi Zhi sare, Xu "niGuai Ren hetoJin duiteyukukaneki. Ge Teng noZhong , [a… read more

Similar categories in Sui Ishida's 東京喰種トーキョーグール 2 [Tokyo Guru 2] (Tokyo Ghoul, #2) book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • horror
Cover of The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1) by Robert McCammon

7. The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1)

By: Robert McCammon

4.08

Format: 603 pages, Mass Market Paperback

D-Day is threatened, but one man could rip the heart of the Nazis -- with his bare claws.... He … read more

Similar categories in Robert McCammon's The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1) book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • paranormal
  • horror
Cover of John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David  Wong

8. John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

By: David Wong

3.88

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too … read more

Similar categories in David Wong's John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • horror
"When a man plans, a woman laughs."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"John, let me make one thing clear,"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"My melon soul Crushed by your Gallagher of apathy"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"No. We talked about this. I’m going home to eat a pie."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

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9. 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

Similar categories in Colin Dickey's Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • paranormal
  • horror
"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

10. 東京喰種トーキョーグール 3 [Tokyo Guru 3] (Tokyo Ghoul, #3)

By: Sui Ishida , 石田スイ

4.05

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

Tian Di "Bai Jiu "niLiang Qin woSha Hai saretaShao Nu hinami. Bei Ju noShao Nu noWei ni, "Bai Jiu "… read more

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11. Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep #1)

By: Mira Grant

4.16

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Seven years ago, the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a "mockumentary" b… read more

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12. 東京喰種トーキョーグール 4 [Tokyo Guru 4] (Tokyo Ghoul, #4)

By: Sui Ishida , 石田スイ

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

[Can Zhong Sou Cha Guan ] tonoYi Zhan woZhong e, Shi Jie noAn woYuan Jian Jian takaneki. Ren Jian t… read more

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Cover of In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet

13. In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

By: Mona Chollet

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a celebration by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch … read more

Similar categories in Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • nonfiction
  • history
"En somme, si on voulait être cohérent, il faudrait soit lever le pied sur l'éducation des filles, soit intégrer à leur formation un sérieux entraînement à la guérilla contre le patriarcat, tout en s'…"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"No obstante, algunas mujeres, vivan o no con hombres, se sientan o no llamadas por una vocación, encuentran otro modo de evitar ser engullidas por el papel de la devota sirvienta: no tener hijos; dar…"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"Certaines, cependant, qu'elles vivent avec les hommes ou pas, qu'elles se sentent ou non requises par une vocation, trouvent un autre moyen d'échapper à l'engloutissement dans le rôle de la servante …"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"Il serait temps que les femmes - souvent si peu sûres d'elles, de leurs capacités, de la pertinence de ce qu'elles ont à apporter, de leur droit à une vie pour elles-mêmes - apprennent à se défendre …"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

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14. The Exorcist's House

By: Nick Roberts

4.02

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

In the summer of 1994, psychologist Daniel Hill buys a rustic farmhouse nestled in the rolling hill… read more

Similar categories in Nick Roberts's The Exorcist's House book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • paranormal
  • horror
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15. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto

By: Tricia Hersey

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitali… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Hersey's Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • nonfiction
Cover of The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca (Union Square & Co. Chronologies) by John Michael Greer

16. The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca (Union Square & Co. Chronologies)

By: John Michael Greer

3.74

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

Explore the occult from ancient times to the modern day with one of its most respected scholars and… read more

Similar categories in John Michael Greer's The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca (Union Square & Co. Chronologies) book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
  • spirituality
"I know that I hung on the windy tree Nine full nights, Pierced by a spear offered to Odin Myself to myself of which none knows Upon that tree Where its roots run..."

-John Michael Greer, The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca (Union Square & Co. Chronologies)

"The world is not prepared yet to understand the philosophy of Occult Sciences- let them assure themselves first of all that there are beings in an invisible world, whether Spirits' of the dead or Ele…"

-John Michael Greer, The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca (Union Square & Co. Chronologies)

"If God is benevolent and almighty, why should there be so much suffering in the world? Luria's answer was that the forces that cause suffering and evil in the world are remnants of the universe befor…"

-John Michael Greer, The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca (Union Square & Co. Chronologies)

"Alchemy was (and is) considerably more than the attempt to turn base metals into gold. To an alchemist, all material things ripen toward perfection unless something gets in the way. The alchemist's m…"

-John Michael Greer, The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca (Union Square & Co. Chronologies)

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17. The Stowaway

By: James S. Murray

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From internationally bestselling authors James Murray and Darren Wearmouth comes The Stowaway, a su… read more

Similar categories in James S. Murray's The Stowaway book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • horror
Cover of Serial Killers and Psychopaths: True-Life Stories that Shocked the World by Charlotte Greig

18. Serial Killers and Psychopaths: True-Life Stories that Shocked the World

By: Charlotte Greig

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

"Serial Killers and Psychopaths" provides a concise yet detailed look at some of the most dangerous… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Greig's Serial Killers and Psychopaths: True-Life Stories that Shocked the World book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • true crime
  • horror
Cover of Superstitions: A Handbook of Folklore, Myths, and Legends from Around the World by D.R. McElroy

19. Superstitions: A Handbook of Folklore, Myths, and Legends from Around the World

By: D.R. McElroy

3.53

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Across all cultures and spanning centuries, superstitions rooted in cultural legends and myths have… read more

Similar categories in D.R. McElroy's Superstitions: A Handbook of Folklore, Myths, and Legends from Around the World book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
Cover of The Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained: A Compelling Collection of the World's Most Perplexing Phenomena by Andrew Holland

20. The Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained: A Compelling Collection of the World's Most Perplexing Phenomena

By: Andrew Holland

3.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Many strange events defy explanation. This book is a compendium of some of the world's most mystify… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Holland's The Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained: A Compelling Collection of the World's Most Perplexing Phenomena book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • nonfiction
  • paranormal
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21. The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

By: Paul Roland

3.58

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From tribal magic and shamanism, through the work of WB Yeats and Aleister Crowley, to black magic … read more

Similar categories in Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder book and Paul Roland's The Dark History of the Occult: Magic, Madness and Murder

  • history
  • true crime
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • horror
  • metaphysics
  • paranormal

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