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The Little Book of Horrors: Scary Truths That Will Make You Feel Lucky to Be Alive
A charmingly twisted reminder that everything could be so much worse
Face your fears and discover new ones with The Little Book of Horrors! From chilling true-crime tales to unnerving everyday events, this satisfying feast for the morbidly curious is teeming with hundreds of terrifying facts. These cautionary tales might fuel your nightmares for years to come, but they could also save your life.
- Discover how eating licorice, chewing gum, indulging inpastry, and even drinking water can kill.
- Explore your odds of dying by train, plane, automobile, parachute, rocket, and kayak. (Yes, kayak!)
- Learn about the world’s sneakiest predators, from adorable slow-moving primates to men pretending to be werewolves.
- Put that bad day at the office into perspective with work-related woes involving radiation, explosions, chocolatey suffocation, and killer robots.
This thrilling compendium of the many things that can kill, maim, and shock will make you grateful for every breath you manage to take and better equipped to dodge any disaster that comes your way.
Face your fears and discover new ones with The Little Book of Horrors! From chilling true-crime tales to unnerving everyday events, this satisfying feast for the morbidly curious is teeming with hundreds of terrifying facts. These cautionary tales might fuel your nightmares for years to come, but they could also save your life.
- Discover how eating licorice, chewing gum, indulging inpastry, and even drinking water can kill.
- Explore your odds of dying by train, plane, automobile, parachute, rocket, and kayak. (Yes, kayak!)
- Learn about the world’s sneakiest predators, from adorable slow-moving primates to men pretending to be werewolves.
- Put that bad day at the office into perspective with work-related woes involving radiation, explosions, chocolatey suffocation, and killer robots.
This thrilling compendium of the many things that can kill, maim, and shock will make you grateful for every breath you manage to take and better equipped to dodge any disaster that comes your way.
- GenresNonfictionHorror
256 pages, Hardcover
Published September 10, 2024
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November 12, 2024
“The Little Book of Horrors” by Steven Marr is a chilling yet fascinating read, perfect for anyone who is intrigued by macabre tales and bizarre true stories. Each page presents us with one or two of these stories, some pages even accompanied by a related illustration. They delve into strange, often shocking ways people have met their end. Many of them remind me of the darkly unexpected twists in the “Final Destination” movies, except these events actually happened.
From a camel avenging its owner over a missed Coca-Cola to freak natural disasters and bizarre workplace accidents, each story adds a new layer of horror.
I found myself consistently surprised by the unusual facts that are shared in this book, making it impossible to be put down. “The Little Book of Horrors” kept me engaged from start to finish, and it’s a must-read for anyone who loves unsettling tales of real-life oddities.
December 27, 2025
Fantastic book about weird ways people have died, ended up being a really interesting read.
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