Creepy Nonfiction Books

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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 106,093 ratings — published 2014
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Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,926 ratings — published 2022
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All the Living and the Dead All the Living and the Dead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 11,995 ratings — published 2022
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When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.60 — 55 ratings — published
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The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,719 ratings — published 2023
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Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,957 ratings — published 2021
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Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.45 — 930 ratings — published 2025
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No Ordinary Deaths: A People's History of Mortality No Ordinary Deaths: A People's History of Mortality (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 52 ratings — published 2025
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The Secret Life of a Cemetery: The Wild Nature and Enchanting Lore of Père-Lachaise The Secret Life of a Cemetery: The Wild Nature and Enchanting Lore of Père-Lachaise (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 522 ratings — published 2024
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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.60 — 40,318 ratings — published 2005
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 236,282 ratings — published 2003
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 45,695 ratings — published 2017
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Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,658 ratings — published 2017
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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 19,073 ratings — published 2017
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 179,767 ratings — published 2016
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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.72 — 11,600 ratings — published 2012
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 152,769 ratings — published 1974
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What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,023 ratings — published 2023
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Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,556 ratings — published 2020
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Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,381 ratings — published 2020
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Death in the Garden: Poisonous Plants and Their Use Throughout History Death in the Garden: Poisonous Plants and Their Use Throughout History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 107 ratings — published 2018
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All That Remains: A Life in Death All That Remains: A Life in Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,105 ratings — published 2018
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 259,940 ratings — published 2018
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The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.47 — 673 ratings — published 2010
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 36,325 ratings — published 2009
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 746,218 ratings — published 2003
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 716,438 ratings — published 1966
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The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 110,115 ratings — published 1980
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Danse Macabre Danse Macabre (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 30,846 ratings — published 1981
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 291,412 ratings — published 1994
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The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.68 — 8,170 ratings — published 2020
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Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.44 — 4,994 ratings — published 2022
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The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,528 ratings — published 2022
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I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.27 — 858 ratings — published 2019
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Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,397 ratings — published 2019
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.74 — 10,103 ratings — published 2016
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The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.70 — 730 ratings — published 2019
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The World of Lore: Dreadful Places (The World of Lore, #3) The World of Lore: Dreadful Places (The World of Lore, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,749 ratings — published 2018
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The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals (The World of Lore, #2) The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals (The World of Lore, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,938 ratings — published 2018
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The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1) The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as creepy-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,650 ratings — published 2017
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