Dark Nonfiction Books

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Danse Macabre Danse Macabre (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 30,876 ratings — published 1981
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Ashes and Stones: A Scottish Journey in Search of Witches and Witness Ashes and Stones: A Scottish Journey in Search of Witches and Witness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.64 — 393 ratings — published 2023
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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 dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,403 ratings — published 2019
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The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.21 — 4,893 ratings — published 2020
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.74 — 10,147 ratings — published 2016
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Murder Ballads: Illustrated Lyrics & Lore Murder Ballads: Illustrated Lyrics & Lore (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 215 ratings — published
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Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 5,283 ratings — published 2025
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The Peepshow The Peepshow (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.66 — 2,452 ratings — published 2024
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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 dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 545 ratings — published 2024
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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 dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 45,774 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 dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,694 ratings — published 2017
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Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,070 ratings — published 2017
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The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America's UFO Highway The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America's UFO Highway (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.04 — 1,673 ratings — published 2016
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Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,076 ratings — published 2015
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A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,671 ratings — published 2015
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Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,829 ratings — published 2014
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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 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 106,414 ratings — published 2014
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The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.50 — 6,064 ratings — published 2013
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Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.26 — 511 ratings — published 2009
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The Secret Rooms: A True Gothic Mystery The Secret Rooms: A True Gothic Mystery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.45 — 5,736 ratings — published 2012
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Real Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern America Real Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 342 ratings — published 2012
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A Haunted Love Story: The Ghosts of the Allen House A Haunted Love Story: The Ghosts of the Allen House (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 963 ratings — published 2012
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Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,855 ratings — published 2012
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Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.54 — 8,131 ratings — published 2011
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Fringe-ology: How I Tried to Explain Away the Unexplainable-And Couldn't Fringe-ology: How I Tried to Explain Away the Unexplainable-And Couldn't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.83 — 878 ratings — published 2011
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UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 180 ratings — published 2011
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UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,759 ratings — published 2010
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Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,620 ratings — published 2011
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Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.57 — 56 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 dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 36,470 ratings — published 2009
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.51 — 24,864 ratings — published 2008
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Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51 Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.51 — 214 ratings — published 1998
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Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,198 ratings — published 1998
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The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.15 — 451 ratings — published 2010
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Hunting Humans: The Rise of the Modern Multiple Murderer Hunting Humans: The Rise of the Modern Multiple Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 525 ratings — published 1986
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 21,640 ratings — published 2003
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Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 697 ratings — published 2006
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 117,158 ratings — published 2000
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Captured by Aliens: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very Large Universe Captured by Aliens: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very Large Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 66 ratings — published 1999
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Countess Dracula : Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess Countess Dracula : Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 280 ratings — published 1997
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Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 223 ratings — published 1995
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Will Storr vs. The Supernatural: One Man's Search for the Truth About Ghosts Will Storr vs. The Supernatural: One Man's Search for the Truth About Ghosts (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,091 ratings — published 2006
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Necropolis: London and Its Dead Necropolis: London and Its Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.77 — 2,224 ratings — published 2006
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The Stately Ghosts of England The Stately Ghosts of England (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.44 — 45 ratings — published 1970
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The Death of Kings: A Medical History of the Kings and Queens of England The Death of Kings: A Medical History of the Kings and Queens of England (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 256 ratings — published 2000
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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 dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 291,745 ratings — published 1994
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Post-Mortem: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries Post-Mortem: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.66 — 123 ratings — published 2007
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Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,644 ratings — published 2006
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The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,056 ratings — published 2004
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