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Summer Horror: Beach Reads Gone Wrong – Sunny Settings with Sinister Twists
When you think “summer reads,” you probably picture rom-coms, thrillers, or breezy mysteries. But honestly? Horror makes the best beach companion. There’s just something fun about reading a creepy story while the sun is shining and the waves are crashing. These picks all take the familiar warmth of summer—vacations, road trips, lazy afternoons—and flip them…
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Lizzie Borden: The Axe Murder Case That Still Haunts Fall River
If you grew up in New England, you’ve probably heard the sing-song rhyme: Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. Catchy, sure—but also way off. The truth? It’s messier, darker, and still has Fall River, Massachusetts buzzing more than…
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Horror Books for Every Taste: From Ghosts to Gore
If you’re anything like me, you know horror comes in flavors. Sometimes you want an old-school ghost story. Other times, you want something so twisted you have to set the book down for a minute. This list has a little bit of everything—haunted houses, medical nightmares, total gore-fests, and even a few slow-burn creeps that…
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10 Urban Legends That Crossed the Line Into Reality
When the shadows from our nightmares step into the light. Urban legends are supposed to be just stories — whispered at sleepovers, told around campfires, or passed down by “a friend of a friend.” But every so often, a legend turns out to have real events lurking at its core. That’s when things go from…
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