Books in the Freezer 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by thaatswhatsheread

Spooky Non-Fiction
This one is a repeat of last year and a prompt that's very flexible. This can be a memoir of a notable person in horror, a history of a haunted place, a deep-dive on burial practices etc. 
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How Horror Works in Books and Film by Shannon Scott

How Horror Works in Books and Film

Shannon Scott

3 hours, 40 minutes • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Scared Sacred: Idolatry, Religion and Worship in the Horror Film by Erin Thompson, Rebecca Booth, RF Todd, Jeremy Thompson, John Sowder, Valeska Griffiths, Doug Bradley

Scared Sacred: Idolatry, Religion and Worship in the Horror Film

Erin Thompson, Rebecca Booth, RF Todd, Jeremy Thompson, John Sowder, Valeska Griffiths, Doug Bradley

401 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction dark medium-paced
Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil by Alex Aniel

Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil

Alex Aniel

295 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

adventurous informative tense medium-paced
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom

Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

Megan Rosenbloom

6 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history science dark informative medium-paced
Mindhunter by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Mindhunter

Mindhunter #1

John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

15 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology true crime dark informative medium-paced
Vrahovia mesiaca kvetov by David Grann
Vrahovia mesiaca kvetov
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David Grann

Vrahovia mesiaca kvetov

David Grann

306 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

The Stranger Beside Me

Ann Rule

18 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction biography true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York

Elon Green

8 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule

Small Sacrifices

Ann Rule

494 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

5 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced