Horrifying Reality (36 books)

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Terrifying, skin-melting-and-peeling nonfiction. These things really happened, people!

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1	Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 27,292 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 42,788 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang 4.26 avg rating — 57,220 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4.09 avg rating — 750,186 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant 4.06 avg rating — 22,361 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 1,319 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Unit 731 Testimony: Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program by Hal Gold 3.78 avg rating — 2,817 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 71,612 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 777,878 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 120,390 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Aberfan: A Story of Survival, Love and Community in One of Britain's Worst Disasters by Gaynor Madgwick 4.34 avg rating — 202 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Starlight Tour: The Last, Lonely Night of Neil Stonechild by Susanne Reber 4.50 avg rating — 640 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Nether Land: High School Temptation, Insurance Haze, Stolen Resolution, and Murder by Kem Hinton 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 194,418 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Aberfan: The Story of a Disaster by Tony Austin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America's Deadliest Rock Concert by John Barylick 4.37 avg rating — 1,309 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter 3.47 avg rating — 15,180 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Trial by Fire: A Devastating Tragedy, 100 Lives Lost, and A 15-Year Search for Truth by Scott James (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 916 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The High Girders: The Story of the Tay Bridge Disaster by John Prebble 4.28 avg rating — 87 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild 4.19 avg rating — 72,351 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 27,609 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 823,688 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Woeful Second World War (Horrible Histories, #22) by Terry Deary 4.15 avg rating — 2,826 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Tay Bridge Disaster: New Light on the 1879 Tragedy by John Thomas really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Waverly Hills Sanatorium: A History by Lynn Pohl 3.88 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Killing for Culture: An Illustrated History of Death Film by David Kerekes 4.22 avg rating — 304 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Big Book of Death by Bronwyn Carlton 4.18 avg rating — 290 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Incredible Survival Stories: Tales of Death-Defying Treks across the Globe by Jay Cassell (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 4,199 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Trek: A Classic Adventure Story of Disaster and Survival in the Sahara by Paul Stewart (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Devil's Rooming House: The True Story of America's Deadliest Female Serial Killer by M. William Phelps (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 1,794 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labour Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom by Josef Martin Bauer 4.10 avg rating — 2,813 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz 4.24 avg rating — 22,434 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 3.82 avg rating — 139,464 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions. by Arno J. Mayer 3.93 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes by Anthony Sadler 3.56 avg rating — 1,968 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars