There are thousands of books that explore every nature of horror from supernatural to the classical macabre. The truth is that oftentimes reality can even more horrifying than even the imagination of the most twisted horror writer.

Men and women have been doing horrible things to each other since time immemorial. Instead of spending so much time staking out the horror section of your local library, head on over to the history and nonfiction areas.

You can find out all the details about the investigation and capture of some of the most horrific humans to have ever walked the Earth. Ted Bundy, Son of Sam and many other serial killers. You can find out what they did, why they did it and how they came to justice.

Discover theories of murderers never caught like The Zodiac Killer and Jack the Ripper. You can learn who authorities think they truly were and the different reasons why.

You don't have to stop with serial killers. History is filled with horrors perpetrated by mortal men. There are many books about the Salem which trials were innocent women were killed because the townspeople and the clergy thought they were witches.

Lets not forget the Inquisition and the Crusades or any of the other massacres in war torn countries throughout the ages. At the time, their behavior was considered justified, but only hindsight can show the truth. You don't need to have werewolves and zombies to have a horror story. Sometimes the most horrifying stories are the ones not made from the imagination of a writer.