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A Past Steeped in Shadows: Seven Historical Horror Novels Inspired by True Events

A Past Steeped in Shadows: Seven Historical Horror Novels Inspired by True Events

C.J. Cooke Recommends Reclaimed Tales of Plague, Witch Trials, Strange Deaths, and More

By C.J. Cooke | October 16, 2025

CJ Cooke’s Favourite Witchy Books

CJ Cooke’s Favourite Witchy Books

Familiars, powerful women, rituals, and rebels.

By C.J. Cooke | October 18, 2024

8 Thrillers and Mysteries with Underlying Supernatural Elements

8 Thrillers and Mysteries with Underlying Supernatural Elements

Combining the supernatural with the "real world" can be a challenge, but the results are infinitely rewarding.

By C.J. Cooke | October 22, 2021

Eight Thrillers That Bring an Uncanny Slant to the Natural World

Eight Thrillers That Bring an Uncanny Slant to the Natural World

"The setting of a horror tale needs to create a sense of unheimlich, with the reader every bit as nervous...as the characters."

By C.J. Cooke | October 9, 2020

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