![]() ![]() But unlike true crime, the confines of morbid nonfiction are wide and ever-expanding. And I’ve included a number of historical crime books on this list. In fact, true crime could probably be considered a sub-genre of morbid nonfiction. ![]() ![]() It’s safe to say there’s definitely some cross over between morbid nonfiction and true crime. And then there’s always the ick factor of inadvertently glorifying murderers that can come along with it.īut historical crime? Reading about stories that happened hundreds of years ago when forensic science wasn’t as adept as it is today? Diving deep into the horrors of medical history when surgeons were little more than butchers? Learning about poisons and their effects on the body? Now, those sorts of things are my jam. I already live in this society, okay, I don’t need to make myself any more terrified of what it’s capable of. Driven by an obsession for scientific knowledge, these brave polar explorers embarked on a journey into the unknown, testing their endurance by pushing themselves to the ultimate. I get the appeal - I do - but exploring present day killers and unsolved cases just hits a little too close to home. Written by one of its survivors, The Worst Journey in the World tells the moving and dramatic story of the disastrous Scott expedition. As a genre, I hadn’t really considered it before, but the term so perfectly describes much of what I’m drawn to in the world of nonfiction. I was scrolling through TikTok recently when I stumbled across a video recommending some morbid nonfiction. ![]()
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