The Best Psychological Horror Books of All Time
Immerse yourself in captivating worlds and unforgettable stories with our guide to the most-read books. Discover a selection that spans timeless classics to modern bestsellers, each continuing to enchant new readers.
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The Black Phone and Other Stories
by Joe Hill
Category: Horror, Movie, Psychological Horror, Vampires, Short Stories, Collection, British Fantasy Award, Adult, Bram Stoker Award, Ghosts, Dark Fiction, Small Town
Release date: 2005
Fever Dream
Release date: February 2017
Mirrorland
Release date: April 2021
The Tower
Release date: 1999
Earthlings
Release date: October 2020
Weird Sisters
(British Library Tales of the Weird #57 / 80)
by Mike Ashley
Release date: January 16, 2025
The Canal and Other Weird Stories
Category: Horror, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Vampires, Short Stories, Collection, Weird Fiction
Release date: February 2023
The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson
(British Library Tales of the Weird #8 / 80)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: April 2019
Taaqtumi
(Taaqtumi #1 / 2)
by Neil Christopher (Editor)
Category: Horror, Fantasy, Anthology, Post-Apocalyptic, Ghosts, Zombies, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Splatterpunk, Short Stories, Mythology
Release date: September 2019
Glimpses of the Unknown
(British Library Tales of the Weird #3 / 80)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Anthology
Release date: September 2018
Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Collection, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror
Release date: 2012
Night Shivers: The Ghost Stories of Mrs J.H. Ridell
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Banshee, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Collection, Mystery
Release date: 2008
The Elemental
Category: Horror, Short Stories, Collection, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Vampires, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1919
Hot Singles In Your Area
Release date: February 4, 2024
The Ghost Slayers
(British Library Tales of the Weird #29 / 80)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Collection, Anthology, Occult Detective, Ghosts, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Mystery
Release date: March 2022
The Vampire Archives
by Otto Penzler
Category: Horror, Crime Fiction, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Vampires, Short Stories, Anthology, Gothic Horror, Mystery
Release date: 2009
The Beast with Five Fingers: Supernatural Stories
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Collection, Anthology, Gothic Horror, Mystery
Release date: 2009
The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales
Release date: 1967
A Haunting in the Arctic
by C. J. Cooke
Category: Horror, Mermaid, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Dark Fiction, Historical Fiction, Unreliable narrator
Release date: February 27, 2024
Queens of the Abyss
(British Library Tales of the Weird #18 / 80)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Anthology, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, Psychological Horror
Release date: September 2020
Doorway to Dilemma: Bewildering Tales of Dark Fantasy
(British Library Tales of the Weird #9 / 80)
by Mike Ashley
Release date: May 2019
The Platform Edge
(British Library Tales of the Weird #6 / 80)
by Mike Ashley
Release date: January 2019
From the Depths
(British Library Tales of the Weird #1 / 80)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Anthology, Nautical
Release date: July 2018
The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu: New Lovecraftian Fiction
(The Mammoth Book of ... )
by Paula Guran
Release date: 2016
Gaslight Grimoire
(Gaslight Tales of Sherlock Holmes #1 / 5)
Category: Horror, Fantasy, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Anthology, Occult Detective, Gaslamp Fantasy, Sherlock Holmes, Mystery
Release date: 2008
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