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, Collection, Short Stories, Vampires, Psychological Horror, Movie, Ghosts, Bram Stoker Award, British Fantasy Award, Adult, Dark Fiction, Small Town
Release date: 2005
Gothic Ghost Stories
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
by David Blair
Release date: October 5, 2002
Fever Dream
Release date: February 2017
The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance
(The Mammoth Book of ... )
by Trisha Telep
Release date: April 13, 2009
Mirrorland
Release date: April 20, 2021
Weird Sisters
(British Library Tales of the Weird #57 / 76)
by Mike Ashley
Release date: January 16, 2025
The Canal and Other Weird Stories
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Vampires, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: February 15, 2023
The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson
(British Library Tales of the Weird #8 / 76)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: April 2019
Taaqtumi
(Taaqtumi #1 / 2)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Zombies, Ghosts, Post-Apocalyptic, Mythology
Release date: September 10, 2019
Glimpses of the Unknown
(British Library Tales of the Weird #3 / 76)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: September 20, 2018
Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Release date: May 6, 2012
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Release date: January 5, 2009
Night Shivers: The Ghost Stories of Mrs J.H. Ridell
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Banshee, Mystery
Release date: 2008
The Elemental
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Vampires, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, 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 / 76)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Occult Detective, Mystery
Release date: March 24, 2022
The Vampire Archives
by Otto Penzler
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Vampires, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Crime Fiction, Gothic Horror, Mystery
Release date: September 29, 2009
The Beast with Five Fingers: Supernatural Stories
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Mystery
Release date: May 2009
The Tower
Release date: 1999
The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales
Release date: 1967
Queens of the Abyss
(British Library Tales of the Weird #18 / 76)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: September 24, 2020
The Platform Edge
(British Library Tales of the Weird #6 / 76)
by Mike Ashley
Release date: January 17, 2019
Doorway to Dilemma: Bewildering Tales of Dark Fantasy
(British Library Tales of the Weird #9 / 76)
by Mike Ashley
Release date: May 3, 2019
From the Depths
(British Library Tales of the Weird #1 / 76)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Nautical
Release date: July 19, 2018
The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu: New Lovecraftian Fiction
(The Mammoth Book of ... )
by Paula Guran
Release date: April 14, 2016
Gaslight Grimoire
(Gaslight Tales of Sherlock Holmes #1 / 5)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Sherlock Holmes, Gaslamp Fantasy, Occult Detective, Mystery
Release date: November 2008
65 Great Spine Chillers
by Mary Danby
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: 1982
The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories
(Pan Book of Horror Stories #21 / 29)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: January 1, 1980
The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories
(Pan Book of Horror Stories #20 / 29)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: September 28, 1979
The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Storie
(The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #15 / 20)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: November 1979
The Horla
Release date: 1887
A Haunting in the Arctic
by C. J. Cooke
Category: Horror, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Mermaid, Historical Fiction, Dark Fiction, Unreliable narrator
Release date: February 27, 2024
The Haunted Trail
(British Library Tales of the Weird #53 / 76)
by Weird Walk
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: September 19, 2024
Greatest Hits
(Herald Classics)
Category: Science Fiction, Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Psychological Horror, Bram Stoker Award, British Fantasy Award, Hugo Award
Release date: March 26, 2024
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