Most Popular Psychological Horror Books of the 20th century

Misery

Stephen King

Horror · Psychological Horror · Bram Stoker Award · Movie · Mainstream

1987

Shadows Over Innsmouth #1

Shadows Over Innsmouth

Stephen Jones

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

1994

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Vampires

Stephen Jones

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Vampires · Anthology

1992

Fontana Tales of Terror

European Tales of Terror

J. J. Strating

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

December 1968

The Elemental

Ulric Daubeney

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1919

John Silence: Psychical Investigator

A Psychical Invasion

Algernon Blackwood

Fantasy · Horror · Occult Detective · Psychological Horror · Mystery

1908

The Tower

Gregg Hurwitz

Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Weird Legacies

Mike Ashley

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

August 30, 1977

The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales

Kathleen Lines

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

1967

Skull Session

Daniel Hecht

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery

1998

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin

Psychological Horror · Mystery · Thriller

October 13, 1972

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories

David Stuart Davies, Rex Collings

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1996

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Zombies

Stephen Jones

Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Zombies · Anthology

1993

65 Great Spine Chillers

Mary Danby

Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1982

Pan Book of Horror Stories #21

The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

January 1, 1980

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #15

The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Storie

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

November 1979

Pan Book of Horror Stories #20

The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

September 28, 1979

The Room Opposite & Other Tales

F. M. Mayor

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

April 1, 1935

Psycho #2

Psycho II

Robert Bloch

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1982

The Scarf

Robert Bloch

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1947

Mr. Mukerji's Ghosts

S. Mukerji

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1917

Psycho #1

Psycho

Robert Bloch

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1959

Dollanganger Children #3

If There Be Thorns

Virginia C. Andrews

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1981

Dollanganger Children #1

Flowers in the Attic

Virginia C. Andrews

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1979

Dollanganger Children #4

Seeds of Yesterday

Virginia C. Andrews

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1984

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories

Richard Dalby

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Short Stories

October 5, 1995

Zombie

Joyce Carol Oates

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1995

The Vampire Omnibus

Peter Haining

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

May 20, 1995

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #22

The Year's Best Horror XXII

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

November 1994

Dark Voices #6

Dark Voices 6

Stephen Jones, David Sutton

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1994

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Werewolves

Stephen Jones

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Werewolves

1994

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories

Richard Dalby

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

February 3, 1993

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #21

The Year's Best Horror XXI

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

October 1, 1993

Flaxman Low - Psychic Detective

Kate Prichard, Hesketh Prichard

Horror · Occult Detective · Psychological Horror · Mystery

January 1, 1993

Dark Voices #5

Dark Voices 5

Stephen Jones, David Sutton

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1993

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #20

The Year's Best Horror Stories XX

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

November 3, 1992