Most Popular Psychological Horror Books of the 1970s

Discover popular Psychological Horror books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Weird Legacies

Mike Ashley

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

August 30, 1977

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin

Psychological Horror · Mystery · Thriller

October 13, 1972

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

Dollanganger Children #1

Flowers in the Attic

Virginia C. Andrews

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1979

The Ghost Book

The Third Bumper Book of Ghost Stories

James Hale

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

1979

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #7

The Year's Best Horror Stories Series VII

Gerald W. Page

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

1979

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #12

The Twelfth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

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

1979

The Ghost Book

The Second Bumper Book of Ghost Stories

Polly Parkin, James Hale

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

1978

The Ghost Book #14

The Midnight Ghost Book

James Hale

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

1978

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #6

The Year's Best Horror Stories Series VI

Gerald W. Page

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

July 5, 1978

Armada Ghost Book #1

The Armada Ghost Book

Christine Ruth Bernard

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1978

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #14

The Fourteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

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

1978

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #11

The Eleventh Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

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

July 1978

Pan Book of Horror Stories #19

The 19th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

January 1, 1978

Cautionary Tales

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Horror · Science Fiction · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology

1978

The Ghost Book #13

The Thirteenth Ghost Book

James Hale

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

1977

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #5

The Year's Best Horror Stories Series V

Gerald W. Page

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

February 21, 1977

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #13

The Thirteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk

1977

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #10

The Tenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

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

1977

Pan Book of Horror Stories #18

The Eighteenth Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

December 8, 1977

The Ghost Book

The Bumper Book of Ghost Stories

Aidan Chambers

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

1976

The Ghost Book #12

The Twelfth Ghost Book

Polly Parkin

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Utopia

1976

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #4

The Year's Best Horror Stories Series IV

Gerald W. Page

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

1976

Fontana Tales of Terror

Gaslight tales of terror

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Fantasy · Horror · Crime Fiction · Gaslamp Fantasy · Psychological Horror

October 20, 1976

Armada Ghost Book #8

The Eighth Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

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

1976

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #12

The Twelfth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

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

November 1976

Pan Book of Horror Stories #17

The 17th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

January 1, 1976

The Ghost Book #11

The Eleventh Ghost Book

Aidan Chambers

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

1975

The Ghost Book #8

The Eighth Ghost Book

Rosemary Timperley

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

January 17, 1975

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #3

The Year's Best Horror Stories Series III

Richard Davis

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

February 20, 1975

Armada Ghost Book #7

The Seventh Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

March 1975

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #11

The Eleventh Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

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

1975

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #9

The Ninth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

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

April 1975

Pan Book of Horror Stories #16

The 16th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

December 8, 1975

The Ghost Book #10

The Tenth Ghost Book

Aidan Chambers

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

November 1974