Most Popular Psychological Horror Books of the 1980s

Discover popular Psychological Horror books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Ghost Book

The Fourth Bumper Book of Ghost Stories

James Hale

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

1981

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #9

The Year's Best Horror Stories Series IX

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

January 1, 1981

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #17

The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

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

1981

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #14

The Fourteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

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

July 1981

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #2

The Second Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Christine Ruth Bernard

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

January 29, 1981

Pan Book of Horror Stories #22

The 22nd Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

December 9, 1981

The Ghost Book #15

The After midnight ghost book

James Hale

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

1980

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #8

The Year's Best Horror Stories Series VIII

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

February 22, 1980

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #16

The Sixteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

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

November 1980

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #13

The Thirteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

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

1980