Most Popular Psychological Horror Books of the 2020s

Discover popular Psychological Horror books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Necronomicon Series

Mountain of Shadows and Other Tales of Alhazred

Donald Tyson, Joe Morey

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

November 22, 2022

North Sea Trilogy #1

The Shadow Over Doggerland

Uncredited

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

November 30, 2022

Flame Tree 451

Scottish Ghost Stories

Helen McClory

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

December 13, 2022

Flame Tree 451

Victorian Ghost Stories

Reggie Oliver

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

December 13, 2022

The Howling Terror and Other Lovecraftian Horror Stories

Tony Richards

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

November 21, 2022

Armchair Fiction Masters of Horror #4

Masters of Horror Vol. Four Arthur J. Burks

Arthur J. Burks

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

February 7, 2022

Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Barry Pain-Volume 3

Barry Pain

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

May 4, 2022

Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Barry Pain-Volume 2

Barry Pain

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

May 4, 2022

Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Barry Pain-Volume 1

Barry Pain

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

May 4, 2022

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

The Whisperers and Other Stories

Algernon Blackwood, Mike Ashley

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

June 23, 2022

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

The Little Blue Flames

A. M. Burrage, Nick Freeman

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

September 22, 2022

Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Middleton

Richard Middleton

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

September 26, 2022

Gaslight, Ghosts & Ghouls

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Ghoul · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

May 1, 2022

Something in the Water and Other Stories

Douglas Wynne

Horror · Science Fiction · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

July 7, 2022

Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction

The Collected Shorter Supernatural & Weird Fiction of Algernon Blackwood - Volume 2

Algernon Blackwood

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

September 26, 2022

Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of H. H. Munro (Saki)

H H Munro

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

February 7, 2022

Black Shuck Shadows #31

Chasing Spirits

John Llewellyn Probert

Horror · Crime Fiction · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

June 24, 2022

Black Shuck Shadows #30

The Flowering

Alison Littlewood

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

November 24, 2022

Black Shuck Shadows #29

That Fatal Shore

Sean Hogan

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

August 3, 2022

Gaslight Tales of Sherlock Holmes #5

Gaslight Ghouls

J. R. Campbell, Charles Prepolec

Fantasy · Horror · Gaslamp Fantasy · Gothic Horror · Occult Detective

October 25, 2022

Corpse Fauna #4

Eyes of the Dead

James Chambers

Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk

October 31, 2022

Armchair Fiction Masters of Horror #3

Masters Of Horror Vol. Three Mary Elizabeth Counselman

Mary Elizabeth Counselman

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

February 7, 2022

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

Fearsome Fairies

Elizabeth Dearnley

Horror · Fae · Fairies · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

October 1, 2022

Gothic Fantasy

Weird Horror Short Stories

Mike Ashley

Horror · Science Fiction · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

July 19, 2022

Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of May Sinclair

May Sinclair

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

March 31, 2022

Leonaur Book of Great Ghost and Horror Stories #4

The Fourth Leonaur Book of Great Ghost and Horror Stories

Eunice Hetherington

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

October 27, 2022

13 Haunted Houses

Curtis Lawson, Joe Morey

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

May 29, 2022

British Library Tales of the Weird #34

Haunters at the Hearth

Tanya Kirk

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

October 13, 2022

British Library Tales of the Weird #33

Spectral Sounds

Manon Burz-Labrande

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

September 22, 2022

British Library Tales of the Weird #32

The Horned God

Michael Wheatley

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

February 18, 2022

British Library Tales of the Weird #28

Shadows on the Wall

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Mike Ashley

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Witches

January 10, 2022

Dreams and Secrets #2

An Imminent Dream

Linn Coldiron

Fantasy · New Adult · Psychological Horror · Young Adult

July 31, 2022

British Library Tales of the Weird #31

Our Haunted Shores

Emily Alder, Joan Passey, Jimmy Packham

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

June 21, 2022

Drawn

James Hankins

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Mystery

October 5, 2021

The Skinless Face

Donald Tyson

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

August 7, 2021

The Other: The Nyarlathotep Cycle #3

The Other

Troy Young

Fantasy · Horror · Cthulhu · Occult Detective · Paranormal Fantasy

September 30, 2021