Most Popular Psychological Horror Books of 2026

The Rouse

China Miéville

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Mystery

September 15, 2026

Fish Hooks and Other Stories

Kit Power

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

October 29, 2026

The Adventures of Amos Jelkie, Ghost Hunter

Sydney Chambers, I A Watson

Horror · Ghosts · Occult Detective · Psychological Horror · Collection

August 18, 2026

Entering Gosston

Jeffrey Thomas

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

May 8, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #78

Terror Australis

James Doig

Horror · Ancient Mythology · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

October 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #77

Fiendish Felines

Janette Leaf

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Cats · Short Stories

September 17, 2026

Something Peculiar #11

Something Peculiar

Steve J Shaw

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

September 24, 2026

The Wickies and Other Macabre Tales

Tylor James

Horror · Psychological Horror · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

June 22, 2026

The Boatman

Alex Grecian

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Reaper

April 7, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #75

Danse Macabre

Mike Ashley

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Regency

July 16, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #74

Haunted Yorkshire

Elizabeth Dearnley

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Collection

June 18, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #73

Beasts with Five Fingers

Brian J. Showers

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

May 21, 2026

Somnambulant Hearts

Andrew Hook

Fantasy · Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

June 25, 2026

What the Bones Know

Kirstyn McDermott

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

March 1, 2026

Beyond and Within

Sauúti Terrors Short Stories

Eugen Bacon, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Stephen Embleton

Horror · Science Fiction · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

February 17, 2026

Beyond and Within

No Laughing Matter

Peter Coleborn, Mike Chinn

Fantasy · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Psychological Horror · Anthology

November 24, 2026

Beyond and Within

Black Horror

Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

November 24, 2026

Beyond and Within

Black Dingo Short Stories

Eugen Bacon

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Dark Fiction

November 24, 2026

Gothic Fantasy

Folklore Horror Short Stories

Maria J. Pérez Cuervo

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

October 20, 2026

Raven

Lyndsay Faye

Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Paranormal Fantasy

October 6, 2026

The Night Ship

Alex Woodroe

Horror · Post-Apocalyptic · Psychological Horror

January 20, 2026

Defensive Wounds and Other Stories

James Everington

Horror · Psychological Horror · Collection · Short Stories

March 26, 2026

Made for the Dark

John Llewellyn Probert

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

February 26, 2026

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #19

The Year's Best Horror XIX

Karl Edward Wagner

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

February 23, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #71

The New Flesh

Mark Morris

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Werewolves

March 19, 2026