Most Popular Psychological Horror Books

Explore the most popular Psychological Horror books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.

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The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu: New Lovecraftian Fiction

Paula Guran

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

April 14, 2016

Gaslight Tales of Sherlock Holmes #1

Gaslight Grimoire

J. R. Campbell, Charles Prepolec

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

November 2008

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

The Horla

Guy de Maupassant

Horror · 19th century · Psychological Horror · Historical Fiction

1887

Fever Dream

Samanta Schweblin

Horror · Psychological Horror · Translation

February 2017

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance

Trisha Telep

Fantasy · Horror · Paranormal Romance · Psychological Horror · Anthology

April 13, 2009

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

Fantasy · Horror · Psychological Horror · Translation

October 8, 2020

Psycho #2

Psycho II

Robert Bloch

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1982

The Scarf

Robert Bloch

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1947

Herald Classics

Greatest Hits

Harlan Ellison

Horror · Science Fiction · Psychological Horror · Bram Stoker Award · British Fantasy Award

March 26, 2024

British Library Tales of the Weird #53

The Haunted Trail

Weird Walk

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

September 19, 2024

Flame Tree 451

Indian Ghost Stories

Dr. Mithuraaj Dhusiya

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

November 28, 2023

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

The Tell-Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe

Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Collection

January 1, 2017

Scream Quietly [The Best of Charles L. Grant]

Charles L. Grant

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

December 1, 2016

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

The Power of Darkness: Tales of Terror

David Stuart Davies, Edith Nesbit

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

May 7, 2006

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

The Crimson Blind & Other Ghost Stories

H. D. Everett

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

2006

Do No Harm

Gregg Hurwitz

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

2002

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Ghost Stories of Henry James

Henry James, David Stuart Davies, Martin Scofield

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

2001

Mr. Mukerji's Ghosts

S. Mukerji

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

1917

The Lifted Veil

George Eliot

Horror · 19th century · Psychological Horror · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1859

Psycho #1

Psycho

Robert Bloch

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1959

Black Mad Wheel

Josh Malerman

Horror · Psychological Horror

May 22, 2017

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

Flame Tree 451

Chinese Ghost Stories

C. Xueting Ni

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

June 18, 2024

British Library Tales of the Weird #35

Polar Horrors

John Miller

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

November 10, 2022

Other Place & Other Stories of the Same Sort

J. B. Priestley

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

July 2, 2013

Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? #1

Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?

Max Brallier

Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Zombies

February 2011

Mirrorland

Carole Johnstone

Magical Realism · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery

April 20, 2021

Dollanganger Children #4

Seeds of Yesterday

Virginia C. Andrews

Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1984