Psychological Horror

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Before you can embrace your full psychic potential, you first need to unlock the true secrets to coping as an empath.

Parker, a young, overconfident psychiatrist new to his job at a mental asylum, miscalculates catastrophically when he undertakes curing a mysterious and profoundly dangerous patient.

The Soul Redemption is a brutal, heart-pounding psychological thriller that you won’t want to put down. At the story’s heart is a young man, Jacob, whose early life dealt him a huge blow. It all began with the sudden disappearance of his parents, followed by a series of misfortunes that sent him spiralling down into the abyss. Confined to the Winebeck Hospital for the insane, Jacob becomes a pawn in a sick game within those walls. He is subjected and witness to unspeakable horrors at the hands of twisted, depraved staff and fellow patients. And it takes an insurmountable will for him to...

A secluded farmhouse. A bloody meat cleaver. And a past that refuses to stay buried. When a group of old friends reunites for what was supposed to be a relaxing weekend in the country, they instead discover The Meat House—a decaying property with a sinister reputation. As night falls and the walls seem to close in, the group begins to unravel. Screams echo through the trees. Doors open on their own. And something... or someone... is waiting. Rick Brink delivers a relentless, gore-soaked descent into madness, perfect for fans of visceral horror, haunted places, and psychological torment. ...

“Willowbrook” follows a dedicated nurse named Margaret Holloway, whose world is irreversibly transformed by a series of horrifying events at Willowbrook Sanitarium. As she confronts systemic corruption and brutal abuses hidden behind a polished façade, Margaret embarks on a journey that blurs the boundaries between the natural and the supernatural, and between secrets and justice.

Sol Reyes has had a rough year. After a series of workplace incidents at her university lab culminates in a plagiarism accusation, Sol is put on probation. Dutiful visits to her homophobic father aren’t helping her mental health, and she finds her nightly glass of wine becoming more of an all-day—and all-bottle—event. Her wife, Alice Song, is far more optimistic. After all, the two finally managed to buy a house in the beautiful gated community of Maneless Grove. However, the neighbors are a little too friendly in Sol’s opinion.

Some people do not choose his life, Miguel could not choose the moment that was just a child participated in the death of his brother. This experience would mark him for life produced in him a condition that prevents him from seeing things from an objective point. His mind rebels and forces him to face reality through Elyran, reality or consciousness that will push him to a dangerous journey through all those moments spent years struggling to forget and that led to their current painful situation. The tracker is a work intended for all audiences in adulthood, a novel that can be framed ...

When a series of brutal new murders begins to echo the silent killings of a decade past, former detective Laura Hensley is pulled back into a nightmare she thought she buried. Haunted by dreams she doesn't remember having and a killer who leaves no trace, Laura’s journal once again becomes her only place to untangle what’s real—and what’s been watching her from the dark all along. DARK BENEATH is the second installment in the deeply unsettling Laura Hensley Journal Series by #1 bestselling author Ava Rowens, whose chilling narratives blend psychological horror with immersive, slow-...

When the lights go out and the slideshow begins, middle manager Jennifer has a disturbing vision: a headless colleague right across the boardroom table. Is it a trick of the light, or a vision of the future? She tries to brush it off and salvage the afternoon—but when her ex unexpectedly drops off her son at the office after school, suddenly her whole world takes an alarming turn.

As Christmas approaches, Michael is determined to honor family traditions by bringing his wife and children to their remote cabin by Lake Cashman, nestled deep in the snowy wilderness. It’s supposed to be a weekend of warmth, comfort, and cherished memories that keep his late father's legacy alive. But the idyllic getaway becomes a chilling nightmare when an unexpected storm descends, isolating them from the rest of the world. Trapped by the relentless snow, the family soon realizes they are not alone. As eerie whispers echo through the woods and shadows shift beyond the cabin’s frosted...

Now a Lifetime original movie, Stephen King's haunting story about an author of a series of mystery novels who tries to reconcile her old life with her life after a horrific attack and the one thing that can save her: Revenge.

Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend’s family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside. A self-proclaimed “homicidal adventurer,” Vess lives only to satisfy all appetites as they arise, to immerse himself in sensation, to live without fear, remorse, or limits, to live with intensity. Chyna is trapped in his deadly orbit.

A woman discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her. Instead of breaking up with him, she decides to get revenge. On their wedding day.

A technological tale of terror. An exploration of artificial intelligence and simulation theory. Journey into the abyss of the human mind and discover the nightmares that await you. Imagine human consciousness transferred into a simulation where nightmares become vividly real. Within the immersive confines of the simulation, neuroscience student Dade Simmons embarks on a transformative journey alongside three fellow students. An unforeseen calamity befalls the students when a sinister force, long-dormant inside Dade’s psyche, is inadvertently unleashed inside the simulation. As the ...

When Eleanor Harper becomes the director of a renowned artists' retreat, she knows nothing of Cliffside Manor's dark past as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a "waiting room for death". After years of covering murder and violence as a crime reporter, Eleanor hopes that being around artists and writers in this new job will be a peaceful retreat for her as much as for them.

The most terrifying thing that you can possibly imagine is your own body in the hands of a monster. Or worse, in the hands of another human being. In this definitive anthology of body horror selected by a World Horror Grandmaster, you'll find the unthinkable and the shocking: a couture designer preparing for an exquisitely grotesque runway show; a vengeful son seeking the parent who bred him as plasma donor; a celebrity-kink brothel that inflicts plastic surgery on sex workers; and organ-harvesting doctors who dissect a living man without anesthetic.

Whispers from Beyond Some knowledge should remain forgotten. Some doors should never be opened. And some dreams should never be followed. When Renee stumbles upon an ancient text describing an impossible dream city, she becomes obsessed with its whispers, drawn toward something lurking beyond human comprehension. As her lover Elise watches helplessly, Renee begins to slip away—her words fragmented, her presence distorted, her very being unraveling. Soon, Elise is left with a horrifying truth: the woman she loves may no longer be the one standing before her. Desperate to save Renee, Elise ...

A gothic murder mystery book set in Golden Friars, England, during the late 18th century. In the eerily quaint town of Golden Friars, where purple mountains and a serene lake meet, the return of Sir Bale Mardykes to his ancestral home begins a suspenseful narrative drenched in ghostly lore and family curses. Against the backdrop of centuries-old graystone houses and the lauded George and Dragon Inn, Sir Bale’s arrival stirs long-buried fears and awakens dark legends surrounding the Mardykes and Feltram families. The village is alive with whispered tales of mysterious drownings and ...

In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. A teenage girl who isn’t allowed outside, not after last time. A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory. And a house cat who loves napping and reading the Bible. An unspeakable secret binds them together, but when a new neighbor moves in next door, what is buried out among the birch trees may come back to haunt them all.