Psychological Horror

While hiking the trail, Tyler comes across a campsite with a burning campfire and an old Native American Indian sitting by the fire, silent, still, and stoic as he stared deeply into the dancing flames. Curious about the old man, he sits by the campfire and begins to hold conversations with him as if he is drawn by some unseen force. What Tyler experiences shortly after meeting the old man brings him to the brink of utter madness and despair, as he experiences vivid and horrific hallucinations and delusions from the five guardians he meets there in the forest.

This second collection harbors more stories of lovers, of family, of friends, of enemies. Tales of mothers and fathers who seal the fate of their children, of child stars who can tell you the how, the why, and the when of your fate, tales of those willing to gamble everything on their fate, and those whose fate whispers in the wires and sings on the wind. Even a tale of a strange and seductive hitchhiker who will cast a horrible fate on anyone foolish enough to give them a ride.

In the summer of 1987, a mysterious carnival appears overnight on the outskirts of a small town—its glowing lights and haunting music promising dreams fulfilled. But for Jake, Riley, Amber, Dare, and Jimmy, the carnival offers only fear, twisted reflections of their worst nightmares, and a sinister game they never asked to play. When Jimmy disappears inside the carnival, the friends must venture deeper into its surreal horrors to rescue him.

Sally, a cynical 15-year-old schoolgirl, is much too clever for her own good. When partnered with her best friend, Pamela—a mouthy girl who no one else much likes—Sally finds herself unable to resist the temptation of rebellion. The pair play truant, explore forbidden areas of the old school and—their favourite—torment posh Sylvia Rose, with her pristine uniform and her beautiful voice that wins every singing prize. One day, Sally ventures up to the greenhouse on the roof alone. Or at least she thinks she's alone, until she sees Sylvia on the roof, too.

Gripping psychological horror for fans of supernatural thrillers and dark fiction in the tradition of Paul Tremblay, Riley Sager, and Stephen King. Fifteen years ago, theater director Mike O’Brien fled Seattle, leaving behind a tragedy too horrific to face. He swore he’d never return. But when an estranged best friend sends him a mysterious script with a story he can’t ignore, Mike is drawn back into the spotlight—and into a nightmare he thought he’d escaped for good. As rehearsals begin, reality starts to warp. Shadows move when no one’s watching. Cast and crew suffer disturbing accidents.

Enter the fevered imagination of Tobin Elliott. Ten awful stories await you. Tales of love, tales of hate, tales of wonder, tales of horror. Ugly stories. About terrible people. Doing horrible things. In this first collection, you'll find some terribly awful people—some friends, some family, some enemies, and some lovers. Some are just starting out, whether testing their newfound powers, or their newfound hungers, and claiming their first victims. Others you'll find at the end of their long, fruitful career of evil, looking back on their past deeds.

It started as a joke. A desperate stream. A way to stay relevant. Ashley Rae—“Ace” to her followers—thought she’d seen the worst of internet fame: burnout, harassment, bankruptcy. But the night she launched a gimmicky “you donate, I obey” stream, she got a new subscriber. One who didn’t stop. One who made demands. Every command came with a tip. Every dare more violent than the last. And Ace, drunk on viewership and dopamine, kept going—until she couldn’t stop.

Imogen Carlisle’s job at a Milwaukee bar was supposed to be temporary, a lifeline when her world was crumbling. But eight years of making drinks and offering customers a listening ear made her past as a rising actress feel like a bad dream. When Luca, a handsome, mysterious man with an uncanny interest in her, comes to the bar near last call, he begins probing into her past. As they talk, she remembers long-suppressed memories of lead roles, traveling shows, and the true nature of her relationship with the bar’s owner that ended it all.

A failed horror writer, Marcus Thorne, inherits a "cursed" estate in a forgotten corner of Alabama. Desperate to revive his career, he decides to use the house as inspiration for his next book, a non-fiction-style account that will feel so authentic, listeners won't be able to tell fact from fiction. He believes the house is his salvation.

The thing inside Doctor Wolfstone’s next patient has been there for years, but it’s been hanging around this realm much longer than that. It really wants to come out and meet the skilled hypnotist. And it’s very hungry.

Tom, App-Entwickler und selbsternannter Nerd, versucht, seine Wahrnehmung mit Tabletten zu kontrollieren. Was als alltägliche Büroszene beginnt, verwandelt sich in einen Strudel aus Wahn, Schatten und flüsternder Finsternis. Bald ist nicht mehr klar, ob er Opfer seiner Psychose ist oder Zeuge eines grauenvollen Erwachens.

After he’s shot in the line of duty, Detective Thomas Shepherd returns to Wolf Lake to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. Living beside the water, he finds peace...until the body of a missing woman washes up on his shore, and the town blames a teenage boy with a history of violence. Is a killer stalking the sleepy resort village?

By day, Ivy Marrow saves lives. By night, she decides who deserves to lose them. Trained as a surgeon. Hiding in plain sight. Ivy has one rule: only the guilty bleed. But when Lucien-a dangerously charming intern-uncovers her truth, the line between obsession and destruction fades fast. As Harrowgate Memorial descends into blood-soaked chaos, Ivy must make an unthinkable choice; protect her secret, or survive the monster she helped create. Justice has never been so precise.

Rose’s life was shattered when her partner, Sebastian, died under mysterious circumstances—before she even knew she was pregnant. Now, as she navigates her grief and prepares for motherhood alone, she’s forced to confront a web of lies, betrayal, and buried secrets. When an unexpected and intense connection forms between Rose and the brooding, protective Jasper, she is drawn into a world where the lines between the living and the dead blur. But Rose is not the only one haunted by the past. The ghost of Sebastian continues to reach out, with messages of forgiveness and danger.

The carefree existence of a young New Yorker is upended on a Friday afternoon at the office. His recruitment by the high flyers at his Wall Street firm for a special project thrusts him into life in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. There, he experiences incredibly odd happenings and paranormal activities that have him question his own sanity. However, a special errand takes him to the United Kingdom and back; all to deliver an ancient remedy to the special client.

»Zehn kleine Zipfelmänner …« Laura summte leise die Melodie des Kinderliedes, das Lukas so liebte. Es war ein Lied, das sie früher oft zusammen gehört hatten, als alles noch unbeschwert und einfach gewesen war. Aber jetzt war nichts mehr einfach. Lukas war in eine dunkle Welt geraten, die ihm seine Kindheit geraubt hatte. Ihren achtzehnten Geburtstag möchte Laura mit ihren Freunden in der Villa im Grünen verbringen, die ihrem reichen Vater gehört.

The story of two people, both as magnetic as they are dangerous, who get caught in an electric game of cat and mouse The question is, Who is the predator and who is the prey? Meet Iris: a dark soul with a propensity for obsession, still reeling from a recent loss, who relies on a local grief...

For the first time, the complete history of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks—from the landmark, original cult series that changed the course of television to its 25-years-in-the-making sequel—is told through fascinatingly detailed reporting and exclusive interviews with the show's...

A maternal gothic tale of new motherhood and the torment of a centuries-old haunting Before the shadow appeared, Sofia thought mothering would be all sun-drenched light and white linen sheets, as seen advertised by the momfluencers of Instagram. In her gorgeous home anchored in a posh suburb...

From the Bram Stoker award-nominated author of The Spite House comes a bone-chilling new novel about a private investigator hired by a mysterious billionaire to discover why he can’t die. When private investigator Shyla Sinclair is invited to the looming mansion of eccentric billionaire Saxton...