Psychological Horror

The Man Who Found Out by Algernon Blackwood is a haunting tale of discovery, dread, and the terrible price of forbidden knowledge. When an earnest researcher uncovers an ancient manuscript said to reveal the “ultimate truth” of existence, his life spirals into terror as the revelation shatters his mind and consumes his soul.

In this psychological thriller with supernatural overtones, a young couple, Conrad and Joanna Harrison, attempt to save their marriage by starting anew in a rural turn-of-the-century former birthing house.

In this nail-biting thriller, a horror-themed birthday party turns deadly when guests start disappearing—and the birthday girl realizes that she must face a long-buried secret to make it out alive. Tippi is ready for a fresh start. After breaking off her engagement to an increasingly demanding...

Perfect for fans of Rory Power and Tiffany D. Jackson, this twisty horror novel follows a magnetic young influencer who gets ensnared in a web of dark, jealousy-fueled magic. Three years ago, Bella dumped her best friend Kerry to follow her dreams of becoming an influencer. It worked; she is...

A gripping collection of propulsive, psychologically suspenseful stories by the legendary Joyce Carol Oates “who is surely on any shortlist of America’s greatest living writers” (The New York Times Magazine) “A genius in the truest sense of the word.”—Rebecca Makkai “One of the...

A twisty, searing, conversation-starting novel about a filmmaker-turned-housewife who moves into her dream house and is forced to consider whether it's the house or herself that is haunted. When documentary filmmaker turned stay-at-home mom Tennessee Cherish moves into the the dream house her...

When six friends set out on what should be an adventurous weekend in the forest, they expect campfires, exploration and a break from reality. but the deeper they go, the stranger things become. Odd carvings appear on the trees, faint sounds echo through the stillness, and an unsettling presence seems to follow their every step. Cut off from the world, the group is forced to confront more than just the forest’s eerie mysteries. Tensions rise, paranoia sets in and an unshakable feeling of being watched grows stronger by the hour.

Under a Watchful Eye is a supernatural thriller of cults and conspiracy from the award-winning author of The Ritual and Last Days, Adam Nevill. To be a victim without knowing the tormentor. To be despised without knowing the offence. To be seen by what nobody else can see. When the sudden...

Vicken has a plan: throw himself into the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal and end it all for good, believing it to be the only way out for him after a lifetime of depression and pain. But, stepping off the subway, he finds himself in an endless, looping station. Determined to find a way out again, he starts to explore the rooms and corridors ahead of him. But no matter how many claustrophobic hallways or vast cathedral-esque rooms he passes through, the exit is nowhere in sight. The more he explores his strange new prison, the more he becomes convinced that he hasn't been trapped there

In the shadows of a sleepy town, a shy classmate's invitation leads four friends into the depths of the woods, igniting a summer of cosmic terror and twisted romance. As ancient malevolence stirs, will they embrace the entity reshaping their reality, or defy the encroaching madness at the risk of losing it all? Step into a world where love and horror collide, where destinies are forged in darkness, and where the line between salvation and damnation blurs.

At just five feet tall, Donovan Marsden is having a rough-go at life. As sweet, little boys sometimes are, Donovan is horrendously bullied in high school, and he has virtually no social existence. Doctor Alec Wilde diagnoses Donovan with idiopathic short stature, and places him on a drug that is used for another indication. Donovan also befriends his physical education teacher, Jermaine Barrison, who begins instructing his pupil on weight training and self-defense. Donovan's life takes a drastic turn for the better.

The Writer Vibe is a slow-burn horror anthology where each novel is its own haunting draft, yet all are threaded together by the cryptic presence of The Writer. Ordinary settings—diners, motels, highways, classrooms—become uncanny landscapes where paper, ink, and memory blur into something far more unsettling.

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.

Psychologist Jonah Singer has a few issues of his own. He has obsessive-compulsive disorder, chain smokes, and is haunted by a blurry past with a crazy mother. Enter Tate Powers, a mental-health counselor with a wicked laugh and uncanny ability to get inside Jonah’s head. Tate shows him the path to the most horrific depths of the human psyche. Inside his mind, Jonah will find much more than the tools to heal. He’ll engage in a battle that goes far beyond him, with ramifications for the entire planet.

Con la publicación de Cadáver exquisito (Premio Clarín Novela 2017), Agustina Bazterrica logró dos cosas al mismo tiempo: consagrarse como una de las escritoras argentinas más leídas y respetadas en todo el mundo, y transformar el libro en un clásico instantáneo. Esa distopía acerca de un mundo casi inhumano, que no cesa de cuestionar nuestro modo de vida actual y que dispara toda clase de preguntas acerca de lo contemporáneo, tiene historia. La autora lleva muchos años escribiendo relatos y cuentos breves, que hoy Alfaguara reedita en este volumen.

Thunderstorms are rolling across the summer sky. Every time one breaks, Rose Bowan loses consciousness and has vivid, realistic dreams about being in another woman's body. Is Rose merely dreaming? Or is she in fact inhabiting a stranger? Disturbed yet entranced, she sets out to discover what is happening to her, leaving the cocoon of her family's small repertory cinema for the larger, upended world of someone wildly different from herself.

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.