Psychological Horror

"Astonishing." -Claudia Dey, author of Daughter. A hallucinatory horror novel set deeply in the consciousness of a woman exploring a changed and frightening world. Our protagonist comes to in a basement, tied to a chair, with a man looming over her. But someone has a knife. We follow her as...

A year has passed. Marine and security specialist Domino Taylor does not work anymore. His days and nights are spent shadowing the Lambert family; the guilt he feels for the tragic events that unfolded in western Pennsylvania haunts him without mercy. When someone from Domino's past contacts him, she begs him to take on one last job: Find and return her kidnapped son.

Reminiscent of the works of Patricia Highsmith and Lucy Foley, a compulsive psychological thriller—“the perfect poolside reading” (Guardian)—involving gorgeous grifters on the loose in the south of France who prey on a group of unsuspecting vacationers . . . and each other. The heat is...

In Boneway, the third book of The Backwoods Series, the shadows of Fenwell Hollow deepen as progress cuts a line through old ground. What should have been a path forward becomes a reckoning: names surface where they do not belong, memories refuse to stay buried, and bargains echo louder than ever. Blending Southern Gothic atmosphere with supernatural suspense, Boneway invites listeners into a world where every mile is haunted by history, and every step risks debt to forces older than law.

Well, you’ve found it, haven’t you? Saint Ambrose mortuary, where the dead have more to say than the living. Their whispers echoing through the hallways are begging to be heard. Curious about a local urban legend, teenagers discover the figure is horrifyingly real. A cruel CB radio prank becomes a terrifying hunt when a predator’s voice emerges from the static. A dark entity is unleashed when a teacher tests his own warning about hidden messages in rock music. Two men descend into inexplicable terror when they awaken on a barren, unnatural island.

Dean and Jess knew the house had a tragic past but it did not stop them from making the move with their young daughters. It was supposed to be a new - and bigger - home with which they could continue to build upon their already established happy memories but as the house's past begins to haunt them they realize it is not the dream they first hoped it to be.

In this fast-paced thriller, a power plant explosion takes a small-town community off the grid -- all while a terrifying force lurks in the shadows. Two roads lead to Mount Hope. None leads out. A small southern town was evacuated after a freak accident. As the first anniversary of the mishap...

Tense, disturbing and clever, My Husband's Lies is the second domestic noir from Caroline England, perfect for fans of C. L . Taylor and Apple Tree Yard. Known since school as 'The A Team,' Nick, Dan, Jan and Will have been best friends for years. But now they're older, and their bond is...

From the author of the chilling novel The Dead House comes a stunning, terrifying story about a house the shade of blood—and the two sisters trapped inside. When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt's home, it's immediately clear that the "blood manor" is cursed. The creaking of the house and...

The year is 2032, and five-year-old Jacob is opening the biggest gift, beneath the Christmas tree, which is labeled for him: his very first semi-automatic rifle—and he couldn't be prouder. He smiles to his parents who sit close by. They don't smile back. Their minds are stuck on earlier events of what should have been a magical day: the moment they found out Jacob was set to be a brother.

After a woman dies, she watches over her son as he struggles with life’s challenges. When he dies, too, he comes to her for help, but she has different plans in store for him.

"But come back soon", the sign said. Obviously it was a lie. The people in the grocery store just wanted to make sure he couldn't buy the spice he needed to make the recipe he'd selected for that night (recipes must be followed exactly). Obviously they wanted him to eat out...to meet the waitress, Marta, to see her horrible, unspeakable, unbearable ugliness. It was obvious to him: her maimed, twisted face was the living desire to be dead. He had to help Marta be dead.

The Whisper Man meets the paranoia of The Blair Witch Project in this terrifying suspense novel from “an exciting new voice in the field of chilling thrillers” (Alex North, New York Times bestselling author). That’s the one. That’s the girl who’s going to die. I didn’t believe in the...

Jacqueline Rhodes is living a life of luxury after her endeavor in the Steiner House. However, her past comes back to haunt her in this riveting second book of the Steiner House Saga.

Mandy Holloway never expected to return to her crumbling childhood home on Stillwater Lane, a place haunted by painful memories of neglect, betrayal, and long-buried secrets. But with her family on the brink of financial collapse, she finds herself with no other options. Now, back in the decaying house she once swore to leave behind, Amanda confronts the specters of her past, and something far darker that lurks within the shadows.

From the best-selling, Edgar Award-winning author James Patterson comes a classic thriller.Cool and glamorous, they could be a successful couple on a holiday. But Damian and Carrie Rose are psychopathic murderers for hire. Their new venue is a picture-perfect vacation island. Their adversary...

Timely and suspenseful, Sealed is a gripping modern fable on motherhood. A terrifying portrait of ordinary people under threat from their own bodies and from the world around them. With elements of speculative fiction and the macabre, this is also an unforgettable story about a mother's fight to survive. Heavily pregnant Alice and her partner Pete are done with the city. Above all, Alice is haunted by the rumours of the skin sealing epidemic starting to infect the urban population.

The Dunella Hotel, a legacy, a sanctuary. Bruce arrived seeking peace and a new life, but this old Georgian building nestled in a Scottish seaside town, harbours more than just guests. Hidden rooms, forgotten rituals, and a history steeped in dread begin to surface, twisting his newfound happiness into a horrifying ordeal. He must confront the hotel's dark secrets, or become another lost soul trapped within its haunted walls.

It's summer on the Jersey Shore. Children play on the beach. Husbands are off working in the city. And the surf echoes in the night. Here, in this perfect place, a serial killer has no worries in the world - except choosing the next victim. Cam Hastings has come to Long Beach Island with her teenage daughter and the hope that maybe she can save her failed marriage. Cam has never stopped loving her husband, Mike, nor has she been able to outrun her flaws and demons - a vanished mother, a lost sister, and the ugly visions she has of missing children.

Twelve housemates enter a house as part of a bold, new television show. All they know is they're to have their actions monitored 24 hours a day and compete in a series of tasks with the knowledge that - at the end of the show - one of them will walk away with 100,000 pounds. But all is not as it seems, and the truth - and danger - becomes apparent as soon as the doors lock them in on their first night, and the first of the 12 is murdered....