#Psychological

The Shining

by Stephen King

The Silence of the Lambs

by Thomas Harris

A Head Full of Ghosts

by Paul Tremblay

Bird Box

by Josh Malerman

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

fiction

House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski

The Exorcist

by William Peter Blatty

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson

Four seekers arrive at Hill House to investigate its reputation as a place of supernatural activity. Among them is Eleanor Vance, fragile and searching for belonging, who finds herself increasingly drawn into the house's embrace. Widely considered the greatest haunted house novel ever written.

The Shining

by Stephen King

Jack Torrance takes a job as winter caretaker of the isolated Overlook Hotel, bringing his wife and young psychic son along. As the hotel's malevolent supernatural forces close in, Jack's sanity unravels with terrifying consequences. King's breakout horror novel about isolation, addiction, and evil.

The Silence of the Lambs

by Thomas Harris

FBI trainee Clarice Starling seeks the help of imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter to catch a serial killer known as Buffalo Bill. A cat-and-mouse thriller that redefined the serial killer genre and created one of fiction's most iconic villains.

A Head Full of Ghosts

by Paul Tremblay

When fourteen-year-old Marjorie Barrett begins showing signs of what her family believes is demonic possession, her desperate father invites a reality TV crew to film an exorcism. Years later, her younger sister Merry recounts what really happened. A razor-sharp deconstruction of possession narratives and media exploitation.

Bird Box

by Josh Malerman

A mother and her two children make a desperate journey downriver blindfolded, because to see the mysterious entities that have driven most of humanity to violent madness means death. Told in dual timelines, this apocalyptic horror novel builds unbearable tension through sensory deprivation.

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Raskolnikov, a destitute former student in St. Petersburg, commits a brutal murder and then grapples with crushing guilt and paranoia. A profound psychological exploration of morality, redemption, and the consequences of believing oneself above the law.

fiction

House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski

A young family discovers their house is bigger on the inside than the outside. Told through layers of unreliable narration, footnotes within footnotes, and experimental typography, this genre-defying novel is a labyrinth of horror that physically changes how you read a book.

The Exorcist

by William Peter Blatty

When twelve-year-old Regan begins exhibiting disturbing behavior, her desperate mother turns to two priests for help. What follows is a harrowing confrontation between faith and an ancient evil possessing the child. Based on a real 1949 exorcism case, this novel redefined religious horror.

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

A young governess arrives at a remote English estate to care for two seemingly angelic children, only to become convinced that the grounds are haunted by the ghosts of former servants. James's masterfully ambiguous novella leaves readers debating whether the ghosts are real or products of an unstable mind.