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25 of the Absolute Scariest Psychological Horror Books

"The scariest writing for me is not the bloodspattery, gore-filled prose. It is not even the kind that keeps me up at night, wondering if a killer is lurking in the shadows. The scariest writing, to me, is the kind that incepts those intrusive thoughts, the macabre punchlines that dawn when I'm waiting in line at the grocery store and see something that reminds me of the narrative–the kind that shocks me mentally. Bottomline: I like psychological horror books.
There's a fine line between psychological thriller and psychological horror books, though. Psychological horror books are not mysteries; they're not whodunnits. They inspire fear through suggestion, paranoia, and implication, rather than through violence, pursuit, or even gore itself." - Mary Kay McBrayer (Book Riot)
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Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
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Woman at Point Zero (Nawal Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal Saadawi)
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Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
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Let Me In
Let Me In
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The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
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Whoever Fights Monsters (Robert H. Ressler)
Whoever Fights Monsters (Robert H. Ressler)
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
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Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
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The Ones That Got Away (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Ones That Got Away (Stephen Graham Jones)
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Outer Dark (Cormac McCarthy)
Outer Dark (Cormac McCarthy)
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror (Joyce Carol Oates)
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Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie (Stephen King)
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The Secret of Ventriloquism (Jon Padgett)
The Secret of Ventriloquism (Jon Padgett)
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
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The Exorcist
The Exorcist
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
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