Psychological Horror Thriller

Warning, this story contains graphic scenes of violence, sexual assault and disturbing themes. It is not suitable for everyone. You got Lucy's story in "Please, Pick Me" now our tale continues as we follow Olivia in a gripping tale of betrayal and revenge. It's been 2 years since Olivia's father was tragically killed, while dealing with the aftermath of his death suspicions arise, leading her to confront Lucy, whom she believes is responsible. As the past secrets and long-buried truths come to light, Olivia is torn between seeking justice and facing the unsettling reality of her shattered ...

Revenge or redemption. Which would you choose? Twenty-five years ago, Kristi King was one of the hottest porn stars in America, a sexy young vixen lusted after by millions. But one Halloween night, her world was shattered. A sadistic, baby-faced psychopath and predator brutalized, violated, and humiliated her, before kidnapping her to satisfy his own dark and twisted desires. Now, having rebuilt her life as a psychologist and victim's right advocate, she finds herself sitting across a table from the man who tortured her, as part of a "restorative justice" confrontation, reliving every ...

Five years ago Susannah Harper's son, Joel, went missing without trace. Bereft of her son and then of her husband, Susannah has rebuilt her life around helping others. But then, on the last night of Hull Fair, a fortune-teller makes an eerie prediction. She tells her that this Christmas Eve, Joel will finally come back to her. As her carefully constructed life begins to unravel, Susannah is forced to confront the buried truths of her family's past.

When the promise of healing becomes a golden cage. Benjamin Wilson, exhausted by life's failures, accepts a mysterious invitation to Beehaven Retreat—a secluded sanctuary promising rest and renewal through unconventional therapy. But as days pass in the honey-scented halls, he discovers that some transformations can't be undone. Lucas, the retreat's young helper, harbors dark secrets about the true nature of their "treatment." As Benjamin's body and mind begin to change in impossible ways, an unlikely bond forms between them—one that will test the meaning of family, identity, and what ...

Ollie and Caro Harcourt are moving house with their 12-year-old daughter Jade. Ollie is desperate to leave the city. Caro is less sure. Then they view Cold Hill House, a dilapidated rural mansion, and fall instantly in love. It's expensive, but with its space, seclusion, and huge grounds, it seems like a brilliant idea. That is, until they arrive. It soon becomes apparent that they are not alone. A spectral woman appears on screens and walks the corridors, vanishing before she can be challenged.

In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and 10-year-old Avery Dixon.

🎡🔪 📖 "Perfect for fans of Texas Chainsaw, Clown in a Cornfield, and Saw, this retro slasher thriller delivers nonstop suspense, gruesome kills, and ‘80s horror nostalgia." In 1965, the infamous Red Hook Jack turned a small-town carnival into a blood-soaked nightmare, leaving behind a legacy of terror. His name became legend in Hollow Creek. Now, nearly twenty years later—Spring Break, 1986—Maddie and her friends set out for a lakeside getaway, for a weekend of fun. However, on the last night of the trip, their dream vacation is turned into a waking nightmare when they visit ...

In Broken Prophecy (Book Three of the Vacant Shadows trilogy), the past doesn’t stay buried—it becomes the altar. As the final fragments of her identity fall into place, Rebecca Thorne—once Jane Doe, once the Vessel, always something unnameable—finds herself caught between collapsing factions, buried memories, and a doctrine she may have authored. The Cleansing and New Dawn have burned. But from the ash, something new is speaking—and it wears the face of a child. The sanctuary lies in ruins. The followers have fractured. And Elin, the silent girl believed to be the spiral’s ...

When Judy receives a mysterious invitation, she follows its cryptic instructions to an abandoned cellar—where a man named Rex is chained, blindfolded, and gagged. Around his neck, a sign reads: "I killed Delores. Do with me as you will." As Judy's past with her murdered stepdaughter Delores resurfaces in vivid, disturbing fragments, the cellar becomes more than a prison—it becomes a confessional, a courtroom, and a mirror. Others begin to arrive, each summoned by the same blue-bordered envelope. Each with secrets. Each with sins. Each with a dark heart. But someone is watching. ...

In the slums of 18th-century France, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift - an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects. Then one day, he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume" - the scent of a beautiful young virgin.

The Night Watchman is ready to kill - again. After 35 years in prison, he is free to commit the same twisted atrocities that once made him as notorious as the Zodiac Killer and Jack the Ripper. Now, at last, his moment has come. Through her television appearances, renowned clairvoyant Lucinda Sloan helps police capture America's most wanted. Unfortunately, she's also captured the eye of the Night Watchman. Once he learns that Sloan "sees" his crimes, it's time to play.

After years of questioning her sanity, Kat Delancey reluctantly returns to the old family manor as its legal owner, hoping desperately to silence the doubts in her mind and leave the home's tragic past behind her once and for all. But it turns out to be harder than she expected, and not just because of the estranged step-family waiting for her - because maybe Kat's mind was never playing tricks on her after all, and maybe the manor harbors a far more malevolent presence than she ever dreamed...

Caleb makes a grave mistake by inviting his crush, Kalie, to spend a night in the infamous Suicide Forest. It was a decision made on impulse, not reason. Now, they're both trapped in a place filled with malevolent spirits, demons, ghosts, and other supernatural entities. Caleb must find a way out of the forest and protect Kalie, but she's nowhere to be found. Panic sets in as Caleb realizes the gravity of the situation. Could Kalie be dead? Or worse, could she be enjoying the dark and eerie environment of the Suicide Forest? As Caleb searches for Kalie, he confronts his own fascination with...

Horror is what Dan Law enjoys. He loves to read horror novels as a way to escape from his teaching job, from his loneliness, from the everyday dullness of life in Silver Lake. That’s what Dan lives for. When a new bookstore opens in town, every visitor receives a free book of their own. A book that tells their own personal story...a story they have to follow to the brutal end. As Silver Lake’s population descends into violent savagery, Dan finds he is no longer living for horror novels - he’s living inside one.

Some places are too good to be true. Under a pink moon, there is a perfect little town not found on any map. In that town, there are quiet streets lined with pretty houses, houses that conceal the strangest things. After a couple years of hard traveling, ex-cop Mona Bright inherits her long-dead mother's home in Wink, New Mexico. And the closer Mona gets to her mother's past, the more she understands that the people of Wink are very, very different....

When a woman wakes on a desolate beach with no memory and a spiral scar etched into her wrist, the quiet coastal town of Seacliff becomes the stage for something far more sinister than amnesia. As disturbing visions, buried identities, and whispers from the past claw their way to the surface, Jane Doe must unravel the truth—about a missing cult, a forgotten name, and the darkness she might have willingly embraced. Broken Memory is the explosive first book in the chilling new Vacant Shadows series, a psychological thriller trilogy crackling with dread, deception, and deadly revelations. ...

As Mara Reeves continues unraveling the truth behind the mysterious Spiral, she uncovers something more terrifying than murder—replication. When her own memories begin to misalign and encrypted messages surface from deep within the Echo compound, Mara must confront the possibility that the person she is now may not be the one who began this investigation. As the tone spreads and sleepers begin to wake, the Spiral isn’t just speaking through her. It’s becoming her. Listener Code is the gripping third installment in the darkly immersive Listener series by breakout author Ava Rowens. ...

When a dismembered body is found posed like a sculpture in the windswept plains of Nebraska—ribs carved into the shape of a snarling wolf—FBI profiler Nora Kade is pulled into one of the most grotesque cases of her career. But as the killer’s obsession with bone deepens, each new victim brings a message written in flesh, echoing Nora’s own past in terrifying detail. Beneath Bone is the second installment in the darkly addictive Beneath Series, a psychological thriller collection by a master of atmospheric suspense. In the haunting voice of Nora’s journal entries, the book explores...

Christian Windsor is a certified genius. He's also autistic. At 23 years old, with two PhDs, Christian joins the FBI's most dangerous division, The Exceptional Crimes Unit. His first assignment? A serial killer on a rampage. Nicknamed The Surgeon, he's cutting the eyeballs out of women. That's not the only psychopath lurking in the shadows, though. There's another, and Christian can't see him.

UPDATE: On May 6th, I published the Second Edition with a new ending. Please check that the book you buy states Second Edition on the Copyright page. Speed Kills The Learjet spirals out of control, then crashes into the Pacific. Onboard, Celerity, young, rich, and the world's most famous female athlete. The world is stunned. Recordings are discovered—a diary of her rapid rise to fame and fortune—her secrets revealed one by one. Celerity usually comes in second at UCLA track—the first loser, her coach would say. But she is encouraged by her father, a botanist, her only parent. Then he ...