Psychological Horror Thriller

He has to become a child killer to save his daughter's life. On May 6, five-year-old Annie Miller goes missing in a park. On May 7, her father, David Miller, fails a lie detector test. On May 9, during a hypnosis session, David confesses to murdering his daughter and gives the police the location of the knife he used to kill her. The knife has traces of Annie's blood and David's fingerprints all over it. Two weeks later, a man named Ben calls David and tells him Annie's alive. Ben is willing to let the girl go, but first David has to do something for him--something that would land David in ...

THEY DISCOVERED THE ABANDONED ASYLUM THINKING THEY'D FOUND AN URBAN ADVENTURE. INSTEAD, THEY UNLOCKED DARK SECRETS THAT COULD DESTROY THEM. 

 When Grace and Kaitlin deicide to explore the crumbling remains of Blackwood Asylum, they expect a night of harmless thrills. What they discover instead is a terrifying link between the asylum's dark past and their own forgotten lives. As the girls uncover the asylum's grisly history, they are drawn into a web of secrets that spans centuries. Visions of the past begin to invade their reality, blurring the lines between who they are and who they ...

Prepare to lose sleep with this chilling collection of modern horror stories that will make you think twice about what lurks in the shadows. "Night Terrors" presents three bone-chilling tales that tap into our deepest fears - from a relentless supernatural stalker and sinister Halloween encounters to a terrifying late-night drive that will make you afraid to travel alone. This collection includes: "He Will Follow You" - A couple's innocent exploration of an old mansion unleashes an ancient evil that refuses to let them escape "Trick or Treat" - A seemingly normal Halloween night turns into ...

When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency, hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly Gibney is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just passed away. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny’s desperate voice makes it impossible to turn her down. Meanwhile, mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. But they are also harboring a shocking, unholy secret.

Prepare to have your beliefs about life and death turned upside down... With his acknowledged individual storytelling expertise, D. M. Mitchell pens yet another taut psychological thriller with a difference that twists and turns to its deliciously devious and unexpected conclusion. Discover for yourself why D. M. Mitchell is being hailed as one of the most exciting new writers of thriller and supernatural tales in the UK. From reviews of The King of Terrors: 'Artfully written to keep the reader wanting more...' 'This book is the best yet, having all the twists and turns expected now of this...

Thad Beaumont would like to say he is innocent. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the twisted imagination that produced his best-selling novels. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the series of monstrous murders that keep coming closer to his home. But how can Thad deny the ultimate embodiment of evil that goes by the name he gave it - and signs its crimes with Thad's bloody fingerprints?

Cujo is a 200-pound Saint Bernard, the best friend Brett Camber has ever had. One day Cujo chases a rabbit into a cave inhabited by sick bats. What happens to Cujo, how he becomes a horrifying vortex inescapably drawing in all the people around him, makes for one of the most heart-stopping novels Stephen King has ever written.

Five friends on one last adventure. A waterfall hidden so deep in the wilderness it has no name. A bond of friendship forged over four years of university. It was supposed to be the perfect final trip. But some places are meant to be forgotten. When a cryptic old man at a remote gas station warns them away from their destination, they laugh it off as a sales tactic. Their confidence is their first mistake. As they venture deeper into the oppressive silence of the British Columbia backcountry, they find signs that they are not alone. Strange claw marks too high for any bear , a deer carcass ...

When Elara's husband vanishes in the Panamanian jungle, she's forced to trust their enigmatic guide, Miguel, to find him. But as Miguel disappears into the wild, Elara's worry turns to terror. Desperate, she ventures into the heart of darkness alone, stumbling upon ancient ruins hiding a malevolent presence. Trapped in a nightmare, Elara must confront the unspeakable evil lurking there if she hopes to uncover the truth behind her husband's disappearance and escape alive. In this pulse-pounding thriller, one woman's search for her missing husband becomes a fight for survival against the ...

Andrew Larimer has left his past behind. Rising up the ranks in a New York law firm, and with a heavily pregnant wife, he is settling into a new life far from Kingsport, the town in which he grew up. But when he receives a late-night phone call from an old friend, he has no choice but to return home.

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 ...

When Helen persuades her best friend Elaine to join her on a once in a lifetime trip around the world, neither of them could have envisaged the horrors awaiting them. Charmed by a local waiter, Helen soon finds herself dragged into an underground world of illegal sex shows and torture dens. Uncomfortable with the way things are progressing, she suggests leaving, moving on to their next destination. what she is unaware of however, is that Elaine is hiding a devastating secret, a threat made to her that has the power to rip both of their lives apart. unable to escape, the horrors they witness...

EPIDEMIC. ‘Billy was not a brutal man … but he was capable of brutal things!’ It all started with a WWII tunnel and a promise from a liar. However, for SS Engineer Major Karl Langer it would end in horror with the cruel mass murder of skeleton souls buried alive in the inky blackness of a tomb from hell. EPIDEMIC is a fast moving political and psychological suspense thriller connecting the horror of secret Nazi projects in WWII with an unstoppable plague of super-rats. This then describes a modern world of corrupt affairs of state and threats of a near unstoppable epidemic disease. It...

Some truths hide in plain sight. Others whisper from locked doors, static-filled frequencies, and pages that were never printed. Things I Wasn’t Supposed to Know is a haunting anthology of modern supernatural horror—each story a first-person account of knowledge that should’ve stayed buried. From cursed livestreams to echoing tunnels, from unlisted hospital wings to languages that think back, this collection explores what happens when the veil of reality wears thin… and you peer through. They warned you not to look. You did anyway. And now it knows your name.

Gerald and Jessie Burlingame have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic getaway. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband's games, but when Gerald refuses to stop, the evening ends with deadly consequences. Still handcuffed, Jessie is trapped and alone. Over the next 28 hours, in the lakeside house that has become a prison, Jessie will come face to face with all the things she has ever feared.

What if Edgar Allan Poe's masterpieces happened in our world? Step into five chilling retellings that transport Poe's most terrifying tales into the 21st century, where ancient horrors take on frightening new forms. From sterile hospital corridors to corporate boardrooms, from contaminated mansions to digital graveyards, these stories prove that the human capacity for guilt, obsession, and revenge transcends any era. "The Monitor" - A night-shift nurse's paranoia spirals into murder, where the tell-tale heart becomes the relentless beeping of medical equipment, and guilt echoes through ...

Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous.

A forgotten road. A phantom legend. A scream in the woods that feeds on fear. Emery Price, the popular host of the 'Abandoned Echoes' web series, is chasing her next viral hit. The legend of Briar Hollow—a remote Kentucky valley with a vanished congregation and a phantom bell—is the perfect story. The locals warn her away with tales of a terrifying scream not meant for human ears, a sound you must ignore to survive. But the hollow doesn't like being ignored. Trapped in an isolated cabin, Emery is stalked by an unseen force. A violent knock shatters the night, and her own name appears ...

Seven Rooms. Seven Rules. One Book You Won’t Forget. The Seventh Room and Other Hauntings is a chilling collection of modern horror stories where nothing is as it seems, and the echoes of the past refuse to stay silent. From cursed architecture to sentient towns, haunted seas to fractured reflections, these tales explore the places we aren’t meant to go—and the things that wait for us there. Step aboard a derelict vessel that rewrites the names of its crew. Stand beneath a nesting tree that feeds on grief. Explore a collector’s basement where stories aren’t written in ink. Stare ...

Rosie Daniels leaves her husband, Norman, after 14 years in an abusive marriage. She is determined to lose herself in a place where he won't find her. She'll worry about all the rest later. Alone in a strange city, she begins to make a new life, and good things finally start to happen. Meeting Bill is one, and getting an apartment is another. Still, it's hard for Rosie not to keep looking over her shoulder, and with good reason. Norman is a cop, with the instincts of a predator.