Psychological Horror

A gothic melodrama full of subtle impression and epigram, which tells a story about moral corruption. The Picture of Dorian Gray touches on many of Wilde's recurring themes, such as the nature and spirit of art, aestheticism and the dangers inherent to it.

I had no choice but to lift up the bed, and Becca aggressively grabbed our daughter to stop her from behaving wildly. She struggled to get out of her arms, and she succeeded when she sank her teeth into her mother’s shoulder. I ran immediately to the medicine cabinet. My wife was crying as she tried to lull our little Matthew back to sleep. He was awakened because of the loud ruckus in the house. With my youngest child and my wife in tears as I was patching up the wound on her shoulder, my heart was crushed while I was looking at the bite mark of my daughter.

Wild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are gaining ground, boldly making their way into the village. In Dichtersruhe, an insular yet charming haven stifled by the Swiss mountains, these omens go unnoticed by all but the new parish priest. The residents have other things on their mind: literature. Everyone’s a writer - the nights are alive with reworked manuscripts. So when the devil turns up in a black car claiming to be a hot-shot publisher, unsatisfied authorial desires are unleashed and the village’s former harmony is shattered.

Cassie marries the man of her dreams, but her happily-ever-after-life is flipped upside down when she spots an eerie woman in her wedding photos and encounters a dangerous spirit in her home. Cassie discovers that her mother-in-law passed her a curse through the haunted barrette she wore to her wedding as her something borrowed. With her marriage, her life, and her sanity on the brink of ruin, Cassie must uncover the terrifying truth about the haunted barrette and free herself from this nightmarish curse.

Wir schweigen. Das Geheimnis wird in diesem tiefen dunklen Wald bleiben, solange wir leben – verstanden? Der fesselnde Psychothriller von Erfolgsautorin Rebekah Stoke jetzt auch als Hörbuch! Das Angebot ist unwiderstehlich: Gary und seine Frau Dana bekommen die Einladung, ein Wochenende in einer einsamen Lodge in Lintfield, Louisiana, zu verbringen. Die Bilder zeigen traumhafte Natur zwischen geheimnisvollen Sümpfen und Wäldern, doch der Ort weckt auch böse Erinnerungen. Lintfield ist Garys alte Heimat und er hatte sich geschworen, nie zurückzukehren.

Wieder einmal habe ich in meiner Gruselkammer gekramt und diesmal eine schaurige Geschichte – nein, gleich zwei Geschichten für Sie, liebe Leser, ausgewählt, die Ihnen bestimmt Gänsehaut bereiten und wohlige Schauer über den Rücken jagen werden… Da sind zunächst die unheimlichen Ereignisse um Melanie Lauritz – eine junge Frau wie Dutzende andere auch, wie direkt aus Ihrer Nachbarschaft. Nun ja, vielleicht nicht ganz – Melanie Lauritz hat Geld, viel Geld.

Actor and sex worker Nats is experienced at putting on a show. However, her new gig supplying intimate whispers for growgirls takes her to a place darker and lonelier than she could have ever imagined. The lab-grown dolls can respond to pleasure or pain; their synthetic heads contain only the simplest AI to prevent any pesky robo sex doll uprisings. But just because growgirls don’t have a brain, doesn’t mean they don’t have a voice...

Three college girls go looking for excitement in a cowboy bar east of the mountains. After their car breaks down on the way, they come across a campground closed for the winter where three older guys are hanging out, drinking in their car, having gone "camping" on a whim. The girls pile into the car with them to get warm. The events which then transpire on this endless night of truth and terror leave three people dead and four people with lives that will never be the same.

Prepare to be GRIPPED by a chilling tale that will haunt your thoughts long after the final word! "The Smiling Mannequin" isn't just an audiobook—it's a spine-tingling journey into the heart of a vintage boutique where every shadow hides a sinister secret! Step into Clara Prescott's world, where a seemingly innocent mannequin holds the key to unspeakable horrors.

Join Rosalind Vale as she uncovers the terrifying truth behind her newfound sight, a journey that will shatter your perception of reality. With every chilling moment, you'll feel the icy grip of dread as shadows twist and whisper, lurking just outside your vision. This isn’t mere fiction; it’s a haunting experience that’ll make you question every flicker in the dark! As the tension escalates, prepare for shocking revelations that will thrill and terrify you, pushing the boundaries of your imagination.

Lisa dreamed of being a model. Between the reality of her crappy diner job and the rejection of her parents, her early 20s weren’t going the way she had envisioned. It was time she took her life back. But dark clouds were on the horizon. Upon meeting a mysterious young millionaire who would help her achieve her dreams, Lisa would soon discover that love and fame weren’t the only consequences of tangoing in the underground. This story plunges into a dark world that is hidden behind fame and fortune.

They say it’s always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you’d rather live. The people are friendly, if a little nosy, and there’s no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect. But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he’s certain of that when he realizes the letters he’s been delivering are just blank pages. Hank isn’t the only one who’s noticed the oddities in Bethlam. One such person knocks on his window in the middle of the night, urging him to investigate his bedroom wall.

A small white plane hurtles from the sky, vanishing into the wilderness. Hiker Maggie Roby watches its final descent, certain that no one could have survived. But to her shock, a fifteen-year-old girl emerges from the wreckage, wounded but miraculously, impossibly alive. Maggie approaches with trepidation; she has secrets of her own, a past she can’t escape. Saving the girl means risking her future, but she can’t just abandon her, can she?

Craig Finnigan is determined to finish his book this summer, but being an aspiring writer while wrangling his seven-year-old daughter is not easy. So when Alice makes fast friends with a neighborhood boy, Levi, Craig is happy she has a distraction from her constant visits to his home office. But that happiness soon turns to misgivings as Levi’s behavior evolves from that of a shy, odd boy into something far more disturbing.

JANE is a young woman grieving for her child, who is taken to a remote holiday cottage on the Northumberland coast. From the moment she arrives at the cottage with her much older and over-protective husband, Peter, Jane keeps catching glimpses of a little girl and hearing a child crying. Peter is convinced these are hallucinations, as Jane has been diagnosed with schizophrenia—diagnosis she doesn't agree with. She sets out to discover who or what the child could be. A ghost? A real child? Or something else?

Cottage Grove Oregon is a sleepy little town, but in the surrounding forests, an ancient nightmare is growing stronger. Dr. Joseph Hoffman, head psychiatrist at Cottage Grove Hospital, wants to believe he has all the answers to his patients' problems, but there is a darkness within him that always lurks beneath the thin veneer of his competence.

Sally, a cynical 15-year-old schoolgirl, is much too clever for her own good. When partnered with her best friend, Pamela—a mouthy girl who no one else much likes—Sally finds herself unable to resist the temptation of rebellion. The pair play truant, explore forbidden areas of the old school and—their favourite—torment posh Sylvia Rose, with her pristine uniform and her beautiful voice that wins every singing prize. One day, Sally ventures up to the greenhouse on the roof alone. Or at least she thinks she's alone, until she sees Sylvia on the roof, too.

Three lost souls will collide as they navigate through a mysterious town saturated with ash raining endlessly from the sky. They soon discover that they are not alone and will have to work together in order to escape alive. As they uncover clues scattered through the town they will have to decide which is more horrifying, themselves or those who are hiding within the ashes. Heaven is forgetting; hell is remembering.

Not every story has to be drenched in blood to send a chill down your spine. Not So Scary Stories Pt.3 by Elias Blackwood presents a series of unsettling, thought-provoking tales that toy with the line between the strange and the supernatural. These eerie stories sneak up on you—seemingly harmless at first but leaving you with a lingering sense of unease.

Wer sich in dieser Geschichte verliert, stirbt! Der brandneue Horrorthriller von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Christina Henry! Drei Frauen, drei Storys und ein albtraumhafter Plan: Celia wacht in einem Haus auf, das nicht ihr eigenes ist. Dennoch behauptet ein ihr unbekanntes kleines Mädchen, ihre Tochter zu sein. Und dann ist da noch der unheimliche Kerl, der so tut, als wäre er Celias Ehemann... Allie wollte eigentlich einen Wochenendausflug mit Freunden machen – doch landet sie in einer abgelegenen Hütte im Wald, wo ein Szenario aus einem Horrorschocker sie erwartet.