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Horror/Scary: November 19, 2025 Issue [#13450]




 This week: Psychological Horror
  Edited by: W.D.Wilcox Author IconMail Icon
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Psychological horror often explores themes of fear, madness, and the human psyche. Here are notable quotes that capture the essence of this genre:

Famous Quotes

"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones." – Stephen King
"The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls." – Edgar Allan Poe
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." – Maya Angelou
"The mind is a fragile thing, and it can be shattered in an instant." – H.P. Lovecraft
"What is madness but nobility of the spirit at odds with circumstance?" – The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath


Letter from the editor


Psychological Horror

Let me tell you about my absolute favorite genre—psychological horror. It’s that deliciously unsettling corner of fiction where the real monsters aren’t hiding under your bed; they’re lurking in the shadowy corridors of the human mind.

Unlike traditional horror that relies on jump scares and supernatural threats, psychological horror digs its fingers into something far more terrifying—our own fragile psychology. It’s all about that slow-burning dread that creeps up your spine when you realize the scariest place to be trapped isn’t a haunted house, but inside a fractured psyche where reality itself becomes questionable.

The best psychological horror plays with your perception, making you doubt what’s real and what’s imagined. It thrives on isolation, paranoia, and that gnawing fear that maybe—just maybe—we’re not entirely in control of our own thoughts. It’s that story that has you questioning your own sanity long after you’ve put the book down or watched the credits roll.

What makes this genre so addictive is how it transforms everyday anxieties into monstrous proportions. That nagging doubt about whether you locked the door becomes a full-blown crisis when you can’t trust your own memory. That feeling of being watched evolves into paralyzing paranoia when you can’t distinguish between actual threat and imagination.

W.D.Wilcox




Editor's Picks

Psychological Horror Stories

 What Waits in the Dark Open in new Window. (13+)
Three stories, one question: what stirs in the dark when we stop looking?
#2349714 by Kotu Author IconMail Icon

 Iris: The Flower Open in new Window. (13+)
A short, psychological horror story written for a class, later revised to focus on pacing.
#2336508 by Rain Winters Author IconMail Icon

 Fatty meat  Open in new Window. (13+)
Japanese psychological horror story
#2234569 by arimahien Author IconMail Icon

The Closet Door Open in new Window. (ASR)
Sanity is all subjective.
#1774680 by Raptorsnribbons Author IconMail Icon

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When The Dust Settles Open in new Window. (GC)
Very unsettling story of a disturbed man looking for comfort.
#1437291 by Robert 'BobCat' Author IconMail Icon

The Boy in the Mirror Open in new Window. (18+)
Experimental psychological writing with a horror theme.
#1316607 by The Game Author IconMail Icon

STATIC
The Angel and The Devil Open in new Window. (ASR)
It's just that, whenever I write in my book, something strange always happens...
#604891 by W.D.Wilcox Author IconMail Icon

STATIC
Windows Open in new Window. (13+)
Looking into a window is not the same as looking through it.
#973777 by W.D.Wilcox Author IconMail Icon


 
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