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May 16, 2021 · Yoo Jung Kim M.D. Apple a Day. Why Do We Love Psychological Thrillers? Psychological thrillers prompt readers to examine the darkness in all of us. Posted May 16, 2021|Reviewed by Devon...
- 20 'The Following'
- 19 'The Sinner'
- 18 'Behind Her Eyes'
- 17 'The Woman in The Wall'
- 16 'Mare of Easttown'
- 15 'The Patient'
- 14 'Swarm'
- 13 'The Undoing'
- 12 'The Devil's Hour'
- 11 'You'
Created by Kevin Williamson
When a sadistic serial killer, Joe Caroll (James Purefoy), escapes the death penalty, he enlists the help of his large following of fans to continue his work and commit a series of brutal murders. The FBI calls in the former agent who originally apprehended Caroll, Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), and asks for his help to track down the madman's extensive list of followers and stop them before they can claim more victims. The Following is a twisted tale about a murderer who is determined to continue...
Created by Derek Simonds
Bill Pullman stars in Netflix's series,The Sinner, as a homicide detective, Detective Harry Ambrose, who, unlike most detectives, has a sense of empathy and an unusual set of skills that sometimes leads him into dangerous territory. His checkered past drives his determination to solve each homicide and as he gets to know every major player in each case, he sometimes develops powerful bonds with them that force him to toe the line between professionalism and his personal feelings. Each season...
Created by Steve Lightfoot
Louise Barnsley (Simona Brown) is a single mother who, shortly after meeting her new boss, Dr. David Ferguson (Tom Bateman), the two begin having a secret affair. As Barnsley tries to keep her scandalous affair separate from her everyday life, her world is thrown completely off when she develops a friendship with Ferguson's wife, Adele (Eve Hewson). Initially, Barnsley takes the scenario as an unexpected love triangle, but she soon discovers that she's caught in a web of secrets, lies, and un...
Created by Joe Murtagh
When an Irish woman, Lorna Brady (Ruth Wilson), wakes up one morning, she's horrified to discover a dead woman but even more frightened as she doesn't know who or how the person ended up in her home. Since Brady suffers from sleepwalking, she is confused if she is responsible for the dead body or not, and, after meeting Detective Colman Akande, (Daryl McCormack), she becomes the investigator's prime suspect in a completely different case. The six-part dramatic thriller series The Woman in the...
Created by Brad Ingelsby
In a small rural town in Pennsylvania, a local police officer, Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet), investigates the brutal murder of a young girl while she is trying to keep the pieces of her life together. Since murder rarely happens in the tight-knit community, residents are put on edge and as Sheehan relentlessly works the case, she discovers damning secrets about those closest to her, leading her to an unexpected suspect right in her backyard. HBO's miniseries Mare of Easttown is hands down one...
Created by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg
Therapist, Alan Strauss (Steve Carell) is held captive by his patient, Sam (Domhall Gleeson) who reveals that he's a serial killer. If Strauss wants to live, he must unravel Sam's mind and find a way to stop him from killing anyone else. The unnerving situation causes Strauss to reflect on his broken life, especially as it seems like it may be cut short. In the process, he uncovers the depths of Sam's compulsions, and he realizes he must fix the rifts within his own family. Hulu'sThe Patienti...
Created by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover
Creators Janine Nabers and Donald Glover weave a cautionary tale about fandoms in the limited series, Swarm. The critically acclaimed show follows Dre (Dominique Fishback), a woman part of a fanbase called "The Swarm," where she's particularly known for her love for a pop star. Unlike her fellow fans, Dre's admiration of the celebrity is deeper and darker, inspiring her to go to some strange places for the sake of her love. Swarm is a great show about obsession, using the perspective of fans...
Created by David E. Kelley
Manhattan psychologist, Grace Fraser (Nicole Kidman) lives a more than comfortable life with her husband and oncologist, Jonathan (Hugh Grant), and their son, Henry. When the mother of one of Henry's classmates is found brutally murdered, Grace's perfect world is turned upside down when she and her family become the center of the investigation. Max's The Undoing is a twist on a classic "whodunit" that keeps audiences second-guessing about who is responsible for the senseless crime. Kidman is...
Created by Tom Moran
Lucy Chambers (Jessica Raine) is a single mother and social worker who wakes up every night exactly at 3:33, which is known as the Devil's hour. As she tries to figure out the meaning behind the reoccurrence, she struggles to connect with her son, Isaac, who appears to have an emotional disorder. This is further complicated when a mysterious criminal, Gideon (Peter Capaldi) seeks her out, which leads to her finally learning the unbelievable truth behind her life (and her nightly terror). The...
Developed by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble
A psychological thriller based on the novels by Caroline Kepnes, You is a series that has evolved over the years. It starts out as a story about Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), a seemingly harmless bookstore manager who falls in love – and then becomes obsessed – with aspiring writer Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail). When the stalker with a toxic obsession turns into a killer, he moves to the next town (and another season). While You was initially about Joe and his wild actions and delusions, the...
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Feb 18, 2022 · By Jenn Marie on Feb 18th, 2022 (Last Updated Feb 19th, 2024 ) I love a good mystery-thriller novel and psychological thrillers books are probably my favorite within that genre. There’s just something uniquely delightful about those twisty plotlines and the multitude of suspicious characters that populate this genre.
Here’s a look at what defines a psychological thriller, how the subgenre evolved into its own bestselling beast, and the types of psychological thrillers you can expect to find on bestseller lists, from nightmarish chillers, like Alex North’s The Whisper Man, to twisty tales of psychological suspense, such as Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The ...
- Hannibal. Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne. 3,370 votes. The stylist and well constructed Hannibal was an instant hit with audiences and critics.
- Mindhunter. Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv. 1,793 votes. Helmed by David Fincher, Mindhunter takes places in the early days of criminal profiling.
- Dexter. Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, C.S. Lee. 2,923 votes. What if there was a serial killer that killed serial killers? Dexter was irreparably damaged at age three, causing lifelong urges he couldn't quell.
- The Haunting of Hill House. Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton. 1,474 votes. An anthology miniseries consisting of two mind bending TV shows so far, The Haunting of Hill House manages to be terrifying and heart wrenching at the same time.
📚. Which thriller should you read next? Discover the perfect thriller for you. Takes 30 seconds! Start quiz. 1. I Know Where She Is by S.B. Caves. Buy on Amazon. Add to library. A lot of people here are probably just looking for the next Gone Girl. Well, look no further.
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Psychological Thrillers/Mystery. 231 books — 229 voters. Dark Stories I Liked as a Kid/Teen. 2 books — 2 voters. Psychological Thriller Books. More psychological thriller books... Psychological Thriller genre: new releases and popular books, including One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware, If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay, The F...
