Why I Write Psychological Horror (And Why I Can’t Stop)

When it comes to fiction, psychological horror has always been my home. It’s the genre that keeps me awake at night, not because of monsters or gore, but because it whispers in the quiet moments—the moments when your own mind becomes the most dangerous place to be.

The Allure of Psychological Horror

For me, psychological horror is about tension that builds slowly, almost imperceptibly, until you realise you’re not just reading—you’re trapped. It thrives on paranoia, unreliable reality, and the creeping suspicion that the world isn’t what it seems.

It’s a genre that doesn’t rely on cheap tricks. Instead, it takes the ordinary—a chair in the corner, a flickering hallway light, a motel room key—and turns it into something you can’t quite explain. Something you feel watching you.

From Julia to 705 – My Stories in the Genre

In my novel Julia, a respected psychiatrist begins to see pieces of a life that may—or may not—belong to her. The line between memory and hallucination blurs until reality becomes something she can no longer trust.

In 705, guests at a remote desert motel wake to find their own body in the bathroom. Every escape attempt leads them right back to the same room—Room 507. It’s claustrophobic, reality-bending psychological horror with a supernatural edge.

Both books explore what happens when the mind becomes the ultimate unreliable narrator, and both show that sometimes the most terrifying thing isn’t the dark outside—it’s the truth inside.

Why I Can’t Stop Writing Psychological Horror

I can’t let go of psychological horror because it doesn’t let go of me. These stories linger. They sit in the back of your mind long after you’ve turned the last page. They make you glance over your shoulder in familiar rooms and wonder if you’ve always been alone.

If you love stories that don’t just scare you in the moment but follow you into your dreams, then you’re already part of the world I write in.

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