Only a few 4-letter words with “u” in them conjure up more visuals than the word “cult.” And how accurate are those visuals, most of which are based on what we read in newspapers and online? T.O. Paine subtly explores the perceptions we have of...

The N.M.E. is a psychological thriller written in verse by Ryan A. Kovacs. Michael Ennis, a violent criminal incarcerated in a maximum-security prison, lives a harrowing life, driven only by the desire to exact vengeance on his murderous father, who he wishes to kill. Living...

The Lonesome Shepherd is a psychological drama novel written by John F. Bronzo. In the year 2012, Thomas Shields prepares to scatter his father's ashes by the coast of Florida. While waiting, he begins to relate his father Bob's life story to his taxi driver....

The Savior: Women With Deadly Secrets by Abdellatif Radja is a psychological thriller. Emily and David decide to have a child three years after their first daughter, Sarah, died in tragic circumstances. Emily hires a doula to help and throws herself into her work. Now...

T.E.D.D.I.E. B.E.A.R. in S.P.A.C.E. by Victoria Bastedo succeeds in its premise by delivering a psychiatrist to the forefront of the plot where such a character often plays a support role in space opera stories. The SST Featherfleet is no USS Enterprise, but it fares impressively...

William Jardine Parker, a psychotic killer, had given Detective Sergeant Frank Savic of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the judicial service quite a headache, committing a homicide every time he was let out behind bars, yet leaving the police with little evidence against...

The Alter Prey is a psychological drama thriller written by Frederick Mulae. Psychologist and hypnotherapist Stuart Ryder unwittingly triggers traumatic childhood memories of his own while performing age regression therapy on a patient. Plagued by nightmares and short-term amnesia, Stuart is horrified to discover that...

Ruby’s Realm by Debbie Zain is one of those reads that warrants at least two passes before the story’s deep and introspective messages can be unwound and fully understood. This is a fantasy wrapped in a psychological thriller. The author’s character, Ruby Ray, takes us...

An irrational fear of holes becomes the source of horror in A.G. Sullivan's Trypophobia. Young Ben Brennan is the unfortunate trypophobic in this tale, and his father, Brian, will bear the brunt of his anxiety disorder. It begins when Brian is awakened one night to...

Consider this: how would you like to be able to predict what will happen to you in the next few seconds, or what people will say or reply to a question you haven’t yet asked? Before you think that’s a handy ability to have, enter...