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Victorian Psycho

by Virginia Feito

A governess arrives at a Gothic manor with her father's razor and a family to destroy.

3.53

55k+

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Victorian Psycho

A governess arrives at a Gothic manor with her father's razor and a family to destroy.

by Virginia Feito 2025

3.53

55k+ ratings

🕰️ Historical Horror 👻 Gothic Governess ⚔️ Class Revenge 🎭 Satirical Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

A Certain Hunger

by Chelsea G. Summers • 2019

A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.

3.70

69k+

🍴 Culinary Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 💋 Femme Fatale 🖤 Sociopath Protagonist 😏 Dark Humor

A Certain Hunger

A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.

by Chelsea G. Summers 2019

3.70

69k+ ratings

🍴 Culinary Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 💋 Femme Fatale 🖤 Sociopath Protagonist 😏 Dark Humor

Paint It All Red

by S.T. Abby • 2016

An FBI agent's girlfriend is a serial killer. Her last target is an entire town.

4.55

322k+

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Paint It All Red

An FBI agent's girlfriend is a serial killer. Her last target is an entire town.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.55

322k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Vs Duty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Bad Tourists

by Caro Carver • 2024

At a Maldives resort, three friends discover the massacre that binds them isn't over yet.

3.65

9k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🃏 Unreliable Narrator 🌴 Paradise Thriller 💔 Abusive Relationship 🖤 Survivor Guilt

Bad Tourists

At a Maldives resort, three friends discover the massacre that binds them isn't over yet.

by Caro Carver 2024

3.65

9k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🃏 Unreliable Narrator 🌴 Paradise Thriller 💔 Abusive Relationship 🖤 Survivor Guilt

Sister, Butcher, Sister

by K.D. Aldyn • 2025

Three sisters return to their grandfather's house while a killer's spree unearths buried secrets.

3.41

2k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 💭 Repressed Memories 👭 Complicated Sisters ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 💔 Childhood Trauma

Sister, Butcher, Sister

Three sisters return to their grandfather's house while a killer's spree unearths buried secrets.

by K.D. Aldyn 2025

3.41

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 💭 Repressed Memories 👭 Complicated Sisters ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 💔 Childhood Trauma

Lethal Prey

by John Sandford • 2025

Five million dollars revives a cold case, forcing a prosecutor who killed once to kill again.

4.21

22k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cold Case 🎙️ True Crime Obsession 🐱 Cat And Mouse 👀 Hidden In Plain Sight

Lethal Prey

Five million dollars revives a cold case, forcing a prosecutor who killed once to kill again.

by John Sandford 2025

4.21

22k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cold Case 🎙️ True Crime Obsession 🐱 Cat And Mouse 👀 Hidden In Plain Sight

Love & Other Killers

by Brynne Weaver • 2025

A serial killer hiding as a farmer meets his match: a woman who hunts predators for sport.

3.97

58k+

🖤 Dark Romantic Comedy 🫂 Criminal Found Family ⚔️ Competitive Couple ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Serial Killers In Love

Love & Other Killers

A serial killer hiding as a farmer meets his match: a woman who hunts predators for sport.

by Brynne Weaver 2025

3.97

58k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantic Comedy 🫂 Criminal Found Family ⚔️ Competitive Couple ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Serial Killers In Love

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

by Katy Brent

She projects happiness on Instagram. At night she hunts predators. Someone is watching both lives.

3.66

50k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice ✊ Feminist Revenge 🎭 Dark Comedy Thriller 👁️ Stalker Mystery 📱 Social Media Backdrop

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

She projects happiness on Instagram. At night she hunts predators. Someone is watching both lives.

by Katy Brent 2023

3.66

50k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice ✊ Feminist Revenge 🎭 Dark Comedy Thriller 👁️ Stalker Mystery 📱 Social Media Backdrop

La Maison noire

by Yusuke Kishi • 1997

A Kyoto insurance clerk finds a hanged child and a mother whose smile hides a killer.

3.74

756

🧠 Psychological Horror 👹 Japanese Horror 🕷️ Predatory Motherhood 🔍 Traumatized Investigator 💔 Survivor's Guilt

La Maison noire

A Kyoto insurance clerk finds a hanged child and a mother whose smile hides a killer.

by Yusuke Kishi 1997

3.74

756 ratings

🧠 Psychological Horror 👹 Japanese Horror 🕷️ Predatory Motherhood 🔍 Traumatized Investigator 💔 Survivor's Guilt

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