Psychological thriller thrives on what’s unseen—where tension builds inside the mind rather than through action alone. These posts explore stories shaped by perception, manipulation, and moral ambiguity, where control slips, truth distorts, and the real danger lies in what characters think as much as what they do.
“They make love in an isolated cemetery on a secluded island. He lifts her leg and places her foot on one of the island’s gravestones. The sole of her foot tingles just as it touches the stone.” Fiction writer Michael Forman is set to launch his third and most bizarre noirotic novel of all. It’s
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This character was one of the last to be included in this psycho-thriller. Maxine was designed to be colourful when sober, but when drunk, she is obnoxious enough to unsettle dinner guests. Maxine heads a group of small business owners who specialise in photographing weddings. Most of the newer, inexperienced photographers trying to break into
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When writing dark fiction, the villain matters as much as the hero. Without a formidable antagonist, a hero has nothing meaningful to overcome. The strength of a protagonist is measured by the challenge they face. Instead of two opposing forces, imagine one person wrestling with both sides of the moral equation. Could a character pursue
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Writers often borrow tools from other crafts when building stories. Some use music, others painting, others architecture. When I wrote SEETHINGS, I leaned heavily on something I knew well: photography. Photography didn’t simply appear in the book as a hobby for Mitchell Felding. It became part of the storytelling framework. The way Mitchell photographs storms
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Some stories comfort the reader. Others are meant to disturb them. Dark psychological fiction belongs firmly in the second category. It does not exist to reassure, tidy up loose ends, or confirm what we already believe about human nature. Instead, it quietly dismantles those beliefs, leaving the reader staring into something far more complicated. Something
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Some villains wear masks. Others wear suits, smile at neighbours, and wave politely across the fence. The SEETHINGS trilogy explores the uncomfortable idea that the most dangerous people rarely look dangerous at all. They move quietly through ordinary lives, blending into communities, relationships, workplaces and families. Nothing about them appears unusual—until the moment everything fractures.
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Artists can learn more about themselves if they take the time to look in from the other side of their art. Photographer Mitchell is about to find out more as he recognises what’s been happening to him the moment just before he presses the shutter button on his camera. SEETHINGS and SEETHINGS 2 are the first two trilogy
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I’d like to welcome you to my pit of evil happenstance. This is where innocent people are lured away from the light and taken into the dark recesses of a dark dungeon. May your stay be disturbing as possible. Of course, no one is totally innocent. Even the most honest, hard-working of souls has something
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When it comes to lovable evil characters, Hannibal Lecter is one I’d like to give one big ‘ol squeeze. Isn’t he just the best? You can’t help but fall in love with the good Doctor’s wit, intellect and sense of propriety. If it weren’t for the odd liver and fava-bean request, you’d be happy to
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Independent publishing is a long process – challenging from conception to print. It’s a miracle any book makes it out there at all! It’s far more than just dreaming and writing. There’s the plot mapping, character development, editing, structure, text formatting, the cover graphic and title, and then promotion and marketing to include. Once a
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