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Originally Posted by Jaire  Psychological type. It kinda plays on your mind. I suppose it is harder with books against Games and Movies. |
I wouldn't want to lay any money on that.... Certainly, when it comes to playing with (rather than on) your mind, there are plenty of books that manage that quite well: speaking of Jackson,
We Have Always Lived in the Castle is certainly one, as are several of the stories collected in
The Lottery. Another Thomas Tryon might fit the bill, given that description:
The Other (his first novel). Ramsey Campbell is very good at this sort of thing, too. Try The Face that Must Die, or several of his story collections, for instance. He puts you in some very uncomfortable places... especially when you begin to recognize elements of some of the characters in yourself.....
Richard Matheson is also quite good at psychological horror, from
I Am Legend to
The Shrinking Man to
Hell House to his story collections... and on....