u/Puzzleheaded-Swan911

I love horror but mostly when it's realistic, psychological, etc. I have always been averse to anything supernatural but I'm finding myself limited and probably missing out on some amazing reads.

What would you recommend to me as a brand new reader of anything supernatural to start me off slow?

Books I love include:

Exquisite Corpse

The Girl Next Door

Those girls- Chevy Stevens

A little pinprick - Paige derth

Clearly a good torture is up my alley.

Thanks!

If I'm listening to a book at .8 speed, will my listening hours run out earlier in the book than if I had it at 1?

I have Spotify premium and audiobooks+

I like to go in blind when reading or I will read the first sentence or 2 of the description. I go off of recommendations of others when choosing books. It usually works out well as I don't want any information any earlier than I'm meant to in the story. Thriller books are the only type I read, but I strongly dislike and won't read paranormal or supernatural stories. Give me the worst blood and gore and scary, but not paranormal.

I am 48% through Hidden Pictures (chapter 15) and have really enjoyed the story. I thought the ghost stuff was just a small part but now it's building.

I don't care if your answer gives a little away (but only give as much as I need).

tldr Is this going to continue down a paranormal path?

I have some theories of how it could turn out without ghosts etc., and kind of want to find out.