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Psychological Horror KDP Category Guide

Amazon KDP Category Guide — BSR benchmarks, competition data, and how to rank

Category Overview

Kindle Store › Kindle eBooks › Horror › Psychological Horror

Competition Level

Low Competition
4/10

BSR Benchmarks

Metric Benchmark
BSR to reach Top 10 < 2,500
BSR to reach Top 100 < 18,000
Average Price $3.99–$5.99

Psychological Horror crosses over with psychological thriller readership, giving it a wider audience. Unreliable narrator and reality-questioning plots dominate. Strong crossover potential with the domestic thriller audience.

How to List Your Book in This Category

  1. 1 Open your KDP Bookshelf and go to your book's details page.
  2. 2 Under "Categories", click Browse Categories.
  3. 3 Follow the path: Kindle Store › Kindle eBooks › Horror › Psychological Horror
  4. 4 If the subcategory is not selectable directly, contact KDP support for assistance.
  5. 5 You can hold up to 3 categories per book — use all three.

Tips for This Category

  • Unreliable narrator is a genre expectation that the horror audience actively seeks
  • Domestic setting (home, family) amplifies psychological dread effectively
  • Crossover categories (also listing as Psychological Thriller) broadens discovery

Related KDP Categories

Psychological Thriller Supernatural Horror