Psychological thrillers have a knack of playing with a viewer's mind and strive to get deep under the skin with suspense and tension on an emotional level. Most people can usually brush these movies off as simple and thrilling entertainment, but others, such as The Night of the Hunter, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and The Silence of the Lambs, have a habit of lingering in the back of minds long after the credits have rolled.
It's no secret that the psychological thriller is designed to play with audiences' minds and convey an immersing experience by tapping into the human psyche, but there are some movie-goers who can't distance themselves from these silver screen illusions. Here are Collider's picks for ten psychological thrillers that are guaranteed to conjure up some nightmares for film fans.
