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“I chuckled and gasped my way through this Victorian nightmare. Very twisted, very dark, and increasingly gory, blended well with the author's signature fine-but -razor-sharp humor and compassion for the heroine's plight, this horror novel exposes the dark, hidden sides, and outrageous injustices, of the Victorian society.”
— Jelka • Oblong Books
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“Delightfully naughty, tongue in cheek and cheeky at the same time, Anna Burnett reads gently allowing us to appreciate the beautiful writing, and laugh at the humor. If you have a taste for unhinged Victorian era revenge, this book is perfect. ”
— Kira • Merritt Bookstore
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“American Psycho meets A Certain Hunger meets The Turn of the Screw in this expertly-paced horror novel about a sociopathic Victorian governess. With powerful prose and extraordinary economy of language, no word is wasted as Virginia Feito disgusts and entertains in equal measure. At turns gruesome, scathing, and hilarious, Victorian Psycho is a breath of fresh air. ”
— Molly • Maria's Bookshop
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“A deliciously creepy book!”
— Sue • Cottage Book Shop
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“I HOWLED throughout with delight and disgust.”
— cait • Gibson's Bookstore
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“Victorian Psycho is caked in blood and gore. The Governess is bloodthirsty and untamable! She is NOT someone to mess with. Only read this if you're ready to get into the mind of a Victorian Psycho!”
— Sarah • Cavalier House Books
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“Grotesque, wildly funny, and utterly weird, this novel will have you hooked from the very beginning as the new governess enters the dysfunctional halls of Ensor's House. What's her secret? Does she even know? Sometimes campy, mostly terrifying and gory, Feito takes the gothic horror genre and tames it like a misbehaving charge. ”
— Lambie • Underground Books
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“A much grusome and funny novel about the arrival of a new very secretive governess in a rich Victorian family. With an extraordinary prose, great humor and gory scenes, this one holds your attention from beginning to end! ”
— Camille • Nouvelle Librairie Internationale V.O
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“What if American Psycho took place in Victorian England and centered feminine rage? Spend a few hundred pages with Winifred, the new governess of the Pounds House. The violent thoughts, off-color jokes, and tales of poisoning children are all told with the same languid delivery that piques the readers interest for what horrors are to come; it's clear Winifred is up to something. Filled with ghastly imagery, hypnotic foreboding, and The Office Jim-esque nods to the audience, Victorian Psycho delivers its title with with a deft force not to be missed.”
— Ren • Death by TBR Books
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“Absolutely twisting from start to finish. I found myself just sitting in my car listening because I could NOT turn it off! Complete with a surprise ending that I never saw coming! ”
— Tara • Brace Books & More
Summary
SOON TO BE A FEATURE FILM STARRING MARGARET QUALLEY AND THOMASIN MCKENZIE
Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by Oprah Daily, Reader's Digest, Polygon, and Paste
“Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh out loud funny, Victorian Psycho speaks profoundly of horror both within and without us.”—Catriona Ward
From the acclaimed author of Mrs. March comes the riveting tale of a bloodthirsty governess who learns the true meaning of vengeance.
Virginia Feito’s Mrs. March was hailed as “a brilliant debut … [by] a writer who keeps pace with the grandees she invokes” (Sarah Ditum, Guardian)—from Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson to Patricia Highsmith. Now, Feito returns with her “silver-polish sentences and her eerie psychological acumen” (Constance Grady, Vox) to unleash an entirely new antihero on us all.
Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess—she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estate’s dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family—Mr. Pounds can’t keep his eyes off Winifred’s chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husband’s wandering gaze. Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children, Winifred finds herself struggling at every turn to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. French tutoring and needlework are one way to pass the time, as is admiring the ugly portraits in the gallery … and creeping across the moonlit lawns. …
Patience. Winifred must have patience, for Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for the dear souls of Ensor House. Brimming with sardonic wit and culminating in a shocking conclusion, Victorian Psycho plunges readers into the chilling mind of an iconic new literary psychopath.
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Audiobook details
Author:
Virginia Feito
Narrator:
Anna Burnett
ISBN:
9798895946565
Length:
4 hours 51 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Recorded Books, Inc.
Publication date:
February 4, 2025
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#66 Overall
Genre rank:
#2 in Horror