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If Obsession got under your skin

Six books about desire turning toxic, love curdling into control, and the kind of obsession that never stays romantic for long.

1. 01
   
   You

   Caroline Kepnes

   “Still one of the sharpest novels about how obsession rewrites love into entitlement.”

2. 02
   
   Rebecca

   Daphne Du Maurier

   “A classic where longing, jealousy, and idealization turn a romance into something haunted.”

3. 03
   
   Audition

   Ryu Murakami

   “Starts as desire and control, then slides into horror with almost no warning.”

4. 04
   
   A Touch of Jen

   Beth Morgan

   “Parasocial fixation, weird intimacy, and body horror make this feel especially close to Obsession’s energy.”

5. 05
   
   Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes

   Eric LaRocca

   “A short, brutal story about devotion curdling into manipulation and self-erasure.”

6. 06
   
   Needful Things

   Stephen King

   “Less romantic, but perfect if you want the cursed-object, desire-with-a-price side of the movie.”