The Psyching

by Freida McFadden

Jack Lawson's job as the psychiatric resident at the Overlook Hospital is perfect for him. As the overnight resident on call at the psychiatric ward, he'll have plenty of time to spend teaching his medical students, Danni and Wendy, and working on his writing. And most importantly, sleeping.

But as the evening wears on, the idyllic psych ward feels ever more boring… and also more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook Hospital is Danni Gerard, a uniquely gifted 24-year-old medical student.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Short Stories, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Ebooks

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 8, 2015

About the author

#1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly, and Amazon Charts bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple Kindle bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. She lives with her family and possessed cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.

Note that I am maxed out on friends, so I apologize in advance that I can't friend anyone back!

Reviews

[chantalsbookstuff · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was just too obsessed to leave this one unturned. Took some time finding it. Not as bad as I was made to believe. Think it could be one of those that need a rewrite, because it has loads of potential.

[reagan lanae · Rating 2 out of 5]

it’s giving ward d..a lot of the things that are going on in the novella have kinda happened in that book.

[Elise a.k.a. PAPERNERD · Rating 5 out of 5]

So this was a short novella that I snatched up on my kindle...
I read it in less than an hour, and it was great !

There's a lock-down in the psych ward and at the last one - 10 years ago - murders happened.

Will it happen this year ?

The end is superb !

I very much enjoyed this story - would absolutely recommend, if you don't have much time but still want to read something awesome !

[yvette ★ · Rating 2 out of 5]

i mean, everyone has to start somewhere, right?

[Ava Bergman · Rating 1 out of 5]

0.5 stars

[Iro · Rating 1 out of 5]

what the fuck was this about

[lenaleest · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t know what the point was of this story, but it left me wanting more.

[Geethika · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ummm i feel like this was the base for her other novel “Ward D”😭 she just extended this story and added more details and published Ward D.
ANYWAY this was a waste of 20 minutes

[angel ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

another short one! this reminded me so much of Ward D

[Catbytheseareads ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good one, got me Freida. I don't think there is anything that you write that I don't enjoy.

[Soraya · Rating 1 out of 5]

Uhm ja raar

[Edina Smith · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m assuming this short story was supposed to be humorous but really it was just a a rip off of The Shining, like almost completely. I mean she does mention The Shining, “”I always reverse words in my mind,” Danni said. “Ever since I read The Shining.””

Similarities:

The Psyching:
- Danni
- Jack Lawson
- Overlook Hospital
- Wendy
- Room 237
- Dr Sadler
- Twins
- Phone Lines Down
- “Doc”
- “Lick” = “Kill

The Shining:
- Danny
- Jack Torrance
- Overlook Hotel
- Wendy
- Room 237
- Dick Hallorann
- Twins
- Phone Lines Down
- “Doc”
- “Redrum” = “Murder”

[Emmie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect midnight horror. Just too short

[Thunderbirdz0 · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.25 stars

This wasn't horror. This was a comedy.

[Sophie Deltenre · Rating 2 out of 5]

1½/5⭐️ Dit was echt vaag. Ik deed er voor zo'n kort verhaal ook best lang over. Maar dat kan ook komen doordat er een ongeluk was gebeurt op de weg en ik daar natuurlijk even naar moest kijken. Oh well..

[skhye ♡ · Rating 1 out of 5]

LOL

[⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡Beatrizﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

It wasn’t bad for 27 pages but what’s the point of this?

[Heather Redekop · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 ⭐️ giving ward d novella

[Rainbow Unicorn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointed.

[Blossom♡ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have so many questions.

[Mirelleisreading · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of the weirdest things I’ve ever read

LICK 👅

[Aaliya xx]

I wanted so badly to leave no Freida book unturned but this one turned out to be practically a draft of Ward D HAHAHAHA and therefore I will not give it a rating! I will likely give Ward D another go in a bit :]

[Kriss Booyens · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand the rating now…

[Hannah Precious · Rating 1 out of 5]

That was..... I have not idea what I just read 😂

[Katrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

? this is a very short story and I am unsure if I fully understood it.

[shreya]

no rating because this is too short and disjointed.

[Taylor Frey · Rating 3 out of 5]

For 27 pages it wasn’t bad

[Christina Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I felt like I was reading Ward D. This would've been cool to make this short a much longer version for part two of Ward D. Fast read, gets very interesting but, I needed more. I hated that it ended so quickly.

[Ivka_daisy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hate the mystification and horror/thriller portrayal of psychiatric wards, as if patients and staff are some kind of freaks. Doesn’t it only reinforce the stigma surrounding mental health and seeking treatment?

[Marie Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but superb