Victorian Psycho

Book Playlist

Victorian Psycho Playlist

by Virginia Feito

17 tracks

balanced

Jul 12, 2026

This playlist captures the eerie, claustrophobic atmosphere of "Victorian Psycho," blending haunting instrumentals with unsettling and introspective vocal tracks. The instrumental selections evoke the gothic, oppressive setting of Ensor House, while the vocal songs explore themes of psychological tension, repression, and the sinister undercurrents in the characters' lives, reflecting the complex emotional arcs and dark Victorian milieu.

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Track List

17 songs

1

Funeral March

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin - The Essential Collection

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2

The Poet Acts

Philip Glass · The Hours (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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3

Where the Light Comes In

Sarah Neufeld · The Ridge

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4

The Revenant Theme (Alva Noto Remodel)

Ryuichi Sakamoto · The Revenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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5

Nocturne "Impromptu", S191i

Franz Liszt · The Virtuoso Chronicles: Franz Liszt - Chapter XXX

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6

The Revd Mustard His Installation Prelude

Nico Muhly · Cycles

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7

Then the Quiet Explosion

Hammock · Oblivion Hymns

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8

House of the Rising Sun

The Animals · The Animals

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9

I Put a Spell On You

Screamin' Jay Hawkins · Saga All Stars: I Put a Spell On You / The Singles 1954-1957

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10

The Moon Will Sing

The Crane Wives · Coyote Stories

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11

Blood // Water

grandson · a modern tragedy vol. 1

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12

Dark Paradise

Blind Ego · Preaching to the Choir

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13

Her Ghost In The Fog

Cradle Of Filth · Eleven Burial Masses

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14

Wicked Game

Chris Isaak · Heart Shaped World

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15

Torn

Natalie Imbruglia · Left Of The Middle

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16

Deep Water

CeeVert · Deep Water

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17

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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