Victorian Psycho

Victorian Psycho is a 2025 horror novel written by Virginia Feito.

It follows Winifred Notty, a psychotic Victorian governess who wreaks havoc upon the estate of the wealthy Pounds family after being employed there, culminating in a massacre during the Christmas season.

Victims

• Winifred Notty's Mother - Either died or was murdered in an unknown manner by Winifred before the events of the novel.
• Mr Waller - Died of apoplexy, obituary seen.
• Unnamed Twins' Mother - Died of unknown causes, mentioned.
• Unnamed Twin Girls - Poisoned by Winifred, deaths discussed.
• Deer - Head crushed with a rock by Winifred.
• Unnamed Village Woman - Succumbed to "vigorous" cancer off-page.
• Unnamed Male Vagrant - Presumably succumbed to rabies off-page.
• Unnamed Infant - Strangled to death by an unnamed foster mother after its biological mother failed to provide payment for its care.
• Crow - Suddenly died of unknown causes.
• At Least One Unnamed Female Clergy Daughter's School Student - Died of complications after being tricked into eating the crow's corpse after it was baked into the school's dinner by Winifred, mention of "survivors" indicates at least one death occurred.
• At Least 200 Unnamed Children - Died in accidents in the mills owned by John Pounds.
• Mongrel Dog - Trampled to death by horses.
• Mrs. De Spere's Infant Grandchild - Thrown into a fireplace by Winifred, on the orders of Mrs. De Spere.
• Mrs. Longfellow - Killed in a fire accidentally caused while making wax seals, obituary seen.
• William Fancey - Throat slit with a razor by Winifred during a psychotic break.
• Unnamed Woman - Died of unknown causes, body dug up by Winifred.
• Sue Lamb - Stabbed in the neck with a broken glass by Winifred.
• Unnamed Egyptian Woman - Died of unknown causes centuries prior to the novel, mummified body put on display by Art Fishal.
• Fergus - Stabbed in the eye with a letter opener by Winifred.
• Rabbit - Pecked to death by a feral chicken, mentioned.
• Unnamed Woman - Murdered in an unknown fashion by two unidentified men, obituary seen.
• Unnamed Man - Killed when an icicle impaled his head, obituary seen.
• At Least Three Unnamed Family Members - Poisoned to death with arsenic poured into their wassail bowl by an unidentified individual, obituary seen.
• Unnamed Eight-Year-Old Girl - Choked to death on a leech that Winifred convinced her to swallow.
• Unnamed Person - Presumably died after Winifred tore out their vocal cords off-page.
• Mrs. Manners - Stabbed numerous times in the chest with her mourning brooch pin by Winifred, before inadvertently choking to death on a ball of her husband's hair.
• Miss Manners - Bled to death after having her hand hacked off with a cleaver by Winifred.
• Gomire Fancey - Strangled to death with a bootlace by Winifred after being beaten with a fire poker.
• The Dowager - Beaten to death with her own cane by Winifred.
• Art Fishal - Impaled on a mounted stag skull by Winifred.
• Marigold's Husband - Died of his injuries after being pushed into a lit hearth by Winifred.
• Unnamed Female Cook - Suffered fatal cardiac arrest after being force-fed salt of sorrel by Winifred.
• Unnamed Kitchenmaid - Suffered fatal cardiac arrest after being force-fed salt of sorrel by Winifred.
• Unnamed Valet - Bludgeoned with a scrubbing stone by Winifred.
• Unnamed Lady's Maid - Bludgeoned with a scrubbing stone by Winifred.
• Unnamed Coachman - Bludgeoned with a scrubbing stone by Winifred.
• Unnamed Fancey Daughter - Presumably died of her injuries after being thrown against a window by Winifred.
• Andrew Pounds - Shot between the eyes with a crossbow by Winifred.
• Mrs. Pounds - Shot with a crossbow by Winifred.
• Unnamed Fancey Daughter - Murdered in an unknown manner by Winifred, body seen.
• Unnamed Nurse - Fell to her death while fleeing Winifred after tripping over the corpse of the Fancey daughter and falling over a bannister.
• Unnamed Six-Year-Old Fancey Daughter - Murdered in an unknown manner by Winifred, body seen.
• Mrs. Fancey - Strangled to death by Winifred with her bare hands.
• Mrs. Able - Head caved in with a bed warmer by Winifred.
• John Pounds - Shot with a crossbow by Winifred and stabbed in the heart with a rapier by Drusilla Pounds.
• Unnamed Female Houseservant - Shot repeatedly with a crossbow by Winifred.
• Unnamed Butler - Shot repeatedly with a crossbow by Winifred.
• Marigold - Stabbed in the neck with a rapier by Drusilla.
• Unnamed Male Gardener - Shot with a crossbow by Winifred.
• Unnamed Male Groundskeeper - Throat slashed with a rapier by Drusilla.
• Unnamed Male Servant - Hacked in the head with a cleaver by either Winifred or Drusilla, body seen.
• Unnamed Groundskeeper's Wife - Murdered in an unknown fashion by either Winifred or Drusilla off-page.
• "William Fancey"/Other Baby - Murdered in an unknown fashion by either Winifred or Drusilla off-page.
• Two Unnamed Footmen - Murdered in an unknown fashion by either Winifred or Drusilla, bodies seen.
• Three Whippet Dogs - Set on fire by Winifred, shown in flashback.
• Winifred Notty - Hanged at the gallows by an unnamed executioner for her crimes.

Deaths

• Total - TBA

Kill Counts

1. TBA

Notes

• The exact number of infants killed by the foster mother is unclear.
• The exact number of Clergy Daughter's School students who died as a result of the viral infection caused by Winifred is unclear.
• The exact number of people and animals killed by Winifred throughout her life is unknown.
• The exact number of servants and guests present at the Pounds' Christmas party is unknown. As such, only depicted deaths and previously established characters will be counted.