70+ Riddles That Only a Psychopath Can Solve
Think you’re good at riddles? These aren’t your ordinary brain teasers. These 70 short psychopath riddles will take you into the darkest corners of logic where things aren’t always what they seem. Every answer has a twist, every scenario a sinister undertone. Ready to test your mind? Proceed with caution.
- A man looks at a photo and says, “Brothers and sisters, I have none. But this man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the photo?
Answer: His son
- A woman kills her sister at her mother’s funeral. Why?
Answer: To see a man she met there again
- A man enters a bar and orders water. The bartender pulls a gun. The man says “Thanks” and leaves. Why?
Answer: He had hiccups
- A man is found hanging from the ceiling. No furniture around. The floor is wet. What happened?
Answer: He stood on ice, which melted
- A girl hears a knock, opens the door, and dies. Why?
Answer: She was playing hide and seek during a robbery
- A man is dead in the desert with a backpack. What happened?
Answer: It was a parachute that didn’t open
- A couple lies dead. There’s water and glass on the floor. What happened?
Answer: Their fishbowl broke
- A man is shot but there’s no blood. How?
Answer: He’s a mannequin
- A woman calls the police: “My husband is dead.” How did they know she was guilty?
Answer: They never said how he died
- A man lives on the 10th floor. He takes the elevator to the 1st every day but only to the 7th on return. Why?
Answer: He’s short and can’t reach higher buttons
- A killer gives his victim two pills. One dies, the other lives. Both pills were poison. Why did one live?
Answer: The water was poisoned
- A man wakes up, looks out, and kills himself. Why?
Answer: He thought he was blind, but snow covered the window
- A man is running home, but two men in masks stop him. Why?
Answer: He’s a baseball player running to home plate
- A woman opens a gift, smiles, then dies. Why?
Answer: It was a bomb
- A man turns off the lights and drowns. Why?
Answer: He turned off the lighthouse
- A man goes to sleep hungry, wakes up dead. Why?
Answer: He was a prisoner executed overnight
- A killer always takes one item from each victim. Why?
Answer: It’s his trophy
- A person walks into a room full of mirrors and dies. Why?
Answer: They couldn’t face themselves
- A man is stabbed but there’s no weapon. Why?
Answer: It was an icicle
- A child draws black figures. Later, their family dies. Why?
Answer: It was a warning
- A man never talks but always listens. Yet he knows everything. Who is he?
Answer: A corpse
- A person smiles before dying. Why?
Answer: They wanted it to end
- A woman buys black flowers for herself daily. Why?
Answer: She mourns her own life
- A note says, “I didn’t do it.” The man is dead. Why?
Answer: He was murdered and framed
- A boy says he dreams in red. Why is that scary?
Answer: He’s blind
- A man paints his walls red. Why?
Answer: To hide blood stains
- A girl hears crying every night. It’s her own voice. Why?
Answer: She’s watching herself in a looped recording
- A man never sleeps but still dreams. How?
Answer: He’s in a coma
- A killer chooses victims based on shoe size. Why?
Answer: It matches his lost sibling’s
- A child buries toys. Later, a body is found. Why?
Answer: One “toy” was a real hand
- A boy smiles every time a classmate goes missing. Why?
Answer: He’s the one doing it
- A girl feeds her dolls at midnight. Why?
Answer: They’re real heads
- A man is followed by his own shadow, but it’s not his. Why?
Answer: Someone’s copying his every move
- A woman talks to her mirror every night. Why?
Answer: Her twin is trapped inside
- A man has 5 clocks, all stopped at different times. Why?
Answer: Each marks a murder
- A boy builds sandcastles in winter. Why?
Answer: They’re graves
- A girl never blinks. Why?
Answer: She’s a doll brought to life
- A man checks under his bed daily. One day, someone checks back. Who?
Answer: The real killer
- A woman can’t remember her face. Why?
Answer: She’s using someone else’s
- A man writes in blood. Why?
Answer: It’s the only ink left
- A family has dinner every night — except the dog. Why?
Answer: It’s served as the meal
- A room is filled with candles, no lights. Why?
Answer: It’s a memorial
- A child always says “Goodnight, Mother” — but she died years ago. Why?
Answer: He sees her ghost
- A man is always cold. Why?
Answer: He’s in a morgue
- A woman smells perfume before dying. Why?
Answer: Her killer always wears it
- A man leaves a party and never arrives home. Why?
Answer: He was buried in the backyard
- A girl’s birthday comes with silence. Why?
Answer: Everyone she knew is gone
- A man is terrified of his reflection. Why?
Answer: It moves when he doesn’t
- A phone rings once. The caller dies. Why?
Answer: It was a trigger device
- A diary has no writing, just blood stains. Why?
Answer: It tells the story without words
- A song plays every time someone vanishes. Why?
Answer: It’s the killer’s calling card
- A man is buried standing up. Why?
Answer: As a punishment
- A child draws eyes everywhere. Why?
Answer: They feel watched
- A man smells smoke but there’s no fire. Why?
Answer: It’s his past haunting him
- A woman collects fingernails. Why?
Answer: From her victims
- A girl counts backward in sleep. Why?
Answer: She’s cursed
- A man stares at a locked room. Inside is himself. Why?
Answer: It’s a time loop
- A woman is afraid of mirrors. Why?
Answer: She sees her past crimes
- A child says, “He plays with me at night.” No one else sees him. Why?
Answer: It’s a ghost or imaginary killer
- A man is never in photos. Why?
Answer: He removes them
- A town has no animals. Why?
Answer: One man eats them all
- A painting bleeds. Why?
Answer: It’s painted with real blood
- A boy hides knives under his bed. Why?
Answer: He dreams of using them
- A woman loves rainy nights. Why?
Answer: It hides the screams
- A child always wears red. Why?
Answer: To cover stains
- A letter says “I’ll be home soon.” The writer’s been dead for years. Why?
Answer: Someone else sent it
- A woman hears her name in whispers. Why?
Answer: The walls remember her crimes
- A clock strikes 13. What does it mean?
Answer: Time’s broken — or reality is
- A man hears footsteps behind him — always just one less than his own. Why?
Answer: One shadow follows
- A girl laughs every time she lies. Why?
Answer: She enjoys the deception
If your brain survived all 70 riddles, congratulations! you’ve just stared into the mind of a psychopath and made it out. Whether you found them darkly clever or deeply disturbing, one thing’s for sure: these riddles aren’t easily forgotten. Share with friends… if they dare.