10 audiobooks for fans of A Head Full of Ghosts
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Disappearance at Devil's Rock
by Paul Tremblay
Narrated by Erin Bennett
★ 3.60 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)★ 3.59 Goodreads (17.5K) ★ 3.93 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
Fourteen-year-old Tommy vanishes in the woods, leaving his mother Elizabeth to navigate both police investigation and supernatural occurrences that suggest something otherworldly happened.
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010
Kyle Murchison Booth • Book 4
by Paula Guran, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Black, Ramsey Campbell, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Stewart O'Nan, Sarah Pinborough, Norman Prentiss, Barbara Roden, Lucius Shepard, Peter Straub, Michael Shea, Kelly Link, Ekaterina Sedia, Catherynne M. Valente, Gerard Houarner, Gemma Files, Kurt Dinan, Elizabeth Bear, Roby Davies, Maura McHugh, Dale Bailey, Deborah Biancotti, Gary McMahon, Holly Phillips, John Mantooth, Marc Laidlaw, Margo Lanagan, Michael Marshall Smith, Nadia Bulkin, Nathan Ballingrud, Paul Tremblay, Peter Atkins, Sarah Monette, Seth Fried, Stephen Graham Jones, Steve Duffy, Steve Rasnic Tem, Suzy McKee Charnas, John Langan
Narrated by Kristin James, Matt Godfrey
★ 3.59 ABR Score (436 ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (431) ★ 4 Audible (5)More about this pick
From haunted houses to mysterious green stones, this collection explores darkness in everyday places through stories by Peter Straub, Kelly Link, and other masters of the genre.
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Mountain Man: Prequel
Mountain Man #0.4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.7K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray's gravel-voiced delivery transforms this zombie siege into something claustrophobic and relentless—he makes you feel trapped inside that megastore as hard as the characters are.
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Carrie
by Stephen King
Narrated by Sissy Spacek, Margaret Atwood
★ 4.53 ABR Score (864.9K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (856.4K) ★ 4.57 Audible (8.4K)More about this pick
King's first published novel follows telekinetic Carrie White from prom humiliation to supernatural revenge against her tormentors. The dual narration captures both the intimate horror and broader social commentary.
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Joyland
by Stephen King
Narrated by Michael Kelly
★ 4.43 ABR Score (192.1K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (181.4K) ★ 4.52 Audible (10.7K)More about this pick
College student Devin takes a summer job at a North Carolina amusement park haunted by an unsolved murder, with Michael Kelly's narration capturing both nostalgia and creeping dread.
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FantasticLand
by Mike Bockoven
Narrated by Angela Dawe, Luke Daniels
★ 4.34 ABR Score (70.4K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (53.8K) ★ 4.48 Audible (16.6K)More about this pick
Dawe and Daniels' dual narration transforms this disaster-into-horror investigation into something genuinely unsettling—their competing testimonies make you question every account of what actually happened at the park.
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Bird Box
Bird Box • Book 1
by Josh Malerman
Narrated by Cassandra Campbell
★ 4.24 ABR Score (221.6K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (212.4K) ★ 4.27 Audible (9.2K)More about this pick
Malorie and her children navigate a post-apocalyptic world where looking at mysterious creatures causes instant, violent madness. Cassandra Campbell's tense narration amplifies the claustrophobic horror of a world where sight itself has become deadly.
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Clive Barker's The Books of Blood: Volume Three
Books of Blood • Book 3
by Clive Barker
Narrated by Scott Brick, Xe Sands, Jeffrey Kafer, Peter Bishop, Chris Patton
★ 4.22 ABR Score (12.9K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (12.5K) ★ 4.54 Audible (368)More about this pick
Five distinct horror stories explore death, desire, and transformation with Barker's signature visceral imagery. The cast of narrators—Scott Brick, Xe Sands, Jeffrey Kafer, Peter Bishop, and Chris Patton—each match their story's unique tone.
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My Best Friend's Exorcism
by Grady Hendrix
Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller
★ 4.17 ABR Score (163.6K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (154.2K) ★ 4.26 Audible (9.4K)More about this pick
Emily Woo Zeller perfectly captures 1980s teenage friendship turned horror as Abby fights to save demon-possessed Gretchen in this nostalgic nightmare.
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Conspiracy Theory
Zombie Theories • Book 2
by Rich Restucci
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.12 ABR Score (718 ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (466) ★ 4.73 Audible (252)More about this pick
Our immune-to-zombies hero must escape government captivity and a certifiable super-spook to flee back to his friends a continent away, with Michael Kramer's intensity matching every desperate mile.
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