Audiobooks Like Christine

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Holter Graham narrates King's possessed-car novel with a teenage boy's cadence — the slang, the insecurity, the dawning horror — and at 20 hours that register holds together a story that could easily tip into camp. His Arnie sounds genuinely young before he sounds genuinely lost, which is the only way the tragedy functions. Ten of the recommendations are from Stephen King's catalog, and several feature King narrating himself — a list built entirely inside this author's darkness.

10 audiobooks for fans of Christine

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    Just After Sunset

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Stephen King, Jill Eikenberry, Holter Graham, George Guidall, Ron McLarty, Denis O'Hare, Ben Shenkman, Skipp Sudduth, Mare Winningham, Karen Ziemba

    4.18 ABR Score (64.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (60.9K) ★ 4.37 Audible (3.8K)
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    King's collection of thirteen stories ranges from subtle psychological horror to supernatural terror, featuring everything from haunted exercise bikes to N, a story about dangerous obsession.

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    The Shining

    The Shining • Book 1

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Campbell Scott

    4.92 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (1.7M) ★ 4.75 Audible (41.5K)
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    Jack Torrance's winter isolation at the Overlook Hotel awakens both the building's malevolent spirits and his own capacity for violence, with Campbell Scott's chilling performance.

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    Pet Sematary

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Michael C. Hall

    4.82 ABR Score (738.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (708.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (29.8K)
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    Dr. Louis Creed discovers that the pet cemetery behind his new home can bring the dead back to life—but they return fundamentally wrong. Hall's chilling performance amplifies King's most disturbing novel.

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    Doctor Sleep

    The Shining • Book 2

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Will Patton

    4.74 ABR Score (340.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (300.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (40.0K)
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    Adult Danny Torrance battles his alcoholism while protecting a psychic girl from soul-eating nomads called the True Knot. Will Patton's weathered narration perfectly suits this darker, more grounded sequel to The Shining.

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    Salem's Lot

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Joe Hill

    4.64 ABR Score (695.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.58 Audible (28.4K)
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    When vampires invade a small Maine town, King's slow-burn horror unfolds through everyday people fighting an ancient evil spreading house by house.

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    Bag of Bones

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Stephen King

    4.37 ABR Score (222.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (212.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (9.6K)
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    Widowed novelist Mike Noonan returns to his lake house and discovers it's haunted by a vengeful spirit connected to a custody battle. King's own narration adds intimate authenticity to this ghost story about grief, small-town corruption, and supernatural justice.

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    Everything's Eventual

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Becky Ann Baker, John Cullum, Boyd Gaines, Peter Gerety, Josh Hamilton, Arliss Howard, Judith Ivey, Stephen King, Justin Long, Oliver Platt, Jay O. Sanders

    4.36 ABR Score (114.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (109.6K) ★ 4.49 Audible (4.5K)
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    Fourteen King short stories ranging from Castle Rock to completely new territory, performed by an ensemble cast including Oliver Platt, Josh Hamilton, and King himself reading select pieces.

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    Desperation

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Stephen King

    4.34 ABR Score (162.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (154.4K) ★ 4.48 Audible (7.9K)
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    King himself reads this tale of travelers trapped in a Nevada town where an ancient evil possesses the local sheriff.

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    The Mist (Previously Published as a Novella in 'Skeleton Crew')

    Skeleton Crew • Book 1

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Stephen King, Dylan Baker, Kyle Beltran, Matthew Broderick, Norbert Leo Butz, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Dana Ivey, Will Patton, Robert Petkoff, David Morse, Lois Smith, Frances Sternhagen

    4.32 ABR Score (190.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (183.8K) ★ 4.44 Audible (6.2K)
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    Customers trapped in a supermarket face both otherworldly monsters and human fanaticism in this all-star cast production led by Stephen King himself.

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    Dreamcatcher

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Jeffrey DeMunn

    4.19 ABR Score (198.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.66 Goodreads (187.3K) ★ 4.39 Audible (10.8K)
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    Four childhood friends reunite for their annual hunting trip, only to encounter parasitic aliens in the Maine woods. Jeffrey DeMunn's performance captures King's blend of cosmic horror and intimate friendship with unsettling effectiveness.

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