Audiobooks Like Come Closer

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Julie McKay narrates Sara Gran's short, airless possession novel in a voice that stays disquietingly level — the horror of Come Closer is in the gradual erosion of certainty about what the narrator is experiencing, and McKay's controlled, slightly flat delivery makes the collapse feel inevitable rather than sensational across a brisk four hours. Two of the recommendations are award-winning titles, and the broader list shares this book's preference for horror that works through atmosphere and dread rather than escalation.

10 audiobooks for fans of Come Closer

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    The Thief of Always

    by Clive Barker

    Narrated by Adam Verner

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (38.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (37.8K) ★ 4.55 Audible (976)
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    Harvey discovers a magical house where every day brings Christmas, Halloween, and summer—but Adam Verner's narration hints at the sinister price.

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    Stephen King Value Collection: Lawnmower Man, Gray Matter, and Graveyard Shift

    by Stephen King, John Glover

    Narrated by John Glover

    ★ 4.31 ABR Score (201.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (200.0K) ★ 4.44 Audible (1.4K)
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    Sixteen classic King short stories showcase his range from cosmic horror to intimate psychological terror. Glover's theatrical background shines through each tale, crafting distinct atmospheres for suburban nightmares and workplace dread.

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    The Small Hand

    by Susan Hill

    Narrated by Cameron Stewart

    ★ 3.72 ABR Score (7.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.47 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.23 Audible (146)
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    An antiquarian bookseller encounters a ghostly child's hand at an abandoned house, and Cameron Stewart's atmospheric reading amplifies every supernatural chill.

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    The Castle of Otranto

    by Horace Walpole

    Narrated by Tony Jay

    ★ 3.63 ABR Score (44.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.19 Goodreads (43.6K) ★ 4.12 Audible (489)
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    Gothic literature's founding text features giant helmets crushing people, bleeding statues, and supernatural chaos in a medieval Italian castle, with Tony Jay's theatrical narration.

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    And After

    Until the End of the World • Book 2

    by Sarah Lyons Fleming

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    ★ 4.64 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (5.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (3.8K)
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    Cassie's peaceful life at Kingdom Come Farm shatters when Safe Zones across the country start vanishing and zombie hordes multiply. Julia Whelan captures both the domestic tranquility and creeping dread with equal skill.

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    The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft

    by H.P. Lovecraft, Eric Carl Link

    Narrated by Andrew Leman, Sean Branney

    ★ 4.58 ABR Score (39.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (37.4K) ★ 4.63 Audible (2.6K)
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    Fifty-one hours of cosmic horror from Cthulhu to Dunwich, with Andrew Leman and Sean Branney channeling Lovecraft's antiquated dread across his complete works.

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    Swan Song

    by Robert McCammon

    Narrated by Tom Stechschulte

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (90.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (77.0K) ★ 4.45 Audible (13.8K)
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    Post-nuclear America faces an ancient evil hunting a special child named Swan across 34+ hours of Tom Stechschulte's immersive storytelling.

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    Mogadishu of the Dead

    Arisen • Book 2

    by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    ★ 4.28 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.6 Audible (638)
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    Fortress Britain stands as humanity's last bastion while elite commandos face zombie hordes in this post-apocalyptic military thriller.

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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Narrated by Alexander Spencer

    ★ 4.00 ABR Score (672.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (672.5K) ★ 4.31 Audible (108)
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    Respectable Dr. Jekyll's experiments with human nature unleash his monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde, onto Victorian London's fog-shrouded streets.

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    Die Laughing

    The Retreat • Book 3

    by Joe McKinney, Craig DiLouie, Stephen Knight

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    ★ 3.74 ABR Score (382 ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (354) ★ 4.43 Audible (28)
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    Zombie-fatigued survivors battle across a ravaged America in this relentless military horror finale. R.C. Bray's gritty performance captures the exhaustion and desperation of soldiers pushed beyond their breaking point.

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