10 audiobooks for fans of Everything's Eventual
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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)More about this pick
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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Needful Things
by Stephen King
Narrated by Stephen King
★ 4.50 ABR Score (293.5K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (281.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (12.1K)More about this pick
King himself narrates this tale of a mysterious shop owner who sells people their deepest desires in exchange for seemingly harmless pranks that escalate into town-destroying chaos. Hearing the author's own voice adds intimate authority to this exploration of how easily communities can turn vicious.
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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)More about this pick
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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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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume III
by Stephen King
Narrated by Stephen King, Gary Sinise, Joe Morton, Joe Mantegna
★ 4.16 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.53 Audible (1.2K)More about this pick
King teams with Sinese, Morton, and Mantegna to continue his virtuoso performance of horror tales mixing supernatural terror with psychological insight.
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume I
by Stephen King, Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Curry, Yeardley Smith, Rob Lowe, Tabitha King, Robert B. Parker, Stephen Jay Gould
Narrated by Stephen King, Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Rob Lowe, Gary Sinese
★ 4.00 ABR Score (3.6K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.28 Audible (2.3K)More about this pick
King joins an all-star cast including Kathy Bates and Gary Sinese to perform his tales of vampires, lurking spirits, and ordinary people driven to extremes.
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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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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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