10 audiobooks for fans of Ghost Story
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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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The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine
by Peter Straub
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 3.37 ABR Score (651 ratings)★ 2.79 Goodreads (639) ★ 3.5 Audible (12)More about this pick
Age-separated lovers bound by erotic obsession spend twenty-five years aboard a mysterious yacht traveling endlessly down the Amazon River. Michael Kramer navigates this unsettling psychological novella with appropriate unease.
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A Dark Matter
by Peter Straub
Narrated by Robertson Dean
★ 3.14 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)★ 2.97 Goodreads (5.1K) ★ 3.46 Audible (202)More about this pick
Charismatic campus guru Spenser Mallon led students to witness ritual murder in the 1960s, leaving survivors traumatized for decades until his apparent return threatens new horrors.
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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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Instauration
The City • Book 3
Narrated by Therese Plummer, Luke Daniels
★ 4.73 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 4.68 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.85 Audible (2.0K)More about this pick
Sylvie, Eric, and fellow survivors cross dangerous waters to a new Safe Zone after losing their home, planning revenge against those who destroyed everything they built.
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The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Chronicles • Book 2
by Anne Rice
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.66 ABR Score (225.7K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (218.3K) ★ 4.7 Audible (7.5K)More about this pick
Simon Vance commands this operatic vampire saga with theatrical flair that matches Lestat's own irresistible charisma—his performance transforms what could be grandiose into genuinely seductive.
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Christine
by Stephen King, Marie Milpois
Narrated by Holter Graham
★ 4.58 ABR Score (271.2K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (265.6K) ★ 4.74 Audible (5.6K)More about this pick
King's tale of a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury destroying a teenager's life gets Holter Graham's pitch-perfect narration, capturing both Arnie's transformation and the car's malevolent personality.
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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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Blackwood Farm
The Vampire Chronicles • Book 9
by Anne Rice
Narrated by David Pittu
★ 4.36 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (35.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (2.6K)More about this pick
Quinn Blackwood's blood-soaked family saga unfolds in a Louisiana mansion where vampires meet Southern Gothic horror. David Pittu's rich narration captures both Lestat's seductive menace and the haunted atmosphere of the cypress swamps.
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