Audiobooks Like The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings

10 audiobooks for fans of The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings

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   The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

   by Edgar Allan Poe

   Narrated by Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble

   ★ 4.13 ABR Score (297.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (297.3K) ★ 4.59 Audible (29)

   36h 34m listening time • Released 2022

   Every Poe tale from "The Raven" to "The Fall of the House of Usher" gets the full gothic treatment. Narrators Jonathan Keeble and Peter Noble understand that Poe's horror lives in atmosphere, not jump scares.

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   Every Poe tale from "The Raven" to "The Fall of the House of Usher" gets the full gothic treatment. Narrators Jonathan Keeble and Peter Noble understand that Poe's horror lives in atmosphere, not jump scares.

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   The Raven

   by Edgar Allan Poe

   Narrated by Dominic West

   ★ 4.55 ABR Score (173.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.29 Goodreads (172.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (1.6K)

   A grieving scholar receives a midnight visitor whose only word drives him deeper into despair over lost Lenore. Dominic West's rich voice captures both the poem's musical rhythm and its descent into madness with haunting effect.

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   A grieving scholar receives a midnight visitor whose only word drives him deeper into despair over lost Lenore. Dominic West's rich voice captures both the poem's musical rhythm and its descent into madness with haunting effect.

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   Annabel Lee

   The dark Artifices

   by Edgar Allan Poe, Gilles Tibo

   Narrated by Patrick Lawlor

   ★ 3.98 ABR Score (12.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (12.0K) ★ 4.41 Audible (22)

   Poe's final complete poem mourns a love so powerful that angels grew envious, enduring even beyond the beloved's death. Patrick Lawlor's reading honors the musical melancholy of this classic verse.

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   Poe's final complete poem mourns a love so powerful that angels grew envious, enduring even beyond the beloved's death. Patrick Lawlor's reading honors the musical melancholy of this classic verse.

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   William Wilson: (Edgar Allan Poe Masterpiece Collection)

   by Edgar Allan Poe

   Narrated by Cathy Dobson

   ★ 3.73 ABR Score (5.7K ratings)

   ★ 3.78 Goodreads (5.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (10)

   Poe's tale of a man haunted by his exact double—same name, same face, same voice—who appears at every crucial moment to thwart his darkest impulses. Dobson's performance emphasizes the mounting psychological terror of this doppelganger nightmare.

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   Poe's tale of a man haunted by his exact double—same name, same face, same voice—who appears at every crucial moment to thwart his darkest impulses. Dobson's performance emphasizes the mounting psychological terror of this doppelganger nightmare.

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   The Haunted Palace

   by Edgar Allan Poe

   Narrated by Lissa Lia, K. Anderson Yancy

   ★ 3.52 ABR Score (385 ratings)

   ★ 3.54 Goodreads (383) ★ 2.5 Audible (2)

   Poe's haunting poem about a mind's descent into madness, originally embedded in 'The Fall of the House of Usher.' The dual narration captures both the stately grandeur and creeping decay of the titular palace.

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   Poe's haunting poem about a mind's descent into madness, originally embedded in 'The Fall of the House of Usher.' The dual narration captures both the stately grandeur and creeping decay of the titular palace.

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   The Devil and Tom Walker

   by Washington Irving

   Narrated by B.J. Harrison

   ★ 3.72 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.56 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.25 Audible (271)

   1h 3m listening time • Released 2011

   Washington Irving's classic tale of a man who makes a bargain with the devil gets B.J. Harrison's atmospheric treatment. At just over an hour, this American Faust story packs moral consequences into a perfectly sized listening experience.

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   Washington Irving's classic tale of a man who makes a bargain with the devil gets B.J. Harrison's atmospheric treatment. At just over an hour, this American Faust story packs moral consequences into a perfectly sized listening experience.

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   Sunrise on the Reaping

   The Hunger Games

   by Suzanne Collins

   Narrated by Jefferson White

   ★ 4.90 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)

   ★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.85 Audible (32.5K)

   12h 48m listening time • Released 2025

   Young Haymitch faces the brutal Quarter Quell with twice the usual tributes in this Hunger Games prequel. Jefferson White captures the desperation beautifully.

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   Young Haymitch faces the brutal Quarter Quell with twice the usual tributes in this Hunger Games prequel. Jefferson White captures the desperation beautifully.

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   Theo of Golden

   by Allen Levi

   Narrated by David Morse

   ★ 4.85 ABR Score (178.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.3K)

   13h 12m listening time • Released 2025

   A mysterious stranger buys pencil portraits in a small Southern town, with David Morse's weathered voice adding layers of intrigue to every encounter.

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   A mysterious stranger buys pencil portraits in a small Southern town, with David Morse's weathered voice adding layers of intrigue to every encounter.

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   The Hate U Give

   The Hate U Give • Book 1

   by Angie Thomas

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.78 Audible (45.9K)

   11h 50m listening time • Released 2017

   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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    Remarkably Bright Creatures

    by Shelby Van Pelt

    Narrated by Marin Ireland, Michael Urie

    ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)

    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.79 Audible (62.8K)

    11h 16m listening time • Released 2022

    Marin Ireland and Michael Urie breathe warmth into this unlikely story about a widow who forms a bond with a giant Pacific octopus while cleaning the aquarium at night.

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    Marin Ireland and Michael Urie breathe warmth into this unlikely story about a widow who forms a bond with a giant Pacific octopus while cleaning the aquarium at night.

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