Best Stephen King Audiobooks

Best Stephen King Audiobooks

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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)

   15h 50m listening time • Released 2012

   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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   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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   The Stand

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.91 ABR Score (922.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (841.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (81.1K)

   47h 47m listening time • Released 2012

   After a plague wipes out most of humanity, survivors choose between Mother Abagail's godly Boulder and Randall Flagg's sinister Las Vegas. Grover Gardner's narration spans this epic battle between good and evil.

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   After a plague wipes out most of humanity, survivors choose between Mother Abagail's godly Boulder and Randall Flagg's sinister Las Vegas. Grover Gardner's narration spans this epic battle between good and evil.

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   It

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Steven Weber

   ★ 4.89 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.24 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.72 Audible (64.9K)

   44h 55m listening time • Released 2016

   Steven Weber's performance across 45 hours makes Derry feel like a real place you'd never want to visit, switching effortlessly between the Losers as kids and adults.

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   Steven Weber's performance across 45 hours makes Derry feel like a real place you'd never want to visit, switching effortlessly between the Losers as kids and adults.

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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)

   15h 41m listening time • Released 2018

   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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   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)

   18h 34m listening time • Released 2013

   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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   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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   Misery

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Lindsay Crouse

   ★ 4.73 ABR Score (859.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.23 Goodreads (847.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (11.3K)

   12h 11m listening time • Released 2016

   Novelist Paul Sheldon becomes prisoner to his "number one fan" Annie Wilkes after a car crash in rural Colorado. Lindsay Crouse's chilling performance makes Annie's manic devotion absolutely terrifying.

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   Novelist Paul Sheldon becomes prisoner to his "number one fan" Annie Wilkes after a car crash in rural Colorado. Lindsay Crouse's chilling performance makes Annie's manic devotion absolutely terrifying.

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   The Green Mile

   The Green Mile #1-6

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Frank Muller

   ★ 4.73 ABR Score (383.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.49 Goodreads (368.7K) ★ 4.86 Audible (14.4K)

   13h 53m listening time • Released 1999

   Paul Edgecombe supervises death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary, where a massive black man convicted of child murder may actually possess miraculous healing powers. Frank Muller's narration brings profound depth to King's meditation on justice, mercy, and unexplained gifts.

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   Paul Edgecombe supervises death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary, where a massive black man convicted of child murder may actually possess miraculous healing powers. Frank Muller's narration brings profound depth to King's meditation on justice, mercy, and unexplained gifts.

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   Billy Summers

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Paul Sparks

   ★ 4.65 ABR Score (229.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.18 Goodreads (196.0K) ★ 4.66 Audible (34.0K)

   16h 57m listening time • Released 2021

   Professional assassin Billy Summers takes one final contract before retirement, but the job goes wrong in every possible way. Sparks brings authenticity to Billy's military background and moral complexity, capturing both his lethal skills and unexpected humanity.

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   Professional assassin Billy Summers takes one final contract before retirement, but the job goes wrong in every possible way. Sparks brings authenticity to Billy's military background and moral complexity, capturing both his lethal skills and unexpected humanity.

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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)

   17h 37m listening time • Released 2012

   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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   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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    11/22/63

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Craig Wasson

    ★ 4.63 ABR Score (740.9K ratings)

    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.66 Audible (73.7K)

    30h 40m listening time • Released 2011

    A high school teacher discovers a time portal and attempts to prevent JFK's assassination, but changing history proves more complex than expected. Craig Wasson handles the epic scope beautifully.

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    A high school teacher discovers a time portal and attempts to prevent JFK's assassination, but changing history proves more complex than expected. Craig Wasson handles the epic scope beautifully.

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    The Dark Tower I-III Boxed Set

    The Dark Tower #1-3 • Book 3

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Frank Muller

    ★ 4.63 ABR Score (34.1K ratings)

    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (8.6K) ★ 4.84 Audible (25.5K)

    18h 14m listening time • Released 2016

    Roland's relentless pursuit of the Man in Black across a dying world launches King's epic fantasy series. Frank Muller's iconic narration helped define these characters for an entire generation of listeners.

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    Roland's relentless pursuit of the Man in Black across a dying world launches King's epic fantasy series. Frank Muller's iconic narration helped define these characters for an entire generation of listeners.

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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)

    19h 35m listening time • Released 2016

    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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    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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    The Outsider

    Holly Gibney • Book 1

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Will Patton

    ★ 4.57 ABR Score (451.2K ratings)

    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (386.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (64.6K)

    18h 41m listening time • Released 2018

    Baseball coach Terry Maitland's impossible murder case—with evidence placing him in two locations simultaneously—launches detective Ralph Anderson into supernatural territory. Will Patton's gravelly voice perfectly captures both the procedural elements and growing cosmic dread.

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    Baseball coach Terry Maitland's impossible murder case—with evidence placing him in two locations simultaneously—launches detective Ralph Anderson into supernatural territory. Will Patton's gravelly voice perfectly captures both the procedural elements and growing cosmic dread.

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    [Dolores Claiborne] [By: King, Stephen] [July, 2011]

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Frances Sternhagen

    ★ 4.54 ABR Score (177.3K ratings)

    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (172.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (5.0K)

    9h 15m listening time • Released 2016

    Dolores confesses thirty years of secrets after her employer's suspicious death, revealing the truth about her husband's demise during a solar eclipse. Frances Sternhagen inhabits Dolores completely, making her Maine accent and fierce determination absolutely authentic.

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    Dolores confesses thirty years of secrets after her employer's suspicious death, revealing the truth about her husband's demise during a solar eclipse. Frances Sternhagen inhabits Dolores completely, making her Maine accent and fierce determination absolutely authentic.

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    Carrie

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Sissy Spacek, Margaret Atwood

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (864.9K ratings)

    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (856.4K) ★ 4.57 Audible (8.4K)

    7h 46m listening time • Released 2012

    King's first published novel follows telekinetic Carrie White from prom humiliation to supernatural revenge against her tormentors. The dual narration captures both the intimate horror and broader social commentary.

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    King's first published novel follows telekinetic Carrie White from prom humiliation to supernatural revenge against her tormentors. The dual narration captures both the intimate horror and broader social commentary.

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    The Body

    by Robin Waterfield, Stephen King

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (45.7K ratings)

    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (45.7K)

    6h 38m listening time • Released 2026

    King's coming-of-age tale about four boys searching for a dead body captures the raw terror and wonder of childhood friendships on the brink of dissolving.

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    King's coming-of-age tale about four boys searching for a dead body captures the raw terror and wonder of childhood friendships on the brink of dissolving.

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    Fairy Tale

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Seth Numrich, Stephen King

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (426.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (345.9K) ★ 4.72 Audible (80.1K)

    24h 21m listening time • Released 2022

    King sends teenager Charlie Reade into a parallel world where good and evil wage war, with the stakes reaching beyond both dimensions.

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    King sends teenager Charlie Reade into a parallel world where good and evil wage war, with the stakes reaching beyond both dimensions.

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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)

    25h 11m listening time • Released 2016

    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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    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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    Wolves of the Calla

    The Dark Tower • Book 5

    by Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.47 ABR Score (221.1K ratings)

    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (203.6K) ★ 4.7 Audible (17.5K)

    26h 20m listening time • Released 2003

    Roland's gunslinger skills are needed when the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis faces the Wolves—masked riders who steal half of every set of twins.

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    Roland's gunslinger skills are needed when the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis faces the Wolves—masked riders who steal half of every set of twins.

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    Duma Key

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by John Slattery

    ★ 4.46 ABR Score (159.1K ratings)

    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (138.3K) ★ 4.5 Audible (20.8K)

    After losing his arm in an accident, Edgar discovers his paintings on a mysterious Florida island possess supernatural — and deadly — power. Slattery captures Edgar's artistic obsession and mounting dread perfectly.

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    After losing his arm in an accident, Edgar discovers his paintings on a mysterious Florida island possess supernatural — and deadly — power. Slattery captures Edgar's artistic obsession and mounting dread perfectly.

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All Stephen King Audiobooks (50)