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- New to Horror? Start here → The Shining
- No series commitment → The Stand
- Shortest on this list → Carrie (7h 46m)
- For a long haul → The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft (51h 40m)
- Most popular of all time → Dracula
- Hidden gem → All the Stars in the Sky (Until the End of the World #3)
- Prefer something shorter? →
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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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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)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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All the Stars in the Sky
Until the End of the World • Book 3
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.77 ABR Score (8.7K ratings)★ 4.56 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.81 Audible (3.7K)More about this pick
Cassie's final journey through the zombie apocalypse tests everything she believes about hope and survival. Julia Whelan captures both the character's hard-won optimism and underlying fragility beautifully.
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Well Fed
Mountain Man • Book 4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.75 ABR Score (12.5K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (10.0K)More about this pick
Four years after the outbreak, Gus enjoys peaceful farm life until road savages shatter his routine. Bray's gruff portrayal shows how quickly domestic tranquility can collapse into highway warfare.
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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 Exorcist
The Exorcist • Book 1
by William Peter Blatty
Narrated by William Peter Blatty, Eliana Shaskan
★ 4.73 ABR Score (284.0K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (274.5K) ★ 4.71 Audible (9.5K)More about this pick
Young Regan's demonic possession grows more disturbing as the author himself narrates his own tale of spiritual warfare in Georgetown.
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Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Narrated by Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Susan Duerden, John Lee, Graeme Malcolm, Steven Crossley
★ 4.67 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.61 Audible (37.6K)More about this pick
Stoker's epistolary vampire classic comes alive through a full cast including Tim Curry and Alan Cumming, each voice adding texture to the unfolding Gothic horror.
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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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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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And After
Until the End of the World • Book 2
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.64 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (5.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (3.8K)More about this pick
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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Exodus
Arisen • Book 5
by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (5.6K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
The world's last aircraft carrier prepares for a massive zombie horde assault on its flight deck in what becomes a modern Stalingrad. Bray's tactical narration intensifies every desperate defensive moment.
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Mountain Man: Prequel
Mountain Man #0.4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.7K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray's gravel-voiced delivery transforms this zombie siege into something claustrophobic and relentless—he makes you feel trapped inside that megastore as hard as the characters are.
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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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The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
by H.P. Lovecraft, Eric Carl Link
Narrated by Andrew Leman, Sean Branney
★ 4.57 ABR Score (39.9K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (37.4K) ★ 4.63 Audible (2.6K)More about this pick
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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This Book Is Full of Spiders
John Dies at the End • Book 2
by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.56 ABR Score (42.0K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (34.6K) ★ 4.59 Audible (7.3K)More about this pick
David and John battle an invasion of mind-controlling spiders while their town gets quarantined by the government. Nick Podehl balances cosmic horror with comedy gold, perfectly capturing Wong's blend of existential dread and ridiculous humor.
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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)More about this pick
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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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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Swan Song
Narrated by Tom Stechschulte
★ 4.50 ABR Score (90.8K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (77.0K) ★ 4.45 Audible (13.8K)More about this pick
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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Interview with the Vampire
The Vampire Chronicles • Book 1
by Anne Rice
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.49 ABR Score (667.7K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (655.2K) ★ 4.5 Audible (12.5K)More about this pick
Simon Vance's performance transforms Rice's gothic confession into something hypnotic—his voice captures both the seductive languor and existential despair of a vampire's immortality with unsettling precision.
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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)More about this pick
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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Hellifax
Mountain Man • Book 3
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.46 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Serial killers stalk frozen streets while infected vermin rise from sewers and half-frozen deadheads block every avenue of escape. R.C. Bray's narration amplifies the claustrophobic dread as Scott hunts for Tenner through this nightmare cityscape.
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The Mountain Man Omnibus Books 1-3
Mountain Man #1-3 • Book 1
by Keith C. Blackmore, R.C. Bray
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.44 ABR Score (13.3K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (12.2K)More about this pick
Augustus Berry's fortress on the mountain becomes your bunker as zombies close in, with every scavenging run into the dead city dripping with tension. R.C. Bray's gruff narration captures the protagonist's whiskey-soaked paranoia perfectly.
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