Best Brian Troxell Audiobooks
Brian Troxell is the definitive voice for Manly Wade Wellman's strange, Southern-gothic world — and if you're sleeping on that pairing, you're missing something special. Troxell has narrated all five volumes of the Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman series, from Owls Hoot in the Daytime to Fearful Rock and Other Precarious Locales, building a body of work that feels less like a narration catalog and more like a sustained act of literary preservation. His voice carries a measured, unhurried quality — the kind of storyteller cadence that suits Wellman's folklore-drenched horror perfectly, where the dread is slow-building and the atmosphere does the heavy lifting. Troxell never oversells the scares; he lets the material breathe. Listeners who love old-school weird fiction — think campfire storytelling with genuine menace underneath — will find his performances deeply satisfying.
Where to Start with Brian Troxell
- New to Brian Troxell? Start here → The Third Cry to Legba, and Other Invocations
- What fans keep coming back to → Owls Hoot in the Daytime, and Other Omens
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Devil is Not Mocked, and Other Warnings
Best Brian Troxell Audiobooks
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Owls Hoot in the Daytime, and Other Omens
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 5 • Book 5
Narrated by Brian Troxell
★ 3.96 ABR Score (340 ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (183) ★ 4.64 Audible (157)More about this pick
Silver John wanders Appalachian mountains fighting supernatural threats with his guitar and folk wisdom. These eerie tales capture American folklore's haunting power.
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The Devil is Not Mocked, and Other Warnings
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 2 • Book 2
Narrated by Brian Troxell, Kristin Kalbli
★ 3.86 ABR Score (157 ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (108) ★ 4.63 Audible (49)More about this pick
Wellman's Appalachian gothic tales blend regional folklore with supernatural horror in this second volume of his collected stories. Dark mountain magic rendered with literary precision.
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The Third Cry to Legba, and Other Invocations
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 1 • Book 1
by Manly Wade Wellman, John Pelan, Kenneth Waters
Narrated by Brian Troxell
★ 3.77 ABR Score (211 ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (140) ★ 4.59 Audible (71)More about this pick
Manly Wade Wellman blends Southern folklore with post-WWII mysticism in these John Thunstone stories that go far beyond typical pulp horror.
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Fearful Rock, and Other Precarious Locales
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 3 • Book 3
Narrated by Brian Troxell
★ 3.70 ABR Score (133 ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (96) ★ 4.65 Audible (37)More about this pick
Eight novella-length tales featuring Judge Pursivant and Sergeant Jaeger alongside lost 1930s classics. Troxell handles Wellman's atmospheric supernatural investigations with gothic sensibility.
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Sin's Doorway, and Other Ominous Entrances
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 4 • Book 4
by Manly Wade Wellman, David Drake
Narrated by Brian Troxell
★ 3.68 ABR Score (122 ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (96) ★ 4.77 Audible (26)More about this pick
Manly Wade Wellman's occult horror stories span from undead soldiers to witch's cats and unspeakable schools. Troxell navigates the varied supernatural terrors with appropriate gothic atmosphere.