Best Chris Patton Audiobooks
Chris Patton navigates horror and speculative fiction with a steady, versatile voice that anchors even the most disturbing material. His work on Clive Barker's Books of Blood is dark and immersive, capturing the transgressive energy of Barker's vision without flinching. Stephen Graham Jones's Mongrels — a coming-of-age werewolf story — benefits enormously from Patton's ability to balance tenderness with menace. He handles Yesterday's Gone with propulsive energy, keeping the serialized thriller moving at pace. Patton's voice is clean and adaptable, with a slight edge that suits genre fiction well. He reads with conviction and consistency, never losing the thread even in complex ensemble pieces like 21st Century Dead. Horror and sci-fi listeners who want a dependable narrator with real genre credentials should put Patton on their list.
Where to Start with Chris Patton
- New to Chris Patton? Start here → Clive Barker's The Books of Blood: Volume One
- What fans keep coming back to → Clive Barker's The Books of Blood: Volume Three
- Highest rated by listeners → Yesterday's Gone: Season Two
Best Chris Patton Audiobooks
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Clive Barker's The Books of Blood: Volume Three
Books of Blood • Book 3
by Clive Barker
Narrated by Scott Brick, Xe Sands, Jeffrey Kafer, Peter Bishop, Chris Patton
★ 4.22 ABR Score (12.9K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (12.5K) ★ 4.54 Audible (368)More about this pick
Five distinct horror stories explore death, desire, and transformation with Barker's signature visceral imagery. The cast of narrators—Scott Brick, Xe Sands, Jeffrey Kafer, Peter Bishop, and Chris Patton—each match their story's unique tone.
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Clive Barker's The Books of Blood: Volume One
Books of Blood • Book 1
by Clive Barker
Narrated by Simon Vance, Dick Hill, Peter Berkrot, Jeffrey Kafer, Chet Williamson, Chris Patton
★ 4.17 ABR Score (29.5K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (28.2K) ★ 4.37 Audible (1.3K)More about this pick
Six different narrators bring Barker's 16 horror stories to life with the precision they deserve—each voice perfectly matched to the grotesque intimacy of tales that redefined what short fiction horror could be.
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Yesterday's Gone: Season Six
Yesterday's Gone • Book 16
by Sean Platt, David W. Wright
Narrated by Scott Aiello, Cassandra Campbell, Tamara Marston, Brian Holsopple, Em Eldridge, Ray Chase, James Patrick Cronin, Christopher Gebauer, Chris Patton, Adam Verner, Tara Sands, John Wray, R.C. Bray
★ 4.15 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (488) ★ 4.78 Audible (688)More about this pick
The horror sci-fi series concludes as scattered survivors return home to face something worse than the Darkness that consumed humanity. Thirteen narrators including R.C. Bray and Scott Aiello guide listeners through this apocalyptic finale.
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Yesterday's Gone: Season Two
Yesterday's Gone #Episodes 7-12 • Book 7
by Sean Platt, David W. Wright
Narrated by Ray Chase, R.C. Bray, Brian Holsopple, Chris Patton, Maxwell Glick, Tamara Marston
★ 4.08 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.54 Audible (2.0K)More about this pick
Post-apocalyptic survivors grapple with mysterious islands and sinister forces after nearly everyone vanished on October 15th. The multi-narrator cast creates distinct voices for each character's desperate journey.
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Mongrels
Narrated by Chris Patton, Jonathan Yen
★ 3.86 ABR Score (12.1K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (11.5K) ★ 4.19 Audible (553)More about this pick
Growing up werewolf on society's margins becomes a darkly funny coming-of-age tale. The story follows a boy uncertain if he'll transform, living with his shape-shifting aunt and uncle.
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21st Century Dead
Dead of Night #1.1 Jack and Jill
by Christopher Golden, John M. McIlveen, Rio Youers
Narrated by Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, Bernadette Dunne, Richard Powers, Kirby Heyborne, Malcolm Hillgartner, Chris Patton, John Pruden, Renée Raudman, Stefan Rudnicki
★ 3.49 ABR Score (897 ratings)★ 3.45 Goodreads (790) ★ 3.75 Audible (107)More about this pick
This zombie anthology spans from Robopocalypse tie-ins to unpublished Stephen King, with ten different narrators handling each story's unique voice and terror.