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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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Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.33 ABR Score (1.9M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.9M) ★ 4.55 Audible (22.8K)More about this pick
Dan Stevens voices both creator and creature in this exploration of what makes us human, lending gravitas to Shelley's philosophical horror.
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Artifact
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.29 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.56 Audible (2.2K)More about this pick
Sheriff Colton Graves discovers that his quiet Alaskan town harbors a secret lab where AI and bioprinting have created living nightmares. R.C. Bray captures the mounting horror as grotesque anomalies—and something worse—escape into the wilderness.
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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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The Girl Next Door
by Jack Ketchum
Narrated by Jack Ketchum
★ 4.02 ABR Score (58.9K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (56.6K) ★ 4.2 Audible (2.3K)More about this pick
Two sisters endure systematic torture in their aunt's basement while neighborhood kids become complicit observers. Ketchum's own narration adds disturbing intimacy to this based-on-true-events horror.
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Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Julie
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.91 ABR Score (1.9M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.9M) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)More about this pick
Dan Stevens voices both creator and creature in this exploration of what makes us human, lending gravitas to Shelley's philosophical horror.
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2 - Edgar Allan Poe
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe • Book 2
by Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Barefoot
Narrated by Bernard Setaro Clark
★ 3.91 ABR Score (2.7K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.13 Audible (48)More about this pick
Bernard Setaro Clark's narration captures the psychological horror of Poe's greatest hits, from the Maelström's deadly whirlpool to the Cask of Amontillado's perfect revenge.
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Fire is Orange: Ten Disturbing Short Stories (The Color Series Book 3)
The Color Series • Book 3
by Scott Sigler
Narrated by Scott Sigler, Ray Porter, A.B. Kovacs
★ 3.82 ABR Score (215 ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (124) ★ 4.68 Audible (91)More about this pick
Ten horror tales from Sigler's twisted mind, including a new Kissyman story that will haunt your dreams. The multi-narrator approach gives each nightmare its own distinct voice.
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Already Dead
Joe Pitt • Book 1
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.71 ABR Score (11.6K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (10.7K) ★ 3.98 Audible (903)More about this pick
Vampire private eye Joe Pitt hunts a flesh-eating zombie shambling through Manhattan's supernatural underworld. The gritty noir atmosphere gets full treatment without glamorizing the undead detective's brutal existence.
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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Narrated by William Roberts
★ 3.65 ABR Score (5.5K ratings)★ 3.7 Goodreads (5.5K) ★ 4.17 Audible (6)More about this pick
Poe's narrator hypnotizes a dying man at the moment of death with horrifying results. William Roberts captures the clinical tone that made 1845 readers believe it was real.
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Cutting Teeth
by Chandler Baker
Narrated by Chandler Baker, January LaVoy
★ 3.64 ABR Score (8.5K ratings)★ 3.28 Goodreads (8.5K) ★ 3.83 Audible (41)More about this pick
Three mothers trying to reclaim their pre-children identities face a medical emergency that tests every parental instinct they possess. The dual narration by Baker and LaVoy captures both the dark comedy and genuine terror of modern motherhood's impossible demands.
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The Cipher
by Kathe Koja
Narrated by Joshua Saxon
★ 3.64 ABR Score (8.3K ratings)★ 3.52 Goodreads (7.9K) ★ 4.04 Audible (433)More about this pick
Nicholas discovers a dark hole that weeps plasma instead of blood, leading his girlfriend Nakota to conduct increasingly disturbing experiments with insects and worse.
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Ghostly Terror!: Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook / The Yellow Wallpaper / The Beast with Five Fingers
by M.R. James, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, W.F. Harvey, Andrew Sachs, Laurel Lefkow, Stephen Pacey
Narrated by Andrew Sachs, Larel Lefkow, Steven Pacey
★ 3.59 ABR Score (83 ratings)★ 3.38 Goodreads (50) ★ 4.39 Audible (33)More about this pick
Stephen Pacey, Andrew Sachs, and Laurel Lefkow transform three foundational horror stories into a masterclass in atmospheric narration—each voice perfectly matched to its tale's creeping dread.
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Anno Dracula 1899 and Other Stories
Anno Dracula #1.2
by Kim Newman
Narrated by William Gaminara
★ 3.59 ABR Score (487 ratings)★ 3.62 Goodreads (461) ★ 3.96 Audible (26)More about this pick
Jack the Ripper stalks fog-shrouded London while Frankenstein's monster rises from Arctic ice in Newman's chilling collection, including the exclusive 'Yokai Anno Dracula 1899' setting up future novels.
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Coffins
Vampire Archives • Book 3
by Otto Penzler, Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch, Edgar Allan Poe, F. Paul Wilson, Scott Brick, Robertson Dean, Steve West, Robin Sachs, Mark Bramhall, John H. Mayer, Ryan Gesell, Rob Shapiro
Narrated by Scott Brick, Robertson Dean, Steve West, Robin Sachs, Harlan Ellison, Mark Bramhall, John H. Mayer, Ryan Gesell, Rob Shapiro
★ 3.56 ABR Score (111 ratings)★ 3.6 Goodreads (83) ★ 4.04 Audible (28)More about this pick
Nine different narrators tackle vampire tales from Poe to Ellison in this chilling anthology. Each story gets its own vocal interpretation, from Robertson Dean's gothic gravitas to Harlan Ellison reading his own work.
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Grimoire
Dark Fiction & Horror Anthology • Book 1
by Mitchell Lüthi, C.L. Werner, Madison Kilian, Erica Schaef, Justin Fillmore, H.P. Lovecraft
Narrated by Anna Capraro, Scott Miller
★ 3.56 ABR Score (173 ratings)★ 3.76 Goodreads (160) ★ 3.85 Audible (13)More about this pick
Medieval horror meets Lovecraftian kaiju in this anthology of accursed djinn and pestilential priests, brought to life by dual narrators Anna Capraro and Scott Miller.
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The Monstrous Feminine: Dark Tales of Dangerous Women
by Cin Ferguson, Querus Abuttu, Amber Bliss, Sally Bosco, Christe Callabro, Elsa Carruthers, Kristin Dearborn, E.V. Knight, Broos Campbell
Narrated by Virtual Voice
★ 3.54 ABR Score (18 ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (18)More about this pick
Fourteen horror stories featuring archaeologists who speak at the wrong moment, ancient protectors judging humanity's fate, and mysterious women who decide which souls deserve rehabilitation.
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Fangs: The Vampire Archives, Vol 2
by Clive Barker
Narrated by Scott Brick, Jonathan Cowley, Erik Davies
★ 3.51 ABR Score (625 ratings)★ 4 Audible (625)More about this pick
Massive collection spanning vampire literature from Clive Barker to Arthur Conan Doyle across nearly 62 hours. Multiple narrators including Scott Brick handle the diverse styles and centuries of bloodsucking tales.
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Caliban and Other Tales
by Robert Devereaux
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.48 ABR Score (53 ratings)★ 3.39 Goodreads (49) ★ 4 Audible (4)More about this pick
Shakespeare's monster gets a dark fantasy makeover alongside other spine-tingling tales from Devereaux's twisted imagination. Edoardo Ballerini voices the violence and magic swirling around Caliban's island revenge.
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Extremely Bizarre
Bizarre Horror Series
by Planet Bizarro
Narrated by George Tait
★ 3.44 ABR Score (25 ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (24) ★ 5 Audible (1)More about this pick
Ten illustrated horror tales range from deadly face pareidolia to a traumatized mother seeking meaning at her son's death site, plus a hand-in-a-can order gone horribly wrong. George Tait navigates the collection's varying horror styles with atmospheric precision.
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