Best Ensemble Cast Horror Audiobooks

The highest-rated horror audiobooks featuring ensemble cast, ranked by listeners. Browse 20 titles.

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The best horror audiobooks featuring the ensemble cast trope, ranked by listener and reader ratings from Audible and Goodreads.

Ensemble Cast shows up across many genres, but it plays out differently in horror — these are the highest-rated examples.

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    Dark of Night - Flesh and Fire (Journalstone's Doubledown)

    Dead of Night #2.5 • Book 8

    by Jonathan Maberry, Rachael Lavin, Lucas Mangum

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.44 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.72 Audible (2.8K)
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    Post-zombie apocalypse thriller where three survivors race to save children from both undead hordes and human predators. Porter handles the intense action and moral complexity with gritty precision.

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    Three Parts Dead

    Arisen • Book 3

    by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.36 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (514)
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    Alpha team, the world's last elite operators, drift toward hostile shores on Lake Michigan while seven billion zombies have claimed the mainland.

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    Bits & Pieces

    Rot & Ruin • Book 5

    by Jonathan Maberry

    Narrated by Ray Porter, Dana Fredsti

    4.33 ABR Score (2.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.71 Audible (663)
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    Short stories fill the gaps in Benny Imura's zombie apocalypse saga, exploring First Night and other survivors' experiences. Ray Porter and Dana Fredsti handle the varied tales from Nix's journal and beyond the familiar storyline.

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    Mogadishu of the Dead cover

    Mogadishu of the Dead

    Arisen • Book 2

    by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.28 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.6 Audible (638)
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    Fortress Britain stands as humanity's last bastion while elite commandos face zombie hordes in this post-apocalyptic military thriller.

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    The Book of Cthulhu: Tales Inspired by H cover

    The Book of Cthulhu: Tales Inspired by H

    The Book of Cthulhu • Book 1

    by Ross E. Lockhart - editor

    Narrated by Fleet Cooper, Teresa DeBerry

    3.99 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.29 Audible (677)
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    Fleet Cooper and Teresa DeBerry share narration duties across this sprawling collection of modern Cthulhu Mythos stories.

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    The Final Girl Support Group

    by Grady Hendrix, Full Cast

    Narrated by Full Cast Full Cast, Jessica Schly, Kelly Baskin, Yesenia Iglesias, Alyssa Keegan, Elizabeth Jernigan, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Mort Shelby, Su Ling Chan, Jacob Yeh, Holly Adams, Nora Achrati

    3.89 ABR Score (190.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.5 Goodreads (190.0K)
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    What happens to slasher movie survivors decades later? This full cast production captures the paranoia and trauma of women who lived through horror movie scenarios and now meet for therapy.

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    Spirits from Beyond

    Ghost Finders • Book 4

    by Simon R. Green

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    3.86 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (960) ★ 4.5 Audible (114)
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    The Carnacki Institute's ghost-hunting team faces their latest supernatural assignment with attitude and antisupernatural tech. Tim Gerard Reynolds captures each operative's distinct personality, from arrogant JC to gloomy Happy Jack.

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    Horrorstör - Grady Hendrix

    by Unknown Author

    Narrated by Tai Sammons, Bronson Pinchot

    3.83 ABR Score (6.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Audible (6.5K)
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    Haunted house horror unfolds inside a Swedish furniture megastore as five employees work overnight to solve bizarre vandalism—Pinchot and Sammons capture every creepy detail.

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    Die Laughing

    The Retreat • Book 3

    by Joe McKinney, Craig DiLouie, Stephen Knight

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    3.74 ABR Score (382 ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (354) ★ 4.43 Audible (28)
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    Zombie-fatigued survivors battle across a ravaged America in this relentless military horror finale. R.C. Bray's gritty performance captures the exhaustion and desperation of soldiers pushed beyond their breaking point.

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    The End of the World As We Know It

    by Christopher Golden - editor, Brian Keene - editor, Stephen King - introduction

    Narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins, Adenrele Ojo

    3.70 ABR Score (7.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (6.4K) ★ 3.9 Audible (1.0K)
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    Writers influenced by Stephen King's The Stand contribute their own apocalyptic visions in this tribute anthology. Two narrators handle diverse post-apocalyptic scenarios inspired by King's seminal work.

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    The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights

    by Bridget Collins, Natasha Pulley, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell

    Narrated by Rosalind Eleazar, Rory Kinnear, Juliet Stevenson, Gemma Whelan

    3.68 ABR Score (9.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.56 Goodreads (9.8K) ★ 4 Audible (36)
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    Eight contemporary authors revive the Victorian tradition of winter ghost stories with tales of haunted houses, cursed objects, and supernatural revenge. Multiple narrators including Juliet Stevenson and Rory Kinnear bring atmospheric dread to each unsettling tale.

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    The Librarian Series: A Supernatural Horror Comedy (Strangely Scary Funny) cover

    The Librarian Series: A Supernatural Horror Comedy (Strangely Scary Funny)

    Strangely Scary Funny #1-4 • Book 1

    by Brian Yansky

    Narrated by Michael Gilboe

    3.66 ABR Score (162 ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (126) ★ 4.06 Audible (36)
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    Eden's librarian protects the town's supernatural population from various threats in this horror-comedy blend spanning four novels. Michael Gilboe should capture both the quirky humor and darker supernatural elements across 23 hours.

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    Dead Detectives Society

    by James Aquilone, Kevin J. Anderson, Jonathan Maberry, Steve Niles, Nancy A. Collins, Joe R. Lansdale, Kasey Lansdale, David Avallone, Lisa Morton, Nancy Holder, Alan Philipson, John Jennings, Tim Waggoner, Rena Mason, Jeff Strand

    Narrated by Joe Hempel, Derek Austin, Jenn Lee, Dean Gallagher, Amber Dekkers, Gary Noon, Jennifer Pickens

    3.60 ABR Score (60 ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (44) ★ 4.56 Audible (16)
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    Supernatural investigators—zombies, ghosts, vampires—solve macabre mysteries across dimensions in this horror anthology collection.

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    Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird

    by Jonathan Maberry, R.L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, Victor LaValle, Robert E. Howard, Hailey Piper, H.P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, Usman T. Malik, James Aquilone, Michael A. Arnzen

    Narrated by Bronson Pinchot, Richard J. Brewer, Natalie Naudus, Joe Hempel, Dion Graham, Neil Hellegers, Zura Johnson, Simon Vance, Peter Berkrot, James Patrick Cronin, Gabrielle de Cuir, Grover Gardner, full cast

    3.59 ABR Score (285 ratings)
    ★ 3.78 Goodreads (263) ★ 3.64 Audible (22)
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    A century of Weird Tales Magazine celebrated through new and classic stories from Lovecraft, Bradray, Stine, and more. This comprehensive anthology spans generations of speculative horror.

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    Weird Tales Magazine No. 370: Monster Issue (Weird Tales Magazine)

    Weird Tales Magazine

    by Jonathan Maberry, Various, Various Narrators

    Narrated by Ray Porter, Bronson Pinchot, Hillary Huber, Joe Hempel, Jennifer Pickens, Dion Graham, Simon Vance, Emily Woo Zeller, Neil Hellegers

    3.55 ABR Score (41 ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (21) ★ 4.35 Audible (20)
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    A stellar ensemble cast transforms this monster-themed anthology into pure audio theater—each narrator nails their story's voice, making the twisted takes on familiar creatures genuinely unsettling.

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    The Monstrous Feminine: Dark Tales of Dangerous Women cover

    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

    3.53 ABR Score (18 ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (18)
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    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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    Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror cover

    Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

    by John F.D. Taff, Caroline Kepnes, Ramsey Campbell, Priya Sharma, Livia Llewellyn, Stephen Graham Jones, Chesya Burke, Alma Katsu, Gemma Files, Josh Malerman, Usman T. Malik, John Langan

    Narrated by Jennifer O'Donnell, John Keating, Jonathan Todd Ross, Neil Shah, Jasmin Walker, Rita Wolf, Fareeda Ahmed

    3.52 ABR Score (900 ratings)
    ★ 3.42 Goodreads (872) ★ 3.5 Audible (28)
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    Weird Tales Magazine No. 371: The Undead Issue cover

    Weird Tales Magazine No. 371: The Undead Issue

    Weird Tales Magazine

    by Jonathan Maberry

    Narrated by Ray Porter, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Natalie Naudus, Charlotte Moore-Lambert, Sam Stark, Mike Cooper, Charles Linshaw, Jenn Lee, Tim Lounibos, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Robin Miles, Joel Froomkin

    3.46 ABR Score (15 ratings)
    ★ 2.83 Goodreads (6) ★ 4.11 Audible (9)
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    Multiple narrators tackle this undead-themed anthology featuring zombies, vampires, and revenants from established horror writers and promising newcomers exploring death-defying monsters.

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    Vampires: The Recent Undead

    The Morganville Vampires: Extras #9 (Dead Man Stalking )

    by Paula Guran, Albert E. Cowdrey, J.A. Konrath, Jeanne C. Stein, Karen Russell, Kelley Armstrong, Kim Newman, Mary Turzillo, Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy Kilpatrick, Nisi Shawl, Barbara Roden, Rachel Caine, Stephen Dedman, Susan Sizemore, Tanith Lee, Tanya Huff, Tina Rath, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Carrie Vaughn, Charlaine Harris, Charles de Lint, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Conrad Williams, Holly Black, John Langan

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Jonathan Davis, Khristine Hvam, Suzanne Toren, Marc Vietor, Josh Hurley, Edoardo Ballerini

    3.45 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.6 Goodreads (958) ★ 3.6 Audible (191)
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    Twenty-six authors reimagine vampire mythology across every genre from romance to science fiction. Seven narrators tackle this massive anthology, each bringing distinct voices to the undead's modern evolution.

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    Weird Tales Magazine No. 372: Cryptids & Urban Legends

    by Jonathan Maberry, Full Cast, Various

    Narrated by Hillary Huber, Joe Hempel, Nancy Wu, Matt Godfrey, Patricia Santomasso, Robert Fass, James Anderson Foster, James Fouhey, Derek Austin, Liam Gerrard, Ramiz Monsef, Justin Price, Ray Porter, Christopher Tester, full cast

    3.39 ABR Score (3 ratings)
    ★ 4 Audible (3)
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    A full-cast production that treats cryptid lore with genuine respect—the rotating narrators nail the eerie atmosphere while essays ground the mythology in real investigation and wonder.

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